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Top 100 Songs of 2025: Billboard’s Official Year-End Hot 100 — Fully Ranked

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What Was 2025 in Music? The Year Longevity Won.

Forget hype cycles. Forget overnight TikTok explosions that fizzle out in three weeks. If 2025 taught us anything about music, it’s this: staying power is the ultimate superpower.

According to Billboard’s official data, 11 of the top 12 songs on the Year-End Hot 100 were released before 2025 even began. Streaming algorithms, radio loyalty, and relentless social media replaying kept certain songs alive for months — sometimes over a year — past their release dates. The listeners voted with billions of streams, and the results are extraordinary.

At the top of it all? A duet that shattered 67 years of chart history. A rapper who won Grammys, headlined the Super Bowl, and briefly held the top three Hot 100 spots simultaneously. A pop star who placed five songs in a single year-end chart. And a country singer who, against all expectations, did it all again.

This is the complete, authoritative guide to every song that defined 2025 — all 100 of them, ranked, explained, and put into context. No fluff. No filler. Just music.


📊 The Numbers That Tell the Story

StatFigure
Total songs ranked100
Weeks the #1 song spent in the top 1051
Morgan Wallen entries9
Sabrina Carpenter entries5
Kendrick Lamar entries5
Years of Hot 100 history broken by #167

🏆 THE TOP 10 — The Undisputed Anthems of 2025


#1 — “Die With a Smile” · Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

There are No. 1 songs, and then there are historic No. 1 songs. This is the latter.

“Die With a Smile” didn’t just top the 2025 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 — it broke records that had stood for 67 years. It became the first-ever annual Hot 100 No. 1 duet by a female and male soloist each in lead roles in the chart’s entire history. It spent 51 weeks in the top 10 and appeared on the chart for 60 total weeks — both all-time records for a co-billed male/female duet.

It led the weekly Hot 100 for five weeks beginning in January, becoming Lady Gaga’s sixth #1 and Bruno Mars’ ninth. It also topped the year-end Streaming Songs and Radio Songs charts, and won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys. The ballad’s classic-pop production, theatrical vocals from Gaga, and Mars’ silky delivery created something that resonated across every generation, every platform, every playlist.

This was the song of 2025. By a mile.


#2 — “Luther” · Kendrick Lamar & SZA

Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 was unlike anything the rap world had seen in years. He won five Grammys for “Not Like Us” in February — including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Then he headlined the Super Bowl halftime show. Then he briefly held the top three Hot 100 positions simultaneously. And through all of it, this collaboration with SZA — “Luther” — quietly became his biggest year-long achievement.

Named after the legendary R&B singer Luther Vandross, this track topped the year-end Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. It’s soulful, introspective, and a reminder that when hip-hop and R&B find each other at their purest, the results are timeless.


#3 — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” · Shaboozey

This song has now appeared on two consecutive year-end Hot 100 charts. What started as a country-hip-hop fusion that felt like an outlier in 2024 became one of the defining cultural phenomena of the modern chart era. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” topped the year-end Hot Country Songs chart for a second year in a row — a record-matching feat of its own.

With over 19 weeks at #1 on the weekly Hot 100 in 2024, this track rewrote what country music could look like on a mainstream chart. Genre gatekeepers, take note: the listeners have already moved on.


#4 — “Lose Control” · Teddy Swims

Teddy Swims made his name with raw, aching soul wrapped in a pop sensibility that radio absolutely loved. “Lose Control” became his breakthrough moment — a slow-burning anthem of emotional surrender that climbed the charts with quiet consistency. It topped the 2024 Year-End Hot 100 before carrying its momentum deep into 2025’s tracking period, proving that genuine vocal ability and emotional songwriting never go out of style.


#5 — “Birds of a Feather” · Billie Eilish

From her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT era, “Birds of a Feather” is Billie Eilish at her most delicate and devastating. It’s a whisper-pop gem with a devastating emotional core — a meditation on love, loyalty, and the terrifying vulnerability of truly caring for someone. Billie’s ability to make vulnerability sound cool has never been sharper. This is one of 2025’s most emotionally resonant anthems and one of her finest recordings to date.


#6 — “Beautiful Things” · Benson Boone

The song that introduced the world to Benson Boone was a viral phenomenon before it was even a radio hit. A soaring, arena-ready pop ballad about the fear of losing something precious — “Beautiful Things” built its following organically through short-form video before crossing into mainstream radio dominance. Boone proved he isn’t a one-hit wonder by also placing at #37 and #47 on this same chart. Watch this space.


#7 — “Ordinary” · Alex Warren

Alex Warren emerged as Billboard’s Top New Artist of 2025, placing an astonishing five songs on the year-end list. “Ordinary” was his breakthrough — a heartfelt, emotionally rich track that topped the year-end Digital Song Sales chart after 12 weeks at #1 on the weekly sales ranking. In a year of streaming dominance, people were buying this song. That says everything.


#8 — “I Had Some Help” · Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

Country’s most unlikely crossover continued in 2025. Post Malone — formerly known for rap-rock and face tattoos — doubled down on his country pivot and brought Morgan Wallen along for the ride. The result was one of the year’s most radio-friendly smashes: a breezy, sun-soaked song about leaning on other people through failure. It was inescapable on country radio and mainstream pop alike.


#9 — “APT.” · Rosé & Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars appeared twice in the top 10 — a remarkable feat. Here, he teamed up with Rosé of BLACKPINK for one of 2025’s most unexpected hits. “APT.” is playful, flirtatious, and irresistibly catchy — a K-pop/pop crossover that showed just how porous the boundary between Korean and American pop has become. The song became a massive viral moment and helped cement the K-pop crossover as a permanent feature of the American mainstream.


#10 — “Pink Pony Club” · Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan’s rise is one of the great slow-burn stories in recent music history. “Pink Pony Club” was released years before it became a mainstream hit — a campy, theatrical, gloriously queer pop anthem that found its audience through sheer word-of-mouth and passionate fan devotion. By 2025, it was everywhere. Roan also placed “Good Luck, Babe!” at #31, making her one of the year’s most significant breakout stories.


🔥 #11–30: Certified Hits

#SongArtistGenre
11Love SomebodyMorgan WallenCountry
12EspressoSabrina CarpenterPop
13I’m the ProblemMorgan WallenCountry
14That’s So TrueGracie AbramsIndie Pop
15TV OffKendrick Lamar ft. Lefty GunplayHip-Hop
16TimelessThe Weeknd & Playboi CartiR&B / Rap
17Not Like UsKendrick LamarRap · Grammy SotY & RotY
18Just in CaseMorgan WallenCountry
19TasteSabrina CarpenterPop
20Squabble UpKendrick LamarHip-Hop
2130 for 30SZA & Kendrick LamarR&B / Hip-Hop
22MuttLeon ThomasR&B
23Good NewsShaboozeyCountry
24NokiaDrakeHip-Hop
25GoldenHuntrixPop
26WildflowerBillie EilishIndie Pop
27What I WantMorgan Wallen ft. Tate McRaeCountry-Pop
28MessyLola YoungAlt-Pop
29StargazingMyles SmithIndie
30Love Me NotRavyn LenaeR&B

Standout moments in this tier:

Espresso” (#12 — Sabrina Carpenter) was the global pop moment of 2025. Sassy, effortlessly catchy, and practically impossible to get out of your head — it became a worldwide phenomenon and the gateway for Carpenter’s unprecedented five-song year-end showing. It is to 2025 what “As It Was” was to 2022.

“Not Like Us” (#17 — Kendrick Lamar) won Record of the Year AND Song of the Year at the 2025 Grammys. Then Kendrick performed it at the Super Bowl halftime show. The cultural one-two punch sent it flying back to #1 on the weekly chart in February.

“That’s So True” (#14 — Gracie Abrams) was one of the year’s sweetest surprises — a quietly devastating indie-pop breakup song that spread through TikTok like wildfire before becoming a genuine mainstream hit. Abrams’ star-in-the-making status is now fully confirmed.

“Messy” (#28 — Lola Young) and “Stargazing” (#29 — Myles Smith) represent the ongoing British alt-pop invasion — both artists building enormous American audiences through streaming platforms and sync placements.


⭐ #31–60: The Year’s Essential Tracks

#SongArtistGenre
31Good Luck, Babe!Chappell RoanIndie Pop
32No One NoticedThe MaríasDream Pop
33All the WayBigXthaPlug ft. Bailey ZimmermanHip-Hop / Country
34Too SweetHozierFolk-Rock
35Worst WayRiley GreenCountry
36Sailor SongGigi PerezFolk-Pop · TikTok Viral
37Sorry I’m Here for Someone ElseBenson BoonePop
38ManchildSabrina CarpenterPop
39AnxietyDoechiiHip-Hop / R&B
40I Got BetterMorgan WallenCountry
41StickyTyler, the Creator ft. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil WayneHip-Hop
42UndressedSombrAlt-Pop
43I Never LieZach TopCountry
44Back to FriendsSombrAlt-Pop
45Bed ChemSabrina CarpenterPop
46Sports CarTate McRaePop
47Mystical MagicalBenson BoonePop
48Whatchu Kno About MeGloRilla & Sexyy RedHip-Hop
49IndigoSam Barber ft. Avery AnnaCountry
50Please Please PleaseSabrina CarpenterPop
51DTMFBad BunnyLatin
52Blue StripsJessie MurphCountry
53PeekabooKendrick Lamar ft. AzChikeHip-Hop
54Your IdolSaja BoysK-Pop / Viral
55High RoadKoe Wetzel ft. Jessie MurphCountry
56AbracadabraLady GagaPop / Dance
57WhoJiminK-Pop
58Burning BlueMariah the ScientistR&B
59All I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah CareyHoliday Classic
60DaisiesJustin BieberPop

Standout moments in this tier:

“Sailor Song” (#36 — Gigi Perez) was 2025’s quiet TikTok miracle. A stripped-back, haunting folk-pop track that accumulated billions of listens through short-form video and playlist placements. Nobody predicted it. Everyone loved it.

“Sticky” (#41 — Tyler, the Creator) brought together GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne for one of the most chaotic, joyful hip-hop posse cuts of the year. Pure flex.

“Abracadabra” (#56) showed Lady Gaga had even more range than just the ballad that dominated 2025 — this dance-floor banger proved she can conquer multiple lanes in a single year.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (#59) needs no explanation. It has now charted on six consecutive year-end lists. It is, at this point, not a song — it’s an institution.

Jimin’s “Who” (#57) and the Saja Boys at #54 mark one of K-pop’s most successful years of US chart crossover, continuing the trail blazed by BTS.


💿 #61–100: Deep Cuts & Hidden Gems

#SongArtistGenre
61Soda PopSaja BoysK-Pop
62Like HimTyler, the Creator ft. Lola YoungHip-Hop
63ResidualsChris BrownR&B
64SmileMorgan WallenCountry
65Last ChristmasWham!Holiday Classic
66Am I Okay?Megan MoroneyCountry
67Rockin’ Around the Christmas TreeBrenda LeeHoliday Classic
68How It’s DoneHuntrixPop
69Happen to MeRussell DickersonCountry
70Baile InolvidableBad BunnyLatin
71Weren’t for the WindElla LangleyCountry
72I Ain’t Comin’ BackMorgan Wallen ft. Post MaloneCountry
73Cry for MeThe WeekndR&B
74Bad DreamsTeddy SwimsSoul
75Denial Is a RiverDoechiiHip-Hop
76BMFSZAR&B
77EooBad BunnyLatin
78I’m Gonna Love YouCody Johnson & Carrie UnderwoodCountry
79I Am Not OkayJelly RollCountry / Rock
80Backup PlanBailey Zimmerman & Luke CombsCountry
81Jingle Bell RockBobby HelmsHoliday Classic
82Revolving DoorTate McRaePop
83What It Sounds LikeHuntrixPop
84Hard Fought HallelujahBrandon Lake & Jelly RollGospel / Country
85Somebody Loves MePartyNextDoor & DrakeR&B / Rap
86LiarJelly RollCountry
87Tu BodaÓscar Maydon & Fuerza RegidaRegional Mexican
88After All the Bars Are ClosedThomas RhettCountry
89NuevayolBad BunnyLatin
9020 CigarettesMorgan WallenCountry
91Rather LiePlayboi Carti & The WeekndHip-Hop / R&B
92FreeEjae & Andrew ChoiPop
93TakedownHuntrixPop
94Heart of a WomanSummer WalkerR&B
95House AgainHudson WestbrookCountry
96Dark ThoughtsLil TeccaHip-Hop
97No PoleDon ToliverHip-Hop
98FoldedKehlaniR&B
99SupermanMorgan WallenCountry
100LocoNetón VegaRegional Mexican

Standout moments in this tier:

Morgan Wallen at #64, #72, #90, and #99 — yes, four songs in this tier alone. Combined with his #8, #11, #13, #18, and #40 placements, Wallen placed more total songs on the year-end Hot 100 than any other artist. He also topped the Hot 100 Artists year-end recap for the second time in three years.

“Tu Boda” (#87) and “Loco” (#100) signal the growing force of Regional Mexican music on mainstream American charts — a genre that was virtually invisible on the Hot 100 just five years ago.

“Hard Fought Hallelujah” (#84 — Brandon Lake & Jelly Roll) is the year’s most surprising entry: a gospel-country hybrid that crossed faith-based audiences into the mainstream Hot 100. Jelly Roll continues to defy every expectation of what a chart artist looks like.

Huntrix (the group of Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) placed four songs on this year-end chart — #25, #68, #83, and #93 — making them one of 2025’s most quietly dominant acts in the catalog-streaming space.


🎤 The Dominant Artists of 2025 — By the Numbers

Morgan Wallen — 9 entries

#8, #11, #13, #18, #40, #64, #72, #90, #99

The undisputed king of the year-end chart by volume. Named Billboard’s Top Hot 100 Artist for the second time in three years. His songs are consistent, relatably emotional, radio-perfect country that appeals from small towns to suburban streaming queues. Love him or debate him — nobody moves the charts like he does.

Kendrick Lamar — 5 entries (plus Grammy wins + Super Bowl)

#2, #15, #17, #20, #21, #53

The most culturally dominant artist of 2025. Grammy Record of the Year. Grammy Song of the Year. Super Bowl halftime headliner. Three simultaneous top-10 Hot 100 entries in the same week. SZA collaboration at #2 on the year-end chart. No artist had a bigger moment in 2025 — even if Wallen had more chart entries by volume.

Sabrina Carpenter — 5 entries

#12 (Espresso), #19 (Taste), #38 (Manchild), #45 (Bed Chem), #50 (Please Please Please)

The defining pop star of her generation right now. “Espresso” was the global anthem of the year. Carpenter’s ability to place five distinct songs on a single year-end chart — without a single filler entry — is a rare feat. She is a fully formed pop force with staying power.

Benson Boone — 3 entries

#6 (Beautiful Things), #37 (Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else), #47 (Mystical Magical)

The breakthrough artist who proved he wasn’t a one-hit wonder. Three distinct chart entries in a single year signals a genuine long-term artist career, not a viral flash-in-the-pan.

Bad Bunny — 4 entries

#51 (DTMF), #70 (Baile Inolvidable), #77 (Eoo), #89 (Nuevayol)

The undisputed king of Latin music continues to appear on every year-end list. Four entries — all from his Spanish-language catalogue — prove the Hot 100’s English-language dominance continues to erode. This is the globalization of American pop culture in real time.

SZA — 3 entries

#2 (Luther with Kendrick), #21 (30 for 30 with Kendrick), #76 (BMF)

Two of SZA’s three year-end entries are collaborations with Kendrick Lamar — a dynamic duo that may have just entered Hall of Fame conversation. SZA’s SOS album also set the all-time record for weeks at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2025.

Lady Gaga — 2 entries

#1 (Die With a Smile), #56 (Abracadabra)

Two entries. Two completely different sounds. One historic year.

Jelly Roll — 3 entries

#79 (I Am Not Okay), #84 (Hard Fought Hallelujah), #86 (Liar)

Country-rock’s most unlikely superstar continues to grow his mainstream footprint. Three year-end entries across country, gospel, and rock crossover territory show his enormous versatility and fanbase loyalty.


📈 Key Trends & Insights: What 2025 Told Us About the Music Industry

1. Longevity Over Virality

The old model was: release, spike, disappear. The 2025 model is: release, build, sustain. With 11 of the top 12 year-end songs released before 2025, the data conclusively proves that streaming algorithms, Spotify editorial playlists, and TikTok’s discovery loops now function as a slow-release engine that can keep songs alive for 12–18 months. Artists and labels who understand this are winning. Those chasing quick peaks are losing.

2. Genre Fusion Is the Dominant Sound

Country-hip-hop. Folk-pop-viral. K-pop crossover. Gospel-country. Latin-mainstream. Every major hit in 2025 that broke from its home genre outperformed songs that stayed inside traditional category walls. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is the purest example: it shouldn’t have worked by conventional rules. It became one of the all-time chart giants.

3. Collaboration Is a Strategy, Not a Bonus

Look at the top of the chart: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (#1), Kendrick Lamar & SZA (#2), Rosé & Bruno Mars (#9), Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen (#8). The biggest songs of 2025 were nearly all collaborations. In an era of fragmented audiences, collabs function as audience mergers — bringing two fanbases into the same stream at once. This is now core chart strategy.

4. Women Are Dominating the Sound

Sabrina Carpenter with five entries. Billie Eilish with two top-30 placements. Chappell Roan with two entries including a top-10 finish. SZA with three entries. Doechii rising fast at #39 and #75. Tate McRae, Gracie Abrams, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, Ravyn Lenae, Megan Moroney. The women of 2025’s Hot 100 aren’t just represented — they’re defining the sound, the aesthetic, and the emotional vocabulary of mainstream music.

5. K-Pop Has Crossed Over for Good

Rosé (#9), Jimin (#57), and the Saja Boys (#54, #61) — K-pop acts now place in the top 100 without needing a traditional radio rollout. They enter through streaming and fandom coordination, then hold their positions through sheer repeat plays. This is no longer a novelty. It is a permanent feature of the American chart landscape.

6. Regional Mexican Music Is Arriving

“Tu Boda” (#87) and “Loco” (#100) are the highest year-end placements for Regional Mexican acts in Hot 100 history. Fuerza Regida and Netón Vega represent a genre that has been thriving on its own charts for years and is now breaking through to general-market audiences. This will accelerate.

7. Holiday Songs Are Officially Indestructible

Mariah Carey (#59), Wham! (#65), Brenda Lee (#67), Bobby Helms (#81). Four songs that were recorded between 1958 and 1994 are all inside the top 100 most-consumed songs of 2025. Nostalgia, algorithmic recurrence, and cultural ritual have made these songs functionally immortal on streaming platforms. No other entertainment medium achieves this kind of multi-generational grip.


🗂️ Genre Breakdown — 2025 Year-End Hot 100

GenreSongs in Top 100Notable Artists
Pop28Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Billie Eilish
Country26Morgan Wallen, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, Riley Green
Hip-Hop / Rap22Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Tyler the Creator, GloRilla
R&B / Soul14SZA, Teddy Swims, The Weeknd, Mariah the Scientist
Latin7Bad Bunny, Fuerza Regida, Netón Vega
Indie / Alt-Pop9Chappell Roan, Hozier, The Marías, Myles Smith
K-Pop4Rosé, Jimin, Saja Boys
Holiday4Mariah Carey, Wham!, Brenda Lee, Bobby Helms

🏅 Records Broken in 2025

  • “Die With a Smile” — first annual Hot 100 No. 1 duet by a female and male soloist in lead roles in 67 years of chart history
  • “Die With a Smile” — most weeks in the top 10 (51) and most total weeks on the chart (60) for any co-billed male/female duet in Hot 100 history
  • SZA’s SOS — longest-running #1 album in the history of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (surpassing Michael Jackson’s Thriller)
  • Kendrick Lamar — only artist to hold the top three Hot 100 positions simultaneously in 2025
  • Mariah Carey — “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has now appeared on six consecutive year-end Hot 100 charts

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Final Word: Save This List

2025 was a year of records shattered, genres blurred, and artists who played the long game winning everything. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars made history. Kendrick Lamar had the year of his life. Sabrina Carpenter became a global superstar. Morgan Wallen dominated in sheer volume. And somewhere between a TikTok folk song at #36 and a Regional Mexican track at #100, American music quietly became the most diverse, the most global, and the most genre-fluid it has ever been.

Bookmark this list. Share it. Build your playlist from it. And come back next December — because 2026 is already being written.


Data sourced from Billboard’s official Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 2025, published December 9, 2025. Tracking period: October 26, 2024 – October 18, 2025. All chart positions reflect aggregated streaming, radio airplay, and sales data compiled by Luminate.


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