The highly-anticipated release of Spotify Wrapped 2022 last week has taken over social media by storm, with millions of users unabashedly revealing snapshots of their listening habits.
Along with a staggering 1,525% spike* in searches for “Spotify Wrapped” over the past week, the experts at OnlineCasinos.co.uk were intrigued to unveil how much the top-streaming artists of 2022 could have earned in royalties. To do this, the total play count of Spotify’s top 50 tracks globally was inserted into a royalties calculator, Music Gateway, to uncover each track’s estimated earnings.
Spotify Wrapped 2022: The highest-earning song goes to…
| Rank | Track | Artist | Total number of plays | Approximate global listening time (in years) | Total Estimated Royalty Earnings (€) |
| 1 | Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | 3,276,095,650 | 20,741 | €13,050,652.88 |
| 2 | Stay (with Justin Bieber) | The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber | 2,243,561,004 | 10,066 | €8,937,448.41 |
| 3 | Heat Waves | Glass Animals | 2,136,660,694 | 16,168 | €8,511,600.40 |
| 4 | Watermelon Sugar | Harry Styles | 2,020,898,252 | 11,142 | €8,050,449.20 |
| 5 | Sweater Weather | The Neighbourhood | 1,840,275,005 | 13,995 | €7,330,918.53 |
| 6 | good 4 u | Olivia Rodrigo | 1,675,419,357 | 9,460 | €6,674,199.65 |
| 7 | As It Was | Harry Styles | 1,603,198,750 | 8,473 | €6,386,501.68 |
| 8 | INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow) | Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow | 1,587,895,264 | 10,657 | €6,325,538.72 |
| 9 | Bad Habits | Ed Sheeran | 1,338,222,969 | 9,795 | €5,330,944.30 |
| 10 | Cold Heart – PNAU Remix | Elton John, Dua Lipa, Pnau | 1,257,611,378 | 8,081 | €5,009,820.01 |
For the complete data of all 50 songs analysed, please click here.
OnlineCasinos.co.uk can reveal that The Weeknd’s 2019 hit single Blinding Lights continues to reign supreme as Spotify’s top-grossing song of 2022. Inspiring a TikTok dance craze during lockdown, the 80s-tinged track is the fastest in Spotify history to reach three billion streams, potentially earning the Canadian artist a whopping €13,050,652 from royalties.
Cashing in around three million fewer, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s Stay comes in second with an estimated royalty earning of €8,937,448. Clocking over 2.24 billion plays to date, the Australian rapper’s first chart-topper has been listened to for over 10,000 years collectively on Spotify!
Capturing the third spot is Glass Animal’s Heat Waves which became an earworm thanks to a slowed-down version of the song that went viral on TikTok – potentially generating €8,511,60 in royalty earnings off of a staggering 2.13 billion streams.
Taking fourth place with an estimated haul of €8,050,449 is Harry Styles’ 2019 single Watermelon Sugar. The singer’s biggest hit As It Was – released only this year – sits at the seventh spot (€6,386,501) amassing an impressive 1.6 billion plays so far.
Spotify Wrapped 2022: The highest-earning album goes to…
| Rank | Album | Artist | Combined total number of plays | Total Estimated Royalty Earnings (€) |
| 1 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | 10,224,755,147 | €40,731,329.13 |
| 2 | Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | 8,489,425,507 | €33,818,470.89 |
| 3 | Planet Her | Doja Cat | 6,059,396,620 | €24,138,209.12 |
| 4 | Harry’s House | Harry Styles | 3,836,048,700 | €15,281,281.55 |
| 5 | = | Ed Sheeran | 3,245,194,357 | €12,927,554.50 |
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti takes the coveted top spot as most streamed album, as well as highest-earning. A combined total play count of 10.2 billion adds an eye-popping €40,731,329 to the Puerto Rican star’s potential wealth.
Dubbed breakup album of the decade, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour comes second, earning the star an estimated €33,818,470 from royalties. Rounding off the top three is Doja Cat’s Planet Her, bagging the American rapper a mind-blowing €24,138,209 in royalty earnings.
