Crystal Magazine Dec 04, 2025
What Saudi Arabia Listened to Most in 2025 — Spotify Wrapped Reveals the Results
Today, Spotify debuts its annual 2025 Wrapped campaign and personalized user experience – a bigger and bolder Wrapped experience that is more captivating, more layered, and more revealing than ever before.
2025 Wrapped delivers all the classics fans know and love, plus nearly a dozen new ways to connect and dive deeper into the stories and moments that made the year unmistakably yours.
Icons meet in the Top 10
Ayed continues his rise as one of the Kingdom’s most beloved Saudi voices, securing the top spot as top Arab artist. Coming in second is Egyptian icon Amr Diab, aka El Hadaba. In third place is Arab music’s Prince of Tarab, Abdul Majeed Abdullah, followed by Iraqi artist and composer Nasrat Al Bader in fourth. Rounding out the top five is Rashed Al-Majed, a defining figure in Gulf music whose timeless voice continues to shape the sound of the region.
The rest of the top 10 is star-studded, featuring legends like Fairuz, Majid Almohandis, Abadi Al Johar, and Mohammed Abdu. Sabah Mahmod also makes the top 10, building on his strong presence in the Top Arabic Songs list in Saudi Arabia this year.
Nostalgia, romance, and all the feels
Nostalgia, romance, and emotional storytelling defined Saudi Arabia’s music taste in 2025. The Kingdom’s top Arabic song of the year, “Aftini” by Iraqi star Sabah Mahmod, showed how strongly a heartfelt melody can resonate. “Alak Alak” by Hassan El Rassam followed closely behind, continuing its emotional pull this year and taking over social media despite being released a few years ago. Sabah Mahmod appears again with “Mit Ani,” a bittersweet yet rhythmic track centered on longing for a lost love. In fourth place is Tayseer Al Safeer’s “Hatha Dam‘ak,” which translates into “Those Are Your Tears,” another Iraqi entry rooted in the genre’s blend of vulnerability and powerful beats. Ayed rounds out the top five with “Lammah,” a song exploring the ache of unrequited love.
Together, these songs reflect Saudi Arabia’s appreciation for nostalgia, emotional depth, the power of sad Khaleeji songs, and the unmistakable bittersweet mood of Iraqi music: romantic, melancholic, yet beautifully rhythmic. Even tracks released in previous years made a mark again in 2025, showing how emotionally rooted songs continue to resonate. Saudi listeners’ global listening this year also leaned toward a mix of slower, emotionally layered tracks and older favorites. Examples include “WILDFLOWER” by Billie Eilish, “Impossible” by James Arthur, “back to friends” by sombr, and “No One Noticed” by The Marías.
Personalized user experience
Eligible users can now access their personalized 2025 Wrapped experience exclusively in the Spotify mobile app (iOS and Android). Users can find their personalized results in the Wrapped feed on Home.
With 2025 Wrapped, Spotify refreshed some of the classics while adding nearly a dozen new and updated ways to connect and dig deeper into the stories and moments that defined your year. This year, users can experience Wrapped their way – with the ability to control the speed of the experience and revisit specific moments without starting over.
Refreshed Classics:
Top Genres: This fan favorite is back to show you the genres that shaped your sound this year.
Top Song Quiz: Guess which track soundtracked your year in this interactive quiz.
Top Artist Sprint: Watch the sprint for your No. 1 spot. This story visualizes how your top five artists shifted in your personal rankings month by month.
Top Songs and accompanying playlist: See your top five songs of the year and get your personalized Your Top Songs 2025 playlist, which now shows how many times you streamed each of your top 100 tracks this year.
What's New:
Listening Age: This story compares your musical tastes to others’ in your age group, looking at the release years of the tracks you listen to most.
Top Albums: For the first time, we’re spotlighting the albums you returned to again and again.
Your Podcaster Clip: You may also hear from one of your favorite podcast creators, now appearing directly in your Wrapped experience.
Fan Leaderboard: Think you’re one of your top artist’s biggest fans? This year, you might see where you rank among their listeners worldwide, based on your total minutes listened.
Clubs: This story celebrates the streaming habits that defined your year. You’ll be sorted into one of six Clubs—each representing a unique listening style—and see the role you play within that community.
Listening Archive: Get personalized snapshots of your most memorable streaming days. Powered by AI, this feature delivers up to five unique reports based on your daily listening. Available in English in select markets.
Wrapped Party: For the first time ever, we’re introducing Wrapped Party – a new interactive feature that turns your listening data into a live competition you can play with friends. It’s the latest way to level up Wrapped, making it more exciting and fun than ever. To join Wrapped Party, visit the Wrapped Hub on the platform, search for ‘Wrapped Party’ in Spotify, or access it at the end of your personalized experience.
To learn more about Spotify's 2025 Saudi Arabia’s Wrapped results, see the full lists below:
Top Arab Artists 2025 Saudi Arabia:
- Ayed
- Amr Diab
- Abdul Majeed Abdullah
- Nasrat Al Bader
- Rashed Al-Majed
- Majid Almohandis
- Sabah Mahmod
- Abadi Al Johar
- Fairuz
- Mohammed Abdu
Top Arabic Songs 2025 Saudi Arabia:
- “Aftini” by Sabah Mahmod
- “Alak Alak” by Hassan El Rassam
- “Mit Ani” by Sabah Mahmod
- “Hatha Dam‘ak” by Tayseer Al Safeer
- “Lammah” by Ayed
- “Hubna Intaha” by Mohamad Abdel Jabar & Ali Bader
- “Inta Bidami” by Khaled AlHaneen
- “Ma Tabt” by Khaled AlHaneen
- “Habibi Huwwa” by Mahmod Al Turky
- “Law Sabrah” by Ahmad Alsultan
Top Artists 2025 Saudi Arabia:
- Billie Eilish
- The Weeknd
- Drake
- Taylor Swift
- Cigarettes After Sex
- Kendrick Lamar
- Travis Scott
- Lana Del Rey
- Ayed
- Lady Gaga
Top Songs 2025 Saudi Arabia:
- “WILDFLOWER” by Billie Eilish
- “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
- “No One Noticed” by The Marías
- “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “Aftini” by Sabah Mahmod
- “Impossible” by James Arthur
- “Alak Alak” by Hassan El Rassam
- “back to friends” by sombr
- “Timeless (feat Playboi Carti)” by The Weeknd & Playboi Carti
- “Sailor Song” by Gigi Perez
