Each Track That is Hit Quantity One In 2025 So Far

Hotter climate has me anticipating what music’s tune of the summer time shall be. Will one other rap observe take over following “Not Like Us” in summer time 2024? The charts up to now this yr have been dominated by acquainted rappers and singers, reminiscent of Kendrick Lamar, who recorded a banner yr in 2024 after his beef with Canada’s Drake reached a fever pitch. Okay. Dot might proceed his reign into the summer time, or one other solidified hitmaker might come into the equation.

There may be, nevertheless, a slate of extremely anticipated albums set for launch inside the subsequent few months. Lorde is returning June 27 with Virgin, whereas Miley Cyrus has launched One thing Stunning – and even TikTok star Addison Rae has joined in with the discharge of her debut album, Addison.

Wanting forward, there are extra releases on the horizon. Sabrina Carpenter has introduced her subsequent album, Man’s Greatest Good friend, shall be launched in late August, and there are many different artists who’re probably making ready to push out new singles and albums. Within the meantime, whereas we await the tune of the summer time to make its ascent to the highest of the charts, let’s check out the songs which have dominated the Billboard Scorching 100 up to now in 2025.

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“All I Need For Christmas Is You” By Mariah Carey

January 4 (1 Week)

In 1994, Mariah Carey graced us with the present that retains giving: her debut vacation album, Merry Christmas. The preliminary launch 10-track venture was led by the record-breaking single “All I Need For Christmas Is You.” With upbeat jingle bells and falsetto ad-libs, Carey’s tune is a contemporary Christmas staple.

There are many explanation why Carey’s dominance within the pop scene ought to by no means be questioned, and this tune’s endurance is a primary instance. Producing a globally beloved unique Christmas carol is not any simple feat. The extent of success it sees every year throughout the vacation season, a long time after its launch, is unprecedented. To not point out, the tune is a mega moneymaker. The Related Press reported in 2023 that “All I Need For Christmas Is You” will surpass $100 million in earnings.

I do know many individuals are uninterested in this tune, however for me, it doesn’t really feel like the vacations with out “All I Need For Christmas Is You” and Carey’s different festive tracks in rotation. She’s the Queen of Christmas, and there’s a cause the tune has returned to No. 1 across the holidays for the previous seven years.

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“Die With A Smile” By Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars

January 11 (4 Weeks) & February 15 (1 Week) (5 Weeks Complete)

When two powerhouse hitmakers like Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars hyperlink up for a love ballad, it’s no shock when the observe goes No. 1 and makes itself comfy there for just a few weeks. The duo’s first collaboration, “Die With A Smile,” dropped in August 2024, nevertheless it felt like a very long time coming, because the pop stars’ solo music has dominated the charts because the 2000s. The observe has develop into globally beloved, charting in additional than a dozen nations and garnering greater than a billion streams on Spotify along with the Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency accolade on the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Set to a guitar-driven tender rock instrumental, “Die With A Smile” expresses a passionate longing to be with a lover. The tune has discovered main success maybe as a result of, like many nice pop collaborations, the hook is a relatable sentiment and two gifted vocalists who effortlessly complement one another. It doesn’t harm that “Die With A Smile” has wonderful potential for karaoke evening or a marriage playlist.

Except for topping the charts, the previous few months have been large for Woman Gaga and Mars. Gaga’s sixth solo studio album, Mayhem, arrived March 7, preceded by two hit singles, “Illness” and “Abracadabra.” Mayhem is a favourite amongst critics and longtime Gaga followers as a result of it’s paying homage to her earlier work and marks a return to her daring, genre-bending pop roots. Gaga’s eighth live performance tour, the Mayhem Ball, will assist the album with 57 exhibits starting in July.

Mars has generated extra buzz with one other hit collaboration, “Apt.,” with BLACKPINK star Rosé. The observe served because the lead single of her solo debut album and has develop into a worldwide, viral hit.

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“4×4” By Travis Scott

February 8 (1 Week)

Houston rapper Travis Scott kicked off 2025 by notching his fifth No. 1 single in america. Scott had teased “4×4” for months earlier than its launch with a handful of reside performances. The entice rage observe additionally serves because the opening theme for Netflix’s WWE Uncooked program.

“4×4” places Scott’s creativity on show, mixing acquainted entice manufacturing with an instrumental by the Tennessee State marching band enjoying a canopy of Migos’ “Say Sum.” “4×4” marks Scott’s first solo venture since his fourth studio album, Utopia, dropped in summer time 2023. The album was stocked with assist from a celebrity forged together with SZA, Child Cudi, Unhealthy Bunny, and fellow Houstonian Beyoncé.

Though “4×4” plummeted to No. 57 after per week atop the Billboard Scorching 100, the tune has collected greater than 102 million streams, and Scott has used the tune’s success to assist an vital trigger. Whereas selling the tune earlier than its launch, he restocked his web site’s merchandise store and donated all of the proceeds to individuals affected by the devastating wildfires in California.

In different ventures this yr, Scott collaborated alongside indie rock act Florence + The Machine on The Weeknd’s sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. The group will get collectively on observe 9, “Reflections Laughing,” a weak, introspective have a look at life within the highlight. Scott additionally turned a sponsor for the soccer group FC Barcelona in an effort with Spotify’s artist collaboration venture.

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“Not Like Us” By Kendrick Lamar

February 22 (1 Week)

Kendrick Lamar’s beef with Drake dates again greater than a decade, however the feud escalated in 2024 and resulted in “Not Like Us” – one among Okay. Dot’s most culturally related hits to this point. The legendary DJ Mustard, who has collaborated with A-listers like Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, and Migos, was the first producer behind the tune’s provocative membership beat. These catchy brass sounds are a pattern from a canopy of Ray Charles’ “I Imagine to My Soul.” Lamar is the only author of the scathing lyrics that accuse Drake of sexual misconduct and query Drake’s place within the trendy hip-hop zeitgeist.

I regard “Not Like Us,” the fifth diss observe aimed on the Canadian pop star, as Lamar’s declare to victory within the rap battle, as a result of it broke past the confines of their feud to develop into a worldwide phenomenon. It topped the charts in 10 nations and garnered 5 Grammy Awards, together with Report of The Yr, Track of The Yr, Greatest Music Video, and Greatest Rap Track. “Not Like Us” is tied (with The fifth Dimension’s 1967 hit “Up, Up and Away”) as probably the most awarded tune in Grammy’s historical past.

Critics and followers alike praised the observe, which broke data on Spotify and felt really inescapable in summer time 2024. Lamar remains to be driving on the success of “Not Like Us.” In April, Kendrick launched into a co-headlining tour with former labelmate at Prime Dawg Leisure, SZA. The 39-show effort is in assist of SZA’s Lana (2024) and Lamar’s GNX, his sixth studio album.

The shock venture dropped in November 2024 and spawned singles “Squabble Up” and “TV Off.” He carried out tracks from the album and hits, together with “Not Like Us,” on the Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present, the place he was supported by particular friends SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams, and DJ Mustard.

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“Luther” By Kendrick Lamar & SZA

March 1 (13 Weeks)

Lamar and SZA have a protracted historical past of collaborations: eight songs date again to 2014’s “Babylon,” which was featured on SZA’s EP Z. Their vocal chemistry is simple, as they’ve spawned world hits like “All of the Stars” from the Black Panther (2018) soundtrack. “Luther” blends SZA and Lamar’s voices to ship a sentiment of well-wishes for a particular somebody. The observe is called for R&B icon Luther Vandross and samples his cowl of the duet “If This World Have been Mine” (1982) with Cheryl Lynn.

Whereas the duo is embarking on their Grand Nationwide Tour, “Luther” remains to be reigning on the prime of the charts (as of Could 19). Whereas I wasn’t fortunate sufficient to seize a ticket to the tour’s sold-out Dallas-area cease, my mates who did see the present praised it for its lengthy runtime and setlist. SZA and Okay. Dot: Should you’re studying this – when’s the collaboration album coming?

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“What I Need” By Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae

Could 31 (1 Week)

Morgan Wallen is not any stranger to topping charts. Regardless of a number of controversies to date in his profession, the nation singer has discovered loads of success lately, and so it is smart that his new single, “What I Need,” went straight to the highest of the charts simply earlier than {the summertime}. Including on a brand new runner-up within the title for immediately’s pop princess, Tate McRae, solely added to his personal starpower to assist this tune soar via streaming straight to #1.

“What I Need” sees McRae’s perspective insisting that each relationship she makes an attempt “goes up in smoke,” and that her accomplice would not need her damaged coronary heart – to which Wallen’s perspective assures that is what he desires: no long-term commitments, as a result of they each have points. It is not your typical nation love tune, however that makes it becoming for an in any other case surprising duo reminiscent of these two. The tune topped the chart for only one week, however made an announcement nonetheless.

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“Bizarre” By Alex Warren

June 7 (2 Weeks)

Regardless of popping out three months in the past, “Bizarre” by Alex Warren has made new waves, because of platforms reminiscent of TikTok. Warren is a brand new artist, however not a brand new public determine. Recognized primarily for his participation within the Hype Home, Warren parted methods with the group in 2022 and has since centered on constructing his music profession. His first studio album, You may Be Alright, Child, releases in July of this yr, with “Bizarre” sampling what listeners can count on.

“Bizarre” tells a typical love story in a grand style, full with full manufacturing that makes it a visible, and virtually cinematic, expertise. It is develop into generally utilized by TikTok customers for a cause; it has the flexibility to tug on the heartstrings with each phrase Warren sings. This tune will probably be round for some time, particularly with Warren’s album set to debut so quickly.

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“Manchild” By Sabrina Carpenter

June 21 (1 Week)

The discourse, controversies, and dialogue surrounding “Manchild” do not matter, as Carpenter was all the time going to have a smash hit on her fingers with any new tune. Carpenter unexpectedly launched “Manchild” within the midst of her present Brief n’ Candy Tour, solely to comply with up the premiere of this Jack Antonoff-produced single with a brand-new album that arrives in August, titled Man’s Greatest Good friend.

“Manchild” attracts upon lots of the identical sounds as Brief n’ Candy, together with ’70s- and ’80s-inspired synths and a drawl that is sweetly paying homage to Dolly Parton. Carpenter sings about how her selection in males all the time appears to be those that cannot do something for themselves, and she or he makes use of her attribute humor to get her level throughout with lyrics reminiscent of “Why so horny if that’s the case dumb / And the way survive the earth so lengthy?”

A lot of the dialogue revolving round “Manchild” has to do with listeners both not understanding Carpenter’s sarcasm or just not being a fan of it any longer. It has additionally been tied to the larger controversy surrounding Man’s Greatest Good friend, most pointedly the album cowl that depicts Carpenter kneeling on all fours and having her hair held by a person as if she’s a canine. It units the stage for an album filled with irony to function commentary, although not with no robust stir of controversy.