Deezer’s most listened to tracks of 2020 have been published in their annual ‘Best of 2020’ channel where you’ll find all the top streamed tunes, and artists of the year. You’ll also find personal playlists from Deezer’s editors that define what 2020 meant for each of them.
The ‘Best of 2020’ channel is available now along with what you’ve been waiting for all year long – a YouTube video is available here #MyDeezerYear. You’ll be able to see your personal top charts to rediscover what you listened to the most and be able to send these to your friends in shareable cards.
Frédéric Antelme, Deezer’s VP of Content and Productions, said “This is the year of home confinement and social distancing. Streaming helped many people cope and it may be telling that the top 10 tracks this year are all international, dancey and positive. We also saw some interesting trends, with 40% of our top 20 international albums made by black artists, compared to a quarter the year before. And our top 10 streamed international acts were equally split between genders this year. Music has always reflected the underlying dynamics of our society and 2020 is no different. I can’t wait to see what 2021 brings.”
Deezer’s most listened to tracks of 2020
Top track
The now iconic ‘Dance Monkey’ by Tones and I was released in 2019 and held onto the position as our most streamed song for 2020. The same goes for chart smash-hits ‘Blinding Lights’ by The Weeknd and ‘Roses (Imanbek Remix)’ by SAINt JHN.
Top album
The Weeknd took the no.1 spot for most played international album of 2020 with ‘After Hours.’ This year also saw a flurry of brilliant new top 10 streamed album entries from Pop Smoke (‘Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon’), Dua Lipa (‘Future Nostalgia’) and Lady Gaga (‘Chromatica’).
Top artist
J Balvin can rest easy. For the third year in a row, the Colombian superstar held his spot as the #1 most streamed international artist. The Weeknd was not far behind as #2, followed by Dua Lipa at #3 and Bad Bunny at #4.
Top female artist
Dua Lipa stole the crown from last year’s winner Ariana Grande. Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga made it into the top 3, while Latin music showed its growing popularity with Karol G and Anitta in our top 10.
Top Trendsetter
Although The Weeknd missed out as the top global artist and top male artist, he took the #1 spot as a Trendsetter. The #2 spot this time went to J Balvin. Deezer defines a ‘trendsetter’ as an artist who has fans that are ahead of the curve, listening to an artist as soon as a track or album is released.
Biggest superfans
Superfans are users who streamed their favourite artist the most. When Deezer looked at artists ranked by the number of superfans Eminem topped the list. He was closely followed by K-pop superstars BTS. Classic 60s and 70s bands The Beatles and Queen made up the top 10, while Shakira and Beyoncé also had the most loyal streamers. The average age of a superfan turns out to be 31 years old.
Top podcast
The lockdown meant we regularly turned to updates with ‘Global News Podcast’ and inspiration with ‘TED Talks Daily.’ But throughout it all, we still needed a good laugh. The likes of top charting ‘Call Her Daddy’ and ‘Sh**ged Married Annoyed’ meant comedy reigned supreme as Deezer’s most streamed podcast genre. It beat True Crime, which kept the world gripped with shows like ‘Casefile True Crime’ and Crime Junkie’.
Deezer’s Top Lists of 2020
Top 10 international artists
1. J Balvin
2. The Weeknd
3. Bad Bunny
4. Dua Lipa
5. Billie Eilish
6. Lady Gaga
7. Anitta
8. Eminem
9. Ed Sheeran
10. Ariana Grande
Top 10 international female artists
1. Dua Lipa
2. Billie Eilish
3. Lady Gaga
4. Anitta
5. Ariana Grande
6. Rihanna
7. Sia
8. Beyoncé
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Karol G
Top 10 international male artists
1. J Balvin
2. The Weeknd
3. Bad Bunny
4. Eminem
5. Ed Sheeran
6. Queen
7. Ozuna
8. Justin Bieber
9. Daddy Yankee
10. Drake
Top 10 international tracks
1. Dance Monkey – Tones and I
2. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
3. Roses (Imanbek Remix) – SAINt JHN
4. Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
5. Tusa – Karol G, Nicki Minaj
6. Ride It – Regard
7. The Box – Roddy Ricch
8. bad guy – Billie Eilish
9. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) – Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin
10. Say So – Doja Cat
Top 10 international albums
1. After Hours – The Weeknd
2. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
3. The Kids Are Coming – Tones and I
4. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon – Pop Smoke
5. Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch
6. Hot Pink – Doja Cat
7. Fine Line – Harry Styles
8. Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
9. Chromatica – Lady Gaga
10. Music To Be Murdered By – Eminem
Top 10 English speaking podcasts
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. TED Talks Daily
3. Sh**ged Married Annoyed
4. No Such Thing As A Fish
5. That Peter Crouch Podcast
6. Crime Junkie
7. Global News Podcast
8. Casefile True Crime
9. Stuff You Should Know
10. Call Her Daddy
Artists with the most Trendsetting fans
1. The Weeknd
2. J Balvin
3. Os Barões Da Pisadinha
4. Lady Gaga
5. Justin Bieber
6. Ninho
7. Henrique & Juliano
8. Zé Neto & Cristiano
9. Marília Mendonça
10. Maes
Artists with the most Superfans
1. Eminem
2. BTS
3. Beyoncé
4. Queen
5. The Beatles
6. David Guetta
7. Maroon 5
8. AC/DC
9. Shakira
10. Justin Bieber
