iHeartRadio Releases the Top Artists & Songs of 2023

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, December 1, 2023 | 11:47am CT

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As we near the end of 2023, iHeartRewind has released the most listened to music and artists of the year. iHeartRewind is compiled by tallying the the total audience spins (TAS) and streams across iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. iHeartRewind features the top artists plus songs by categories (Overall, Pop, Country, Hip-Hop, Alternative and R&B), along with top songs, stations and podcasts by generation and season.

Top Overall Artists of 2023

1. Taylor Swift (2.8+ billion)
2. Sza (2.3+ billion)
3. Morgan Wallen (2.1+ billion)
4. The Weeknd (1.89+ billion)
5. Miley Cyrus (1.87+ billion)
6. Luke Combs (1.85+ billion)
7. Metro Boomin (1.4+ billion)
8. Rema & Selena Gomez (1.2+ billion)
9. Ed Sheeran (1.1+ million)
10. Post Malone (1+ billion)

Top Overall Songs 2023

1. "Flowers" Miley Cyrus (1.4+ billion)
2. "Creepin'" Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd & 21 Savage (1.3+ billion)
3. "Calm Down" Rema & Selena Gomez (1.2+ billion)
4. "Die For You" The Weeknd (1.11+ billion)
5. "Kill Bill" Sza (1.1+ billion)
6. "Sure Thing" Miguel (850.6+ million)
7. "Last Night" Morgan Wallen (778.8+ million)
8. "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift (771.5+ million)
9. "I'm Good (Blue)" David Guetta & Bebe Rexha (745.9+ million)
10. "Snooze" Sza (692.7+ million)

Note: The Total Audience Spins calculation is based on certified Mediabase airplay and is multiplied by the number of persons listening to the radio at the time of those plays, delivering total audience impressions which is the broadcast equivalent of the number of streams from a streaming music service.

See all the lists and categories here.

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