January 27Jan 27 Author Thanks Sergej, those are all great choices!30 Showbiz - Hayley Williams [02 - 02 - 01 - 01 - 02 - 04 - 04 - 04 - 04 - 08 - 11...]The final song to be released from Hayley's iconic 20-single album, and the only one to go #1! That actually feels so wrong because I love the whole album so much. 'Showbiz', like the other 2 tracks belatedly added to the album's tracklist, is much more explicitly about what seems to be the end of a relationship and not being quite sure how to process that. I think the production is so interesting, especially the vocal effects, which is something it's been especially interesting to see Hayley experimenting more with on this whole project.Hayley Williams' EOY history:2020 02 Simmer2020 16 Over Yet2020 17 Sugar On The Rim2020 21 Dead Horse2020 50 Pure Love2020 54 Leave It Alone2020 63 Taken2020 70 Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris2020 71 Watch Me While I Bloom2020 83 Crystal Clear2021 27 My Limb2021 29 Inordinary2021 72 Colour Me In2021 93 Over Those Hills2021 95 First Thing To Go2025 30 Showbiz2025 93 Discovery Channel29 Pussy Palace - Lily Allen [01 - 02 - 02 - 04 - 06 - 08 - 07 - 12 - 15 - 25 - 36...]The Lily Allenaissance this year has been so thoroughly deserved and I love that she managed it with something so deeply personal. Like, can any of us really relate to visiting your second home and finding out that your husband is not in fact using it to practice martial arts? But nonetheless, everyone becoming so firmly team Lily is so valid and it was great to see her back in the top ten after so long!Lily Allen's EOY history:2025 29 Pussy Palace2025 81 Ruminating28 Illegal - PinkPantheress [21 - 23 - 02 - 06 - 05 - 07 - 07 - 13 - 15 - 19 - 23 - 25 - 33 - 34 - 36 - 37 - 37]The first two weeks of this song's chart run are genuinely criminal (/illegal x), what was I thinking? Luckily I soon realised it's a banger and corrected that, and while Stateside (the original!) has overtaken it in my estimations now, I do think this is one of Pink's best.PinkPantheress' EOY history:2021 21 Just for me2023 14 Angel2023 45 Boy’s a liar2025 28 Illegal2025 47 Tonight27 FUFN (f*** You For Now) - JADE [03 - 01 - 04 - 04 - 05 - 08 - 12 - 12 - 17 - 20 - 27 - 34]None of the singles from JADE's album disappointed, including this one. It's a great cold-hearted piece of electro-pop, slightly more on the Ava Max side than the all-to-the-wall Angel Of My Dreams but still pop perfection!JADE's EOY history:2024 28 Angel Of My Dreams2025 27 FUFN (f*** You For Now)2025 42 Backbone2025 55 gossip (with Confidence Man)2025 89 Plastic Box 26 True Believer - Hayley Williams [02 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 08 - 09 - 12 - 16 - 21 - 22 - 27 - 31 - 37 - 38 - 38 - 38 - 38]'True Believer' is such an insightful song, covering gentrification, enshittification, gun violence, racism, and religious corruption in less than four minutes. I'm glad this one got a good deal of attention on release via TikTok, because the lyrics are really brave for an artist with a decent amount of profile - the section after 'the south will not rise again' especially always gives me chills. Hayley Williams' EOY history:2020 02 Simmer2020 16 Over Yet2020 17 Sugar On The Rim2020 21 Dead Horse2020 50 Pure Love2020 54 Leave It Alone2020 63 Taken2020 70 Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris2020 71 Watch Me While I Bloom2020 83 Crystal Clear2021 27 My Limb2021 29 Inordinary2021 72 Colour Me In2021 93 Over Those Hills2021 95 First Thing To Go2025 26 True Believer2025 30 Showbiz2025 93 Discovery Channel
January 29Jan 29 Author Thanks Sergej!25 RADIO - Frost Children ft. Kim Petras [01 - 03 - 03 - 05 - 08 - 08 - 10 - 13 - 16 - 21 - 27 - 30 - RE - 33 - 33]'RADIO' is what Frost Children do best - big throwback 2010s EDM pop, and was an instant #1 for me. It's their highest song in my countdown, and I have no doubt they'll appear again in future years as their album 'SISTER' was one of my favourites of 2025!Frost Children's EOY history:2025 25 RADIO (ft. Kim Petras)2025 74 WHAT IS FOREVER FOR2025 78 CONTROL2025 80 FallingKim Petras's EOY history:2025 25 RADIO (with Frost Children)2025 34 I Like Ur Look24 Girl Feels Good - FKA twigs [02 - 03 - 03 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 11 - 15 - 15 - 22 - 29 - 31 - 37 - 37 - 37]A lot of 'EUSEXUA' has a Madonna-esque feel to it, and this song could easily pass for a 'Ray of Light' album track. I genuinely cannot understand why Twigs took this song off the deluxe edition, it's an immediate highlight for me!FKA twigs' EOY history:2022 23 darjeeling (ft. Jorja Smith & Unknown T)2022 65 jealousy (ft. Rema)2022 81 papi bones (ft. Shygirl)2025 24 Girl Feels Good2025 82 Got To Feel2025 96 Childlike Things (ft. North West)23 The Boys & The Girls - Babymorocco [06 - 06 - 04 - 04 - 06 - 07 - 11 - 17 - 18 - 24 - 24 - 28 - 29 - 32 - 34]Babymorocco has had a big year with 4 EOY entries, and this is his highest. It's pop in a similar vein to Frost Children, with a real throwback sound. The rap chorus sound easily be cringe but I think Babymorocco's persona makes it work really well and fit the 2000s/2010s era he's referencing.Babymorocco's EOY history:2025 23 The Boys & The Girls2025 40 Jean Paul2025 59 Really Hot2025 99 Redeye22 Outbound - After [01 - 02 - 03 - 05 - 06 - 08 - 11 - 12 - 21 - 24 - 27 - 31 - 34 - 31 - RE - 36 - 36 - 40]After are one of my favourite discoveries of the year, they make such great 00s-influenced pop. 'Outbound' is slightly less electronic and more acoustic than their earlier songs, but it's a gorgeous song that would sound great in a coming-of-age movie.After's EOY history:2025 22 Outbound21 Mirtazapine - Hayley Williams [06 - 08 - 02 - 02 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 13 - 16 - 19 - 25 - 29 - 33 - 36 - 36 - 37 - 37]One of the rockier tracks on Hayley's album, 'Mirtazapine' is an ode to an antidepressant drug. Like the rest of the album, it's very open and personal, and I love the heavier, intenser sound than what's found across most of the record.Hayley Williams' EOY history:2020 02 Simmer2020 16 Over Yet2020 17 Sugar On The Rim2020 21 Dead Horse2020 50 Pure Love2020 54 Leave It Alone2020 63 Taken2020 70 Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris2020 71 Watch Me While I Bloom2020 83 Crystal Clear2021 27 My Limb2021 29 Inordinary2021 72 Colour Me In2021 93 Over Those Hills2021 95 First Thing To Go2025 21 Mirtazapine2025 26 True Believer2025 30 Showbiz2025 93 Discovery Channel
January 30Jan 30 Author 20 Shapeshifter - Lorde [08 - 03 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 08 - 12 - 16 - 22 - 24 - 28 - 33 - 35 - 35 - 38 - 38]'Shapeshifter' was one of the album tracks from Virgin that really hooked me on first listen. I'd describe it as the equivalent of Supercut, with the lyrics quite literally shapeshifting between the different roles Lorde describes herself playing.Lorde's EOY history:2021 24 Solar Power2021 34 Mood Ring2024 02 Girl, so confusing (with Charli XCX)2025 20 Shapeshifter2025 49 Broken Glass2025 91 David19 Playing Classics - Water From Your Eyes [02 - 01 - 03 - 04 - 06 - 08 - 10 - 10 - 12 - 18 - 25 - 36 - 39 - 40 - 23 - 24 - 34]A BJSC discovery now, the highest BJSC-related song in this countdown except one of my own entries which is coming up soon! The band have said they were trying to write a Charli XCX song when they wrote this, and while I don't quite hear the similarities it does make sense that I'd gravitate to it if that was their intention! I really love the deadpan vocal delivery and the strange piano instrumentation.Water From Your Eyes' EOY history:2025 19 Playing Classics18 Stateside - PinkPantheress [04 - 02 - 02 - 02 - 03 - 07 - 07 - 09 - 13 - 24 - 30 - 34 - 35 - 33 - 38]I hardly need to introduce this song anymore considering what a smash it's gone on to become! I honestly don't listen to the Zara remix that much, although I love how much of a moment it's become and the music video builds on each artist's hype so well. For me it's all about The Dare's production on the solo version, but overall it's just great to see PinkPantheress getting another hit and reclaiming that overly British-ised (?) aesthetic.PinkPantheress' EOY history:2021 21 Just for me2023 14 Angel2023 45 Boy’s a liar2025 18 Stateside2025 28 Illegal2025 47 Tonight17 First - Rose Gray [07 - 06 - 05 - 05 - 07 - 07 - 08 - 14 - 18 - 18 - 25 - 31 - 26 - 33 - 28 - 28 - 40 - 39 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40]Rose has had an incredible year and it's been so rewarding to see her finally getting her flowers (although not enough of them!). 'First' became a fast fave of mine as one of the most high-energy songs on 'Louder, Please', with lyrics about competitiveness in a relationship. The 'da-da-da-da' chorus kind of reminds me of 'My Favourite Game' by the Cardigans if that makes sense?Rose Gray's EOY history:2020 44 Same Cloud2021 66 Easy2021 70 Nothing Can Stop Us2022 32 Prettier Than You2022 38 Cupid2022 75 Promise Me2023 10 Ecstasy2023 59 Sun Comes Up2023 96 Promise Me2024 47 Angel Of Satisfaction2025 17 First2025 52 Lotus2025 57 Everything Changes (But I Won't) (ft. Shygirl & Casey MQ)2025 61 April2025 79 I Don't Speak French16 Headphones On - Addison Rae [01- 02 - 03 - 04 - 04 - 06 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 27 - 32 - 36 - 37 - 36 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 40]Typing out that chart run is actually sending me why did I give this song TWELVE WEEKS at #40 😭😭 justified though because it's a stunning song, with Addison really getting into her trip-hop bag for the first time and setting up the main sound of her album. The music video is stunning too - and who knew the supermarket Iceland actually exists in Iceland?Addison Rae's EOY history:2024 84 Aquamarine2025 16 Headphones On2025 75 Aquamarine
February 2Feb 2 Author Thank you again Sergej! :)15 Bur man laimi - Tautumeitas [25 - 29 - 32 - 01 - 01 - 04 - 06 - 09 - 09 - 07 - 10 - 14 - 22 - 26 - 32 - 38]Eurovision songs have done quite well this year (I... don't predict the same for 2026 x) and even though this isn't the highest one in this countdown, I do think it's probably my favourite (or 2nd favourite) entry of the year. The harmonies are so otherworldly and it was staged in such a perfect way to create a sort of eerie submarine world.Tautumeitas's EOY history:2025 15 Bur man laimi14 House Tour - Sabrina Carpenter [05 - 01 - 02 - 04 - 05 - 07 - 10 - 10 - 14 - 20 - 21 - 27 - 31 - 38 - RE - 29 - 30 - 39]Sabrina's album went heavy on the country-pop vibe but my favourites are the ones where she drifts away from that - hence the very 80s 'House Tour'! The lyrics are full of the kind of double entendres that Sabrina has made her trademark, and I wish it had been a fully-fledged single!Sabrina Carpenter's EOY history:2024 15 Espresso2024 44 Please Please Please2024 60 Taste2025 14 House Tour2025 54 Busy Woman2025 64 Manchild2025 90 Nobody's Son13 ICH KOMME - Erika Vikman [02 - 02 - 02 - 05 - 08 - 08 - 06 - 06 - 10 - 14 - 18 - 22 - 30 - 40]More Eurovision here, with an absolute stadium anthem from Finland! I'm still surprised this one missed the top ten in the contest as it felt like such a favourite beforehand.Erika Vikman's EOY history:2025 13 ICH KOMME12 What Was That - Lorde [19 - 01 - 01 - 03 - 03 - 04 - 08 - 08 - 11 - 16 - 26 - 31 - 35 - 36 - 35 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39]Lorde's comeback was always going to be big here, and knowing that she was returning to a more electronic sound was very exciting. 'What Was That' certainly didn't disappoint, and remains one of my favourites from the whole era.Lorde's EOY history:2021 24 Solar Power2021 34 Mood Ring2024 02 Girl, so confusing (with Charli XCX)2025 12 What Was That2025 20 Shapeshifter2025 49 Broken Glass2025 91 David11 The Fate of Ophelia - Taylor Swift [01 - 01 - 01 - 03 - 04 - 04 - 06 - 09 - 12 - 12 - 21 - 28 - 17 - 18 - 28]Meanwhile, Taylor's latest album was a bit of a letdown! Luckily she's started to get good at choosing lead singles post-Lover, so the album's highlight was a very deserved smash. It's hugely catchy and comes with a visually stunning music video - I especially love the part set on a ship at sea.Taylor Swift's EOY history:2020 67 cardigan2021 17 All Too Well2021 42 Renegade (with Big Red Machine)2021 45 'tis the damn season2022 15 Anti-Hero2022 31 Karma2022 37 The Great War2022 40 You're On Your Own, Kid2022 47 Snow On The Beach (ft. Lana Del Rey)2022 64 Labyrinth2022 68 Bigger Than The Whole Sky2023 43 Enchanted2023 64 Back To December2025 11 The Fate of Ophelia2025 45 Opalite
February 5Feb 5 Nice to see "Bur Man Laimi", "ICH KOMME", "What Was That" and "The Fate Of Ophelia" from the latest selection.
February 5Feb 5 Author 10 Deslocado - NAPA'Deslocado' is a song that didn't feel like an immediate fave to me. But I let TikTok influence me and here we are 🤷♂️ It's a gorgeous, nostalgic song about missing your home, and I love that despite becoming a global trend, the song kept its meaning and was used for the exact purpose of celebrating people's hometowns/countries.NAPA's EOY history:2025 10 Deslocado09 Leash - Sky FerreiraReleased right at the end of 2024, 'Leash' is the first Sky Ferreira release in thirty-eight years and we are all the better for it. The pulsing instrumentation and 80s flourishes in-between lines make it an instant synthpop classic, earning it a rightful 4 weeks at the top of my chart.Sky Ferreira's EOY history:2025 09 Leash08 Parachute - Hayley WilliamsHayley's recent output has been deeply personal, and nothing more so than this song. Going into very specific detail about her relationship with her bandmate, the lyrics are truly heartbreaking and a real insight into what I can only imagine as such a confusing situation to find yourself in. However it's a gorgeous song which I kinda mentally hijacked to soundtrack the end of my own relationship, giving it a very long life in my chart and a real personal tie to 2025 for me.Hayley Williams' EOY history:2020 02 Simmer2020 16 Over Yet2020 17 Sugar On The Rim2020 21 Dead Horse2020 50 Pure Love2020 54 Leave It Alone2020 63 Taken2020 70 Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris2020 71 Watch Me While I Bloom2020 83 Crystal Clear2021 27 My Limb2021 29 Inordinary2021 72 Colour Me In2021 93 Over Those Hills2021 95 First Thing To Go2025 08 Parachute2025 21 Mirtazapine2025 26 True Believer2025 30 Showbiz2025 93 Discovery Channel07 The Subway - Chappell Roan'The Subway' was teased for so long that the hype was huge, and it definitely didn't disappoint. There's a very clear 90s dream-pop-y influence going on, and the lyrics paint such a beautiful picture of being unable to forget the small things about someone. I think Chappell is really proving herself as such a varied artist and I hope we hear some more new stuff this year too!Chappell Roan's EOY history:2024 16 HOT TO GO!2024 35 Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl2024 50 Femininomenon2024 57 Good Luck, Babe!2025 07 The Subway2025 92 The Giver06 Deep Diving - AfterFrutigering it to the max, we have a Pestolian BJSC entry in the form of 'Deep Diving'! I heard this on TikTok for ages before the song was actually released, and fell in love instantly, just waiting for it to actually drop. After have perfected that 00s visual language in their artwork and videos, and it translates so well into their music as well, because you can literally imagine this in the background of some early 00s Windows program. I'm also always a sucker for songs about beaches and the ocean, and this leans heavily into the All Saints 'Pure Shores' vibes for added 00s realness.After's EOY history:2025 06 Deep Diving2025 22 Outbound
February 7Feb 7 Author Finally finishing this off 🤠05 Just Two - Rose GrayRose has had a lot of huge hits this year and we're finally at the biggest! 'Just Two' is a dance-pop banger, which just maybe samples Eiffel 65?Rose Gray's EOY history:2020 44 Same Cloud2021 66 Easy2021 70 Nothing Can Stop Us2022 32 Prettier Than You2022 38 Cupid2022 75 Promise Me2023 10 Ecstasy2023 59 Sun Comes Up2023 96 Promise Me2024 47 Angel Of Satisfaction2025 05 Just Two2025 17 First2025 52 Lotus2025 57 Everything Changes (But I Won't) (ft. Shygirl & Casey MQ)2025 61 April2025 79 I Don't Speak French04 Favourite Daughter - Lorde'Favourite Daughter' is one of the most straight-up-pop moments on 'Virgin' and is a really interesting look into family relationships. 'Virgin' soundtracked my 2025 pretty heavily and considering I've just today booked to see her in Bristol later this year (along with Rose Gray!), I think 2026 will be another big Lorde year for me!Lorde's EOY history:2021 24 Solar Power2021 34 Mood Ring2024 02 Girl, so confusing (with Charli XCX)2025 04 Favourite Daughter2025 12 What Was That2025 20 Shapeshifter2025 49 Broken Glass2025 91 David03 Abracadabra - Lady GagaThis section basically is a rundown of the most iconic albums of the year for me, and now it's Gaga's turn! 'Abracadabra' is dark-pop excellence, as was its predecessor 'Disease', which perhaps set up a different direction for 'Mayhem' to the more 80s synth-pop album we ended up with. No complaints however as it's a great album, and 'Abracadabra' remains an absolute dancefloor anthem.Lady Gaga's EOY history:2020 33 Stupid Love2020 56 Rain On Me (ft. Ariana Grande)2020 65 Babylon2020 66 Sour Candy (ft. BLACKPINK)2021 71 911 (A.G. Cook remix ft. Charli XCX)2021 76 1000 Doves (Planningtorock remix)2021 89 Babylon (Jimmy Edgar remix ft. Bree Runway)2024 67 Disease2025 03 Abracadabra2025 46 How Bad Do U Want Me2025 48 Vanish Into You2025 60 Zombieboy2025 70 Garden Of Eden02 Fame is a Gun - Addison RaeSeeing Addison live over the summer was a real 2025 highlight for me and this song was a real moment! I think it's been really interesting to see popstars getting very self-aware about their place in the industry lately (see also: everything Charli XCX does these days), so 'Fame is a Gun' plays perfectly into that trope for me. Addison Rae's EOY history:2024 84 Aquamarine2025 02 Fame is a Gun2025 16 Headphones On2025 75 Aquamarine01 Baller - Abor & TynnaAnd to top my 2025 EOY chart, a one-hit wonder from Eurovision! Germany has been consistently one of my least favourite countries in the contest, so it definitely took me by surprise that they actually sent something good for once? This song owes a lot to Charli and the electropop sound that's made a comeback in the last few years, but it's great to hear something so fresh from a country that usually insists on sending dated drivel. Also, a very deserved success on the UK charts!Abor & Tynna's EOY history:2025 01 Baller
February 7Feb 7 Nice to see "Baller" as the song of the year for you, "Fame Is A Gun" and "Abracadabra" in the top 3.Great list!Happy to see your finished list, finished mine recently too.Take care.
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