Top Songs of 2025: United Kingdom

Apple Music’s end-of-year charts are based on plays between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025. She came, she sprayed her giant confetti cannons, and she conquered: Pop’s new CEO Sabrina Carpenter has certainly been a “Busy Woman” in 2025. Summer saw her headlining London’s Hyde Park for two sold-out, glittering nights and she has seven songs in the Top 100 including “Taste,” “Bed Chem,” and the first single from Man’s Best Friend, “Manchild.” But Carpenter had stiff competition from a trio of rising British talents. Olivia Dean served timeless soul on “Man I Need” and “Nice to Each Other,” Lola Young’s 2024 anthem to being yourself, “Messy,” continued to mesmerize and Luton’s BRIT Award-scooping Myles Smith enjoyed enduring success with his earworms “Stargazing” and “Nice to Meet You,” both originally released last year. There was also plenty of room for the classics. The appeal of finding The Killers coming out of their cage on “Mr. Brightside” remains undimmed after 22 years, while Fleetwood Mac and Coldplay charted with three songs each. Fueled by the most headline-grabbing reunion tour of the year, Oasis had three entries, “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and “Live Forever.” And a K-pop curveball came with the Demon Hunters’ crossover, spearheaded by HUNTR/X’s irresistible anthem “Golden.”