You know the best thing about your morning commute, your Spotify playlist that keeps you going? It’s here to stay. Or rather, Spotify is here to stay in Australia, and is growing each year.
It’s been six years since the music, video and podcast streaming service came to Australia, and to celebrate its sixth anniversary, Spotify has released its six years in review, with insights into which artists Aussies have streamed the most, favourite albums and the most popular tracks, as well as a look at key global cultural moments and how they have influenced music.
For example, in 2012, Spotify’s first year i Australia, Aussies streamed over 55 average Australian lifetimes of local tracks compared to over 1,090 lifetimes in 2017! The review has proven what we all mostly know: that Aussies are music fanatics.
Some interesting insights include:
- Flume, the beatmaker from Northern Beaches was the top streamed Aussie artist. Flumes classics ‘Never Be Like You’ and ‘Say It’ came in as the top two most streamed tracks in Spotify Australia’s history.
- Sia followed as the second most popular Aussie artist, with ‘Cheap Thrills’ the fifth highest Aussie song streamed.
- In 2012, the Spice Girls reunion at the London Olympics saw streams 3.5x higher (249%) than the week before the opening ceremony, with classics ‘Wannabe – Radio Edit’ and ‘Spice Up Your Life’ taking the top spots.
- 2014 saw streams of Coldplay increase by 10.3% after the band filmed their music video ‘A Sky Full Of Stars’ in Sydney’s Newtown neighbourhood.
- In 2017, with the #MeToo movement creating a sense of unity among women globally, who were empowering themselves by supporting each other, Aussie streams of female artists in the months following increased by 4.5%
Wanna check if your music interests match the rest of the country’s?
According to Spotify’s six years in review, the top 5 streamed Aussie artists in AU from 22 May 2012 to 1 May 2018 were:
And the top 5 streamed Aussie female artists in AU from 22 May 2012 to 1 May 2018 were:
And if you’re feeling especially celebratory, check out Spotify’s official Happy Birthday playlist and rediscover old classics.
Go on, put on your headphones and prepare to feel nostalgic!
