Summer 2025 is officially over, but the music industry never stops. Now that the hottest season of the year is behind us, it’s the perfect time to look back at the music that defined the past few months. As tradition dictates, we gathered the 32 biggest hits released between May and August, created a bracket, and polled fans, who had the chance to pick their favorite song of Summer 2025. ROSÉ’s “Messy” emerged as the clear winner, dominating each round thanks to the unwavering support of Blinks. In the final round, the song beat Tate McRae’s infectious “Just Keep Watching,” which was featured on the F1 Soundtrack—just like “Messy” itself.
During the summer season, we also witnessed the release of several hit songs. Sabrina Carpenter unleashed the smash singles “Manchild” and “Tears” from her seventh album Man’s Best Friend. Doja Cat entered her Vie era with “Jealous Type,” while BLACKPINK returned with “Jump.” Summer 2025 was also KATSEYE’s season—the rising girl group left a massive mark with their second EP Beautiful Chaos, featuring viral hits “Gnarly” and “Gabriela.” We also witnessed the breakout success of “Golden,” the chart-topping track featured on Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack. Other notable comebacks came from Cardi B, Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Karol G, Drake, and Maroon 5.
After the conclusion of our yearly poll, we tallied the votes from each round. Here are the top 32 songs of Summer 2025, as voted by fans.
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32 | Red Flag – Kesha
31 | No Broke Boys – Disco Lines & Tinashe
30 | Ring Ring Ring – Tyler, The Creator
29 | Crush – Zara Larsson
28 | Lose My Mind – Don Toliver & Doja Cat
27 | Your Idol – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
26 | What Did I Miss? – Drake
25 | Don’t Say You Love Me – Jin
24 | Sacrifice – Mariah The Scientist
23 | Sapphire – Ed Sheeran
22 | Priceless – Maroon 5 & LISA
21 | Gameboy – KATSEYE
20 | Latina Foreva – Karol G
19 | Soda Pop – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
18 | Man of the Year – Lorde
17 | Easy Lover – Miley Cyrus
16 | Imaginary Payerz – Cardi B
15 | Mr. Electric Blue – Benson Boone
14 | Gnarly – KATSEYE
13 | Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
12 | Fame Is a Gun – Addison Rae
11 | Type Dangerous – Mariah Carey
10 | Jealous Type – Doja Cat
9 | Gabriela – KATSEYE
8 | The Subway – Chappell Roan
7 | Is It – Tyla
6 | Daisies – Justin Bieber
5 | Tears – Sabrina Carpenter
4 | Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
3 | Jump – BLACKPINK
2 | Just Keep Watching – Tate McRae
1 | Messy – ROSÉ
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