The Top 40 Pop songs of 2025 - Charts of the Year

The results are in! After four weeks of voting from December 1st to December 28th, 2025, you've decided the Top 40 Pop songs of 2025 in the Only Hits Charts of the Year. With 217,485 votes cast by 43,190 voters across the Pop category, your voices have been heard loud and clear.

Jimin takes the crown with "Who", securing the top spot with an impressive 43,969 votes. The BTS member's solo hit dominated the competition, showcasing the incredible power of the ARMY fanbase. TOMORROW X TOGETHER follows closely at number two with "Sugar Rush Ride" (31,301 votes), while YEONJUN earns third place with his solo track "Talk to You" (28,808 votes).

1

Who

Jimin

43,969 votes

2

Sugar Rush Ride

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

31,301 votes

3

Talk to You

YEONJUN

28,808 votes

BTS classics continue to resonate with fans, as "Dynamite" (19,687 votes) and "FAKE LOVE" (19,090 votes) claim the fourth and fifth positions respectively. "Butter" secures sixth place with 17,398 votes, proving that BTS's discography remains timeless in the hearts of fans worldwide.

The collaboration "Make It Right (feat. Lauv)" by BTS lands at number seven (12,971 votes), while Jung Kook's solo hit "Standing Next to You" takes the eighth spot with 9,289 votes.

New acts also made their mark this year. CORTIS makes an impressive debut with three songs in the top 12: "GO!" at number nine (4,188 votes), "FaSHioN" at number ten (3,876 votes), and "What You Want" at number twelve (3,355 votes).

4

Dynamite

BTS

19,687 votes

5

FAKE LOVE

BTS

19,090 votes

6

Butter

BTS

17,398 votes

7

Make It Right (feat. Lauv)

BTS, Lauv

12,971 votes

8

Standing Next to You

Jung Kook

9,289 votes

9

GO!

CORTIS

4,188 votes

10

FaSHioN

CORTIS

3,876 votes

Jin shows his solo power with three entries: "Don't Say You Love Me" at number eleven (3,472 votes), "Running Wild" at number fourteen (1,632 votes), and "I'll Be There" at number fifteen (1,483 votes).

The collaboration between K-Pop and Western artists shines through, with Megan Thee Stallion and RM's "Neva Play" at number thirteen (1,731 votes), and the highly anticipated "SPAGHETTI" by LE SSERAFIM featuring j-hope at number sixteen (1,201 votes).

Global pop stars also found favor with voters. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's viral hit "Die With A Smile" lands at number eighteen (914 votes), while Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" claims number twenty-one (622 votes).

11

Don't Say You Love Me

Jin

3,472 votes

12

What You Want

CORTIS

3,355 votes

13

Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS)

Megan Thee Stallion, RM

1,731 votes

14

Running Wild

Jin

1,632 votes

15

I'll Be There

Jin

1,483 votes

16

SPAGHETTI

LE SSERAFIM, j-hope

1,201 votes

17

Golden

HUNTR/X, Ejae, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

930 votes

18

Die With A Smile

Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

914 votes

19

Gabriela

KATSEYE

831 votes

20

Do It

Stray Kids

692 votes

KATSEYE emerges as a fan favorite with multiple entries: "Gabriela" at number nineteen (831 votes), "Gnarly" at thirty-one (237 votes), and "Touch" at thirty-two (223 votes).

Other notable entries include Stray Kids' "Do It" at number twenty (692 votes), TWICE's "THIS IS FOR" at twenty-two (607 votes), JENNIE's solo track "like JENNIE" at twenty-three (522 votes), and Billie Eilish's "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" at twenty-four (466 votes).

The K-Pop Demon Hunters Cast soundtrack continues to find love with fans, as "Golden" by HUNTR/X places at seventeen (930 votes), "Soda Pop" at thirty-four (199 votes), and "Your Idol" at thirty-five (184 votes).

Collaborations closed out the chart strongly, with ROSÉ and Bruno Mars's "APT." at twenty-nine (289 votes), DJ Snake and Stray Kids' "In The Dark" rounding out the Top 40 at position forty (157 votes), and the highly anticipated "EYES CLOSED" by JISOO & ZAYN at thirty-three (202 votes).

21

Espresso

Sabrina Carpenter

622 votes

22

THIS IS FOR

TWICE

607 votes

23

like JENNIE

JENNIE

522 votes

24

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Billie Eilish

466 votes

25

Abracadabra

Lady Gaga

443 votes

26

CEREMONY

Stray Kids

390 votes

27

Strategy (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)

TWICE, Megan Thee Stallion

329 votes

28

Walkin On Water

Stray Kids

324 votes

29

APT.

ROSÉ, Bruno Mars

289 votes

30

Shape of You

Ed Sheeran

243 votes

31

Gnarly

KATSEYE

237 votes

32

Touch

KATSEYE

223 votes

33

EYES CLOSED

JISOO & ZAYN, JISOO, ZAYN

202 votes

34

Soda Pop

Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

199 votes

35

Your Idol

Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

184 votes

36

Azizam

Ed Sheeran

183 votes

37

Stressed Out

Twenty One Pilots

175 votes

38

Strategy

TWICE

175 votes

39

Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter

164 votes

40

In The Dark (with Stray Kids)

DJ Snake, Stray Kids

157 votes

Full Top 40 Pop Songs of 2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Charts of the Year 2025 voting! The voting period ran from December 1st to December 28th, 2025, allowing fans to vote for up to 5 songs per day in each category.

Stay tuned for next year's Charts of the Year, and don't forget to listen to Only Hits for the best pop music!