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:

1. Morgan Wallen - Last Night

2. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

3. SZA - Kill Bill

4. Drake, 21 Savage - Rich Flex

5. SZA - Snooze

6. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

7. YOASOBI - IDOL

8. Chris Brown - Under the Influence

9. The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, 21 Savage - Creepin’

10. OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM - Subtitle

11. Drake, 21 Savage - Spin Bout U

12. Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down

13. Lil Baby - Freestyle

14. Harry Styles - As It Was

15. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

16. Kim Petras, Sam Smith - Unholy

17. Future - WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems)

18. Peso Pluma, Eslabon Armado - Ella Baila Sola

19. NewJeans - Ditto

20. Morgan Wallen - You Proof

21. Gunna - fukumean

22. Metro Boomin, Future, Chris Brown - Superhero (Heroes & Villains)

23. Lil Durk - All My Life (feat. J. Cole)

24. Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock

25. Miguel - Sure Thing

26. Morgan Wallen - Thinkin’ Bout Me

27. The Weeknd - Die For You

28. PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy’s a liar, Pt. 2

29. Drake - Jimmy Cooks (feat. 21 Savage)

30. Bad Bunny - Tití Me Preguntó

31. Bebe Rexha, David Guetta - I’m Good (Blue)

32. Toosii - Favorite Song

33. Kenshi Yonezu - KICK BACK

34. Luke Combs - Fast Car

35. Drake - Search & Rescue

36. Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange

37. NewJeans - OMG

38. SZA - Shirt

39. OneRepublic - I Ain’t Worried

40. Vaundy - Kaiju No Hanauta

41. Lil Baby - Low Down

42. Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time

43. SZA - Nobody Gets Me

44. Beyoncé - CUFF IT

45. The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber - STAY

46. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

47. JVKE - golden hour

48. Latto, Jung Kook - Seven

49. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

50. Morgan Wallen - Wasted On You

51. Lil Baby - In A Minute

52. Morgan Wallen - Chasin’ You

53. Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

54. Quavo, Takeoff - HOTEL LOBBY (Unc & Phew)

55. Chencho Corleone, Bad Bunny - Me Porto Bonito

56. RAYE, 070 Shake - Escapism.

57. Drake, 21 Savage - On BS

58. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire

59. SZA - Good Days

60. Future - Mask Off

61. Morgan Wallen - Thought You Should Know

62. Drake, 21 Savage - Major Distribution

63. Drake - Jumbotron Shit Poppin

64. NewJeans - Hype Boy

65. Lil Baby - Sum 2 Prove

66. Lil Baby - California Breeze

67. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

68. Taylor Swift - Lover

69. Drake, 21 Savage - Circo Loco

70. Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny - un x100to

71. Summer Walker - Karma

72. Metro Boomin, Future - Too Many Nights (feat. Don Toliver)

73. Future - PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ

74. Taylor Swift - Karma

75. Swae Lee, Post Malone - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

76. Young Thug, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott - Trance

77. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

78. The Weeknd - Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)

79. LE SSERAFIM - ANTIFRAGILE

80. Luke Combs - The Kind of Love We Make

81. Morgan Wallen - Everything I Love

82. J. Cole - No Role Modelz

83. Taylor Swift - Bejeweled

84. Drake, 21 Savage - Hours In Silence

85. Drake - God’s Plan

86. Ed Sheeran - Perfect

87. Peso Pluma, Yng Lvcas - La Bebe (Remix)

88. Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano - PRC

89. Drake, 21 Savage - Pussy & Millions (feat. Travis Scott)

90. Tom Odell - Another Love

91. Chris Brown - No Guidance (feat. Drake)

92. Bad Bunny - Moscow Mule

93. Glass Animals - Heat Waves

94. Taylor Swift - Blank Space

95. SZA - Low

96. Drake, 21 Savage - Privileged Rappers

97. Shakira, KAROL G - TQG

98. Drake - BackOutsideBoyz

99. Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera - Bebe Dame

100. Rihanna - Umbrella (feat. JAY Z)

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