NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淪tay,鈥� the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its end-of-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes.
鈥淪tay,鈥� which stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks this summer, was No. 1 on staying on top for 51 days straight. Elton John and Dua Lipa's 鈥淐old Heart (PNAU Remix)鈥� was No. 1 on the streamer's and 鈥淲e Don't Talk About Bruno鈥� from the movie musical 鈥淓ncanto鈥� was the song with the in 2022 on the platform.
Joining 鈥淪tay鈥� at the very top of the global songs list were 鈥淎s It Was鈥� by Harry Styles, 鈥淲ait For U鈥� by Future featuring Drake and Tems, 鈥淪uper Gremlin鈥� by Kodak Black, 鈥淓asy on Me鈥� by Adele, and 鈥淗eat Wave鈥� by Glass Animals. Hip-hop continued to lead the different genres on the global top 100 with 32 songs, followed by pop with 23 songs and R&B/soul in third place with 11 songs.
The data shows the growing presence of non-English-language tunes, with African songs on the rise on the Shazam chart as well as the global daily 100, while Japanese-language songs made big gains on the most-read lyrics chart.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really the rise of what was once very niche genres creeping into the mainstream, which is an exciting new development on the platform,鈥� said Rachel Newman, global head of editorial.
Twenty-one non-English songs were in the global Top 100, more than double the number of songs last year. Fifty-five Latin songs reached the Global Daily Top 100 in 2022 鈥� up 22% from 2021. In 2022, six of the the 50 J-pop songs to reach the chart placed in the top 10; last year none were in the top 10.
The streamer began notifying users Tuesday that Apple Music Replay was ready. The feature lets users see and hear their favorite songs, albums, artists and playlists from the past year as well as total minutes on the service. One new feature is that superfans can discover whether they are in the top 100 listeners of their favorite artist or genre.
Replay 鈥� Apple's alternative to Spotify鈥檚 Wrapped playlist 鈥� has been redesigned with new, sleek functionality and optimized for sharing on social media like TikTok or Instagram. The charts are dynamic all year, so listeners can check any time to see how their music is charting. Eligibility is based on a threshold of plays and time spent listening.
In November, thanks in large part to his latest album, 鈥淯n Verano Sin Ti,鈥� which became Apple Music鈥檚 most streamed album of 2022 and its biggest Latin album of all time.
Apple Music had a big 2022 itself, hitting a milestone in October when That's more than YouTube Music鈥檚 80 million songs, Spotify鈥檚 82 million tracks and podcasts, and Amazon Music鈥檚 90 million songs.
鈥淥ne hundred million songs for us is really significant because I think it is such a kind of great reflection of just how diverse and enormous the music world is these days,鈥� Newman said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the largest and most diverse collection of music in any kind of format ever in the history of music, which is just pretty astounding.鈥�
Streaming service Pandora also revealed its top songs Tuesday: 鈥淲ait For U鈥� was its top track of 2022 and Bad Bunny had the most songs on the top 100 list with five.
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