Apple Music Replay 2025 Unveiled: A Smarter, Richer Look at Your Music Year
Apple has officially rolled out its upgraded Apple Music Replay 2025, giving subscribers a powerful, more personalized look at their yearly listening habits. Apple is clearly challenging Spotify Wrapped this year, bringing deeper analytics, better visual summaries, and expanded metrics to the forefront.
Replay 2025 lets users explore not just what they listened to—but how and why their music taste evolved throughout the year.
What’s New in Apple Music Replay 2025?
Apple has added several new insights that take the recap experience beyond basic rankings.
1. Discovery
Shows all the new artists you explored for the first time.
2. Loyalty
Highlights the artists you consistently return to—your long-time favorites.
3. Comebacks
Shows artists whose music made a return to your playlist after months or years.
4. Total Listening Breakdown
Replay now displays:
- Total minutes listened
- Unique artists streamed
- Longest listening streak for any artist
- Your top genres of the year
All this is available in a clean dashboard inside the Home tab of the Apple Music app.
Monthly & Historical Recaps Added
For the first time, Apple Music Replay becomes a year-round recap tool.
Users can now:
✔ View monthly listening highlights
✔ Access year-end summaries for every year since joining Apple Music
✔ Enjoy the “Replay: All Time” playlist featuring your most-played songs ever
This makes Replay more useful—not just a once-a-year feature like other platforms.
New Artist Tools & Analytics
Apple is also rolling out deeper analytics for musicians on the platform.
Artists will now see:
- Listener growth stats
- Year-over-year performance
- City-wise and country-wise streaming data
- Total minutes played
This gives creators better insights into how their fanbase is evolving globally.
Top 5 Most-Streamed Songs on Apple Music (2025)
Apple also revealed the biggest songs of the year:
| Rank | Song Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APT. | ROSÉ & Bruno Mars |
| 2 | luther. | Kendrick Lamar & SZA |
| 3 | Die With A Smile | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars |
| 4 | Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar |
| 5 | Birds of a Feather | Billie Eilish |
Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars dominated charts across multiple categories.
Replay Season Begins Early
Apple Music Replay 2025 arrives just as YouTube Music and Amazon Music launch their own recap experiences. By going live early, Apple aims to grab social media attention before Spotify Wrapped, which usually trends worldwide.
Replay cards are also optimized for sharing on X, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp—perfect for users who love flaunting their music identity online.
