Hot Hits of 2025: Die With A Smile Tops Year-End, luther Dominates & Pink Pony Club Finally #1
"Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars became the Billboard Year-End #1 of 2025 with 1.5B+ streams, Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" shattered records at #2, Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" held #1 for 20+ consecutive weeks, and Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" finally reached #1 on Pop Airplay.
The official 2025 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 crowned "Die With A Smile" — a soulful retro ballad — as the definitive song of the year, while K-Pop crossovers and country dominance reshaped mainstream pop.
Hot Chart Hits of 2025
15 tracks
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Billboard Year-End #1 of 2025 with over 1.7 billion Spotify streams; a soulful retro ballad that broke 2024–2025 streaming records across all platforms.”
luther
Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA
“Billboard Year-End #2; sampling Luther Vandross's "Never Too Much", this soulful GNX cut debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the definitive R&B-rap anthem of 2025.”
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
“Billboard Year-End #3; spent 20+ consecutive weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 — one of the longest chart runs in history — cementing Shaboozey as country-pop's biggest crossover star.”
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
“Billboard Year-End #4; the gritty soul-pop powerhouse climbed for 32 weeks before hitting #1 on the Hot 100, making it one of 2025's most enduring chart runs.”
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
“Billboard Year-End #5; emotional synth-pop centerpiece of HIT ME HARD AND SOFT; surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams with sustained chart dominance throughout 2025.”
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
“Billboard Year-End #6; explosive vocal performance that topped the Billboard Global 200 and dominated streaming platforms globally through 2024–2025.”
Ordinary
Alex Warren
“Billboard Year-End #7; heartfelt viral folk-pop ballad that climbed to #1 on global streaming charts, cementing Alex Warren as a major new pop voice.”
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ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
“Billboard Year-End #9; viral global phenomenon inspired by a Korean drinking game that shattered YouTube records reaching 500M views at historic speed.”
Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan
“Billboard Year-End #10; originally from 2020, it finally hit #1 on Billboard's Pop Airplay and Digital Song Sales charts in early 2025 following her iconic Grammy Awards performance.”
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter
“Billboard Year-End #12; Sabrina's Song of the Summer 2024 continued dominating well into 2025 with its irresistible hooks and viral cultural footprint.”
That's So True
Gracie Abrams
“Billboard Year-End #14; viral pop sensation praised for its brutally honest lyrical storytelling and soaring chorus that resonated globally.”
squabble up
Kendrick Lamar
“Billboard Year-End #20; GNX lead single that ignited global West Coast dance trends and electrified Kendrick's record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show.”
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
“Billboard Year-End #17 for 2025; the culture-defining Kendrick-Drake diss track carried historic streaming momentum from 2024 all through 2025.”
Open Hearts
The Weeknd
“High-octane synth-wave centerpiece from Hurry Up Tomorrow; Abel's cinematic final chapter in his landmark trilogy.”
Manchild
Sabrina Carpenter
“Lead single from Man's Best Friend; debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — her first song to debut at the top of the chart.”
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