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Drake<\/a> may have suffered a devastating defeat to Kendrick Lamar<\/a> last year, but that doesn\u2019t appear to have damaged his popularity.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Though the platform has not disclosed his streaming figures as part of its annual \u201cApple Music Replay\u201d feature, Drizzy has put out plenty of material this year that has boosted his already staggering box score.<\/p>\n Released in February, his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/a><\/em> album with PARTYNEXTDOOR<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n .@Drake<\/a> is our most-streamed artist this year. Who\u2019s your top artist? #AppleMusicReplay<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YZgWbHDVXT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Apple Music (@AppleMusic) December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The collaborative project also made a splash on the singles charts thanks to \u201cNokia\u201d and \u201cGimme a Hug,\u201d both of which cracked the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. \u201cNokia\u201d is Drake\u2019s biggest song on Apple Music this year, ranking as the 13th most-streamed song on the platform.<\/p>\n Drake further heated things up with \u201cWhat Did I Miss?\u201d and the Central Cee<\/a>-assisted \u201cWhich One,\u201d potential offerings from his forthcoming album Iceman<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Aubrey\u2019s archrival Kendrick Lamar also put numbers on the board this year, appearing multiple times in Apple Music\u2019s Top Songs of 2025 global playlist.<\/p>\n His record-breaking \u201cLuther\u201d collaboration with SZA<\/a> is the second most-streamed song behind Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cApt.,\u201d making it the most popular hip-hop and R&B song on the platform this year.<\/p>\n \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d Kendrick\u2019s Grammy-winning Drake diss that dominated 2024, is still going strong sitting at number four on the list, while \u201c30 For 30\u201d with SZA (No. 10), \u201cTV Off\u201d (No. 11), \u201cSquabble Up\u201d (No. 22) and \u201cLike That\u201d with Future<\/a> and Metro Boomin<\/a> (No. 35) also make the cut.<\/p>\n Even years-old tracks like \u201cAll the Stars\u201d and \u201cMoney Trees\u201d make the top 100, with the former boosted by its inclusion in Kendrick and SZA\u2019s historic Super Bowl halftime show<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n Check out Apple Music\u2019s full Top Songs of 2025 playlist below, and discover your personal Apple Music Replay here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n