The two tracks that are closing the year 2025 with more than validated success.
Apple Music announced that ROSE of BLACKPINK and BRUNO MARS with “Apt”, as well as AESPA with “Whiplash”, dominated the top positions of their year-end charts. “Apt” ranked number one in four categories of the 2025 year-end TOP100 global chart, while “Whiplash” reached the top of the 2025 TOP 100: South Korea chart.
Apple Music stated on December 3:
“Apt reached number one in 2025 Apple Music TOP 100: Global, Shazam, Radio and Lyric Highlighted Songs, thus consolidating its position as a representative song of the year even amidst the activities of influential artists worldwide.”
In the 2025 Apple Music year-end chart, “Apt” dominated the four main charts:
▲ ‘2025 TOP 100: GLOBAL’, ▲ ‘TOP 100: SHAZAM’,
▲ ‘TOP 100: RADIO CHART: GLOBAL’, ▲ ‘TOP 100: LYRIC HIGHLIGHTED SONGS’.
This is a remarkable achievement facing renowned artists such as BAD BUNNY, TAYLOR SWIFT, MORGAN WALLEN, DRAKE, and others.
Furthermore, in the 2025 TOP 100: South Korea chart, which targets Korean listeners, “Whiplash” by AESPA took first place.
“Apt” was released in October 2024 and reached 3rd place on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in January of this year, setting the highest chart position record for a female Kpop artist.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Apple Music
