TikTok’s Global Year in Music 2025 rankings have arrived, and the platform’s pulse on worldwide listening habits has once again reshaped the conversation around hit records. Among the standout achievements, Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) — performed by Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea — claimed the No. 11 spot, cementing its status as one of the most influential cross-continental records of the year. The placement highlights the track’s unstoppable momentum, even as it continues to sit at the centre of one of 2025’s most talked-about Grammy eligibility disputes.
The Ghana-Jamaica fusion track has been a cultural lightning bolt since its release, sparking high-energy challenges, choreography-heavy clips, and countless user-generated moments across TikTok. Its viral rise mirrors the platform’s increasingly globalised trends, where Caribbean bounce, Afrobeats rhythms and diaspora storytelling blend seamlessly into the soundtrack of millions of daily videos. The song’s presence just outside the top ten is a testament to its grip on 2025 — a year in which dance-driven content and genre-blending collaborations dominated user behaviour.
However, the success of Shake It To The Max comes in the shadow of the Grammys’ ruling that disqualified the star-powered remix from consideration for the 2026 awards. Despite being released within the eligibility window and featuring new verses, fresh production elements, and a unique ISRC, the Recording Academy rejected the submission on the basis that it was technically labelled a “remix.” Gamma CEO Larry Jackson publicly challenged the decision, calling the ruling inconsistent and dismissive of what the artists achieved, especially given the song’s 27 weeks atop the U.S. Afrobeats chart and top-tier Billboard placements.
Meanwhile, TikTok’s 2025 list reaffirms the platform’s role as a discovery engine, one capable of reviving classics like Connie Francis’ Pretty Little Baby while propelling contemporary hits like Chella’s My Darling into global rotation. But few records this year embody TikTok’s cross-cultural power as clearly as Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) — a track that has cut through controversy to leave an undeniable stamp on the digital music ecosystem.
With its global reach growing and debates around industry classification still unfolding, the “Max” movement shows no signs of slowing. For Moliy, Silent Addy, Shenseea, and Skillibeng, TikTok’s Top 20 nod marks yet another milestone in what has already become one of the most defining stories of 2025’s music landscape.
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