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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Imy Brighty-Potts

Spotify Wrapped: Why do we love rounding up our year in music so much?

Spotify

It was hard to avoid the total outpouring of graphics and memes that came from Spotify Wrapped – where the app’s users see a compilation of the music they played the most in 2023.

Every social media platform was bombarded with minutes listened to, top tracks and an awful lot of Taylor Swift. But, you may be wondering, why we are so hung up on this yearly round-up? We were there, after all, weren’t we?

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