NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� It arrived in 2024. And it never left. and massively popular, Grammy-nominated 鈥淎PT.鈥� topped Apple Music鈥檚 global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
鈥淎PT.鈥� is both artists’ first No. 1 on the year-end global songs chart.
They’re followed by another dynamic duo, and SZA’s 鈥淟uther,鈥� in second. Mars makes another appearance, in third, for his collaboration with Lady Gaga, 鈥淒ie With a Smile.鈥� Then it’s Lamar again in fourth 鈥� 鈥淣ot Like Us鈥� returns to a top spot, after earning the No. 1 position in 2024 鈥� and in fifth, it’s Billie Eilish with 鈥淏irds of a Feather.鈥�
The success of album kept listeners engaged, and five of his songs made the global chart’s Top 25.
Of the 100 songs included on the list, 36 are from women, down slightly from 2024’s record of 39. However, seven of the Top 10 songs were by 鈥� or featured 鈥� a woman, more than double from last year.
A big year for 鈥楢PT.鈥�
鈥淎PT.鈥� also topped a few of Apple Music’s other end-of-year charts. They claimed the top spot on the streaming platform’s Shazam Global Radio Spins chart, the Top 100: Global Radio chart (which tracks the most played songs on radio stations around the world) and Apple鈥檚 most-read lyrics charts.
鈥淭he phenomenal global success of 搁辞蝉茅 and Bruno Mars鈥� 鈥楢PT.鈥� has been a powerful reminder that great songs will always transcend borders,鈥� Rachel Newman, Apple Music鈥檚 co-head, said in a statement.
Apple Music’s Replay rivals Spotify’s Wrapped
Also available Tuesday is Replay 鈥� Apple鈥檚 alternative to which allows Apple Music subscribers to engage with their favorite music on the streaming service this year.
Replay highlights include a Discovery feature (where users can track new artists they discovered this year), Loyalty (the artists they listen to consistently) and Comebacks (the ones who’ve made a return to their listening rotation). They’ll also be able to uncover their total minutes listened, total artists listened, longest artist streak and favorite genres.
Musicians themselves will be able to share listenership growth and year-over-year performance summaries.
Tyler, the Creator named Apple Music’s artist of the year
Last month, Apple Music named its artist of the year. The multi-hyphenate rapper, one year after the release of his critically acclaimed earned 4.5 billion minutes of listening time between November 2024 and October 2025, Apple Music reported.
鈥淭yler continues to prove that anything is possible. His creativity has been incredible all year,鈥� Zane Lowe, Apple Music鈥檚 global creative director, said in a statement. 鈥淗is creative risk-taking is only matched by the care he takes to present it, and he inspires his peers and fans now, just as he will continue to inspire generations to come.鈥�
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