Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country

Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts Export

Export Apple Music and iTunes Store top charts for 170 countries as clean rows, with rank changes between runs, for music marketing, A&R and streaming analytics teams.

What does Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country do?

Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country exports the official Apple chart you choose for every market you select. Each chart position becomes one row with the market, rank, change since the previous chart, artist, track, album, genre, release date and Apple link.

• Apple Music Top Songs and Top Albums: the 100 most-played songs and albums per country
• iTunes Top Songs, Top Albums and Top Music Videos: up to 200 best-selling downloads per country
• Optional iTunes genre charts, from Pop and Hip-Hop/Rap to K-Pop and Latin
• Rank changes between runs, so a daily schedule shows what is rising and falling
• 170 storefronts, from the United States and United Kingdom to Portugal, Nigeria and Japan

What data can you extract from Apple Music charts?

Field	Description
market	Country name
chart	Chart name, including the iTunes genre when one is selected
rank	Chart position
change	Positions gained since the previous chart date
artist	Artist credit
track	Song or music video title (not on album charts)
album	Album title (only on album charts and iTunes Top Songs)
genre	Main genre Apple lists
releaseDate	Release date
appleUrl	Apple Music or iTunes link

Can I use Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country to track charts in many countries at once?

Yes. Select as many markets as you need, or All markets, and the chosen chart is exported for each one in a single run. A daily schedule across 10 markets gives you a complete chart history in your own Apify storage, with no API keys or Apple developer account.

How does Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country work?

1. You pick markets and one Apple chart.
2. The Actor reads Apple's official public chart feeds for each market.
3. Each position is cleaned into one row with the same fields for Apple Music and iTunes.
4. The Actor compares each chart with the previous chart date and fills change.
5. Rows land in a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send to other tools.

It is like opening the Apple charts page for every country every morning, but already in a spreadsheet.

Why use Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country?

Feature	Typical chart scrapers	Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country
Chart types	One chart type	Apple Music songs and albums plus iTunes songs, albums and videos
Markets	A short list of countries	170 storefronts, or All markets in one run
Rank changes	Rank only	Change since the previous chart date
Genre charts	Rarely available	17 iTunes genres
Data source	Scraped web pages that break	Apple's official public feeds
Failed charts	Run fails or bills error rows	Logged in the run summary, never billed

What can you do with Apple Music chart data?

• Release monitoring: check every morning whether a new single entered the Top 100 in priority markets.
• A&R scouting: spot artists climbing iTunes genre charts in smaller markets before they break in the US or UK.
• Campaign reporting: show clients a daily table of rank and change per country.
• Streaming vs buying: run Apple Music Top Songs and iTunes Top Songs to compare plays with purchases.
• Content and playlists: feed newsletters, playlist curation or social posts with fresh chart data.

Recommendation: schedule the Actor once a day. change always compares against the previous chart date, so extra runs on the same day do not distort it.

How to use Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country?

1. Create a free Apify account and open Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country.
2. Pick your markets, for example United States, United Kingdom and Portugal.
3. Pick a chart, for example Apple Music Top Songs.
4. Optionally pick iTunes genres in the Genres box.
5. Click Start, then download the results or schedule the run daily.

How much will it cost to scrape Apple Music charts?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay a small fee per run start and per chart row in the dataset, and nothing for failed charts. One country's Apple Music Top 100 is 100 rows. Check the Pricing tab for the current price per 1,000 rows.

To keep costs low, select only the markets you follow instead of All markets.

Input

Field	Description
markets	Country names, or All markets
chart	Apple Music Top Songs, Apple Music Top Albums, iTunes Top Songs, iTunes Top Albums or iTunes Top Music Videos
genres	Optional iTunes genres, such as Pop or K-Pop
datasetId, runId	Optional Pipeline Integration fields

{
    "markets": ["United States", "United Kingdom", "Portugal"],
    "chart": "Apple Music Top Songs"
}

{
    "markets": ["United States", "Japan"],
    "chart": "iTunes Top Songs",
    "genres": ["K-Pop"]
}

Output

{
    "market": "United States",
    "chart": "Apple Music Top Songs",
    "rank": 1,
    "change": 2,
    "artist": "Drake & Don Toliver",
    "track": "Solar Eclipse",
    "genre": "R&B/Soul",
    "releaseDate": "2026-10-02",
    "appleUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/solar-eclipse/6818209777?i=6818209989"
}

Each row only has the fields Apple publishes for that chart: album charts have no track, and Apple Music Top Songs has no album. change is empty on the first run and for new entries. A RUN_SUMMARY record in the key-value store lists charts that failed or were skipped.

How to run Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country via the API?

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trovevault~apple-music-itunes-charts-by-country/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"markets": ["United States", "United Kingdom"], "chart": "Apple Music Top Songs"}'

What are the limitations?

• Source: Apple's public marketing RSS feeds (Apple Music) and the iTunes Store RSS feeds (iTunes charts). Apple's feed is slow and sometimes times out; failed charts are retried, then listed in the run summary.
• Apple publishes charts per country only, so there is no global Apple chart.
• Apple Music charts stop at 100 positions; small iTunes markets can return fewer rows.
• The iTunes Store does not sell songs in some markets, such as South Korea, so those charts come back empty.
• change starts filling from the second chart date, because the first run has no baseline.

Are there other music chart tools in Apify Store?

• Spotify Daily Top 200 Charts by Country: daily Spotify charts with stream counts
• Shazam Charts Scraper by Country, City & Genre: what people are discovering, down to city level
• Deezer Top Charts by Country: official Deezer charts with ISRC codes
• Cross-Platform Music Chart Tracker: all four platforms in one row per song

FAQ

Can I get the Apple Music Top 100 for any country?

Yes, for any country where Apple Music is available. Pick it in Markets and choose Apple Music Top Songs.

How often should I run Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country?

Once a day suits daily tracking. change compares against the previous chart date, so extra runs on the same day do not distort it.

Can I get historical Apple Music charts?

The Actor exports the current chart. Schedule it daily with a Target Dataset ID and you build your own history from that day on.

What is the difference between Apple Music and iTunes charts?

Apple Music charts rank streaming plays. iTunes charts rank paid downloads, which reflect superfans and older audiences.

Can I filter by genre?

Yes for iTunes charts: pick one or more genres in the Genres box. Apple Music charts in the public feed are all-genre only.

Can I use Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country with the Apify API?

Yes. Start runs and read results with the Apify API or the JavaScript and Python clients, as in the curl example above.

Can I use Apple Music & iTunes Top Charts by Country through an MCP server?

Yes. Add it to the Apify MCP server and AI agents such as Claude or ChatGPT can request chart data on demand.

Which integrations work with this Actor?

Any Apify integration: Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n, webhooks and LangChain.

Is scraping Apple Music charts legal?

The Actor reads public chart feeds that Apple publishes for promotion and collects no personal data. Check your own use of the data against Apple's terms.

What problems can happen?

• A chart is empty or skipped: the iTunes Store does not sell that item type in the market, or Apple has no chart there. The RUN_SUMMARY record lists it.
• A chart failed: Apple's feed timed out after retries. Run again; the failed chart is not billed.

Your feedback

Found a bug or want another chart type? Open an issue in the Issues tab, with the run ID if a chart failed.