Apple Music Replay 2025: How to Find and Share Your Year in Music

Apple Music Replay 2025: Your Personal Soundtrack, Wrapped and Ready

The end of the year always brings a sense of reflection—where we’ve been, what’s changed, and, if you’re a music lover, which songs and artists defined your journey. With Apple Music Replay 2025, Apple continues its tradition of helping users relive those moments, this time with even more depth and interactivity. But what exactly does Replay offer this year, and how do you unlock its full potential?

Where to Find Your Apple Music Replay 2025

Unlike years past, Apple Music Replay 2025 is now front and center in the Apple Music app for users on iOS 26 and above. Open your app in early December, and you’re greeted with a fullscreen pop-up inviting you to jump into your personalized year-in-review. If you swipe past it, don’t worry—it remains accessible from the Home and New tabs throughout December, and you can still find it year-round by scrolling to the bottom of those sections.

For users with older iOS versions, the Replay experience lives on the web at replay.music.apple.com. Simply sign in with your Apple ID, and your stats and playlist await, just a few taps away. This ensures that no matter your device, your musical year is always within reach.

Diving Into the Data: What Replay 2025 Reveals

So, what does Apple Music Replay actually show you? Think of it as your musical diary, filled with:

• Your top songs, artists, and albums: See which tracks you played on repeat, which artists you couldn’t get enough of, and which albums became your go-to soundtracks.
• Listening milestones: Replay tracks achievements like the total number of minutes you spent listening, the number of different artists you discovered, and even when you hit milestones such as your 5,000th song played.
• Monthly and genre breakdowns: Trace how your tastes evolved month by month and see which genres defined your year.
• Highlight Reel: In a nod to the visual storytelling of social media, Replay 2025 now includes a story-style highlight reel. With a single tap, relive your top genres, artists, albums, and songs in a format made for sharing.
• Top playlists and stations: Discover which playlists and radio stations kept your headphones busy throughout the year.

Apple has also introduced “expanded music insights,” providing even more granular data for those who love to analyze their listening habits. According to Cult of Mac, this includes a month-by-month evolution of your musical preferences and the ability to compare this year’s stats with last year’s, revealing trends in your musical journey.

Replay Playlists: Relive the Soundtrack of Your Year

One of Replay’s most beloved features is its personalized playlist. Scroll to the bottom of your Replay summary and you’ll find Replay ’25, a playlist made up of your most-played songs of the year. Tap the + in the top-right corner to add it to your library, and revisit it any time you want to take a trip down memory lane. The playlist keeps updating through December, ensuring it captures your full year of listening.

For those interested in the long game, Apple has introduced an All Time Replay playlist, available under the “Replay: Your Top Music” section. This offers a look back at your most-played tracks across your entire Apple Music history—an evolving snapshot of your all-time favorites.

Share Your Soundtrack: Social Features and Beyond

Music is meant to be shared, and Apple Music Replay 2025 makes this easier than ever. Every section of your Replay summary comes with a Share button. Whether you want to send your top artist to a friend via Messages, post your highlight reel to TikTok or Instagram, or simply save your stats to your photo library, Replay’s sharing tools are built for seamless social interaction.

This year, Apple has made the sharing experience more dynamic, with story-style highlight reels designed specifically for platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. As The Verge notes, this puts Apple Music Replay firmly in competition with other music recap offerings, such as Spotify Wrapped and Amazon Music’s Delivered, which have also emphasized shareable visuals and personalized festival-style posters.

Replay for Artists: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain

It’s not just listeners who benefit. Apple Music Replay also provides artists with their own year-in-review, complete with data on listener growth, top-streamed songs, and year-over-year performance. This helps musicians understand their audience and spot trends, offering valuable insights as they plan for the year ahead.

Apple Music Replay vs. The Competition

The year-end music recap has become a digital tradition, with every major streaming service vying for users’ attention. YouTube Music launched its 2025 listening stats in November, adding a year-in-review for video content, while Amazon Music’s Delivered recap stands out with its “festival poster” approach. Spotify Wrapped, long the industry standard, is expected to drop soon—making December a festival of musical nostalgia across platforms.

What sets Apple Music Replay apart? Its integration within the app, the week-by-week updating of stats, and its focus on both year-end and all-time listening habits. Plus, the ability to share bite-sized highlight reels directly to social media offers a level of immediacy and fun that’s hard to beat.

Tips and Extra Features for Power Users

Beyond Replay, Apple Music continues to expand its feature set:

• Queue and playlist management: Easily queue up songs, albums, or playlists to play next or later, with intuitive gestures.
• Karaoke Mode: Lower the vocals and sing along with friends, whether at a party or solo in your car.
• Music Haptics: For those with compatible devices, feel the beat of the music in your hand for a more immersive experience.
• Apple Music Classical: A dedicated app for classical music lovers, included free with any Apple Music subscription.

As always, Replay will continue to update in the final weeks of December, ensuring you get the most accurate snapshot of your musical year.

Apple Music Replay 2025 cements itself as a cornerstone of digital music culture, not just as a recap, but as a living, evolving reflection of personal taste and discovery. By marrying rich analytics with playful social features, Apple ensures that your year in music isn’t just remembered—it’s celebrated, shared, and ready to inspire your next soundtrack.