Earlier this year Microsoft announced it would be shutting down the streaming and purchasing components of its Groove Music service. Failing to gain traction over rivals, a partnership with Spotify was announced, offering tools to seamlessly transition to the third-party service. With apps available across each of Microsoft's core platforms, Spotify is now being positioned as an ideal service for those invested in the Windows ecosystem.
Concluding the year, Spotify has released its annual "2017 Wrapped" breakdown, allowing users to look back over their past 12 months with the service. Diving into your Spotify data, the service breaks down your top artists, songs, and genres of the year, providing an interesting (and somewhat enlightening) trip through a year of music.
After signing in, you'll be quizzed on your personal listening habits, before your answers are compared to actual listening history. The site also references your genres choices against worldwide data, comparing your age to the average fellow listeners. You'll be provided with playlists across the way too, condensing your top 100 tracks and trending songs into a personalized format. Finally, the experience wraps up with a smart little graphic, summarizing your results in a shareable format.
While a simple concept on the surface, Wrapped provides an interesting dive into a medium so ingrained into many of our lives. Hey, you might even learn something about yourself in the process. To have a look at your Spotify trends, go to 2017wrapped.com and follow the on-screen steps.
What are your music trends of 2017? Come join us in sharing our music statistics in the comments!
