Apple Music shared its year-end global charts for 2025, revealing the two songs that dominated streaming around the world. This year’s biggest songs were Rosé and Bruno Mars‘ “APT.” along with Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s “Luther.”
“APT.” claimed the Number One spot on multiple Apple Music charts, including Top Songs of 2025: Global, Top 100: Shazam, Top 100: Global Radio, and Top 100: Lyrics. Released in October 2024, the song has become a massive hit for both artists and is up for both Song and Record of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
“Luther” sits at Number Two on the Top Songs of 2025: Global chart, having gotten a huge spike after the pair performed the track at the Super Bowl earlier this year. Lamar has five songs in the Top 25, the most of any artist on the chart, including his May 2024 Drake diss “Not Like Us.” Meanwhile, SZA has three in the Top 25, the second-most of any artist.
Rounding out the top five of the Top Songs of 2025: Global charts have more songs from 2024. Mars and Lady Gaga‘s “Die With a Smile,” released in August of last year, is the third most-streamed song. Lamar’s “Not Like Us” sits at Number Four while Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” from May 2024, is the fifth most-streamed song.
Other notable entries on the year-end charts are Grammy-nominated Best New Artist nominees, Lola Young and Alex Warren, breaking the top five of the Top 100: Shazam chart. Young’s “Messy” and Warren’s “Ordinary” also make the top five of the Global Radio chart.
Representing songs released in this calendar year is the Kpop Demon Hunters breakout hit “Golden” as performed by the fictional K-pop group Huntr/x. “Golden” was big on the Lyrics and Sing charts, meaning that it really resonated with the karaoke fans using Apple Music this year.
The streaming service’s year-end charts arrive at the same time that users can access Apple Replay ’25, the annual activation that allows people to look back on their listening habits throughout the year.
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Apple Music’s Year-End Charts
Top Songs of 2025: Global
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Billie Eilish, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Top 100: Shazam
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Lola Young, “Messy”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) [Remix]”
Top 100: Global Radio
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
Lola Young, “Messy”
Alex Warren, “Ordinary”
Billie Eilish, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”
Top 100: Lyrics
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast, “Golden”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Top 100: Sing
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile”
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars, “APT.”
Billie Eilish, “WILDFLOWER”
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast, “Golden”
Mrs. GREEN APPLE, “Lilac”
From Rolling Stone US
