Top 10 Songs of 2025

 The Top 10 songs of 2025!!

2025 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart but the biggest hits of 2024 stuck around for so long it made it hard for the new songs to break through. That being said, Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina is the top spokesmodel for making pop music FUN again. Everything about this song is pure entertainment. The dance pop arrangement is a throwback to the carefree joy of the 1970's. The lyrics are hilarious and witty while all of it is sing-a-long catchy and joyful.         

APT.  - Bruno Mars and Rose

The title stands for "apartment" which also references a popular Korean drinking game adding a cultural context to the song, but all that really matters is that it was the best song for creating fun dancing videos on social media all year. Bruno Mars continues to prove himself as an unstoppable hit making machine and KPop is going to just keep getting bigger. 

Golden - HUNTR/X 

KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix and exploded into a music/movie cultural phenomena unlike anything we've seen since Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Fans weren't just watching the movie over and over again, they were taking every song on the soundtrack up to the top of the charts. This is just the best of the best on this stellar musical movie experience.           

Love Me Not - Ravyn Lenae

It's so great to hear a catchy and soulful R&B song getting crossover mainstream acceptance. Just like all the biggest hits these days it grew from social media trends to heavy rotation on the radio.              

The Giver - Chappell Roan

She started the year winning the Grammy for Best New Artist and followed it up with this evidence that she is a truly authentic artist who will not be confined by boundaries. Her take on country music is refreshing, true to the genre while also being completely original.          

Anxiety - Doechii

Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye is a prominent sample in this song making it instantly familiar, but it's elevated into an all-new pop masterpiece with her skills, talent and captivating personality.           

Luther - Kendrick Lamar and SZA

The moment the song begins with the velvety vocals of Luther Vandross you know you're going to want to hear more. Kendrick and SZA add just enough of the present day to make relevant while we all know that the classic sample is the only reason we like it.       

Soda Pop - Saja Boys

These cute boy band singers and dancers have exactly what it takes to lure us in. It's so good we don't even want the KPop Demon Hunters to rescue us from their evil intentions.       

Daisies - Justin Bieber

This former teen star is already 31 and still able to deliver a catchy pop smash hit. He's a little more elusive as he gets older shying away from the spotlight, but the music is better anyway when you don't care anything about their personal life.      

Ordinary - Alex Warren 

This song just showed up on the charts out of nowhere and it's showing no signs of going away. Who knows, it may follow the long-charting trend of the 2024 songs and be one of the biggest songs of 2026. 

Top 10 Songs of 2024

 The Top 10 songs of 2024!!

2024 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:

A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

The success of this HUGE smash hit is completely thanks to the amazing Beyonce who included new artists like Shaboozey on her outstanding and innovative album Cowboy Carter. She shined the spotlight on him and the crossover mainstream general public learned about this infectious song. We couldn't get enough of it!        

Yes, and... - Ariana Grande

We already know she's an all-around talent who excels at everything, but one of the reasons for that is because she has respect and knowledge about the amazing music and artists that paved the way. This song is a celebration of Madonna's Vogue with its throbbing dance beat and the video is a tribute to Paula Abdul's Cold Hearted. In addition, the remix includes Mariah Carey, the Queen of the Remix!!      

Water - Tyla 

While this song was a very big hit, it should have been even bigger. Tyla has everything it takes to be the next big thing with her catchy songs, great vocals and impressive visuals. The problem is that the industry is holding her back and boxing her into the limited Afro Beats category instead of giving her the full-on POP crossover mainstream push. With the proper promotion there would be no stopping her.         

Too Sweet - Hozier

This is that pop smash you'd hear in the background and ask "what is this?" and "will you play it for me again!" It's undeniably enjoyable music.             

Texas Hold Em - Beyonce

Beyonce is the #1 Pop Artist so far this century because she DELIVERS the crowd-pleasing smash hits. Everyone online was creating dance videos to this song and everyone else was watching them on repeat. She's so good at what she does and we are just lucky to be here and enjoy it. And on top of that, she truly has an important socio-political point of view that reaches far beyond her own personal success that uplifts and celebrates others.         

Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter

This little dynamo achieved unheard of success having THREE songs in the top ten at the same time for over a month. The secret was that the songs were just fun and catchy.          

Die With A Smile - Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga

Bruno Mars is truly a master at creating pop music. He knows what he's doing and it was so nice of him to bring Lady Gaga along for the ride on this one.      

Lose Control - Teddy Swims

The surprise success of the year is Teddy Swims getting more popular week after week all year long. This song just kept connecting with a bigger audience. That's what happens with great music.      

We Can't Be Friends - Ariana Grande

As we waited all year to finally see Ariana Grande show off her acting, singing and dancing in Wicked, we had this fantastic song to hold us over.     

I Had Some Help - Post Malone 

Post Malone proved this year that he's capable of handling any genre of music and making it into smash hit popular songs. His country album is jam-packed with strong collaborations like this one that you're not going to be able to resist no matter how hard you try.