The Tom's Guide team predicts our Spotify Wrapped playlists — from Taylor Swift to Cannibal Corpse

Spotify Wrapped is always exciting. You get to compare the music you listen to (and how much of it you've devoured) with your nearest and dearest. It could well be coming soon, so we at Tom's Guide got together and had a good think about what could appear on our own Wrapped playlists this year.

There's a load of different artists, albums and songs here, with some fun curveballs. Here's all the music we think will appear in Wrapped 2025. Don't worry, we'll update you with our results when it goes live!

Erin Bashford, Senior Writer, Reviews

As someone whose number one artist has been Muse since the very first Wrapped, I have no doubt that 2025’s Wrapped will also be topped by the alt-rock trio. I have been dabbling in the world of YouTube DJing this year, so I predict that the rest of my top artists and tracks might be a mishmash of random electronic songs. Hopefully, there’ll be some sprinklings of other new music, like the Wet Leg and Tame Impala albums I’ve been listening to, but only time will tell.

Nikita Achanta, Senior Writer, Reviews

This year’s Wrapped is going to prove I’m a bigger nerd than I originally thought I was. I think my top artist is going to be Lorien Testard, the man (the legend) who composed the soundtrack for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. He’ll probably be followed by — something I never expected — Kathryn Hahn (yes, the actress) who sang "Ballad of the Witches’ Road," which I obsessively listened to. 070 Shake, Linkin Park and Twenty One Pilots will most probably make appearances in my top five too. It’s been a great year for music (and a fantastic year for a nerd such as myself).

Alex Hughes, Editor, AI

I have built my Spotify algorithm brick by brick… that is if those bricks were heavy metal and bubblegum pop. I have spent the year jumping between the two genres, throwing in the occasional Lo-Fi study playlist when my brain needs a break. The last couple of months for me have been heavily dominated by new albums from The Beaches, Greyhaven, Guilt Trip and Suki Waterhouse. It’s been a year of competing genres, and a theme I hope Spotify’s Wrapped notices (unlike last year’s AI confusion).

Jeff Parsons, EIC, UK

My Spotify listening habits have been disrupted this year as I had a brief (but memorable) fling with Apple Music for several months. That fling included a deep dive into NIN after I caught the latest “Tron” movie at the theater. But regardless, I expect my Spotify Wrapped to be a menagerie of rock favorites from AC/DC, Airbourne, Godsmack and Royal Republic. Plus the requisite helping of synthwave from the likes of Gunship for background focus and nursery rhymes to keep the kids entertained.

Dave LeClair, Senior News Editor

This was the year of Dance Gavin Dance in my musical journey. After seeing them open for Falling in Reverse early in the year, I went down a rabbit hole so deep I feel like I know Jonny Craig, Kurt Travis, Tilian Pearson, Andrew Wells and Jon Mess (the extensive list of DGD vocalists) better than my real-life friends. I also furthered my descent into Deathcore with Lorna Shore and Chelsea Grin leading the charge. I'd also expect to see some Knocked Loose floating around, along with a medley of random nu-metal bands like Korn, Slipknot, Disturbed and others.

Ashley Thieme, Staff Writer, Reviews

I await Spotify Wrapped with anticipation each year because, as anyone who knows me will tell you, my taste in music is something of a confused mess. But it’s my confused mess. I have playlists that jump from death metal to airy folk music and all the way to Welsh indie rock. With that in mind, I expect to see appearances from Bring Me The Horizon, Twenty One Pilots, Wolf Alice, and almost certainly Hayley Williams of Paramore. That said, I wouldn’t be shocked by an appearance from the Wicked soundtrack.

Tony Polanco, Senior Writer, Computing

I mostly listened to my favorite shows on Apple Podcasts this year, but I returned to Spotify with a vengeance after Ozzy Osbourne passed away this summer. Because of that, I suspect a good chunk of my Spotify Wrapped this year will consist of music from the Prince of Darkness. Listening to Ozzy also sparked an ‘80s revival for me, so I also expect some Def Leppard, Dio, Whitesnake, and others. As for non-classic bands, I (re)listened to a lot of Dethklok because I needed some brutality, and I recently got into an all-female Japanese power metal band called Lovebites that will also likely appear on my Wrapped.

Jessica Downey, Senior Writer, Fitness

Every year, I accuse Spotify of a technical blip when they share my Wrapped, and this year, I’m starting to think I should be more accepting of my most-played songs and artists. I have no shame in professing my love for every Olivia Dean release. But I’ve also fallen hard for country from the likes of Tyler Childers, embraced folk thanks to Kingfishr and Noah Kahan, leaned into my Celtic roots through Talisk, and added a healthy streak of surf rock courtesy of Spacey Jane. Through it all, my right-hand man has been Van Morrison, whether I’m in the kitchen or on the road.

James Frew, Editor, Buying Guides

I, er, don’t use Spotify because I have an Apple Music account instead. Apple has a similar feature called Replay — it’s not as good. Still, I have fun at the end of the year looking back at what filtered through my ears over the past 12 months. In 2025, that looked like a mix of old and new. I plugged back into Killswitch Engage’s immortal mid-2000s classics ("The End of Heartache," "As Daylight Dies") and those will feature heavily. But this was the year that new music really took hold of me. There were the big hitters like Sabrina Carpenter (I got very into Juno), Taylor Swift, along with Sleep Token (Caramel is so delicious), and Fickle Friends, one of the most joyful bands to come from the shores of the U.K.

Tammy Rogers, Editor, Audio

I, too, do not use Spotify, so my Wrapped is going to look pretty boring. Instead, I’m fed data from my streaming system called Roon, which uses music from Tidal and Qobuz. It gives me a detailed, but incomplete look at my year’s listening stats, as I'm constantly moving between streaming services for work. At the moment, I’m told I’ve listened to 439 hours of heavy metal, 70 hours of hard rock, 45 hours of jazz, and more. My top artist is a fun one — Ghost. There are appearances from Arch Enemy, Cannibal Corpse, and Amon Amarth, along with some really niche esoteric stuff. So I don’t have to guess! I already know.

Kelly Woo, Managing Editor, Streaming

My top artist this year will be Taylor Swift, like she has been for the last five years. The only real questions are: 1. Which of her songs will take the No. 1 spot (probably either “Fate of Ophelia” or “Opalite”); and 2. How highly I'm ranked among Swifties (guessing in the top 1-2% range). Rounding out my top five artists, the most likely names are Chappell Roan, Stevie Nicks, Lucy Dacus and the Dead South.

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