Who’s on top of Apple Music's 2023 global song chart?
December is not even here, but the big music streaming services are unveiling their end-of-year roundups and rankings.
Apple Music dropped their global song chart of 2023, getting a head start over Spotify’s Wrapped, whose launch is imminent. You can expect TikTok, YouTube and other platforms to release their lists in the coming days.
For the time being, here are the key takeaways from Apple Music’s Global song chart – and you can scroll down for the full list of the Top Songs of 2023 Global.
TayTay all day
Somewhat unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s artist of the year for 2023, with the company saying that 65 of her tracks reached its Global Daily Top 100 chart in the first 10 months of the year. She is the service’s most popular artist.
“Taylor Swift’s impact on music is absolutely undeniable — not just this record-breaking year, but throughout her entire career," Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats, said in a statement. “She is a generation-defining artist and a true change agent in the music industry, and there is no doubt that her impact and influence will be felt for years to come."
However, Swift did not have the biggest track on Apple Music this year...
Last Night all year
The biggest track on Apple Music honour goes to country artist Morgan Wallen’s ‘Last Night’, which is the first country song since ‘Old Town Road’ in 2019 to top these rankings. Wallen also had the most popular album on Apple Music this year with his ‘One Thing at a Time’ LP.
Wallen’s 'Last Night' stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks this year, beating Harry Styles’ 'As It Was' for the record of longest No. 1 run for a non-collaboration. It also tied Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber’s 'Despacito' for the title of second-longest reign in Hot 100’s 65-year history.
In its announcement, Apple noted that 11 country tracks are in its top 100 for 2023, up from just four last year.
Joining 'Last Night' at the very top of the global songs list were 'Flowers' by Miley Cyrus in second, 'Kill Bill' by SZA in third, 'Rich Flex' by Drake and 21 Savage in fourth, and another SZA track in fifth slot, 'Snooze', which was followed by Taylor Swift’s 'Anti-Hero'.
SZA, who leads the 2024 Grammy nominations, topped Apple's most-read lyrics in 2023 for her smash single, 'Kill Bill'.
Global records broken
Nigerian rapper Rema’s 'Calm Down' remix with Selena Gomez was No. 12 on the global songs chart, the highest entry ever for an African song.
Another noteworthy trend this year is the presence of J-Pop tracks, with one of them – YOASOBI’s ‘Idol’ - hitting Number 7.
Apple’s data also shows the growing presence of Música Mexicana globally. A total of four Música Mexicana songs make the list. Making it into the top 20 is Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado’s 'Ella Baila Sola' (No. 18) while Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny’s 'un x100to' lands at No. 70.
Here are the top 100 tracks on Apple Music in 2023:
Morgan Wallen - Last Night
Miley Cyrus - Flowers
SZA - Kill Bill
Drake, 21 Savage - Rich Flex
SZA - Snooze
Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
YOASOBI - IDOL
Chris Brown - Under the Influence
The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, 21 Savage - Creepin’
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM - Subtitle
Drake, 21 Savage - Spin Bout U
Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down
Lil Baby - Freestyle
Harry Styles - As It Was
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Kim Petras, Sam Smith - Unholy
Future - WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems)
Peso Pluma, Eslabon Armado - Ella Baila Sola
NewJeans - Ditto
Morgan Wallen - You Proof
Gunna - fukumean
Metro Boomin, Future, Chris Brown - Superhero (Heroes & Villains)
Lil Durk - All My Life (feat. J. Cole)
Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock
Miguel - Sure Thing
Morgan Wallen - Thinkin’ Bout Me
The Weeknd - Die For You
PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy’s a liar, Pt. 2
Drake - Jimmy Cooks (feat. 21 Savage)
Bad Bunny - Tití Me Preguntó
Bebe Rexha, David Guetta - I’m Good (Blue)
Toosii - Favorite Song
Kenshi Yonezu - KICK BACK
Luke Combs - Fast Car
Drake - Search & Rescue
Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange
NewJeans - OMG
SZA - Shirt
OneRepublic - I Ain’t Worried
Vaundy - Kaiju No Hanauta
Lil Baby - Low Down
Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
SZA - Nobody Gets Me
Beyoncé - CUFF IT
The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber - STAY
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
JVKE - golden hour
Latto, Jung Kook - Seven
Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze
Morgan Wallen - Wasted On You
Lil Baby - In A Minute
Morgan Wallen - Chasin’ You
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
Quavo, Takeoff - HOTEL LOBBY (Unc & Phew)
Chencho Corleone, Bad Bunny - Me Porto Bonito
RAYE, 070 Shake - Escapism.
Drake, 21 Savage - On BS
Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
SZA - Good Days
Future - Mask Off
Morgan Wallen - Thought You Should Know
Drake, 21 Savage - Major Distribution
Drake - Jumbotron Shit Poppin
NewJeans - Hype Boy
Lil Baby - Sum 2 Prove
Lil Baby - California Breeze
Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
Taylor Swift - Lover
Drake, 21 Savage - Circo Loco
Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny - un x100to
Summer Walker - Karma
Metro Boomin, Future - Too Many Nights (feat. Don Toliver)
Future - PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ
Taylor Swift - Karma
Swae Lee, Post Malone - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Young Thug, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott - Trance
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
The Weeknd - Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
LE SSERAFIM - ANTIFRAGILE
Luke Combs - The Kind of Love We Make
Morgan Wallen - Everything I Love
J. Cole - No Role Modelz
Taylor Swift - Bejeweled
Drake, 21 Savage - Hours In Silence
Drake - God’s Plan
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Peso Pluma, Yng Lvcas - La Bebe (Remix)
Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano - PRC
Drake, 21 Savage - Pussy & Millions (feat. Travis Scott)
Tom Odell - Another Love
Chris Brown - No Guidance (feat. Drake)
Bad Bunny - Moscow Mule
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
SZA - Low
Drake, 21 Savage - Privileged Rappers
Shakira, KAROL G - TQG
Drake - BackOutsideBoyz
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera - Bebe Dame
Rihanna - Umbrella (feat. JAY Z)
Stay tuned to Euronews Culture for the Spotify, TikTok and YouTube annual roundups.