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Each year, music listeners across the country connect over their listening habits. Who was their favorite artist that year? What song did they listen to dozens of times in a single day?
Their stats are released by music streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music in special digital packages, called Spotify Wrapped and Apple Replay, respectively.
What is Spotify Wrapped?
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Spotify Wrapped is an annual report for Spotify users that reveals their listening habits for the year, including top artists, songs, albums and podcasts.
Spotify Wrapped is usually presented with colorful, story-based animations.
What is Apple Replay?
Big picture view:
Apple Replay is an annual report for Apple Music users that reveals their listening habits for the year, including top artists, songs and albums, typically with more granular and straightforward data.
Apple makes its listening data accessible more frequently throughout the year.
Top music of 2025
FILE – In this photo illustration, the Spotify logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen in front of Apple Music logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Both streamers typically also release their top-streamed artists and songs across the board at the end of the year.
Dig deeper:
Taylor Swift was the top U.S. and global Spotify artist of 2024. Apple Music awarded Billie Eilish the Artist of the Year for 2024.
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When does Spotify Wrapped 2025 come out?
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Spotify Wrapped has dropped on a different day nearly every year, so it’s unclear when the data will be made available in 2025.
Timeline:
However, release dates in previous years lay out a possible timeframe:
- Dec. 4 (2024)
- Nov. 29 (2023)
- Nov. 30 (2022)
- Dec. 1 (2021, 2020)
- Dec. 5 (2019)
- Dec. 6 (2018)
Meanwhile:
Listeners have long obsessed over figuring out when the streaming window closes, as Spotify needs time to analyze and present the results. Some spend the last minutes squeezing in their favorite songs and artists to try and tip their results.
In the meantime, “Keep playing what you love, and we’ll get in touch when it’s ready,” Spotify says.
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When does Apple Replay 2025 come out?
Big picture view:
Apple Replay has dropped on a different day nearly every year, so it’s unclear when the report will be made available in 2025.
Timeline:
However, release dates in previous years lay out a possible timeframe:
- Dec. 3 (2024)
- Nov. 28 (2023)
- Nov. 29 (2022)
- Dec. 1 (2021)
- Feb. 17 (2020, Early release with weekly stats)
- Nov. 15 (2019)
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by Spotify, including on its official Spotify Wrapped page, and Apple Music. This story was reported from Detroit.
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