In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Apple Music has unveiled its list of the 500 most-streamed songs of the decade, with Ed Sheeran’s global hit Shape of You taking the top spot.
The British singer-songwriter’s 2017 track has outperformed every other song on the platform in the past 10 years, beating The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights and Drake’s God’s Plan, which landed in second and third place respectively.
Upon its release, Shape of You shattered Apple Music’s record for the highest number of first-day streams and went on to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks. The track later earned Ed Sheeran a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2018.
The remainder of the top 10 features a mix of pop and hip-hop heavyweights. Post Malone makes two appearances with Sunflower alongside Swae Lee at No. 4 and Rockstar featuring 21 Savage at No. 5. Other chart-toppers include Drake’s One Dance featuring Wizkid and Kyla, Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode, Sheeran’s Perfect, Chris Brown’s No Guidance, and Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy.
Elsewhere on the list, The Chainsmokers and Halsey’s Closer ranks at No. 11, Kendrick Lamar’s Humble at No. 15, Ariana Grande’s 7 rings at No. 19, and BTS’ record-breaking Dynamite at No. 34.
Drake holds the title for the most entries on the list, with 27 songs making the cut. Taylor Swift follows with 14, while Mariah Carey secures a notable spot as the only artist with a holiday track in the upper rankings, her classic All I Want for Christmas Is You lands at No. 100.
To mark the milestone, Apple Music released a special playlist featuring the full 500-song lineup and shared an exclusive interview with Ed Sheeran. Reflecting on the enduring success of Shape of You, Sheeran told Zane Lowe, “No one can take away the song. I’ll be able to play it forever… I’m just grateful to have songs like that, where anywhere in the world, you can pick up a guitar and make someone happy.”
The full list of all most-streamed songs and playlist are now available for streaming on Apple Music.
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Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is officially the #1 Most Streamed Song in Apple Music History 🔥👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/11gMqLGVxv
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Most streamed songs in Apple Music history (Top 500):
#1 Shape of You#2 Blinding Lights#3 God’s Plan#4 Sunflower#5 rockstar#6 One Dance#7 SICKO MODE#8 Perfect#9 No Guidance#10 bad guy#11 Closer #12 Starboy #13 goosebumps#14 STAY (The Kid Laroi & Justin) #15 HUMBLE.…
— chart data (@chartdata) July 5, 2025
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