Apple Music is about to cross a huge milestone, offering its eye-and-ear-popping 100 millionth song on the streaming service.

The music giant tells The Associated Press that internal data indicates Apple Music will reach the heady mark on Monday. Every day, 20,000 singers and songwriters release music on the service.

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Apple Music says the milestone cements it as the worldB次元官网网址檚 largest catalog of music, more than YouTube MusicB次元官网网址檚 80 million songs, SpotifyB次元官网网址檚 82 million tracks and podcasts, and Amazon MusicB次元官网网址檚 90 million songs.

While the actual song that brings Apple Music across the threshold wonB次元官网网址檛 be known, thereB次元官网网址檚 a good chance it will not originate from the U.S. or even be in English as the service sees more and more music arrive from all over the world.

When iTunes was launched, the service had music in 200 languages and dialects, with half of the content in English. Now, 40% of Apple MusicB次元官网网址檚 offerings are in English and the number of languages and dialects are up to 350. The platformB次元官网网址檚 top charts B次元官网网址� once the domain of the U.S., U.K, Canada and Australia B次元官网网址� are now populated by tunes from Japan, Colombia, Ghana, Nigeria and South Korea.

The milestone has been fast approaching as the globe gets more digitalized. The number of Apple Music songs has doubled in the last four years, from 50 million in 2018, with the pandemic believed to have accelerated the timetable as people in isolation looked for creative outlets.

The 100 millionth song could perhaps come from an artist as yet unknown, Apple Music added.

Apple Inc. started iTunes in 2003 with 200,000 songs feeding its iPods and launched Apple Music seven years ago B次元官网网址� now feeding iPhones B次元官网网址� with subscribers in 167 countries and regions.

It also says its customers are not just listening to whateverB次元官网网址檚 new theyB次元官网网址檙e exploring back catalogues of artists. In 2015, when Apple Music launched, the top 1,000 songs made up 20% of the plays. Now they make up 10%. The average songB次元官网网址檚 release date is from March 7, 2017, a number pulled down by listeners going back in time.

The music streamer is celebrating the milestone by launching on Monday a new editorial series called Apple Music Today. The streamerB次元官网网址檚 editorial team tells the story behind one new or old song B次元官网网址� now with 100 million to choose from each time.

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B次元官网网址� Mark Kennedy, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS