As the year winds down 🗓️, music streaming services are beginning to roll out their annual retrospectives, and Apple Music is leading the charge 🚀. Apple Music Replay 2025 is available now to break down your listening statistics 📊—even if the release comes with a full month left on the calendar 📅. You can access your 2025 summary directly from the Home tab within the app 📱.
As always, Replay provides a breakdown of your total listening time ⏳, the number of artists you explored 👩🎤, and your top-played songs and albums 💿. This year’s edition also introduces new metrics: a discovery stat highlights artists you found for the first time in 2025 🔍, while a “loyalty factor” identifies the acts you return to year after year ❤️. Additionally, a “comebacks” section tracks artists that have found their way back into your rotation 🔄.
On the global stage 🌎, the most popular track on Apple Music this year was the undeniable earworm “Apt.” by Rosé and Bruno Mars 🎙️. The top five was rounded out by “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Lady Gaga and Mars’ “Die with a Smile” 👄, Lamar’s “Not Like Us” 🔥, and Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” 🐦. “Apt.” also holds the distinction of being the year’s most Shazamed song 🤳.
Personally, I didn’t need an algorithm to tell me that party-metal heavyweights Electric Callboy ⚡🤘 and kawaii-metal pioneers Babymetal 🎀🎸 were my top artists of 2025. I’ve had both on heavy rotation since spring 🌸, and their energetic collaboration, “Ratatata,” was easily my top song 🔫💥. I was, however, surprised to see Japanese math rock band Toe landing in third place 🇯🇵🥁. Post-punk revivalists Editors also cracked my top five, likely driven by how often I revisited The Back Room at the start of the year 🧥.
Apple has been steadily refining these tools; early last year, the service rolled out a monthly version of Replay that tracks top media and personal milestones as they happen 🏆. Beyond the current year, you can revisit previous personalized Replay playlists 📁 or view your “Replay All Time” list to see which songs have dominated your listening history on the platform overall 🏅.
