Jul, Ninho, SCH ... Rappers spread listening to France

The end of the year is approaching and with it the time to take stock, starting with the musical rankings of the major streaming platforms. And like last year, rap largely dominates listening on Spotify. Only rappers appear in the top 10 most listened to artists in France in 2021, led by Jul, followed by Ninho, SCH, Damso, Naps, Booba, PNL, Djadja & Dinaz, PLK and Nekfeu. "It is a trend that is confirmed and not only with us, it is the trend of the French market, says

Antoine Monin, CEO of Spotify France and Benelux. We can congratulate ourselves on the dynamism of the French and French-speaking music scene. "

Among the most listened to titles, the

goes to 

de Naps, whose album

fait

comes in 3rd place on the top album dominated by Damso and

. Marseille rap has a very good place in these rankings.

SCH's

was the second most listened to album of the year and

Soso Maness'

the second most popular song. “Marseille rap has been listened to no less than 2 billion times around the world and in France,” notes the Spotify press release. Note that

is for the second consecutive year in the top 10 of the most listened to titles, in 4th place, just after

by Lil Nas X.

And the other musical registers?

Antoine Monin nuances a little.

“These tops are a bit the tip of the iceberg and we should not be fooled by this magnifying glass effect.

On the whole, urban music is the dominant musical genre in the world and in France, but pop and rock are still present ”.

Other big absent from the tops of the rankings: the rappers and the women in general.

Only Dua Lipa appears there and manages to grab 8th place in the top 10 albums with

, as well as the 10th most listened track with

in feat with Angèle.

Lack of representation and visibility

The most listened to female artist in France on the platform, Dua Lipa arrives at the 19th position of the overall ranking for men and women combined. She is followed by Aya Nakamura (25th overall), Sia, Doja Cat and Billie Eilish. Note that the absence of female artists also appears on the side of the ranking of the 10 most listened to titles in France at Apple Music this year, dominated by

,

and

by Ninho. Only Dua Lipa and Angèle manage to slip into the top ten with

, in 4th place all the same.

To try to counter this lack of representation, Spotify took the problem “head on” by launching EQUAL to give more visibility to these artists. “It's a program that consists of programming surfaces such as playlists, marketing actions, campaigns on social networks or specific pages that only highlight female artists,” he explains. In this EQUAL France top 5 this year, Clara Luciani is in the first place of the most listened to artists, followed by Angèle, Amel Bent, Poupie then Barbara Pravi.

And what about the rappers, absent from the rankings of this musical genre which nevertheless dominates them?

“For the moment, rap is essentially a movement embodied at the level of superstars by male artists, recognizes Antoine Monin.

In our EQUAL program we support artists like Meryl or Lala & ce.

We must continue to push and promote them.

"

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Top 10 most listened to artists in France on Spotify in 2021:

• Jul

• Ninho

• SCH

• Damso

• Naps

• Booba

• NLP

• Djadja & Dinaz

• PLK

• Nekfeu

Top 10 most listened to albums:

• Damso,

  QALF Infinity

  .

• SCH,

  JULIUS II

  .

• Naps,

  Hands made for gold

  .

• Ninho,

  MILS 3

  .

• PNL,

  Two brothers

  .

• Booba,

  ULTRA

  .

• Nekfeu,

  The wandering stars: expansion

  .

• Dua Lipa,

  Future Nostalgia

  .

• Dadju,

  Poison or antidote

  .

• Djadja & Dinaz,

  Spleen

  .

Top 10 most listened to songs:

• Naps,

  La Kiffance

  .

• Soso Maness,

  Petrouchka (feat with PLK)

  .

• Lil Nas X,

  Montero (Call me by your name)

  .

• 13 Organized, Organized

  band

  .

• Tayc,

  The weather

  .

• Alonzo, Jul, Naps,

  La Seleçao

  .

• Gazo,

  HATE & SEX

  .

• OBOY,

  TDB

  .

• Booba,

  Mona Lisa

  .

• Dua Lipa, Angèle,

  Fever

  .

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