Spotify's 20th anniversary rankings

To celebrate two decades in the music industry, Spotify has pulled back the curtain on the listening data of its hundreds of millions of users.

The rankings highlight the global dominance of pop and reggaeton, with Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' and Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' among the most-played albums in history.

The data also reveals the platform's role in the rise of streaming-era icons who have built $100 billion empires by bypassing traditional industry gatekeepers.

While some fanbases have expressed disappointment with the results, the lists offer a comprehensive look at how music consumption has evolved since the platform's 2006 launch in Stockholm.