Apple Music Replay 2025 comes before Spotify Wrapped and brings with it new features.
Apple Music published its annual review for 2025 on December 2nd, ahead of the competition from Spotify. The replay function comes with expanded statistics and new categories that are intended to provide deeper insights into personal listening behavior. The summary includes the most listened to songs, albums, artists and genres as well as the total listening time in minutes.
Three new categories for detailed analysis
Apple Music has expanded this year’s review to include three areas. The “Discovery” category presents artists that users discovered for the first time in 2025. “Loyalty,” on the other hand, shows those musicians who have been listened to regularly over several years. And the “Comebacks” section is also new: It lists artists who have returned to the personal playlist after a long break.
Social media integration considered
There is also the “Highlight Reel” function for distribution on social media. As is known from Spotify, you can create a video with images that is specifically intended for platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
Editorial recommendations
Worldwide charts published
In parallel with the personal statistics, Apple Music announced the global charts for 2025. These are based on streaming numbers, Shazam searches, lyric interactions, radio airplay and Apple Music Sing usage.
“APT” is number one of the most streamed songs worldwide. by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars. This is followed by “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar with SZA and “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. The song “APT.” also dominates the Shazam, Radio and Lyrics charts.
Competition between streaming platforms
With the timely release, Apple is strategically positioning itself in the competition of music streaming services. In addition to Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon Music have also already presented their annual reviews. The platforms are vying for the attention of music fans in the run-up to Christmas.
The Apple Music for Artists app has also been updated with new replay metrics. This gives artists insights into their listener growth and performance over the course of the year.
Availability and access
Apple Music Replay 2025 is available free to all subscribers. Access is via the app home page or the “New” tab. The feature complements the existing monthly replay playlists as well as the all-time playlist, which collects the most frequently listened songs since the start of the subscription.