Happy New Year! We’ve spent the last few weeks counting down albums, collecting staff picks, and debating the songs that made 2025 special. Before we move on to all the new releases we’re excited about in 2026, we have one last year-end list for you. here are the songs that made our year… the hits, the deep cuts, and a few sleepers you might’ve missed.

#100

The World's Gone Wrong

Lucinda WilliamsWorld's Gone Wrong
#99

Heathcliff

HeathcliffHeathcliff
#98

Incomprehensible

Big ThiefDouble Infinity
#97

Dracula

Tame ImpalaDeadbeat
#96

Backseat Banton

Bartees StrangeHorror
#95

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out

Role ModelKansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)
#94

Enough Hope

Dave Hause…And the Mermaid
#93

Disco Life

Say She SheCut & Rewind
#92

Tanana

Portugal. the ManSHISH
#91

Hey You

The Belair Lip BombsAgain
#90

Catch The Lightning

Ben ArnoldXI
#89

Church & State

Brandi CarlileReturning To Myself
#88

Guess I'm Fallin' in Love

Spoon(single)
#87

Voodoo Charm

Christone "Kingfish" IngramHard Road
#86

Pendulum

The Hooters(single)
#85

What is the Reason for It? (feat. Hayley Williams)

David ByrneWho Is The Sky?
#84

ROCKMAN

Mk.geesingle
#83

Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose

Father John MistyMahashmashana
#82

Hey Baby

FlorrySounds Like … Florry!
#81

Laredo

Leon BridgesLeon
#80

Upside

Southern AvenueFamily
#79

Rain in the River

Bruce SpringsteenTracks II: The Lost Albums (Perfect World)
#78

When A Good Man Cries

CMATEuro-Country
#77

The Rest of Me

Michael KiwanukaSmall Changes
#76

Picture Window

Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
#75

Mistakes

CaampCopper Changes Color
#74

Ordinary Creature

Of Monsters and MenAll is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade
#73

West End Girl

Lily AllenWest End Girl
#72

Magnetic

Tunde AdebimpeThee Black Boltz
#71

All I Ever Am

The CureSongs of A Lost World
#70

Tired of Talk (feat. Patrick Stump)

CatbiteDoom Garden
#69

Round

Personal TrainerStill Willing
#68

Bliss

Polaroid FadeChaos Into Poetry
#67

Cobra

GeeseGetting Killed
#66

Enough

Jeff TweedyTwilight Override
#65

Sugar in the Tank

Julien Baker & TorresSend a Prayer My Way
#64

You're All I Got

The LumineersAutomatic
#63

Elegantly Wasted (feat. Leon Bridges)

Hermanos Gutiérrez(single)
#62

Knockin' Heart

Hamilton LeithauserThis Side of the Island
#61

Bloom Baby Bloom

Wolf AliceThe Clearing
#60

Loser

Tame ImpalaDeadbeat
#59

Silver Lining

LaufeyA Matter of Time
#58

Arrow

The Head and the HeartAperture
#57

Your Direction

GooseEverything Must Go
#56

Stay in Your Lane

Courtney Barnettsingle
#55

That's Gonna Leave a Mark

Molly TuttleSo Long Little Miss Sunshine
#54

Chateau Blues

Spoon(single)
#53

Switch Over

HorsegirlPhonetics On and On
#52

Forever

The TisburysA Still Life Revisited
#51

First Came The Thunder

Chuck ProphetWake The Dead
#50

She Cleans Up

Father John MistyMahashmashana
#49

Everybody Laughs

David ByrneWho Is The Sky?
#48

Afterlife

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment TheorySharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
#47

Rubber Band Man (feat. Hozier)

Mumford & SonsPrizefighter
#46

mangetout

Wet Legmoisturizer
#45

The Night Before

The Black KeysNo Rain, No Flowers
#44

Lucy

Mt. JoyHope We Have Fun
#43

Wheel

Jesse WellesMiddle
#42

Wreck

Neko CaseNeon Grey Midnight Green
#41

People Watching

Sam FenderPeople Watching
#40

Same Old Song

The LumineersAutomatic
#39

Ride to Robert's

Jason IsbellFoxes in the Snow
#38

Metal

The BethsStraight Line Was a Lie
#37

SEEIN' STARS

TurnstileNever Enough
#36

Glum

Hayley WilliamsEgo Death at a Bachelorette Party
#35

Moody

Royel Otishickey
#34

Afterlife

Alex GHeadlights
#33

Little Chaos

Orla GartlandEverybody Needs A Hero
#32

Spike Island

PulpMore
#31

I Want You (Fever)

MommaWelcome to My Blue Sky
#30

Nothing I Need

Lord HuronThe Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
#29

Taxes

GeeseGetting Killed
#28

Orlando in Love

Japanese BreakfastFor Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
#27

Everything is Peaceful Love

Bon IverSABLE, fABLE
#26

Spaceman in Tulsa

Counting CrowsButter Miracle: The Complete Sweets!
#25

Lover

Richard AshcroftLovin' You
#24

Ferry Lady

Panda BearSinister Grift
#23

Returning to Myself

Brandi CarlileReturning To Myself
#22

Arizona

PalmyraRestless
#21

Everybody Scream

Florence + the MachineEverybody Scream
#20

Madalena

GooseChain Yer Dragon
#19

Elderberry Wine

WednesdayBleeds
#18

Sushi and Coca-Cola

St. Paul & the Broken BonesSt. Paul & the Broken Bones
#17

Joy, Joy!

Valerie JuneOwls, Omens, and Oracles
#16

Rushmere

Mumford & SonsRushmere
#15

Save Your Soul

Kathleen EdwardsBillionaire
#14

Luke and Leanna

Craig FinnAlways Been
#13

Gold Rush

LuciusLucius
#12

After The Setting Sun

The Head and the HeartAperture
#11

This is the Killer Speaking

The Last Dinner PartyFrom the Pyre
#10

Time Waited

My Morning Jacketis
#9

catch these fists

Wet Legmoisturizer
#8

Bury Me

Jason IsbellFoxes in the Snow
#7

God Knows

Tunde AdebimpeThee Black Boltz
#6

Ankles

Lucy DacusForever is a Feeling
#5

Coyote

Mt. JoyHope We Have Fun
#4

Relationships

HaimI Quit
#3

Horses

Jesse WellesMiddle
#2

Messy

Lola YoungThis Wasn't Meant For You Anyway
#1

Idiot Box

Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment TheorySharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory

Robert Finley – “Get It While You Can” (Recorded Live for World Cafe)