'Can I Change My Spotify Wrapped?' – How To Avoid Embarrassing Year-End Results

One of the most-anticipated days of the year is apparently imminent. No, we’re not talking about Christmas, but rather the return of Spotify Wrapped.

An annual day of celebration for music-lovers the world over, Spotify Wrapped has been running since 2016, giving users of the streaming service the chance to reflect upon the year that was in relation to their listening habits.

Each year, users are quick to share their most-listened songs of the year, their most-streamed artists, and the other statistics which have set them apart over the past 12 months.

Currently, we’re not quite sure when Spotify Wrapped is going to drop, but past trends tell us its arrival is imminent. Traditionally, the annual results have arrived between November 30th and December 6th, but with the latter date zooming up fast, we're expecting it all to kick off in the next couple of days.

However, while listeners the world over might be feeling rather confident that their Wrapped results are going to assert them as enterprising listeners who are enjoying nothing but only the coolest music out there, the chances are close to perfect that there’s bound to be a few embarrassing surprises making the rounds on socials.

The question does then arise, can you change your Spotify Wrapped results? It’s a question that’s been asked almost endlessly since the feature was launched, but unfortunately Spotify have made it clear that since your Wrapped is based upon your listening habits, it serves as a report whose results can’t be changed after the fact.

On one hand, it’s understandable. After all, it’s the role of impartial results to provide an accurate representation of the past – we can’t all be listening to cutting-edge indie-rock on the daily.

On the other hand, it’s time to spare a thought for those who listen to ambient music to sleep, and those who might share an account with a partner or children, whose habits of listening to Bluey songs on repeat might skew figures greatly.

So, what can be done to help assure your stats for 2025?

Firstly, it’s worth painting a mental picture of the timeframe in which Spotify collects data. While reports have claimed that the capture period is from January 1st – October 31st (to give the streamer time to finalise results and ensure quality of the feature), Spotify themselves have stated they’re usually counting stats well into November.

Though they haven’t commented on whether January 1st is the kick-off, it does tend to imply that if you must go down a rabbit hole of uncool tunes, Christmas favourites, or Bluey favourites, the time between Spotify Wrapped’s launch and New Year’s is the best time to do so.

Secondly, it could be worth putting together a playlist of the sort of music you want your Spotify Wrapped to represent next year. Pick all your underground favourites, slap them into a playlist, and keep going back to it to help your stats.

Alternatively, if you want an accurate and honest representation of listening habits, maybe it’s time to lock down your Spotify to exclude ‘embarassing’ artists, and simply broaden your tastes. Spotify is, after all, home to endless hours of music, so there’s always something new to discover.

Always remember though, Spotify does offer a ‘Private Session’ option which allows you to listen without any of that listening data being included in your Wrapped results.

Finally, maybe the best way to ensure quality Spotify Wrapped results is to simply not worry about, to not give into peer pressure, and to own your results – whatever they may be.

After all, is anyone really going to be asking about your 2024 Spotify Wrapped results ten years down the line? If you think the answer is yes, then maybe some new listening habits could be on the cards for 2025.