It's been more than a year since Apple launched its imaginatively-titled "Apple Music Classical" platform, the dedicated app for classical music lovers that, despite a few quibbles and quirks, we were rather impressed by when we tried it out at launch. Billed as the "world's largest classical music catalogue", Apple Music Classical runs in parallel with the Apple Music streaming service, with its own dedicated app that users can download separately for free. Free, of course, if you already subscribe to Apple Music.
The Classical platform is now getting a new feature, as Apple has announced the launch of the Apple Classical Top 100, an up-to-date rundown of the most popular classical albums globally. The weekly chart brings together five data sources, including Apple Music Classical, iTunes and Apple Music, from over 165 countries to build a comprehensive view of who's chilling out to Chopin and who's heading to work with Haydn.
