One of many greatest issues that music can present folks is consolation. Activate a favourite track and it’s a couple of minutes the place you may escape to a spot that you just already know you like and that makes you cheerful. Possibly that’s why thus far in 2025, listeners are nonetheless clinging to 2024 in a serious manner.
Luminate, which supplies chart information for Billboard, launched its mid-year report as we speak (July 16), which displays the monitoring interval from January 3 to July 3. Right here’s the checklist of the ten most-streamed songs of 2025’s first six months:
1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA — “Luther” (530.4 million on-demand streams)
2. Girl Gaga and Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile” (421.4 million)
3. Kendrick Lamar — “TV Off” Feat. Lefty Gunplay (370.4 million)
4. Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us” (368.0 million)
5. Drake — “Nokia” (326.3 million)
6. Morgan Wallen — “I’m The Drawback” (326.3 million)
7. Teddy Swims — “Lose Management” (320.9 million)
8. Shaboozey — “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)” (319.6 million)
9. Alex Warren — “Unusual” (319.3 million)
10. Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather” (319.1 million)
Within the high ten, Kendrick Lamar and SZA paved the way with their 2024 hit. The checklist is primarily 2024 hits, really: Solely Drake’s “Nokia,” Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Drawback,” and Alex Warren’s “Unusual” have been launched this yr.
Warren’s “Unusual,” although, is beginning to carve out its spot as maybe the yr’s greatest track because it spends a sixth week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
