On December 3, Spotify released its global and Japanese rankings of the most played songs in 2025! How many of your favorite songs and artists ranked?
Most Played Songs in Japan
- Lilac – Mrs. GREEN APPLE
- Kesera-sera – Mrs. GREEN APPLE
- Blue and Summer – Mrs. GREEN APPLE
- Soranji – Mrs. GREEN APPLE
- GOD_i – Number_i
Most Viewed Artistsin Japan
- Mrs. GREEN APPLE
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- Genji Yonezu
- Vaundy
- Number_i
The most played song and artist in Japan were both by Mrs. GREEN APPLE. In 2025, the 10th anniversary of their debut, they held a 5-dome tour “BABEL no TOH,” released their best album “10,” had a big hit with “Lilac,” won multiple categories on the Billboard Japan annual chart, and won 4 awards in the “USEN MUSIC AWARD 2025, It was a year of remarkable success.
World’s Most Played Songs
- Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
- BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish
- APT. -ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
- Ordinary – Alex Warren
- DtMF – Bad Bunny
The most played song in the world, “Die With A Smile” won “Best Pop Performance (Duo/Group)” at the 67th Grammy Awards, and after spending five consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it also reached #1 on the Billboard Annual Songs of 2025 chart.
Lady Gaga will perform at “The MAYHEM Ball” on January 21 and 22, 2026 at Kyocera Dome Osaka and January 25, 26, 29, and 30 at Tokyo Dome.
World’s Most Played Artists
- Bad Bunny
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
- Drake
- Billy Irish
In 2025, the title of the world’s most played artist goes to Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter, Bud Bunny.
Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS debuted at the top of the weekly Top Latin Albums on January 18, 2025, and then remained No. 1 for all but three weeks throughout the 2025 annual chart tally.
Most Played Songs by Japanese ArtistsAbroad
- Otonoke – Otonoke – Creepy Nuts
- I’d Rather Die – Kaze Fujii
- Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious) – From “The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift” Soundtrack- Teriyaki Boyz
- Bling-Bang-Bang-Born – Creepy Nuts
- ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)- LiSA, Felix
Creepy Nuts’ “Otonoke,” written as the opening theme for the TV anime “Dundadan,” took the top spot, and the group will be touring Asia for the first time in 2025 and will perform at the “Coachella Festival” next year.
Most PlayedJapaneseArtistsAbroad
- Ado
- YOASOBI
- Genji Yonezu
- Kaze Fujii
- Creepy Nuts
YOASOBI had been ranked No. 1 for four consecutive years from 2021 to 2024, but Ado took the top spot for the first time in 2025. This year, Ado held “Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 “Hibana”” and successfully completed a world tour that drew about 500,000 people and toured 33 cities, the largest ever by a Japanese artist.