Lorde, Annahstasia, Rosalia, Brandon Lake, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Pulp, London Suede, Samia all released great albums in 2025.

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.

Best friends since their teens, across their thirty-year career, Biffy Clyro have graduated from being a discordant alt-rock cult concern to platinum-plated UK festival headliners while retaining ...

Eighteen Visions struck gold and made a name for themselves with their 2000 opus Until the Ink Runs Out. It’s a vision of ...

A few nights before Christmas, things were not silent all through the house after all. In the run-up to the holiday, ...

On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first compilation album. "These 16 songs are what we're calling our 'Greatest Hits'," Dave Grohl wrote for the album's sleevenotes. "Not to be confused ...

Metallica's James Hetfield has released a spoken word version of "A Visit From St. Nicholas," aka "Twas The Night Before Christmas." ...

Based on the 1846 serialised penny dreadful The String of Pearls, the misadventures of serial killer Sweeney Todd are reworked into an epic musical full of nuance, wit and sheer beauty. The Dubai ...

From Castle Rat's fantastical doom metal to the Dirty Nil's punk- and classic rock-fueled blitzkrieg, these artists carried ...

For years, goal songs have signaled joy in NHL arenas. Our staff rated each one, based on personal opinions and how the tune fits the team.

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 ...