Apple Music Replay 2025: Your Year in Music Arrives Early

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Apple Music Replay 2025: Your Year in Music Arrives Early

Apple Music Replay 2025 has officially arrived, and this year it lands earlier than ever. As a result, listeners can explore their evolving stats throughout December instead of waiting for the final days of the year. Moreover, this update offers deeper insights, clearer trends and a more engaging look at how your music habits shifted in 2025.

How Apple Music Replay 2025 Highlights Your Listening Trends

Replay 2025 provides a clean, data-rich summary of your musical year. It compiles your total listening time, the number of artists you explored, your most-played tracks and your top albums. In addition, Apple now displays these insights more prominently, making them easier to find and share.

Because Replay launches before the year is finished, you can watch your stats evolve in real time. Therefore, the numbers you see today may look very different by the end of December.

New Personalized Metrics in Apple Music Replay 2025

Apple introduced several new metrics that add more depth to your listening profile.
The Discovery stat reveals the artists you started listening to for the first time in 2025. Furthermore, a redesigned Loyalty metric shows which artists consistently remain part of your rotation from year to year.

Meanwhile, the Comebacks tab highlights musicians who returned to your library after a long break. Consequently, Replay doesn’t just show your listening habits — it tracks your musical moods and shifts throughout the year.

Top Songs Featured in Apple Music Replay 2025

Replay also shares Apple Music’s global charts. However, one track dominated 2025 across nearly every region: “Apt.” by Rosé and Bruno Mars. It not only reached number one but also became the most Shazamed song of the year.

The rest of the global top five included:

  • “Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  • “Die With a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
  • “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
  • “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish

As a result, Replay 2025 paints a clear picture of the sound that shaped streaming culture this year.

Where to Find Apple Music Replay 2025

Apple simplified access to Replay this year. You can now find your full 2025 breakdown directly in the Home tab of the Apple Music app.
Additionally, the dashboard updates as you continue listening, so returning later may reveal new milestones or changes in your rankings.

Why Apple Music Replay 2025 Feels More Engaging Than Previous Versions

This year’s edition emphasizes personalization and shareability. Because of that, users get a Replay experience that feels more alive and responsive.
Overall, Apple Music Replay 2025 represents a meaningful step forward in Apple’s effort to compete with more socially oriented year-in-review features on rival platforms.

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