Spotify Wrapped alternatives you can use all year

Wrapped turns up once a year, in early December. These tools read the same listening data and show it to you whenever you like. The last one is ours: instead of counting plays, it gets you ranking the albums.

Six tools that show your listening any time of year

stats.fm

Connects Spotify

Your top artists, tracks and listening time, updated all year rather than once in December.

Best for: The closest thing to Wrapped itself, available whenever you want it.

Last.fm

Connects Spotify, Apple Music and most other players

Records every track you play, forever, and builds long-term charts from it.

Best for: Keeping your whole listening history, whichever service you use.

Receiptify

Connects Spotify

Prints your top tracks as a shop receipt.

Best for: One good image to post, in about ten seconds.

Obscurify

Connects Spotify

Scores how obscure your taste is and compares it to other listeners.

Best for: Finding out whether your taste is as unusual as you think.

Instafest

Connects Spotify

Turns your top artists into a festival lineup poster.

Best for: A poster made for sharing.

TakeRank

Connects Last.fm or ListenBrainz

Imports what you've been playing, then shows you two albums at a time until you've got your own ranking.

Best for: Finding out which of your albums you'd really put first.

Why play counts can't pick your favourite album

Wrapped and every tool above count what you played. That's fun to look at, and often a bit embarrassing, but it mostly shows your habits. The album you had on in the background all autumn will come out ahead of the one you sat down with twice and haven't stopped thinking about since.

TakeRank starts from the same listening data. It imports your plays from Last.fm or ListenBrainz, works out which albums they belong to, and shows you two at a time. You pick the one you'd rather keep. After a few dozen picks you've got a ranking made from your own choices.

It takes a few minutes rather than ten seconds, and you'll make some tough calls along the way, which is most of the fun.

You can also see the best albums of 2026 as TakeRank fans have ranked them so far.

How TakeRank gets your Spotify listening

TakeRank doesn't connect to Spotify directly. It connects to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, which are free and work with Spotify, Apple Music and most other players. If you already scrobble to Last.fm, connecting takes your username and a few seconds.

If you don't, setting up Last.fm and linking it to Spotify takes a couple of minutes. It records from then on rather than filling in your past listening, so a brand new account won't have years of history on day one.

Questions about Wrapped alternatives

What is the best Spotify Wrapped alternative?
It depends what you're after. For the stats Wrapped gives you, all year round, stats.fm is the closest match. For a permanent record of everything you play, use Last.fm. For something to post, Receiptify or Instafest take seconds. TakeRank is for when you want to go past the stats and rank the albums themselves.
Can I get Spotify Wrapped early or at any time of year?
Not from Spotify. Wrapped comes out once a year, usually in early December, and you can't trigger it yourself. Other tools read the same listening data through Spotify's API or through scrobbling, so they can show your top artists and tracks on any day.
Does TakeRank connect to Spotify?
Not directly. TakeRank connects to Last.fm and ListenBrainz. Last.fm scrobbles from Spotify, Apple Music and most other players, so connecting it brings your Spotify listening with it. If you haven't got a Last.fm account yet, setting one up and linking Spotify takes a couple of minutes, and it records from then on.
Is TakeRank free?
Yes. Connecting a music service, importing your listening and ranking albums are all free, and there's no card needed. Pro is £2.99 a month for 50 cross-artist votes a day, up to 10 lists, full ranking comparisons, rating history, CSV export and no ads in the app. You don't need it for anything on this page.
What happens to my listening data if I change my mind?
Disconnecting the service in your settings deletes everything we imported from it straight away. We never ask for your streaming password, and we only read the listening history your service already makes public.

Rank what you actually listen to

Connect Last.fm or ListenBrainz, and your first matchup is two albums you already know well.

START RANKING