The streaming platform also announced several updates to its Replay feature, making a strong push to rival Spotify’s year-end Wrapped feature.

Variety's Hitmakers Top 25 songs of the year is here, with 'Ordinary' and 'Luther' leading the charge — see what other hits made the cut!

The Associated Press has selected the 10 best songs of the year, showcasing a diverse range of artists and genres

The bottom 75 includes songs by Turnstile, Sabrina Carpenter, Perfume Genius, Tortoise, Erika de Casier, Wet Leg, Haim, Lady Gaga, Jenny Hval, Ethel Cain, Model/Actriz, Clipse, Chappell Roan, Hotline TNT,

PHOENIX — As 2025 draws to a close, many are reflecting on the past year and the songs, movies and books that they loved. Apple Music and Spotify have both released lists of the year's top songs. The lists are based on the number of times songs are played by users and are not meant to be a comment on the quality of the songs.

Alongside launching Apple Music Replay 2025, Apple has also revealed the most played songs of the year globally, and a lot more.

Including songs by Bad Bunny, MJ Lenderman and This is Lorelei, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Lady Gaga, and more.

The majority of the most-streamed songs of 2025 on lists from Apple—and soon Spotify and Billboard—were actually released in 2024 or earlier, as mega-hits like “Die With A Smile” and “APT.” lingered atop the charts all year.

The end-of-year debates have officially begun! Rolling Stone magazine has dropped its authoritative lists of the 100 Best Songs of 2025 and the 20 Best Movies of 2025, providing crucial validation to artists and filmmakers across the globe and setting the definitive landscape for the upcoming awards season.