Not just albums. Already actively involved – and well in advance – in the battle of the year-end charts, the main international music publications sometimes also try their hand at selecting the best songs released in these twelve months. We won't bother you with each of these lists, but at least we want to propose Pitchfork's list to you, as it is one of the most followed alternative music webzines in the world.
“In these 100 songs – underlines the US magazine in the introduction – you will find sensual dubstep, subtly subversive electronic pop, explosive local rap, alt-country odysseys, omnipresent chart hits and much more. This year we were attracted by songs that have expanded the expressive tools of genres that we have been telling about for decades, often in an attempt to reveal the mysteries of love and human relationships”.
Here are the 100 best songs of 2025 according to Pitchfork (here is the complete report). On OndaRock we have already presented the ranking of the 50 best albums of 2025 according to Pitchfork.
1. Cameron Winter – Love Takes Miles
2. Smerz – You got time and I got money
3. Amaarae – SMO
4. Addison Rae – Headphones On
5. Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band – New Threats From the Soul
6. PinkPantheress – Illegal
7. Wednesday – Townies
8. Babyfxce E – PTP (Remix)
9. james K – Play
10. Geese – Taxes
11. Bad Bunny – NUEVAYoL
12. Oklou – blade bird
13. Dijon – Yamaha
14. Water From Your Eyes – Playing Classics
15. Nino Paid – Tomorrow Will Be Better
16. Alex G – Afterlife
17. aya – off to the IT
18. Pluto & YK Niece – WHIM WHAMMIE
19. Chuquimamani-Condori – Breathe Kullawada Caporal E DJ edit
20. EsDeeKid / fakemink / Rico Ace – LV Sandals
21. FKA twigs – Hard
22. Nourished by Time – 9 2 5
23. This Is Lorelei / MJ Lenderman – Dancing in the Club (MJ Lenderman Version)
24. Tracey – Sex Life
25. caroline – Total euphoria
26. Playboi Carti – OPM BABI
27. Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
28. Erika de Casier – Delusional
29. Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
30. Perfume Genius – It's a Mirror
31. Chappell Roan – The Subway
32. Big Thief – Double Infinity
33. billy woods / Kenny Segal – Misery
34. Maria Somerville – Garden
35. Jim Legxacy – father
36. Haim – Relationships
37. Kehlani – Folded
38. Ethel Cain – Nettles
39. Djrum – Three Foxes Chasing Each Other
40. Cate Le Bon – Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)?
41. xaviersobased – uncomfy
42. Dean Blunt / Elias Rønnenfelt – tears on his rings and chains
43. Model/Actriz – Cinderella
44. Miimii KDS – Miimii Self
45. underscores – Music
46. Justin Bieber – Daisies
47. Jane Remover – JRJRJR
48. JADE – Plastic Box
49. Wet Leg – catch these fists
50. zayALLCAPS – MTV's Pimp My Ride
51. Clipse – So Be It
52. Ichiko Aoba – Luciférine
53. Lucrecia Dalt – rare thing
54. Life Without Buildings – Love Trinity
55. Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH
56. Earl Sweatshirt – TOURMALINE
57. Jenny Hval – To be a rose
58. Tate McRae – Sports car
59. Pulp – Spike Island
60. skaiwater – pop
61. Eiko Ishibashi – Coma
62. SHERELLE / George Riley – FREAKY (JUST MY TYPE)
63. Beatrice Dillon – Basho
64. Barker – Reframing
65. Myaap – Fairy
66. dexter in the newsagent – Special
67. DJ Travella – Mchakamchaka
68. TNT Hotline – Julia's War
69. Tyler, the Creator – Sugar on My Tongue
70. Mavis Staples – Sad and Beautiful World
71. Eliana Glass – Good Friends Call Me E
72. MOLIY – Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)
73. Destroyer – Bologna
74. Silvana Estrada – Dime
75. Juana Molina – siestas ahí
76. Neko Case – Wreck
77. Thirteendegrees ° – From Problem Solva
78. Gelli Haha – Bounce House
79. Kieran Hebden / William Tyler – Secret City
80. Kali Uchis – Sunshine & Rain…
81. Yaya Bey – merlot and gray
82. Anthony Naples – Scanners
83. Lorde – David
84. No Joy – Bugland
85. CMAT – EURO-COUNTRY
86. Greet Death – Country Girl
87. DJ Koze – Buschtaxi
88. Marie Davidson – Demolition
89. Jason Isbell – Good While It Lasted
90. 2hollis – flash
91. Greg Freeman – Gallic Shrug
92. 509 BMG – Special Request to All Nice and Decent Real Niggaz (Stop Hatin)
93. Kelela – Furry Sings the Blues (unplugged)
94. MexikoDro – No Dates
95. Momma – I Want You (Fever)
96. Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force – Lamp Fall
97. Open Mike Eagle – my coworker clark kent's secret black box
98. Morgan Wallen / Post Malone – I Ain't Comin' Back
99. Tortoise – Oganesson
100. gyrofield – Vegetation Grows Thick
Antonio Santini for SANREMO.FM
