Morgan Wallen’s “Final Evening” tops Apple Music’s 2023 music chart

This mixture of pictures exhibits Taylor Swift on the world premiere of the live performance movie “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023, left, SZA performing on the Astroworld Music Competition in Houston on Nov. 5, 2021, middle, and Morgan Wallen on the 57th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Picture)

LOS ANGELES—Nation singer Morgan Wallen’s “Final Evening” topped Apple Music’s international music chart in 2023 as the large music streamer launched year-end lists Tuesday, Nov. 28, and offered listeners with information on their very own most listened-to tunes.

Wallen’s hit emerged because the nation music with probably the most days—52—at No. 1 on the International Each day High 100 chart.

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Nigerian rapper Rema’s “Calm Down” remix with Selena Gomez was No. 12 on the worldwide songs chart, the best entry, ever, for an African music. (“Calm Down” was No. 1 on the streamer’s Shazam chart.)

Becoming a member of “Final Evening” on the very prime of the worldwide songs checklist had been “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus in second, “Kill Invoice” by SZA in third, “Wealthy Flex” by Drake and 21 Savage in fourth, and one other SZA observe in fifth slot: “Snooze,” which was adopted 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 Invoice.”

Wallen’s “Final Evening” stayed atop the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 16 weeks this yr, beating Harry Types’ “As It Was” for the report of longest No. 1 run for a non-collaboration. It additionally tied Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber’s “Despacito” for the title of second-longest reign in Sizzling 100’s 65-year historical past.

New to 2023’s suite of year-end charts is the inclusion of an Apple Music Sing chart, which permits customers to view which songs followers sang alongside probably the most to this yr. On the inaugural chart, J-pop duo YOASOBI hit No. 1 with their music “アイドル(Idol).”

Apple’s information additionally exhibits the rising presence of Música Mexicana globally. Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado’s history-making “Ella Baila Sola” made it to No. 18 on the International Each day High 100, which additionally featured Grupo Frontera and Dangerous Bunny’s “un x100to,” Peso Pluma and Natanael Cano’s “PRC,” and Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera’s “Bebe Dame.”

Additionally obtainable Tuesday is Replay—Apple’s various to Spotify’s Wrapped playlist—which permits Apple Music subscribers to interact with what music was hottest on the streaming service this yr.

In November, Apple Music named Taylor Swift its artist of the yr, after the pop famous person broke unbelievable information: Within the first 10 months of 2023, 65 of Swift’s songs reached Apple Music’s International Each day High 100. The Eras Tour was a catalyst: Streams grew 61% globally when she kicked off her landmark live performance tour in March, and continued to construct.

“Taylor Swift’s influence on music is completely plain—not simply this record-breaking yr, however all through her total profession,” Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice chairman of Apple Music and Beats, mentioned in an announcement. “She is a generation-defining artist and a real change agent within the music business, and there’s no doubt that her influence and affect shall be felt for years to come back.”