This year was one of the most dynamic years in music yet, with a diverse range of songs from Kpop Demon Hunters‘ HUNTR/X to Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar dominating the Billboard charts.
The standout track of 2025 was arguably “Golden” from the runaway Netflix hit film, which spent an eye-popping eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and ended at No. 1 on Billboard‘s staff ranking of the best songs of the year. A certain Compton rapper also reigned atop the chart for 13 weeks with his SZA duet “Luther,” while Mother Monster scored a number of tracks from her acclaimed Mayhem album on the ranking.
Other big wave-makers in music this year were Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Dean, each of whom won spots on both Billboard‘s year-end album and song rankings. Chappell Roan finally unleashed her long-awaited single “The Subway” more than a year after she premiered it at Gov Ball 2024, while Sabrina Carpenter scored her second-ever No. 1 on the Hot 100 with Man’s Best Friend lead single “Manchild,” and PinkPantheress earned herself a viral TikTok smash through the dance-pop bop “Illegal.”
But while the year-end chart metrics don’t lie, and Billboard‘s critical ranking has been carefully weighted amongst staff members, we still want to know which of the many tracks that defined 2025 were your favorites. From demon-slaying K-pop stars to hits across pop, hip-hop, dance and Latin, tell us your top track of the year by casting your vote in the poll below.
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