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Apple Music’s Replay 2024 is out. Check out these streaming stats.

‘Tis the time of year-end lists and summaries of the various things that happened since January 1. Along with Spotify’s Wrapped report, we have Apple Music Replay for 2024.

Apple tells me I listened to Weezer more than any other band this year. That’s probably because I was immersed in Weezer in order to write a two-part Ongoing History on them. As for the rest of the world:

  • Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year
  • 39 of the top 100 most-streamed songs were from women (That’s the most in the seven years this chart has been compiled.)
  • Most-tagged song by Shazam? “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone.

Top 5 songs in the world on Apple Music:

  1. “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
  2. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone
  3. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
  5. “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift

Top 5 most-read lyrics:

  1. “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts
  2. “Not Like Us” by Kenrick Lamar
  3. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
  5. “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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