2025 was another big year for music. We had new albums from Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler the Creator, and, of course, Huntrix (of KPop Demon Hunters fame), just to name a few. You may have listened to any number of new albums that came out this year, mixed in with music that released any time over the last century. You might not even remember what you were listening to back in January. But Apple Music remembers, and will serve in up to you in your 2025 Apple Music Replay.
Like last year, your Replay is available in your Apple Music app. If you’re relatively new to the streaming service, that might sound obvious—especially if you’ve previously used a service like Spotify that offers a similar annual wrap-up. But this wasn’t always the case: For much of Apple Music Replay’s brief history, you had to visit a separate website, music.apple.com/us/replay, and log into your Apple Music account in order to access your recap. It seemed silly, considering Spotify Wrapped is very much an in-app experience, but it took Apple until 2024 to get with the program.
That said, it seems Apple has made additional improvements this year. In 2024, the experience was essentially contained in an in-app browser, where it loaded your Apple Music Replay with the same UI as the website. This year, Replay is a native function of the Apple Music app, at least on iOS.
How to access your 2025 Apple Music Replay
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You can still access your Replay from the official website, but the easiest way to review it is from the app on your iPhone or iPad. Open the app on your device of choice. Make your way to the Home tab if the app doesn’t open there automatically, then tap or click on the large Replay option, which should appear at the top left. (This option also shows up in the Music app for Mac, but it will automatically direct you to the website in your browser.) Whichever way you access it, you’ll be able to see all of your Replay months here (excluding December, of course, since the month just started), but let’s focus on 2025 as a whole.
Unpacking your Apple Music Replay
At the top, you’ll find a Replay your year in music tile. Tap Play Your Highlight Reel and Apple Music will walk you through your year. Here’s what you can expect, at least based on my results:
What do you think so far?
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First, you’ll see your total listening minutes, complete with both a collage of the albums you listened to most, and one of your top-played songs playing in the background.
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Next, you’ll see your top artist of the year, with a collage of their images and a relevant song playing in the background.
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The following slide is a breakdown of your top artist by month
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The next will show if any artist was your number one for multiple months.
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Next, you’ll see the number of songs you listened to, complete with your top song of the year.
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Then you’ll see the number of albums you listened to, and which one was your top choice.
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Second to last, Apple Music tells you your top genres of the year, including the one you listened to most
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One final slide summarizes the whole year.
You don’t have to watch the highlight reel to see these stats: Once out of the reel, you can scroll through the Replay page to see everything covered in the slides, plus additional stats. Mine shows top artists, songs, and albums by month—so I can see which artist defined March (Will Stratton), which song I listened to most in August (“The Subway” by Chappel Roan), and which album I played on repeat in May (“Tunnel Vision” by Beach Bunny). I also see top playlists of the year; different listening milestones, like Minutes Listened, Artists Played, and Songs Played; stats from last year’s Replay; and a playlist of my top songs of the year.
Many of these stats, both in and out of the highlight reel, are easily sharable. You’ll see a share icon next to any stat you can export, which makes it simple to share fun graphics with friends or on social media. I’ve already blown up the group chat with some of my stats here, and I expect many of you to do the same.
