One hundred twenty-seven days.
Enough time to complete 70% of the American school year. Or the amount of time it would take to watch every episode of The Office nonstop.
But for OVS sophomore Percy Naumes, that number meant something different this past year: it was the amount of time he spent streaming tunes on Apple Music.
Percy’s 2025 Apple Music Replay revealed he spent 183,271 minutes listening to 7,414 separate songs on his black Soundcore Space1 headphones.
With an authentically alternative taste, his top artists consisted of Saint Motel, My Chemical Romance, and Green Day.
“I consider myself a very musically inclined person,” said Percy, noting that his musical tastes haven’t fluctuated much in recent years. “I listen to a wide range of genres, and I have a strong passion for music. It didn’t surprise me that I listened for so many minutes.”
This time of year, streaming services such as Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped unveil highly anticipated annual recaps of individuals’ listening habits. During the month of December, those services reveal information about listeners’ top artists, albums, and genres, while also revealing the time spent listening and listening age.
Those year-end listening lists have become an important part of this generation’s holiday season, and the statistics they provide are surprisingly in-depth.
According to Variety, 250 million Spotify users engaged with their Wrapped in the first 65 hours of its release. Although Apple Music isn’t as popular, it has still decided to jump on the Wrapped and Replay bandwagon.
Music has deeply embedded itself into society as a key component of everyday life and identity. It’s exciting to learn about oneself, especially when it’s something that takes up such a massive space in one’s life.
OVS senior Chloe Guyer received a Spotify Wrapped that displayed how she changed as an individual over the past year. Chloe spent 31,772 minutes listening this year. That is the equivalent of 22 days, which is about the same amount of time Ojai Valley School students spend on the upcoming holiday break.
In contrast to Percy, Chloe’s recap changed wildly between 2024 and 2025. Her top genres for 2024 were indie folk and bedroom pop, commonly known for being sad and calm. This year, her top genres were hip-hop and rap, known for excitement and empowerment.
Music can be a beautiful representation of the change and evolution people go through in their lives. Having an annual recap creates an easy outlet to access and see this change.
Not only is the recap personally enjoyable, but it can also become a competition.
“My friends and I love to compare how many minutes we listen to,” Chloe said.
