Rose performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025, left, and Bruno Mars performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2017. (AP Photo)
Rose performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025, left, and Bruno Mars performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2017. (AP Photo)
âAPT.â is both artists' first No. 1 on the year-end global songs chart.
They're followed by another dynamic duo, and SZA's âLuther,â in second. Mars makes another appearance, in third, for his collaboration with Lady Gaga, âDie With a Smile.â Then it's Lamar again in fourth â âNot Like Usâ returns to a top spot, after earning the No. 1 position in 2024 â and in fifth, it's Billie Eilish with âBirds of a Feather.â
The success of album kept listeners engaged, and five of his songs made the global chart's Top 25.
Of the 100 songs included on the list, 36 are from women, down slightly from 2024's record of 39. However, seven of the Top 10 songs were by â or featured â a woman, more than double from last year.
A big year for âAPT.â
âAPT.â also topped a few of Apple Music's other end-of-year charts. They claimed the top spot on the streaming platform's Shazam Global Radio Spins chart, the Top 100: Global Radio chart (which tracks the most played songs on radio stations around the world) and Appleâs most-read lyrics charts.
Also available Tuesday is Replay â Appleâs alternative to which allows Apple Music subscribers to engage with their favorite music on the streaming service this year.
Replay highlights include a Discovery feature (where users can track new artists they discovered this year), Loyalty (the artists they listen to consistently) and Comebacks (the ones who've made a return to their listening rotation). They'll also be able to uncover their total minutes listened, total artists listened, longest artist streak and favorite genres.
Musicians themselves will be able to share listenership growth and year-over-year performance summaries.
Tyler, the Creator named Apple Music's artist of the year
Last month, Apple Music named its artist of the year. The multi-hyphenate rapper, one year after the release of his critically acclaimed earned 4.5 billion minutes of listening time between November 2024 and October 2025, Apple Music reported.
âTyler continues to prove that anything is possible. His creativity has been incredible all year,â Zane Lowe, Apple Musicâs global creative director, said in a statement. âHis creative risk-taking is only matched by the care he takes to present it, and he inspires his peers and fans now, just as he will continue to inspire generations to come.â