On 16/12/2025 at 21:26, Sergej said:

Glad to see "Espresso", "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart" and "Yes, and?" being in your top 10 of last year.

I'm glad you've found some faves from my top 10.

Thanks 😊

Album Chart

 

11. The Favors - The Dream

12. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

13. Maren Morris - D R E A M S I C L E

14. Lorde - Virgin

15. Haim - I quit

16. Addison Rae - Addison

17. Lisa - Alter Ego

18. Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years

19. 21 Savage - WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?

20. AJ Tracey - Don't Die Before You're Dead

21. Laufey - A Matter of Time

22. The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

23. Perrie - Perrie

24. Rebecca Black - SALVATION

25. Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS

If I've counted correctly, I've listened to 37 albums released in 2025 and I have to say it was a very disappointing year overall. Without giving away what appears in the top 10, I think only my top 3 this year would have had a shot at reaching last year's top 10.

 

Biggest disappointment of the year has to be Tyler, The Creator. After a legendary run of three 5/5 albums, 'DON'T TAP THE GLASS' is only here to make the numbers up. The Weeknd would be much higher up if his album didn't go on for so long. There's a solid 45 minute album in there somewhere. The Nas/DJ Premier and 21 Savage albums are both only 8-days old so there's still a chance they could climb a few places.

Before I go reach my top 10 albums, I want to take a small interlude to point out 5 EPs and 3 2024 albums that I've loved this year but were not eligible to make my albums list.

2025 Top EPs

Alessi Rose - for your validation

Alessi Rose - Voyeur

JISOO - AMORTAGE

Kylie Cantrall - B.O.Y.

Minnie - HER

2024 Discoveries

Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us

Janet Devlin - Emotional Rodeo

Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?

Alessi Rose's 'Voyeur' EP is practically a full-length album after the deluxe was released and if I were to include it in my album list, it would actually be my #1 of the year. I was tempted to count Megan Moroney anyway as her deluxe only dropped this year and she (and Gracie) would comfortably be in my top 10 had I done so.

Album Chart

6. JENNIE - Ruby

 

Highlights - Love Hangover, Handlebars, Mantra

 

 

7. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!

 

Highlights - IT girl, Angel Of My Dreams, Plastic Box

 

 

8. Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

 

Highlights - The Life of a Showgirl, The Fate of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor

 

 

9. Leah Kate - Genius

 

Highlights - Meltdown, ill, Genius

 

 

10. JID - God Does Like Ugly

 

Highlights - Sk8, Community, For Keeps

 

 

 

 

God Does Like Ugly was certainly one of the strongest Hip-Hop albums of the year with JID demonstrating why he's so acclaimed and respected by others in the genre. I think it was an improvement on his last album but I'm certainly in a minority. Genius is the most recent album to make the top 10 with a November release date. It's a step down in quality from Leah's debut album ('Super Over', #4, 2023) but it's still a very fun guilty pleasure. Taylor lands at #8 for the second consecutive year as The Life of a Showgirl proved divisive. There's no doubt that there's some poor elements to this album (the misguided Charli 'diss', the cringy concept of 'CANCELLED!') but there's also some really good stuff here. I wasn't sold on the first listen but Taylor is an artist who was enough clout that I'll give her some extra chances and this won me over with repeat listens. THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY was the first solo effort from a Little Mix member and has rightfully been well-received. JADE has been my favourite in Little Mix since the X Factor days and I always felt like she was the one with potential to be the solo star. Seeing her on tour only cemented this belief and helped me appreciate the album even more. The recently released expanded deluxe version is a great addition too. Three of the four members have released their debut solo albums over the past 12 months, but it's JENNIE who has released the strongest one with RUBY. The only criticism I'd have on the album is that it is very front-loaded. At the halfway point, I'm thinking it's a potential AOTY contender but it loses momentum and the second half is a step down. It's hard to argue with the quality of some of the early tracks though.

Album Chart

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

 

Highlights - Manchild, Nobody's Son, Tears

 

 

2. Saba & No ID - From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID

 

Highlights - Westside Bound Pt. 4, Woes of The World, head.rap

 

 

3. Tate McRae - So Close To What

 

Highlights - Purple lace bra, It's ok I'm ok, Miss possesive

 

 

4. Reneé Rapp - BITE ME

 

Highlights - Leave Me Alone, Mad, Kiss It Kiss It

 

 

5. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp

 

Highlights - Raindance, The Boy Who Played the Harp, No Weapons

 

 

 

 

Another great entry into his discography, The Boy Who Played the Harp largely misses the commercial side of Dave's music and instead provides us with 48 of the most thoughtful, anxious and contemplative minutes you can experience this year. It's messy at times, but it perfectly captures a moment in time of a great artist who's unafraid to share his most personal thoughts and worries. BITE ME is an album that's sneakily worked it's way into my affections. I don't think I would have told you when it was released that it was going to end up this high but I've just been constantly drawn back to it with different songs frequently becoming new faves over time. I'm delighted that it hit #1 as it should have been the album that made Reneé Rapp a star. I can't wait to see her on tour next year. So Close To What, I would argue, is instead the star-making album of the year. I don't think it has the same highs as her first two albums ('Exes', 'Greedy'. 'She's All I Wanna Be', 'What Would You Do') but it's much more polished and consistent overall. The first two albums were just big singles and filler while this is consistently great. I was a tad worried as the two pre-album singles didn't really capture my attention last year but I've fallen in love with them a lot this year. For the second year in a row, my #2 album of the year is a collaborative release by a rapper from Chicago and a legendary producer. How specific! From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID is a killer album and is without doubt the best Hip-Hop released in 2025. The production is lush and Saba is the most underrated MC around right now. But my #1 album of the year is Man's Best Friend. Sabrina finished 3rd last year with 'Short n' Sweet' but she's been able to strike while the iron is hot and release an album I love even more. 'emails i can't send' is one of my top albums of the decade and I really didn't feel like Sabrina would be able to top it. I'm not quite sure if this tops it, but it's at least on par. The run between 'Nobody's Son' and 'Go Go Juice' is perfection and pretty much earned it top spot on just that alone. The singles aren't quite as undeniable as on her last album but, as a whole, it's hard to top.

Here are the albums that I like from your list:

1. Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

3. Tate McRae - So Close To What

5. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp

6. JENNIE - Ruby

7. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!

8. Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

10. JID - God Does Like Ugly

12. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

13. Maren Morris - D R E A M S I C L E

14. Lorde - Virgin

15. Haim - I quit

16. Addison Rae - Addison

17. Lisa - Alter Ego

21. Laufey - A Matter of Time

22. The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

23. Perrie - Perrie

25. Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS

Top 5 Most-Played Artists

1. Alessi Rose - 1,862 plays

01. Same Mouth - 160 plays

02. That Could Be Me - 127 plays

03. First Original Thought - 107 plays

2. Sabrina Carpenter - 1,569 plays

01. Manchild - 175 plays

=02. Tears - 78 plays

=02. When Did You Get Hot? - 78 plays

3. Tate McRae - 1,376 plays

01. Sports car - 108 plays

02. Miss possesive - 93 plays

03. Purple lace bra - 77 plays

4. Saba - 1,113 plays

01. Woes of The World - 98 plays

=02. head.rap - 69 plays

=02. Westside Bound Pt. 4 - 69 plays

5. Ariana Grande - 1,004 plays

01. dandelion - 76 plays

=02. Hampstead - 75 plays

=02. Twilight zone - 75 plays

This is based purely off my last.fm stats so just counts my Spotify plays but is going to be mostly accurate. Ariana Grande released the deluxe of 'eternal sunshine' but she's the only artist in my top 5 who hasn't released a full project this year. She was #1 year and it would be unwise to bet against her climbing back to the top again next year with her long-awaiting return to touring. Saba is the sole fighter for rap in my top 5 with his collaborative album with No ID being enough to earn it's place pretty much by itself. His debut, 'Care For Me' is also a 5* masterpiece and well worth checking out. Tate McRae has had her strongest year yet with her strongest album and a world tour. She is one of the best performers in pop at the moment and her show was brilliant. She really took full advantage of the arena stage compared to the smaller show I saw her do a year before. Sabrina Carpenter was actually my #1 artist on my Spotify Wrapped but loses out in the end. Another artist I saw on tour this year, she also graced is with a new album, alongside the deluxe for 'Short n Sweet' which kept her in my rotation for the full year. But what a debut year (in my charts) for Alessi Rose. Despite a small blip (about 4 weeks just in time for Spotify Wrapped), she was practically my most played artist for the whole 12 months. Both of her EPs this year are full of bangers and the three times I saw her live this year (2 headline shows and 1 supporting for Dua Lipa) have been brilliant. She's such an exciting new voice in pop for the future and its very rare to see a new artist dominate my listening this quickly. A rare bright spark in a poor year for music. I'll update this on 1st Jan as there's still time for things to change.

The rest of the top 40:

06. Taylor Swift - 869 plays

07. Gracie Abrams - 865 plays

08. BLACKPINK - 798 plays

09. Reneé Rapp - 788 plays

10. Leah Kate - 752 plays

11. JADE - 704 plays

11. JENNIE - 684 plays

13. Megan Moroney - 636 plays

14. LISA - 630 plays

15. AJ Tracey - 613 plays

16. The Weeknd - 592 plays

17. Dave - 535 plays

18. Maren Morris - 493 plays

=19. Addison Rae - 491 plays

=19. Maisie Peters - 491 plays

21. Kylie Cantrall - 473 plays

22. JISOO - 440 plays

23. ROSÉ- 413 plays

24. Clipse - 400 plays

25. J. Cole - 393 plays

26. The Favors - 388 plays

27. Lorde - 383 plays

28. HAIM - 364 plays

29. Nas - 360 plays

30. Madison Beer - 359 plays

31. JID - 354 plays

32. Kendrick Lamar - 348 plays

33. Olivia Rodrigo - 343 plays

34. Janet Devlin - 330 plays

35. Tyler, The Creator - 308 plays

36. 21 Savage - 296 plays

37. MINNIE - 224 plays

38. Perrie - 200 plays

39. Dua Lipa - 191 plays

40. ITZY - 183 plays

232 songs have made my top 20 this year, 13 more than in 2024.

 

Let's quickly run through the songs that have missed my top one-hundred (and twenty-five)!

 

There are 19 pre-2025 songs that didn't do enough to make my top 125

 

Ashe & Suki Waterhouse - Pushing Daisies

BLACKPINK - Lovesick Girls

Freddie Gibbs - It’s Your Anniversary

JENNIE - Mantra

JENNIE - You & Me

JISOO - All Eyes On Me

Kendrick Lamar - reincarnated

Kendrick Lamar - wacced out murals

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - luther

Kendrick Lamar feat. Az Chike - peekaboo

Rebecca Black - Sugar Water Cyanide

ROSÉ- 3am

ROSÉ- drinks or coffee

ROSÉ- gameboy

ROSÉ- toxic till the end

ROSÉ- two years

ROSÉ& Bruno Mars - APT.

Tate McRae - run for the hills

Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown - Darling, I

 

 There are 4 songs that have a better chance of making next year's list

 

21 Savage & G Herbo - CODE OF HONOR

J Hus & Skepta - Outside

Sabrina Carpenter - Such A Funny Way

Tyla - CHANEL

And here are the 84 '2025 songs' that didn't do enough to make the top 125

 

21 Savage - WHERE YOU FROM

21 Savage & GloRilla - DOG $HIT

Addison Rae - Headphones On

Addison Rae - High Fashion

AJ Tracey - 3rd Time Lucky

AJ Tracey - Chat Rooms

AJ Tracey - Jeff Hardy

AJ Tracey - Outta Sight

AJ Tracey feat. Big Zuu, Wax, Ets & D7 - Paid In Full

AJ Tracey feat. Headie One & Aitch - Friday Prayer

AJ Tracey feat. Master Peace - Red Wine

Alessi Rose - CRUSH!

Alessi Rose - don’t ask questions

Alessi Rose - Dumb Girl

Alessi Rose - RIP

Alessi Rose - Stella

Ariana Grande - intro (end of the world)

Chappell Roan - The Giver

Chappell Roan - The Subway

Chlöe - Keep Watching

Dave - Marvellous

Dave feat. Jim Legxacy - No Weapons

Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER

Gracie Abrams - Death Wish

Gracie Abrams - That’s So True

HAIM - Down to be wrong

HAIM - Take me back

ITZY - Girls Will Be Girls

J. Cole - cLOUDs

J. Cole - Home Soon

J. Cole - Judgement Day

J. Cole - Winter Wonderland

JADE - Church

JADE - FUFN (F*ck You For Now)

JADE - If My Heart Was A House

JADE - Lip Service

JADE - Self Saboteur

JADE - This Is What We Dance For

Janet Devlin - Daddy

Janet Devlin - Psycho Ex

JENNIE - Like JENNIE

Jennie - ZEN

JID & Clipse - Community

Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You

Katy Perry - bandaids

Kim Petras - Polo

Krept & Konan feat. Ghetts - Rage

Kylie Cantrall - 99

Kylie Cantrall - Boy is Yours

Kylie Cantrall - Oversized

Leah Kate - Alice in F*ck Boy Land

Leah Kate - Creepin

Leah Kate - Dead Sexy Body

Leah Kate - Not To Be Dramatic

Leah Kate - Stupid

Leigh-Anne & Rvssian - Friends

Mabel & Clavish - Benz

Megan Moroney - Hope You’re Happy

Megan Moroney - Indifferent

Megan Moroney - Who’s Your Daddy?

Mimi Webb & Meghan Trainor - Mind Reader

MINNIE & YUQI - Drive U Crazy

Mobb Deep, Nas & Jorja Smith - Down For You

Nas & DJ Premier - Junkie

Nas & DJ Premier - My Life Is Real

Nas, DJ Premier & Steve Miller Band - It's Time

Perrie - Cute Aggression

Perrie - Rollercoaster

Rebecca Black - Tears In My Pocket

Reneé Rapp - Good Girl

Reneé Rapp - Shy

Reneé Rapp - Why Is She Still Here?

Rita Ora - Heat

Sabrina Carpenter - Goodbye

Sabrina Carpenter - My Man on Willpower

Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre feat. Jhené Aiko - Gorgeous

Tate McRae - ANYTHING BUT LOVE

Taylor Swift - Ruin The Friendship

The Favors - Home Sweet Home

The Favors - Someday I’ll Be Back In Hollywood

The Weeknd - I Can’t Wait To Get There

The Weeknd - Open Hearts

Tyla - PUSH 2 START

Tyler, The Creator - Ring Ring Ring

 

 

The main top 100 action will begin on Thursday but, until then, I will count down the 101-125.

125. Megan Moroney - Man on the Moon

Chart Run: 10-15-20-17-17 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: 138

I think it's time we put another man on the moon

Megan Moroney's Chart History:

2025 03 Am I Okay?

2025 14 Indifferent

2025 10 Man on the Moon

2025 18 Hope You're Happy

2025 06 6 Months Later

2025 19 Who's Your Daddy?

Kicking off my the 'just missing out section' of my chart is Megan Moroney with 'Man on the Moon'. Her album 'Am I Okay?' was one that I loved a lot this year and won't get the love it deserves in this countdown so I'm glad I found space to sneak in one more track from it. On an album with a lot of ballads, this really stands out by being so fun. If Sabrina Carpenter even decided to do a full country album, I'd expect a lot of the tracks to sound like this.

124. Janet Devlin - Daddy

Chart Run: 9-9-13-18 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =119

You'll never know how good it tastes until you take a bite

Janet Devlin's Chart History:

2025 02 Red Flag

2025 04 Emotional Rodeo

2025 09 Daddy

2025 13 Catfishin'

2025 04 Houston

2025 05 Candy

2025 17 Psycho Ex 

I wasn't expecting, in 2025, to become such a fan of somebody I half-remembered from The X Factor 14 years ago but then I ended up rediscovering Janet Devlin. This is the first of six appearances for her and makes it 2/2 for country songs so far. I do find the whole concept of this song to be quite cringy but it's undeniably catchy and the voice-cracks in the chorus sound so good.

123. Perrie - If He Wanted To He Would

Chart Run: 20-14-16-11-16-20 (6 weeks)

Official Peak: 44

End of Year Points Chart: 133

But he can't do the basics and that sh*t's essential

Perrie's Chart History:

2024 03 Forget About Us

2024 18 Tears

2024 01 You Go Your Way

2025 19 Rollercoaster

2025 11 If He Wanted To He Would

2025 15 Cute Aggression 

Perrie was able to find herself a another mid-sized hit with this to lead into her album when it was looking perilous at one point. Unfortunately, it didn't quite connect with me in the same way that it did for most but I still enjoy it and I'm rooting for her to find more success. It feels like JADE is really overshadowing the other Little Mix girls so far when it comes to their solo careers.

122. Ariana Grande - Hampstead

Chart Run: 8-11-14-20 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =129

'Cause I'm still the same but only entirely different

Ariana Grande's Chart History:

2014 06 The Way (feat. Mac Miller)

2014 01 Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

2014 03 Break Free (feat. Zedd)

2014 08 Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)

2014 03 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

2014 03 Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)

2014 14 Why Try

2014 01 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

2014 04 Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)

2014 15 Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

2014 17 You Don't Know Me

2014 18 Only 1

2014 01 One Last Time

2014 15 Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)

2014 18 My Everything

2014 04 Santa Tell Me

2015 11 Adore (Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande)

2015 01 Focus

2016 01 Dangerous Woman

2016 01 Be Alright

2016 01 Let Me Love You (feat. Lil Wayne)

2016 01 Into You

2016 02 Bad Decisions

2016 03 Greedy

2016 02 Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj)

2016 06 Sometimes

2016 09 Everyday (feat. Future)

2016 10 Leave Me Lonely (feat. Macy Gray)

2016 11 I Don't Care

2016 12 Touch It

2016 13 Thinking Bout You

2016 14 Moonlight

2016 12 Knew Better / Forever Boy

2017 15 Heatstroke (Calvin Harris feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande)

2017 07 Quit (Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande)

2018 01 no tears left to cry

2018 05 Bed (Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande)

2018 01 the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

2018 01 God is a woman

2018 01 breathin

2018 02 successful

2018 02 everytime

2018 05 sweetener

2018 06 blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

2018 08 goodnight n go

2018 09 R.E.M

2018 08 better off

2018 12 borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

2018 10 get well soon

2018 14 pete davidson

2018 15 raindrops (an angel cried)

2018 01 thank u, next

2018 01 imagine

2019 01 7 rings

2019 01 break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored

2019 02 ghostin

2019 03 bad idea

2019 03 NASA

2019 06 make up

2019 07 needy

2019 08 fake smile

2019 09 in my head

2019 10 bloodline

2019 01 MONOPOLY (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 01 boyfriend (Ariana Grande & Social House)

2019 01 Don't Call Me Angel (Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey)

2019 03 How I Look On You

2019 04 Got Her Own (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 11 Bad To You (Ariana Grande, Normani & Nicki Minaj)

2019 19 Nobody (Ariana Grande & Chaka Khan)

2020 16 Time (Childish Gambino feat. Ariana Grande)

2020 01 Stuck with U (Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber)

2020 01 Rain On Me (Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande)

2020 01 positions

2020 01 34+35

2020 09 love language

2020 06 safety net (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

2020 08 off the table (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2020 09 nasty

2020 10 west side

2020 11 motive (Ariana Grande & Doja Cat)

2020 13 obvious

2020 03 pov

2020 15 six thirty

2020 16 just like magic

2020 17 my hair

2020 18 shut up

2021 02 worst behavior

2021 03 test drive

2021 07 someone like u - interlude

2021 09 main thing

2021 02 Just Look Up (Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi)

2023 01 Die For You (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande)

2024 01 yes, and?

2024 01 we can't be friends (wait for your love)

2024 02 eternal sunshine

2024 02 bye

2024 04 true story

2024 06 don't wanna break up again

2024 01 the boy is mine

2024 10 supernatural

2024 12 ordinary things (feat. Nonna)

2024 15 imperfect for you

2024 20 i wish i hated you

2024 04 Sympathy is a knife (Charli XCX feat. Ariana Grande)

2025 01 twilight zone

2025 01 dandelion

2025 05 past life

2025 06 warm

2025 08 Hampstead

2025 20 intro (end of the world)

The only (new) track from the deluxe of 'eternal sunshine' not to make my top 100, 'Hampstead' was my clear least-fave but did manage to grow on me with repeat listens. Ari's vocals shine as well as ever and the track has a lovely structure where it builds beautifully. It's just that the other tracks from the deluxe all sound so fresh while this is a pretty traditional ballad-type.

Love the albums from Jade, Tate, Taylor, Lorde, Renee, Haim and Perry.

Not a fan of Sabrina Carpenter latest album. "Tears" was the only song I liked a bit and the biggest letdown was the most annoying album cover of 2025.

2 hours ago, DaTilt said:

Love the albums from Jade, Tate, Taylor, Lorde, Renee, Haim and Perry.

Not a fan of Sabrina Carpenter latest album. "Tears" was the only song I liked a bit and the biggest letdown was the most annoying album cover of 2025.

I'm glad there's plenty of albums you loved from my list!

I'd say that 'Man's Best Friend' actually had the best album artwork of the year

Thanks for commenting 🙂

121. Leah Kate - Two Truths and a Lie

Chart Run: 18-7-12-16 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =129

I had suspicions but I can't believe I really saw it

Leah Kate's Chart History:

2022 05 10 Things I Hate About You

2022 07 Monster

2022 08 Never Been Better

2022 10 Boys Like You

2022 02 My Bed

2022 04 Life Sux

2023 07 But I Lied

2023 05 Happy

2023 05 Super Over

2023 07 Space

2023 12 Bored

2023 19 Get In Loser

2023 14 Brainwash

2023 04 Unbreakup

2023 03 Lucky

2023 03 911

2023 10 Weird!

2023 20 Bad Taste

2024 03 What Girls Do

2024 10 Nasty

2024 04 WYA (Leah Kate & 24kGoldn)

2025 02 Just Because 

2025 10 Dead Sexy Body

2025 04 Meltdown

2025 09 ill

2025 13 Not To Be Dramatic

2025 20 Alice In F*ck Boy Land

2025 07 Two Truths and a Lie

2025 07 Genius

2025 15 Creepin

2025 17 Stupid

This isn't the last you will see from Leah in this #101-120 section. She probably deserved to do a little better in my charts than she has this year (that #1 hit remains just out of her grasp) but it's probably just levelling out after she gained 6 EOY top 100 hits from her debut album. This one sounds really good and the chorus is great but has suffered a bit from the 'end of year' tax where songs land lower than they deserve because they had so little of the year to impact.

120. Jorja Smith - With You

Chart Run: 8-12-14-17 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: 95

End of Year Points Chart: =124

Let you see the whole truth in my smile

Jorja Smith's Chart History:

2017 15 Get It Together (Drake feat. Black Coffee & Jorja Smith)

2018 02 Let Me Down (feat. Stormzy)

2018 05 I Am

2019 18 Teenage Fantasy

2019 01 Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy)

2020 05 Come Over (feat. Popcaan)

2020 06 Im Workin (Giggs feat. Jorja Smith)

2021 04 Addicted

2021 05 Digging

2021 17 Bussdown (feat. Shaybo)

2023 16 Try Me

2023 06 Little Things

2023 12 GO GO GO

2024 09 In The Night (Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae)

2025 04 Crush (AJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith)

2025 15 The Way I Love You

2025 08 With You

2025 20 Down For You (Mobb Deep, Nas & Jorja Smith)

This was the strongest Jorja solo track since 'Little Things' for me and it's a shame that it didn't seem to catch on at all. She always sounds great over garage beats but with this one being more low-key, it allows her voice to stand out even more. She has one of the best voices in music and I was blessed to hear her live earlier in the year. However, the concert was let down a bit by the audience near me being awful and talking throughout the whole show.

119. The Weeknd - Cry For Me

Chart Run: 8-8-15-19-20 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: 08

End of Year Points Chart: =119

I wish that I told you all my feelings

The Weeknd's Chart History:

2014 04 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd)

2015 01 Earned It

2015 02 Often

2015 01 The Hills

2015 01 Can't Feel My Face

2016 12 In The Night

2016 01 Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)

2016 05 False Alarm

2016 05 I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

2017 03 Party Monster

2017 01 Rockin'

2017 07 Reminder

2017 03 Secrets

2018 01 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 01 Call Out My Name

2018 02 Wasted Times

2019 08 Lost in the Fire (Gesaffelstein feat. The Weeknd)

2019 03 Heartless

2019 05 Blinding Lights

2020 02 Save Your Tears

2020 07 Snowchild

2020 14 Faith

2020 08 off the table (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2021 03 You Right (Doja Cat & The Weeknd)

2022 02 Don't Break My Heart

2022 03 Here We Go... Again (feat. Tyler, The Creator)

2022 04 I Heard You're Married (feat. Lil Wayne)

2022 07 Gasoline

2022 09 Take My Breath

2022 08 Less Than Zero

2022 14 How Do I Make You Love Me?

2022 17 Sacrifice

2022 18 Out of Time

2022 19 Best Friends

2023 01 Die For You (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande)

2023 09 Double Fantasy (The Weeknd & Future)

2023 13 One Of The Girls (The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily-Rose Depp)

2024 13 Dancing In The Flames

2025 08 Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)

2025 03 Give Me Mercy

2025 08 Cry For Me

2025 15 Open Hearts

2025 17 I Can't Wait To Get There

Not the last we'll see of The Weeknd before the top 100. This feels like something that would have been massive in my charts had it been released in his imperial era around about 'Beauty Behind The Madness' or 'Starboy' but by 2025, we've already heard this song by him numerous times. The bloated nature of the album doesn't help either. Decent, but far from essential Weeknd.

118. JISOO - TEARS

Chart Run: 10-13-14-19 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =134

But that don't mean you've won, you loser

JISOO's Chart History:

2023 01 FLOWER

2023 01 All Eyes On Me

2025 01 earthquake

2025 03 Your Love

2025 06 Hugs & Kisses

2025 10 TEARS

2025 04 EYES CLOSED (JISOO & ZAYN) 

The only JISOO track to miss my EOY top 100, I have no doubt that TEARS would have done it had it been a stand-alone single. It's the weakest song from the EP butI probably do prefer it to 'EYES CLOSED' and it's just the timing of their releases that has caused this to appear much lower.

117. Alessi Rose - Falling Forever

Chart Run: 16-13-13-15-19-19-(x1)-20- (7+ weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =127

Took you seeing me happy to realise what you lost

Alessi Rose's Chart History:

2025 03 start all over

2025 01 imsochillandcool

2025 09 pretty world

2025 09 oh my

2025 05 IKYK

2025 12 don't ask questions

2025 13 CRUSH!

2025 01 Same Mouth 

2025 01 That Could Be Me

2025 04 Everything Anything

2025 02 Bittersweet

2025 08 Take It or Leave It

2025 15 RIP

2025 18 Stella

2025 20 Dumb Girl

2025 01 First Original Thought

2025 05 Get Around

2025 13 Falling Forever

The first of many entries (she may or may not be breaking a record) for my #1 artist of the year, Alessi Rose. This is one of the bonus tracks from the deluxe version of her 'Voyeur' EP and made it 11/11 for tracks from the EP making my chart. This continues her knack writing incredibly catchy hooks that worm their way into you head. The standout part of this one is the little drumroll before the final chorus.

116. Janet Devlin - Catfishin'

Chart Run: 15-13-15-12-17-19 (6 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =119

It costs a lot to look this cheap

Janet Devlin's Chart History:

2025 02 Red Flag

2025 04 Emotional Rodeo

2025 09 Daddy

2025 13 Catfishin'

2025 04 Houston

2025 05 Candy

2025 17 Psycho Ex

This is just really fun. It does almost feel like a parody of country music at times with the growl at the end and the yee-haws but it really works for me. There's just so much personality in this that I can forgive any of its potentially awkward moments.

Janet Devlin. Now that's a name I haven't heard in a hot minute.

Yep shes like Diana Vickers too in that regard!

Tate deservedly slaying!! what a year it's been for her!

Love If He Wanted To He Would so glad to see that there, and recognition for both Perrie and Jade's albums too.

20 hours ago, DanielCarey said:

Janet Devlin. Now that's a name I haven't heard in a hot minute.

20 hours ago, TheSnake said:

Yep shes like Diana Vickers too in that regard!

I certainly hadn't heard of her since The X Factor until she came on the radio on a car journey I had at the end of last year.

18 hours ago, JosephCarey said:

Tate deservedly slaying!! what a year it's been for her!

Love If He Wanted To He Would so glad to see that there, and recognition for both Perrie and Jade's albums too.

2025 has been such an amazing year for Tate! And loving the support for the Little Mix girls ❤️

Thank you all for commenting 🙂

115. Selena Gomez & benny blanco - Bluest Flame

Chart Run: 19-16-12-11-17 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: 47

End of Year Points Chart: =131

I just wanna go insane

Selena Gomez's Chart History:

2013 02 Come & Get It

2015 01 The Heart Wants What It Wants

2015 10 I Want You To Know (Zedd feat. Selena Gomez)

2015 01 Good For You (feat. A$AP Rocky)

2015 04 Same Old Love

2015 07 Hands To Myself

2016 01 Kill Em With Kindness

2017 02 It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez)

2017 05 Bad Liar

2017 03 Fetish (feat. Gucci Mane)

2017 04 Wolves (Selena Gomez & Marshmello)

2018 06 Back To You

2018 02 Taki Taki (DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2019 01 Look At Her Now

2019 06 Lose You To Love Me

2020 01 Rare

2020 04 A Sweeter Place (feat. Kid Cudi)

2020 05 Dance Again

2020 06 Ring

2020 09 Crowded Room (feat. 6LACK)

2020 10 Let Me Get Me

2020 12 Vulnerable

2020 13 Kinda Crazy

2020 15 People You Know

2020 16 Fun

2020 17 Cut You Off

2020 11 Feel Me

2020 09 Souvenir

2020 12 She

2020 14 Boyfriend

2020 01 Ice Cream (BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez)

2021 05 De Una Vez

2021 14 Baila Conmigo (Selena Gomez & Rauw Alejandro)

2021 16 Selfish Love (DJ Snake & Selena Gomez)

2022 16 My Mind & Me

2023 04 Single Soon

2024 04 Love On

2025 09 Call Me When You Break Up (Selena Gomez, benny blanco & Gracie Abrams)

2025 11 Bluest Flame (Selena Gomez & benny blanco)

Benny Blanco's Chart History:

2023 06 Lace It (Juice WRLD, Eminem & benny blanco)

2025 09 Call Me When You Break Up (Selena Gomez, benny blanco & Selena Gomez)

2025 11 Bluest Flame (Selena Gomez & benny blanco)

I'm not sure there's ever been a song where its clearer that another artist has writing credits as much as this one. This feels like a Charli XCX album track (you wouldn't be surprised if it was originally a rejected track from 'How I'm Feeling Now') and that's certainly not a bad thing. I loved the 'Rare' era for Selena but she's really been struggling ever since to reach that quality for me so aping Charli's sound was actually a nice mix-up. Maybe she'll return to the hyperpop song again.

114. Maren Morris - bed no breakfast

Chart Run: 17-16-12-11-16 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End of Year Points Chart: =124

A five-star review is expected

Maren Morris's Chart History:

2024 19 cut! (feat. Julia Michaels)

2025 11 bed no breakfast

2025 09 push me over

2025 10 i hope i never fall in love

Maren's 'D R E A M S I C L E' album was one of the best surprises for my this year and it does feel a tad underrepresented in my chart but it does give Maren her first entries in the EOY lists. This was chosen as the single to lead into the album and proved to be a grower for me once the album was released. A fun concept and memorable chorus is always a winning combo. This was a massive highlight from her concert and I would have liked to have ranked it higher.