Apple Music Classical Gains New Top 100 Chart

Apple today added a Classical Top 100 chart to Apple Music Classical, the classical music streaming service that it introduced in early 2023.

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The list features the most popular classical music albums that are streamed globally, combining five data sources from more than 165 countries. Top 100 comes from ‌Apple Music‌ Classical streams, ‌Apple Music‌ streams, iTunes downloads, iTunes song sales, and Shazam tags.

According to Apple, the Classical Top 100 list is the most comprehensive classical music chart available. The first number one album is Bach: Keyboard Concertos with Chinese pianist Tianqi Du and the Academy of St Martins in the Fields conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. The top five albums feature artists from Canada, China, Brazil, Latvia, Norway, and the UK, and encompass everything from full orchestral symphonies to solo guitar.

Apple plans to update the Apple Classical Top 100 list each Monday, and it can be found on the ‌Apple Music‌ Classical Home tab. Each chart includes activity from the prior week.

‌Apple Music‌ Classical is a standalone music app designed for classical music lovers and musicians. It has the world's largest classical music catalogue, and it can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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Top Rated Comments

jbmelby Avatar
9 months ago

If badly needs an Apple TV app.
And a macOS app.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
abatabia Avatar
9 months ago
If badly needs an Apple TV app.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
diego.caraballo Avatar
9 months ago
And Homepod support.
If I ask Siri to play a playlist from Classical, it says that is not supported.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
hagar Avatar
9 months ago

Can't understand why this hasn't been brought to macOS yet. I keep hoping that maybe they're saving up for a major overhaul of the macOS Music app and that will bring the Classical app as well, yet every year at WWDC, the Music app hardly gets a mention. :(
We can’t expect a small startup to immediately support all platforms. They have to carefully focus their resources ?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
arkitect Avatar
9 months ago

And a macOS app.
100% agree.

I am not re-subbing until this happens.

My Mac is hooked up to my hifi stuff and I mostly listen at home — not while on the road.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
hooptyuber Avatar
9 months ago

I'm a big classical musical listener. While I love the music, I have no belief about classical being broadly popular. What is the market research that shows investing in a dedicated classical app is worth it?
The old Apple was never about the lowest common denominator but they seem to be now. They've got gazillions in cash but a classical app isn't “worth it”? How much additional time and money could it possibly cost them? Especially considering they've already got iOS and iPadOS versions. I find it all very frustrating.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)