# Spotify Wrapped 2022: Top 10 highest earning songs revealed

URL: https://technosports.co.in/spotify-wrapped-22-10-high-earn-song/  
Published: 2023-04-25  
Updated: 2023-04-25  
Author: Rahul Roy

The highly-anticipated release of Spotify Wrapped 2022 last week has taken over social media by storm, with millions of users unabashedly revealing snapshots of their listening habits.

Along with a staggering **1,525% spike in searches **for “Spotify Wrapped” over the past week, the experts were intrigued to unveil how much the top-streaming artists of 2022 could have earned in royalties. To do this, the total play count of Spotify’s [top 50 tracks](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX18jTM2l2fJY) globally was inserted into a royalties calculator, [Music Gateway](https://www.musicgateway.com/royalties-calculator), to uncover each track’s estimated earnings. 

## Spotify Wrapped 2022: Top 10 highest earning songs revealed

| **Rank** | **Track** | **Artist** | **Total number of plays** | **Approximate global listening time (in years)** | **Total Estimated Royalty Earnings ($)** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [**Blinding Lights**](https://open.spotify.com/track/0VjIjW4GlUZAMYd2vXMi3b?si=6ec2fde64dd84c48) | The Weeknd | 3,276,095,650 | 20,741 | **$13,580,171.99** |
| 2 | [**Stay (with Justin Bieber)**](https://open.spotify.com/track/5HCyWlXZPP0y6Gqq8TgA20?si=98699466ff5c4f9b) | The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber | 2,243,561,004 | 10,066 | **$9,300,077.76** |
| 3 | [**Heat Waves**](https://open.spotify.com/track/02MWAaffLxlfxAUY7c5dvx?si=ab229b1f77f14248) | Glass Animals | 2,136,660,694 | 16,168 | **$8,856,951.33** |
| 4 | [**Watermelon Sugar**](https://open.spotify.com/track/6UelLqGlWMcVH1E5c4H7lY) | Harry Styles | 2,020,898,252 | 11,142 | **$8,377,089.31** |
| 5 | [**Sweater Weather**](https://open.spotify.com/track/0cQVqPuHQP4KEwc7ZUQmj6?si=cbe50b62ae0a43c2) | The Neighbourhood | 1,840,275,005 | 13,995 | **$7,628,364.30** |
| 6 | [**good 4 u**](https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZtFanR9U6ndgddUvNcjcG?si=47786ceaa519489d) | Olivia Rodrigo | 1,675,419,357 | 9,460 | **$6,944,999.62** |
| 7 | [**As It Was**](https://open.spotify.com/track/4LRPiXqCikLlN15c3yImP7?si=bcf10f776cca4d85) | Harry Styles | 1,603,198,750 | 8,473 | **$6,645,628.54** |
| 8 | [**INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow)**](https://open.spotify.com/track/27NovPIUIRrOZoCHxABJwK?si=224e871dff5b4606) | Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow | 1,587,895,264 | 10,657 | **$6,582,192.07** |
| 9 | [**Bad Habits**](https://open.spotify.com/track/3rmo8F54jFF8OgYsqTxm5d?si=88e769ebcbfe4220) | Ed Sheeran | 1,338,222,969 | 9,795 | **$5,547,242.82** |
| 10 | [**Cold Heart – PNAU Remix**](https://open.spotify.com/track/6zSpb8dQRaw0M1dK8PBwQz?si=4fc2c6251cae4e6d) | Elton John, Dua Lipa, Pnau | 1,257,611,378 | 8,081 | **$5,213,089.19** |

**The Weeknd’s **2019 hit single **Blinding Lights **continues to reign supreme as **Spotify’s top-grossing song of 2022**. Inspiring a TikTok dance craze during lockdown, the 80s-tinged track is the fastest in Spotify history to reach three billion streams, potentially earning the Canadian artist a whopping **$13,580,171 from royalties**.

Cashing in around four million fewer, **The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s** **Stay** comes in second with an estimated royalty earning of **$9,300,077**. Clocking over **2.24 billion plays **to date, the Australian rapper’s first chart-topper has been listened to for over 10,000 years collectively on Spotify! 

Capturing the third spot is **Glass Animal’s Heat Waves **which became an earworm thanks to a slowed-down version of the song that went viral on TikTok – potentially generating **$8,856,951 **in royalty earnings off of a staggering **2.13 billion streams**.

Taking fourth place with an estimated haul of **$8,377,089 **is **Harry Styles**’ 2019 single **Watermelon Sugar**. The singer’s biggest hit **As It Was** – released only this year – sits at the seventh spot **($6,645,628) **amassing an impressive **1.6 billion plays **so far.

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