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Spotify Stats: How to Check Your Most Played Artists, Songs, and Genres

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Your Spotify stats show exactly which artists, songs, and genres you've played the most, and you can check them anytime without waiting for the annual Wrapped recap. The easiest way to see your Spotify stats is through the official in-app "Listening stats" feature, which updates every four weeks and is available year-round on mobile.

How to see your Spotify stats on mobile

Spotify mobile features a built-in "Listening stats" tool that gives you a snapshot of your top artists and songs from the past four weeks. To access it, tap your profile picture in the Spotify app and scroll down to "Listening stats." This official feature refreshes automatically every four weeks, not monthly, so you can track how your listening habits change without needing any third-party tools.

Wait for the yearly Spotify wrapped

Spotify Wrapped is the official annual recap of your most played artists, songs, and genres, presented as an interactive slideshow. It arrives every December and includes your top 100 songs of the year in a playlist, along with minutes listened and recently discovered music. You can find your Wrapped story on the app's home page once it becomes available, but note that you'll only be able to access it until January of the next year. Also, Spotify Wrapped and some of its features may not be available to all users, as they are subject to specific eligibility criteria.

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View on the Spotify desktop app or web player

If you don't want to wait for Wrapped, the desktop app or web player lets you see your top artists and tracks for the current month, not the past four weeks. Unlike Wrapped, it won't show stream counts or listening minutes, but it does list your most-played items in order.

Select See All to see your top tracks for the month
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Click on See All next to "Top artists this month"
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Click on your account name
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  1. Open the Spotify desktop app or go to the Spotify Web Player in your browser.
  2. Click your profile picture in the top-right corner.
  3. Select "Profile" from the menu.
  4. On your Profile page, click "See All" next to "Top artists this month" to view your top ten most-streamed artists.
  5. Go back to your Profile page, scroll down, and click "See All" next to "Top tracks this month" to see your most-streamed songs.

Use third-party Spotify stats apps

For year-round access to more detailed stats, including top artists, songs, and genres over different timeframes (e.g., last 4 weeks, 6 months, 12 months), you can use reputable third-party websites. Receiptify is a third-party web application that turns your most streamed tracks into shopping receipts. PokéPlaylist is a third-party web app that shows your top artists as Pokémon cards with genre, popularity score, and follower count. Judge My Spotify is a third-party web app that humorously roasts your music taste and rates how basic you are. To use these tools, you must log in with your Spotify account and grant them permission to access your listening data. Keep in mind that Spotify's API does not provide a true "all-time" listening history; the longest available range for stats is typically around the last 12 months. You can revoke access for any third-party app from the "Apps" page in your Spotify account settings on a web browser. Third-party stats tools typically update your data approximately every day.

Chosic

Chosic analyzes your Spotify listening habits and shows you your most-listened-to tracks, artists, genres, sub-genres, and moods. You get a percentage breakdown of how often you listen to each category, plus an option to generate playlists based on your top tracks and artists. When you visit the site, log in to your Spotify account and choose which period (last month, last 6 months, or the past year) you want analyzed.

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Stats for Spotify

Stats for Spotify shows your top songs, artists, and genres over three time periods: the last month, last six months, and the past year. It can build a playlist based on your streaming stats and shows how your listening habits have changed since your last visit.

Spotistats

Spotistats is a downloadable app for Android and iOS that provides detailed numerical stats, including stream counts and minutes for songs, albums, and artists. It also gives you a breakdown of the top moods you listen to and lets you share your stats summary to social media. If you upgrade to the premium version, you can see the total number of minutes you've listened to music on Spotify and whether that number has increased or decreased over the past week or month.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I see my Spotify stats from years ago?

No. Spotify's API only provides listening data for approximately the last 12 months, so third-party apps cannot show you stats from earlier years. Your only way to see older stats is if you saved your Spotify Wrapped data from previous years.

Why don't my third-party stats match my Spotify Wrapped?

Third-party apps use Spotify's API to pull data, which may update at different times than Wrapped's cutoff date. Also, Wrapped uses Spotify's internal data, which can include listening periods and criteria that differ from what the API provides.

Is it safe to give third-party apps access to my Spotify account?

Reputable apps like Stats for Spotify, Chosic, and Spotistats are safe, but you should always check what permissions you're granting.

How often do third-party Spotify stats update?

Third-party stats tools typically update your data approximately every day, so you can check for changes in your listening habits regularly.

Can I see my Spotify stats on a free account?

Yes. The in-app "Listening stats" feature, Spotify Wrapped, desktop profile view, and most third-party apps all work with free Spotify accounts. Some advanced features in third-party apps may require a premium subscription.

Can I estimate my Spotify listening time through my phone settings?

On Android, you can check screen time for Spotify via Settings > Apps > Spotify > App timer to estimate listening time, though it only measures foreground usage. On Android, you can track mobile data spent on Spotify via Settings > Connections > Data usage > Mobile data usage. On iOS, you can track mobile data spent on Spotify via Settings > Cellular, listed under the app's name for the current billing cycle.

For the wider topic, see Spotify mobile features.

About the author

Diane is a tech writer for Cellular News. She likes listening to true crime podcasts and watching rom-coms she can't relate to.

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