The Best of 2025
THE Best in
Music & Entertainment
Celebrating artists and organizations that push creative boundaries and create lasting cultural impact through musical excellence.
2025 Edition
The Best Music & Entertainment of the Year — 2025 Edition
Celebrating 98 exceptional tracks defining the sound of 2025 across pop, hip-hop, R&B, Latin, K-pop, and global music scenes.
| Song |
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| Die with a Smile Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars |
| Luther Kendrick Lamar & SZA |
| Not Like Us Kendrick Lamar |
| The Fate of Ophelia Taylor Swift |
| All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey |
| 28 Reasons Tate McRae |
| Lose Control Teddy Swims |
| 2 Hands Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae |
| Burning Blue Mariah the Scientist |
| Tweaker LiAngelo Ball |
| Abracadabra Lady Gaga |
| Golden HUNTR/X |
| APT. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars |
| Bed Chem Sabrina Carpenter |
| How Does It Feel? The Kid LAROI |
| Gimme a Hug Drake |
| Nokia Drake |
| Who Believes in Angels? Elton John & Brandi Carlile |
| Monaco Bad Bunny |
| Omega Rosalía |
| Rich Sinners Skrilla ft. Lil Yachty |
| All the Way BigXthaPlug |
| Texas BigXthaPlug |
| Past Lives Jay Som ft. Hayley Williams |
| Payroll Muddy |
| Cruel Summer Four Tet |
| Ravyn's World Ravyn Lenae |
| After Hours Kehlani |
| Vertigo Sombr |
| Messy Lola Young |
| From the Start Laufey |
| forever PinkPantheress |
| blind Role Model |
| Alligator Tears Beyoncé |
| Texas Hold 'Em Beyoncé |
| we can't be friends (wait for your love) Ariana Grande |
| yes, and? Ariana Grande |
| BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish |
| LUNCH Billie Eilish |
| Beautiful Things Benson Boone |
| A Bar Song (Tipsy) Shaboozey |
| Espresso Sabrina Carpenter |
| Please Please Please Sabrina Carpenter |
| Taste Sabrina Carpenter |
| Too Sweet Hozier |
| I Had Some Help Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen |
| Fortnight Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone |
| Cruel Summer Taylor Swift |
| Yellow Coldplay |
| Green Light Lorde |
| 360 Charli XCX |
| Apple Charli XCX |
| Von dutch Charli XCX |
| Houdini Dua Lipa |
| Training Season Dua Lipa |
| Illusion Dua Lipa |
| Timeless The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti |
| Dancing in the Flames The Weeknd |
| Starboy The Weeknd |
| Nasty Tinashe |
| Wanna Be GloRilla ft. Megan Thee Stallion |
| Yeah Glo! GloRilla |
| What It Is Doechii |
| Nissan Altima Doechii |
| Carnival Kanye West ft. Ty Dolla $ign |
| Sticky Tyler, The Creator ft. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne |
| St. Chroma Tyler, The Creator |
| Like That Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar |
| Type Shit Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti |
| WUSYANAME Tyler, The Creator ft. Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign |
| FE!N Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti |
| Timeless Playboi Carti |
| WHERE SHE GOES Bad Bunny |
| La Mudanza Bad Bunny |
| Mamiii Becky G & Karol G |
| Un x100to Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny |
| Que Vuelvas Carin Leon & Grupo Frontera |
| Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido Karol G |
| Perro Negro Bad Bunny & Feid |
| Tuya Rosalía |
| Tattoo Loreen |
| One of the Girls The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily-Rose Depp |
| Sheesh Babymonster |
| Supernatural NewJeans |
| Smart LE SSERAFIM |
| Love, Money, Fame SEVENTEEN ft. DJ Khaled |
| Magnetic ILLIT |
| Mantra JENNIE |
| Water Tyla |
| Jump Tyla ft. Gunna & Skillibeng |
| Tension Rema & Selena Gomez |
| Calm Down Rema & Selena Gomez |
| MMS Asake & Wizkid |
| Jiggy Forever Young Jonn |
| Buga Kizz Daniel & Tekno |
| Paris Sabrina Carpenter |
| Million Dollar Baby Tommy Richman |
| Good Luck, Babe! Chappell Roan |
Selection Standards
Excellence Criteria
Our industry-specific criteria ensure that only the most deserving receive THE Best distinction in Music & Entertainment.
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Artistic innovation
02
Technical mastery
03
Cultural influence
04
Live performance
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