Just as Spotify Wrapped and YouTube Recap have become a year-end ritual for millions of users, Apple Music has also joined this custom with its own review of trends.
The platform published its year-end lists with the most played songs and other rankings that allow us to see what dominated global listening during the period measured by Apple.
Apple Music Top 5
Apple Music revealed its global Top 5 most listened songs during this year’s measurement window. According to the list, these were the five most popular songs worldwide:
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “Luther”.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”.
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”.
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”.
The listing confirms a particularly strong year for high-profile collaborations – such as those involving Bruno Mars – and also for artists with a consistent presence on global charts, such as Kendrick Lamar.
The counting window
An important point of these lists is the period Apple takes into account: the figures are compiled from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025. In other words, it is not the full calendar year, but a window defined by the platform for its annual summary.
This also explains why releases that appeared late within that range had less time to accumulate plays compared to songs available for more months.
In addition to the global Top, Apple Music displays lists that function as a radiography by territory and by type of consumption. These include the Top 100 in the United States and other regions, as well as Shazam-related compilations, and rankings linked to interactions such as lyrics.
Apple also complemented the summary with its annual experience tool, Apple Music Replay, which offers customized metrics for each user, in a logic similar to the summaries of other platforms.
Among the data shared around the annual closing, it was mentioned that “Golden” by KPop project Demon Hunters accumulated 70 consecutive days at #1 on the Daily Top 100, marking the highest total of consecutive days in that position within the indicated period.
Also notable was the presence of Morgan Wallen, who placed 12 songs inside the Top 100, more than any other artist on that list, with “I’m The Problem” as his top-ranked entry (mentioned at #18, and performing especially high in the U.S.).
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