Spotify Wrapped
/ˈspɒtɪfaɪ ræpt/
CommonSpotify's annual year-end recap showing your most-played songs, artists, and listening stats.
Often used to mean more than the feature itself. Sharing your Wrapped is a social ritual. Getting caught with embarrassing results is a whole genre of content.
Real-world examples5 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | my wrapped dropped and i'm not taking questions | The user got their results and is preemptively refusing to defend their music taste. | x, 2023 |
| 02 | its wrapped szn and my coworkers are judging each other already | People at work are comparing and reacting to each other's listening stats. | x, 2024 |
| 03 | bro's wrapped is 80% one artist. seek help | The person listened to one artist so obsessively it looks unhealthy. | reddit, 2023 |
| 04 | wrapped said i'm a hopeless romantic. it's not wrong | The user's top genre or mood category matched something true about them. | tiktok, 2024 |
| 05 | i purposely avoided certain songs in november so they wouldn't show up in my wrapped | The user managed their listening behavior to shape how their Wrapped looks. | x, 2023 |
Use it when
- Referring to Spotify's annual listening summary feature.
- Talking about the cultural moment in December when everyone posts their results.
- Joking about embarrassing listening habits being exposed.
- Comparing music taste with friends based on top artists or songs.
Do not use it when
- Describing year-end recaps on other platforms.Use “year in review” instead.
- Talking about any general music summary or playlist.
Variations and related forms
Spotify Wrapped vs Apple Replay
Spotify Wrapped
Spotify Wrapped is a curated, shareable social event released once a year with personality labels and visual slides.
VS
apple-replay
Apple Replay is a plain stats page that updates continuously throughout the year with little social presence.
Origin and context
Spotify launched Wrapped in 2015 as an internal feature and expanded it into the shareable public format in 2016. It became a major social media event by the late 2010s, especially on Twitter and TikTok.
- First seen
- 2015
- Confidence
- high
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