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Apple Music listeners, the moment you’ve been waiting for all year is almost here. When is Apple Music Replay coming out in 2025? Here’s everything to know about the anticipated music feature, including its likely release date based on previous years.
Just like Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay compiles users’ top songs, albums, artists, playlists, genres and stations into year-end insights. The music streaming platform uses listening history, number of plays, and time spent listening to a song, artist, album, playlist, genre or station to create personalized results for each person.
Apple Music Replay also provides a year-end highlight reel, allowing you to celebrate your year in music “with an audio and visual recap of the music that you listened to the most,” according to the platform. Then comes the fun part: You can share your unique insights, from top artists to major milestones, on social media for friends and family to see, too.
The recap feature launched on Nov. 15, 2019, and has grown increasingly popular ever since, serving as Apple Music’s alternative to Spotify Wrapped. While Apple Music Replay has typically launched in late November or early December, when will it likely be released in 2025?
When Is Apple Music Replay 2025 Coming Out?
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Apple Music has not yet revealed when Apple Music Replay 2025 will be released. However, based on previous years, the year-end recap will likely drop in the first week of December, possibly within the next few days.
In 2024, Apple Music Replay was released on Tuesday, Dec. 3, one day before Spotify Wrapped. If the platform releases Replay again on Tuesday, Apple Music Replay should arrive tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
Take a look at the release dates for Apple Music Replay since its launch in 2019:
- 2024: Tuesday, December 3
- 2023: Tuesday, November 28
- 2022: Tuesday, November 29
- 2021: Wednesday, December 1
- 2020: Tuesday, December 1
- 2019: Friday, November 15
How Can You Get Your Apple Music Replay 2025?
The best way to ensure your Apple Music Replay is available as soon as it’s released is to keep your app up to date with the latest software. If you have an iPhone or iPad, make sure it’s running the newest version of iOS or iPadOS; Android users should update to the latest available OS version as well.
“Use Listening History” should also be enabled on all your devices. According to Apple, users should:
- “On your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > Apps > Music and turn on Use Listening History.
- On your Mac: In the Apple Music app, choose Music > Settings, click the General tab, then select Use Listening History.
- On your Android: At the top of the Apple Music app, tap the More button, tap Settings, then turn on Use Listening History.”
Apple Music Replay can be accessed through the app or online at replay.music.apple.com. If you’re using the website, make sure to sign in with the same Apple Account that’s linked to your Apple Music subscription.
How Long Does Apple Music Replay 2025 Collect Listening Data?
PARIS, FRANCE – APRIL 08: In this photo illustration, the logo of the music streaming platform Apple Music is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 08, 2019 in Paris, France. The number of paying subscribers to the music streaming service of Apple Music has for the first time exceeded that of Spotify customers in the US. The two platforms now have 28 and 26 million paying users, respectively, sources told the Wall Street Journal. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
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Unlike Spotify Wrapped — which pauses data collection during the period between yearly iterations (most likely from late November to early January) — Apple Music never stops collecting your listening data.
Apple Music uses a year-long Replay system, allowing users to access weekly stats beginning in early February. The platform continues collecting data through the end of the year.
Stay tuned to learn updates on Apple Music Replay 2025.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/12/01/when-is-apple-music-replay-2025-coming-out-heres-the-likely-release-date/
