NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� but people sure like him: smash topped Apple Music鈥檚 global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
鈥淣ot Like Us" is Lamar鈥檚 first-ever No. 1 on the year-end global songs chart.
He's followed by Benson Boone's 鈥淏eautiful Things鈥� in second. Sabrina Carpenter's 鈥淓spresso鈥� follows in third, Shaboozey's 鈥淎 Bar Song (Tipsy)鈥� in fourth and Taylor Swift's 鈥淐ruel Summer鈥� in fifth.
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Of the 100 songs included on the list, 39 are from female-identifying artists, a record first in the global chart's 7-year history.
And this one may come as a surprise: Japanese hip-hop act Creepy Nuts鈥� breakthrough track 鈥淏ling-Bang-Bang-Born鈥� topped Apple鈥檚 most-read lyrics in 2024. Following Creepy Nuts is 鈥淣ot Like Us,鈥� 鈥淓spresso鈥� and Billie Eilish's 鈥淏irds of a Feather.鈥�
鈥淏ling-Bang-Band-Born鈥� also topped Apple Music's Sing chart, which allows users to view which songs fans sang along to the most. Clearly, Japanese music is growing in international popularity: In 2023, topped the Sing chart with 鈥溿偄銈ゃ儔銉� (Idol)." This year, 鈥淚dol鈥� continues to dominate, reaching No. 2.
New to 2024鈥檚 suite of year-end charts is the inclusion of a Shazam Global Radio Spins chart, which uses Shazam to uncover what songs are being played on radio stations around the globe. tops that one, followed by Teddy Swims' 鈥淟ose Control,鈥� and Tate McRae's 鈥淕reedy.鈥�
Also available Tuesday is Replay 鈥� Apple鈥檚 alternative to Spotify鈥檚 Wrapped playlist 鈥� which allows Apple Music subscribers to engage with what music was most popular on the streaming service this year. Artists can now share their year-end data, too, using Apple Music for Artists.
In November, Apple Music named Eilish its artist of the year, following her remarkably successful 2024. This year, Eilish became the youngest person to ever win released her critically acclaimed third album, 鈥淗it Me Hard and Soft,鈥� which has ranked in nominations. At the awards this year, she took home two new gramophone-shaped trophies 鈥� despite not having released a new album 鈥� both for 鈥淲hat Was I Made For?" from the
鈥淚t鈥檚 always special when a young artist can connect with so many people so quickly," Rachel Newman, Apple Music鈥檚 senior director of Content and Editorial said in a statement. "But what鈥檚 been truly remarkable about watching her evolve over the course of this last year isn鈥檛 just that her voice and artistry have continued to resonate so widely. It鈥檚 that she鈥檚 blossomed as bravely and honestly as she has 鈥� on her own terms, in her own way.鈥�
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press
