Last week, Billboard staff unveiled its favorite songs of 2025 so far. Now, it’s your turn.
With year-defining hits from Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Doechii, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and dozens more artists, it’s difficult to choose. So many tracks have made statements in 2025, from younger artists such as Lola Young and Addison Rae finding breakout moments — thanks to splashy releases “Messy” and “Headphones On,” respectively — to established stars like Lorde and Bon Iver making comebacks with new LPs Virgin and Sable, Fable multiple years after they last dropped albums.
The year so far has also been full of chart-toppers that have been nearly unshakeable in their runs at No. 1. Dot and SZA’s “Luther” spent an eye-popping 13 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, while Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” ruled the listing for five weeks before that. Going into the second half of 2025, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” is the track to beat; the TikToker’s breakout smash has reigned at the chart’s summit for four nonconsecutive weeks, interrupted only by Carpenter’s “Manchild” debuting at No. 1 earlier in June.
If the amount of good music that has emerged from 2025 so far is any indication, the next six months will also be full of high-quality new releases. But for now, Billboard wants to know what you think of this year’s releases thus far (after checking out our ranking of the 50 best tracks here). Vote for your favorite song of the year so far below.
