#AudibleReplay2020: Audible wraps the year revealing top audio trends!

As the year comes to an end, Audible has just released a wrap of the year with a list of the most interesting audio trends. Everything from the most rated or most searched audiobooks to, revealing what consumers woke up to with a list of morning time listens, the wrap gives out all that trended in the audiobooks space this year. So don't waste any more time, check out the list and start listening!

Top ranked audio releases: New content always excites us. Audiobooks including A Promised Land, written and narrated by Barack Obama, were truly an inspiration for many during 2020. J K Rowling's The Ickabog too created a magical spirit in children. Other audiobooks that made it to the list include The Buddha and the Badass, The Sandman, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, The Decision, The Rudest Book Ever, Love is not Enough and The greatest ode to Lord Ram. Not to miss, famous Indian author Chetan Bhagat’s One Arranged Murder was another new release which most people could not skip listening to!

Top Genres of the Year: Being indoors for such a long period of time led many people to  turn to self-reflection. Keeping with this theme, one of the top genres listened to was spirituality & wellness. Also trending were inspirational audiobooks, instilling positivity and hope. Other popular genres included romance and horror.

Highest rated by audio lovers: As adoption of audiobooks increased, so did consumer ratings for several marquee audiobooks. Top on the list is James Clear’s Atomic Habits with 5600+ rating on the platform. Next in line falls Ikigai with 3800+ ratings followed by Sapiens with 3400+ rating. Becoming - written and narrated by Michelle Obama - was also among the top rated audiobooks for the year. Other books that marked their spot among top rated included: Life's Amazing Secrets, Habits for Happiness, Influence, Think like a Monk and How to win friends and influence People.

Audible’s most searched audio content: Everything begins with a search and so does your discovery for the best audiobook. Here are some that made it to the most searched list -  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Think and Grow Rich, Wings of Fire and The Alchemist, Atomic Habits, Harry Potter, Ikigai, and Sapiens. Mythology audiobook, The Bhagavad Gita too was among the top searched audiobooks on Audible.

Hindi Audiobooks for 2020: Alongside English bestsellers were several Hindi audiobooks that topped the charts including Devdutt Pattanaik’s Meri Gita, Chanakya Neeti capturing the ancient wisdom on economic & political science, Apke Avchetan Man Ki Shakti (Hindi translation of Dr. Joseph Murphy’s Power of Subconscious Mind), Ati Prabhavkari Logon ki 7 Aadatein (Hindi translation of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), Lok Vyavhar (Hindi translation of How to Win Friends & Influence People), Badi Soch Ka Bada Jadu (Hindi translation of The Magic of Thinking Big), The Alchemist (Hindi), Sapiens (Hindi),  Sochiye Aur Ameer Baniye (Hindi translation of Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich) and Godaan (considered one of the great Hindi novels by Munshi Premchand).

Top Audiobooks for Morning Time: With people getting up and having nowhere to go, it was important to energise yourself each morning and get ready to face the day. For this, listening to inspiring voices was key. During the year, motivational audiobooks including The Monk who sold his Ferrari, Limitless, Think and Grow Rich, 21 lessons for the 21st century, Hyperfocus, The Warren Buffett Way and Secrets of Millionaire Mind were listener-favourites. 

Trending Bedtime Listens: A good sleep helps you revitalise your body and tackle the new day with ease. Falling asleep while listening to an audiobook is not only calming, but helps you relax in a screen-free manner before bed. The audiobooks that help people hit the hay were: Meditations, The Great Gatsby, Raavan, Elon Musk, Can't Hurt Me, How to be a Bawse, The Tales of Beedle of Bard, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Scion of Ikshvaku. Not to miss, two of Audible’s original podcasts from the Audible Sleep collection (free for Audible members), Bedtime Stories and Sleep 101 also made it to the list of 2020’s trending bedtime listens.

To access the full list of Audible’s top picks in 2020, click here!