
Global stats are same, same but different This is despite concerned figures, including scientists, professors and public health experts claiming his podcast promoted COVID-19 misinformation, prompting musicians such as Canadian artist Neil Young to request their music be removed from the platform.ĪBC News Briefing was the second most popular podcast in Australia.

The podcast, which is available exclusively on Spotify, was the most popular podcast on the streaming service – both globally and locally here in Australia. The Joe Rogan Experience attracted controversy earlier this year but that didn't stop the world from tuning in. The Joe Rogan Experience was the number one podcast in Australia and around the world according to Spotify Wrapped. It wasn't just music Aussies lapped up on Spotify. It appears a year is a long time in music. Her album, 30, came out in November last year. It arrived with plenty of fanfare and is available on Spotify, but failed to come out on top.īeyoncé still has more than 47.8 million monthly listeners on the streaming service.Īdele is also missing from the top of these lists. Think back to the biggest releases of the year and the artists who made the most noise when their albums (or singles) dropped and there are some notable omissions on these lists. The rapper, who is now legally known as Ye, was dumped by multiple brands over anti-Semitic comments, with Forbes announcing he no longer has a place on their billionaires list.

And while Kanye West, who has had quite the year, wasn't near the top globally, he was the fifth most streamed artist in Australia.
