From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

QUEEN guitarist Brian May unveiled on Monday a previously unreleased song by the legendary rock band that “no one has ever ...

Our quest to discover rock's best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing ...

Chris Rea, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who has died aged 74, rose to fame in the 1980s as a purveyor of huskily ...

• “Captain Z” — described by Poorman as “our second youngest listener” — will count down the top ten songs of his entire life ...