No matter what the newest extracurricular drama could also be surrounding Drake, he’s nonetheless a titan in the case of music. Case in level: The Toronto rapper has the excellence of being Apple music’s most-streamed artist of 2025.

On Tuesday (Dec. 2), Apple music started selling its “music.apple.com/us/replay”>Replay” characteristic that compiles essentially the most listened to songs of the 12 months.

The 6 God attaining the consideration is spectacular contemplating that he didn’t drop a brand new solo album all 12 months. The “Passionfruit” rapper’s final correct launch was 2023’s For All The Dogs. However, he did collaborate with PARTYNEXTDOOR for Some Sexy Songs 4 U, which dropped in February. The mission spawned 4 singles, “GIMME A HUG,” “NOKIA,” “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” and “DIE TRYING.”

As for his personal work, Drake spent a wholesome portion of the 12 months selling his forthcoming new album, titled Iceman. He launched three songs, that are considered a part of the album: “What Did I Miss?,” “Which One,” that includes Central Cee, and “DOG HOUSE,” that includes Yeat and Julia Wolf.

In a current interview with Complex, Drake addressed the mixed response he obtained to the music, in addition to its presentation within the type of livestreams. “I think the biggest misconception is how simple people think this is. When you try to do something new or different, people can be overly critical before really understanding what it takes,” the hitmaker advised the outlet.

He added, “The goal with this project was to be creative and innovative — to experiment in a way that might spark others to think differently about how music can be released or experienced.”

Interestingly, whereas Drizzy earned the most-streamed honor, Kendrick Lamar did land six songs on music.apple.com/us/playlist/top-songs-of-2025-usa/pl.fc6a6f1547634ed69d95555d22791381″>Apple’s Top 10 songs of 2025. Okay. Dot’s “luther,” that includes SZA, isn’t any. 1, adopted by his diss monitor “Not Like Us” within the second slot. “NOKIA” from Some Sexy Songs 4 U sits at No. 7.

At the second, Drake’s extremely anticipated Iceman nonetheless doesn’t have a launch date.