Spotify Wrapped dropped on Wednesday, the annual ritual whereby everyone confronts their taste in music. To share the love/make us feel less alone in our choices, Spotify pulled the data for nine London boroughs and analysed their most streamed artists — and favourite songs.
If you had to Guess which borough streamed Billie Eilish non-stop, would you have opted for Wandsworth? The south London borough was really repping the lesbian singers this year, with its favourite song coming out as Good Luck, Babe! by Chappell Roan.
Lambeth also loved Eilish this year, with Birds of a Feather from her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft residents’ most streamed song. However, the south London borough is also the city’s Swiftie centre, with Taylor Swift their most streamed artist. That’s Lambeth and the rest of the world, then.
Sabrina Carpenter also had plenty of London fans, with Islington giving her the most streams in 2024 while listening to Please Please Please repeatedly, and Southwark playing her summertime hit Espresso on repeat. Our thoughts are with them today with the news that the pop star may have finally called it off with Irish actor Barry Keoghan (and after begging him not to embarrass her, too).
Most streamed artists on Spotify by London borough in 2024:
Brent |
Eminem |
Camden |
Future |
Hackney |
Drake |
Islington |
Sabrina Carpenter |
Lambeth |
Taylor Swift |
Newham |
The Weeknd |
Southwark |
Kanye West |
Tower Hamlets |
V |
Wandsworth |
Billie Eilish |
Tower Hamlets was a K-pop stronghold, making South Korean pop star and former BTS member V their most streamed artist and Love Me Again (from his debut solo album Layover) their most listened-to song. The song was released in 2023, as V is currently enlisted in the military as part of his national service commitments.
Other boroughs skewed more towards rap artists, with Brent crowning Eminem as their most streamed artist. Camden were fans of the rapper Future, and Hackney couldn’t stop streaming Drake – nobody tell Kendrick Lamar.
Southwark also had a controversial choice of the most streamed artist with Kanye West (aka Ye), although again they did love Espresso so they contain multitudes.
Most streamed song on Spotify by London borough in 2024:
Brent |
Teddy Swims – Lose Control |
Camden |
Hozier – Too Sweet |
Hackney |
Noah Kahan – Stick Season |
Islington |
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please |
Lambeth |
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather |
Newham |
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things |
Southwark |
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso |
Tower Hamlets |
V – Love Me Again |
Wandsworth |
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! |
