Digital streaming platform Spotify has wrapped the year 2022 and looks back at exactly how much the new genre of Amapiano music has done in South Africa. The results are in and the genre continues to soar, surpassing a billion streams. This year, Amapiano became South Africa's hottest genre and this year's Spotify Wrapped shows that South Africans truly believe local is lekker. 

MZANSI'S TOP ARTISTS

The top, most streamed South African artist locally in 2022 is Amapiano artist Kabza De Small, who appears in five out of seven top music streaming lists in South Africa this year. Leading the charge as the most streamed South African artist and proving that the genre known for birthing creative dance challenges, is unstoppable. He is also one of only two South African artists to feature in the top ten most streamed artists overall in South Africa, ranking second to Drake and ahead of The Weeknd who claims the number three spot. KOA II Part 1 by Kabza De Small also tops the charts for the most streamed South African album in 2022. Followed by DJ Maphoria, his main collaborator. The two are also well known for their Scorpion Kings projects

AMAPIANO IS WINNING

AmaPiano Grooves, a playlist made up of some of the country's hottest Amapiano tracks, unsurprisingly, is the most streamed playlist in South Africa this year. K.O's genre-bending track Sete, released in August, claims the title of the most streamed song in Mzansi while Paris, by Q-Mark, claims the number two spot, followed by Glass Animals.'?

OTHER RECORD-BREAKING ARTISTS?

Heat Waves, Wanitwa Mos' Dali Nguwe, and Lost Frequencies' Where Are You Now rounding out the top five. 

South Africans showed the most love to K.O's hit track SETE. It received the most likes via the heart button.

'Liking' is how you tell Spotify that you're into a particular song, album, or playlist  Dali Nguwe by Wanitwa Mos is the number one South African song streamed globally, followed by uMlando by 9umba, Lady Du, Mdoovar, Sino Msolo, Sir Trill, Slade, TOSS, Young Stunna at number two with Paris (feat. Afriikan Papi) by Afriikan Papi, Cloud9ne, Q-Mark, TpZee rounding the top three.

The most streamed South African artist globally list is dominated by Amapiano artists, led by Kabza De Small followed by DJ Maphorisa, Young Stunna, Mellow & Sleazy, Blxckie, Nasty C, Makhadzi, Ami Faku with Joyous Celebration rounding up the list .

South Africans repeatedly streamed SETE, it is the number one most repeated song in South Africa.

In South Africa, Paris (feat. Afriikan Papi) by Afriikan Papi, Cloud9ne, Q-Mark, and TpZee is streamed every day.

South Africans love to get the party started as soon as the work week is over with many streaming the most music on Fridays and kicking the party off promptly at 5 PM (the top time of day that they like to listen to music on Spotify).

Local music consumption in South Africa has grown exponentially, increasing by 85% between 2021 and 2022.