2025 Most Popular Songs. Our picks of the best songs from the most packed first half of a year in recent memory. Every friday, pop critics for the new york times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs.

“carnival” by kanye west, ty dolla $ign, rich the kid, and playboi carti; The year’s most popular current songs across all genres, ranked by streaming activity from digital music sources tracked by luminate, radio airplay audience impressions as.