Apple Music's new Top 100 charts cover the entire planet

You have a staggering 116 'Top 100' charts to choose from, Apple Music subscribers.
By Adam Rosenberg  on 
Apple Music's new Top 100 charts cover the entire planet
Credit: screenshot by sasha lekach / mashable

Want to know what people are listening to right now in Belize? How about Macau? Or Uganda?

A new Apple Music feature rolled out on Friday introduced a large collection of Top 100 charts to the service. There are 116 of them, to be exact: One global chart, and then one more for each country where Apple Music is available.

Each list shows the most-streamed songs in whichever region they cover. They'll all be updated once per day at 12:00 a.m. PT, and they're grouped together under the app's "Browse" section whether you're viewing Apple Music from a mobile device or your desktop (h/t Rolling Stone).

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(It's worth noting that while Rolling Stone's firsthand look at the new feature mentions 116 charts, a Mashable subscriber on staff only saw around 50 listed on both desktop and mobile.)

Apple Music has been growing steadily since it launched in 2015. By the end of 2016, it was up to 20 million subscribers globally. Then, earlier this summer, a report surfaced suggesting that Apple's subscriber count in the U.S. had overtaken that of competing service Spotify.

In June, Apple launched a browser-based web player to give desktop users an option other than the iTunes app for their music listening. Then, in August, a new feature launched that gave users a listening mix that assembles the top 25 songs their Apple Music friends are listening to.

The new Top 100 charts deliver an added "discovery" layer to the service, providing subscribers with yet another way to tailor their new jams around what's popular, and where.

Topics Apple Music

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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