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The 50 Best Songs of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)

Our staff's 50 favorite songs from 2025 so far, including Bad Bunny, Doechii and Sabrina Carpenter.

With “Undressed,” Sombr — a major fan of Radiohead, as well as more contemporary rock-playlist staples like The 1975 and Phoebe Bridgers — effectively reanimates an era in which bands could combine guitar lines and pop hooks for maximum radio play (i.e., hundreds of millions of streams in 2025), and, along with his other hit single “Back to Friends,” immediately establishes himself as one of the more exciting new voices in the mainstream. Though a fun listen all the way through, the best part of the song has to be its bridge, during which the singer-songwriter switches up the pacing with a danceable breakdown that he performs every night on the road accompanied by a new guest “Sally” — either an audience member or famous friend – spawning numerous viral moments that have helped the track soar on streaming and on Billboard ’s charts. As a viral phenomenon, “Tweaker” burned fast and bright: the debut rap single from former basketball prospect LiAngelo Ball was a curiosity upon its January release, then a quick-spreading sensation co-signed by several athletes and artists, then a top 40 Hot 100 hit, and finally a pop culture novelty of sorts, contained to the first quarter of 2025.

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