The artists most listened to by Argentines in 2024: dominance of reggaetón and cumbia

December 14, 2024 – 18:59

The report also revealed the albums and songs that received the most views throughout the year in our country.

This month, and thanks to data from Spotify Wrappedit was known who they are the artists most listened to by Argentines. In addition, the annual report also revealed which songs and albums had the most views.

With this annual campaign, the platform brings not only the closing of a great year, but also all its data to contribute a share of Argentine culture in a context where pride in our country prevailed.

Emily dominated the Argentine music scene, becoming the most listened to artist and the first woman to achieve that record, at the same time as her song, “La_Original.mp3” alongside TINIranked as the #7 most listened to song of the year. One year after the Spotify EQUAL festival, where Emilia was one of the protagonists, this milestone is a clear example that women continue to make strides, attracting thousands of fans throughout the country.

For their 10 shows at the Movistar Arena and their 4 presentations at the Vélez Sarsfield Stadium, Emilyas EQUAL ambassador, invited 9 artists to open their shows, reaffirming its support for the emerging music scene and its commitment to promoting diverse genres led by women, ranging from indie folk and pop to reggaetón and cumbia.

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“Hola Perdida”, by Luck Ra with Khea, was crowned at the top of 2024.

2024 was also marked by the success of “Hello lost“, the theme of Luck Ra and Khea that dominated national and international charts. With more than 150 million views and 47 consecutive weeks in the top 50 of Spotify Argentina, this song became an anthem for 15 million people in the country. The quadruple platinum album and the “pasito quartetero” phenomenon reaffirmed the quartet’s impact on popular culture.

This year, Wrapped It revealed a unique connection between generations in Argentina. New trends reveal how the “JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out)” is the new motto of the young generations, whose musical preferences return to the “old school”, from classics of our national rock to reggaeton hits. A key fact to understand this is that, Approximately 50% of the “nostalgia” playlists were created by users under 25 years of age, mainly including genres such as Old Reggaeton and National Rock.

Genres such as quartet, cumbia and national rock have reemerged as timeless sounds, driven both by young people and by the reunion of historical musical groups such as Los Piojos, the latest album by Charly García, among other great events. Another relevant fact that Spotify discovered during the year, and that is reinforced in this edition of Wrappedthe thing is 60% of generation Z has listened to national rock, trigger that led to the latest Spotify Singles, where current artists such as Airbag, Marilina Bertoldi, Juliana Gattas and Dillom They remake classics Soda Stereo, Viejas Locas and Celeste Carballo.

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