How to Get Your 2026 Apple Music Replay Playlist (and Fix It If It's Not Showing)

Apple Music subscribers don't have to wait until December to see their year in music laid out. The 2026 Replay playlist has been quietly taking shape since late winter, breaking down top songs and artists as the year goes rather than dropping all at once (9to5Mac). This guide covers how to get your 2026 Apple Music Replay playlist in the Music app, how to pull up the same stats on the web, and what to check if Replay still isn't showing on your account seven months in.

Apple started rolling out Replay 2026 in early February, once January's listening data finished processing (MacRumors). Unlike Spotify Wrapped, which drops once a year in December, Replay updates weekly and won't lock into a finished Top 100 until the year ends (9to5Mac). Whatever list you pull up right now, more than seven months into the year, is a live snapshot, not a finished recap.

It works in the Apple Music app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and through the web portal, for subscribers who have listening history enabled and enough activity logged for the year (9to5Mac; MacRumors). Both conditions matter. Miss either one, and that's usually the whole answer to "where's my Replay?"

How to find your Apple Music Replay 2026 playlist in the app

Replay sits in the Home tab of the Apple Music app, not tucked into Library, For You, or some settings menu (MacRumors; iGeeksBlog).

1. Open the Apple Music app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
2. Tap the Home tab.
3. Scroll down to the section labeled "Replay: Your Top Music."
4. Tap into it to open your 2026 stats and playlist (MacRumors).

Tap Add to save the playlist to your library. Once added, it refreshes automatically every week for the rest of the year, so the Top 100 building today keeps shifting as your listening habits change (MacRumors; iGeeksBlog).

Back in February, Apple pushed the feature out gradually, so some subscribers saw Replay appear hours after others checked it on the same day (9to5Mac). That staggered rollout finished long ago. If Replay isn't on your account seven months later, a delayed rollout isn't the reason; the settings covered further down are.

How to view your Apple Music Replay playlist on the web

Apple has offered a Replay recap every year since 2019, originally as a web-only experience with an accompanying playlist, before it moved into the Music app (MacRumors). That web version still exists, and it's worth a look even after Replay shows up in the app.

1. Search "Apple Music Replay," or tap through from a link inside the Music app. Apple has changed the exact address before, so there isn't one stable URL worth bookmarking.
2. Sign in with your Apple ID.
3. Browse total listening time, top songs, top artists, and top albums, broken down month by month (9to5Mac).

Both the app and the web version pull from the same account data, so it mostly comes down to preference. Stay in the app if you're already streaming from your phone. Switch to the web version if a bigger screen makes the monthly breakdowns easier to actually read.

Apple Music Replay 2026 not showing? Check these settings

If the Home tab has no Replay section at all, two things usually explain it: listening history is switched off, or your account hasn't logged enough activity yet for Apple to build a profile (MacRumors; 9to5Mac).

Start with the setting:

1. Open Settings > Music on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Confirm Use Listening History is toggled on (MacRumors; iGeeksBlog).
3. If it was off, turn it on and keep listening through Apple Music as you normally would.

Without listening history enabled, Apple has nothing to build a Replay profile from (MacRumors).

What each result means

• Replay appears in Home: Open it, glance at the current Top 100, and tap Add so it keeps updating on its own.
• Replay is absent and listening history is off: Flip the toggle, then actually go play some music. The setting alone won't backfill months of missing data.
• Listening history is already on but Replay still isn't there: Apple requires a minimum amount of listening for the year, and that number isn't public. Regular streaming over the next few days does more than repeatedly refreshing the Home tab.
• The app shows nothing at all: Try the web portal as a backup path. It draws from the same account data, so if one interface is glitching, the other might not be.

Even after switching listening history on, don't expect Replay to show up the moment you check. A freshly generated playlist can take several hours to appear once the requirements are met (iGeeksBlog; MacRumors).

Apple hasn't disclosed a specific number of songs, minutes, or days required to unlock Replay. Sparse or occasional listening just means it takes longer to clear whatever that unpublished threshold is (9to5Mac). The only verified workaround is the boring one: keep listening through Apple Music and check back, rather than chasing a specific song count.

Why the Top 100 keeps changing until December

Replay isn't a static list, and that trips people up more than the settings do. From its first appearance in February, rankings refresh regularly, gradually building a complete picture of top songs across the year (MacRumors). A song sitting at number 40 in September can climb into the top 10 or drop off entirely by the time the year wraps.

Alongside the yearly playlist, the same Home tab section surfaces monthly recaps: total listening time, top songs, top artists, and top albums broken out for each individual month rather than blended across the whole year (9to5Mac). Those monthly snapshots are worth checking on their own terms, since they freeze a specific stretch of listening instead of averaging it into the running total.

By the time December arrives, Apple locks the playlist into its final form for the year, a set 100 tracks that stop shifting once the calendar turns over (MacRumors). Anything on screen between now and then, including today's ranking, is provisional. Two people who both binge an album this week could see their entire top 10 reshuffle by the weekend, so treat the current list as a snapshot worth comparing notes over, not a finished verdict.

What to do now

Start in the Music app: open the Home tab, find "Replay: Your Top Music," and tap in. If nothing shows up, try the web portal for the same data on a larger screen.

If neither turns up anything, open Settings > Music and confirm Use Listening History is on. Keep listening through Apple Music and give Replay a few hours to a few days to generate; Apple hasn't published a specific listening threshold, so consistent use is what actually moves it along. Once it appears, tap Add to save it to your library, and remember that the Top 100 on screen today isn't final. It refreshes weekly and won't lock in until December.