- Apple Music Replay tends to arrive in late November
- It is widely considered to be their response to Spotify Wrapped
- Earlier this year, they launched a monthly version
What is Apple Music Replay, we hear you ask? Well, buckle up and let us explain.
Plainly, Apple Music Replay is one way to keep tabs on what tunes you enjoyed all year round. It debuted in 2022 and is delivered to customers of Apple Music, the tech giant’s streaming option.
Is Apple Music Replay exactly like Spotify Wrapped?
Well to be honest, it is much more paired back.
Typically, Spotify Wrapped is much more centred on giving it bells and whistles. Apple Music Replay doesn’t have a history of attempting to give listeners ‘personalities’ or match your aural habits to a city, like they did last year
Read more: Everything we know about Spotify Wrapped 2024
Instead, it typically just shows you the songs, artists, and albums you have listened to the most in chronological order. However, you never know if they are plotting a little more this year.
How can I find Apple Music Replay?
The full breakdown arrived last year via logging on to your Apple Music via browser with your Apple ID. Here, you can find your Apple Music Replay playlist.
Apple Music customers can also find their Replay by clicking on the Listen Now tab and then finding the Replay Section. You’ll have to click on the Replay 24 playlist and then hit play to hear your 100 most listened-to tunes of the last 12 months.
You can revisit the entire list by adding it to your playlists in the library interface.
When did Apple Music Replay debut?
It started off just as the playlist in 2019. However, now there is one for all the years you’ve used the application. So, in theory, if you opted for Apple Music during its 2015 debut, you can go back all the way then.
However, it ventured into the data visuals in 2022.
Most will probably say that it was born in response to Spotify Wrapped.
The annual event, hosted by both streaming giants, has been chided and praised by music lovers alike. Critics argue that it turns consuming music into a cynical data collection exercise that rewards social media graphics. However, those who adore it think it’s a fun way to show off their musical tastes to their friends.
When did Apple Music Replay land last year?
Like Spotify Wrapped, the date that Apple Music Reply drops is kept top secret but in 2023, users got their hands on the data on November 28. The year before, it arrived on November 29.
What other Apple Music Replay features have been added this year?
Apple Music Replay recently added its monthly Replay playlists. Each track collection ranks all the songs you listened to the most that month. If you’re a repetitive listener, the numbers don’t lie!
“The Replay mix that users already know and love also becomes available today for the 2024 calendar year. Users must listen to enough music to qualify for both the monthly insights and the yearly playlist,” Apple Music said at the time of release in February this year.
How do I access Apple Music Replay?
To get it, log into your Apple ID right here. Doing so will take you to a monthly breakdown of your top-listened-to songs from that calendar page.
What else does Apple Music Replay entail?
Along with assessing your listening, Apple Music also awards the biggest artists of the year. This includes A-lists in pop, rap and other genres. In 2024, the Apple Music of the Year Award was given to Billie Eilish, who this year released Ocean Eyes. The honour meant beating out acts like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and many others.
“From the moment we first heard Ocean Eyes nearly a decade ago, we’ve been fans and champions of Billie’s work,” said the streamer’s senior director of Content and Editorial, Rachel Newman, in a statement.
“It’s always special when a young artist can connect with so many people so quickly. But what’s been truly remarkable about watching her evolve over the course of this last year isn’t just that her voice and artistry have continued to resonate so widely. It’s that she’s blossomed as bravely and honestly as she has — on her own terms, in her own way.”
