Drake may have suffered a devastating defeat to Kendrick Lamar last year, but that doesn’t appear to have damaged his popularity.
Despite his reputation taking a hit in the heavyweight rap battle, the 6 God has reclaimed his commercial crown by being named the most-streamed artist of 2025 by Apple Music.
Though the platform has not disclosed his streaming figures as part of its annual “Apple Music Replay” feature, Drizzy has put out plenty of material this year that has boosted his already staggering box score.
Released in February, his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U album with PARTYNEXTDOOR debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with almost 250,000 first-week sales while breaking the record for the most first-day streams on Apple Music for an R&B/Soul album.
.@Drake is our most-streamed artist this year. Who’s your top artist? #AppleMusicReplay pic.twitter.com/YZgWbHDVXT
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) December 2, 2025
The collaborative project also made a splash on the singles charts thanks to “Nokia” and “Gimme a Hug,” both of which cracked the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Nokia” is Drake’s biggest song on Apple Music this year, ranking as the 13th most-streamed song on the platform.
Drake further heated things up with “What Did I Miss?” and the Central Cee-assisted “Which One,” potential offerings from his forthcoming album Iceman.
Aubrey’s archrival Kendrick Lamar also put numbers on the board this year, appearing multiple times in Apple Music’s Top Songs of 2025 global playlist.
His record-breaking “Luther” collaboration with SZA is the second most-streamed song behind Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “Apt.,” making it the most popular hip-hop and R&B song on the platform this year.
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick’s Grammy-winning Drake diss that dominated 2024, is still going strong sitting at number four on the list, while “30 For 30” with SZA (No. 10), “TV Off” (No. 11), “Squabble Up” (No. 22) and “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin (No. 35) also make the cut.
Even years-old tracks like “All the Stars” and “Money Trees” make the top 100, with the former boosted by its inclusion in Kendrick and SZA’s historic Super Bowl halftime show in February.
Check out Apple Music’s full Top Songs of 2025 playlist below, and discover your personal Apple Music Replay here.
