To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Apple Music has just revealed the final batch in its “Top 500” countdown, ranking the most-streamed songs globally since the service launched in 2015.Here’s the full list.After unveiling the list in chunks over the past week, the full playlist is now live, with Ed Sheeran’ Shape of You taking the top stop.
As reported by , Shape of You spent over 1,000 days at the top of at least one country’s chart, while also holding the record for biggest global first-day pop debut in Apple Music history.Just behind it is the Weeknd’s Blinding Lights, which reportedly stayed in the Top 10 of the Global Daily 100 for more than 180 days, and helped the Canadian artist secure nine total entries in the full 500 list, the most among R&B acts.Rounding out the top 3, Drake’s God’s Plan comes with the title of Apple Music’s most-streamed hip-hop track.
With 27 songs on the list, he has more entries than any other artist.Top 500 tidbits Taylor Swift has 14 tracks on the list, second only to Drake, with Cruel Summer landing highest at No.57.
Billie Eilish leads in the alternative category with nine songs total.Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road ranks highest among country songs at No.60.
Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You lands at No.100, the only holiday song to appear.Baby Shark made the list at No.
351.The full playlist is now available under Apple Music’s “10 Years of Apple Music: Top Songs” collection, and ties into the company’s broader 10th-anniversary celebration.That includes a new Replay All Time feature, which gives users a personalized playlist of their most-streamed songs since joining the platform.
Apple Music is also marking the milestone with a week of special programming on Apple Music Radio, and the launch of a new artist hub in LA featuring advanced radio studios, a 4,000-square-foot soundstage, Spatial Audio mixing rooms, and more.You can browse the full “10 Years of Apple Music: Top Songs” playlist on Apple Music below.Apple Music requires an active subscription.
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