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.

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

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The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Paul McCartney’s RAM was hated by critics on release, even criticized by fellow Beatles, before being reevaluated as a solo masterpiece.

The year is coming to an end, and it has seen some big-name artists drop new albums. From one of the biggest pop superstars ...

Earlier this year, George Harrison would have turned 82. But, as is often the case, the universe had a different plan in mind, and the former Beatle left us at age 58 way back in 2001. Despite his ...

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Peter Asher reflects on how he got from Peter and Gordon topping the charts with a Paul McCartney song to producing James ...

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Title by or about Paul McCartney, Cameron Crowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Yoko Ono, the Cars, Mark Ronson and more are among the year's ...

John Lennon and Dave Grohl had the same opinion on which Beatles album is the best. Find out which record beat out the rest.