Dive into your year in music, and see how the SoundCloud community listened this year.

By Rohit Agarwal

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How the community listened

With over 40 million artists, SoundCloud is the world’s largest community of artists. Here are some of the artists that the community listened to most in 2023. 

Top Streamed Artists. These artists all dropped new tracks and were the most-streamed artists on SoundCloud in 2023. 

1. NBA YoungBoy
2. Juice WRLD
3. Rod Wave
4. Yeat
5. $UICIDEBOY$

Top Streamed Next Pro Artists. These independent artists, who are subscribed to Next Pro, were the most-streamed artists in 2023.

1. HipHopologist
2. Russ
3. MoonDeity
4. Shayea
5. Lumi Athena

Top Streamed Tracks Globally

1. fukumean- Gunna
2. Prada - Cassö x Raye x D Block Europe
3. Painting Pictures - Superstar
4. In Ha Mood - Ice Spice
5. Favorite Song - Toosii

Top Streamed Tracks in the US 

1. Sold Out Dates- Gunna feat. Lil Baby
2. Favorite Song - Toosii
3. In Ha Mood - Ice Spice
4. Painting Pictures - Superstar
5. Superhero (Heroes & Villains)- Metro Boomin, Future, Chris Brown 

Top Commented Tracks

1. Baadpooli - Hiphopologist x Kagain
2. Untitled II- Poori
3. Favorite Song - Toosii
4. Meshki - Fadaei
5. Boys a liar Pt.2  - PinkPantheress (feat Ice Spice)

Top Streamed Artists: Hip Hop

1. NBA YoungBoy
2. Juice WRLD
3. Rod Wave
4. Lil Baby
5. Lil Uzi Vert

Top Streamed Artists: Rock

1. Nirvana
2. Linkin Park
3. Green Day
4. Foo Fighters
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers

Top Streamed Artists: Electronic

1. Macon
2. Skrillex
3. Valexus
4. DAIRE
5. Niklas Dee

Top Streamed Artists: Indie

1. Eyedress
2. Tame Impala
3. Mac Demarco
4. Q
5. d4vd

Top Streamed Artists: Country

1. Morgan Wallen
2. Bailey Zimmerman
3. Luke Bryan
4. Warren Zeiders
5. Cody Johnson

Top Streamed Artists: R&B 

1. Summer Walker
2. Brent Faiyaz
3. Bryson Tiller
4. Trippie Redd
5. SZA

Top Streamed Artists: Latin

1. Bad Bunny
2. Ozuna
3. Anuel AA
4. Fuerza Regida
5. Rauw Alejandro

Top Streamed Artists: Pop

1. Melanie Martinez
2. The Weeknd
3. PinkPantheress
4. Lewis Capaldi
5. Taylor Swift

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