I’m a little surprised by what my Apple Music subscription picked up to add to my top 100 songs of 2025. Give it a listen, or take a gander below.

I included some of my favorite lyrics from a few of the songs too, just for fun.

1. “Blame (featuring John Newman)” by Calvin Harris
   • “So blame it on the night/Don’t blame it on me, don’t blame it on me.”
2. “Midnight City” by M83
3. “Lay Your Head on My) Pillow” by Tony! Toni! Toné!
4. “Flowers (featuring Sugababes)” by DJ Spoony
5. “Single (featuring Ne-Yo” by New Kids on the Block
   • “He don’t tell you that he loves you girl/Let me sing it in a harmony.”
6. “Better the Devil You Know” by Steps
7. “Nights Like This (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)” by Kehlani
8. “For the Love of Money” by the O’Jays
9. “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush
10. “Runnin’” by the Pharcyde
    • “It’s 1995 now that I’m older/stress weighs on my shoulders/heavy as boulders but I told ya/till the day that I die I still will be a soldier.”
11. “Firestarter” by the Prodigy
12. “Auntie Diaries” by Kendrick Lamar
13. “Streets (Silhouette Remix)” by Doja Cat
14. “Thank God I Found You (featuring Joe & Nas) (Make It Last Remix)” by Mariah Carey
15. “Control Myself (featuring Jennifer Lopez)” by LL Cool J
16. “Tell Me” by Groove Theory
    • “I’ve been doing my own thing/Love has always had a way of having bad timing/But to my great surprise, ever since I looked in your eyes/I had one question for you.”
17. “Peg” by Steely Dan
18. “2 On (featuring ScHoolboy Q)” by Tinashe
19. “Sky Full of Song” by Florence + The Machine
20. “I Know” by Dionne Farris
    • “I know what you’re doing, yeah, yeah/I can never sing in that key/I know what you’re doing, yeah, yeah/And you’re the one to blame.”
21. “In Another Life” by The Killers
22. “The Fever” by The Academy Is…
23. “Sugababes on the Run” by Sugababes
24. “Zombieboy” by Lady Gaga
25. “Under the Sun” by Cheryl
26. “Lapdance (featuring Vita & Lee Harvey)” by N.E.R.D.
27. “Smokin’ Out the Window” by Silk Sonic
28. “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” by The Beat
    • “I’ll find somebody, wait and see/Who am I kiddin’, only me/’Cause no one else could take your place/Guess that I am just a hopeless case.”
29. “Cut You Off” by Little Mix
30. “Fun Tonight” by Lady Gaga
31. “(Fuck a) Silver Lining” by Panic! at the Disco
32. “Pieces of What” by MGMT
33. “Not Today” by Alessia Cara
34. “Feels” by Kehlani
35. “It Won’t Be Long” by The Beatles
36. “New York Mining Disaster 1941” by Bee Gees
37. “Oh England My Lionheart” by Kate Bush
38. “Incapable (Extended Mix)” by Róisín Murphy
39. “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)” by The Jacksons
40. “The Other Half (featuring St. Beauty & Mereba)” by Jidenna
41. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Leopold Stowkowski & the Philadelphia Orchestra
42. “In the Morning” by Jefferson Airplane
43. “When It Hurts So Bad” by Lauryn Hill
44. “I Belong to You (+Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix)” by Muse
45. “For the Love of You” by Tony! Toni! Toné!
46. “Touch It/Technologic” by Daft Punk
47. “I’ll Give All My Love to You” by Keith Sweat
48. “Dancing Shoes” by Dev
49. “Reasons” by Earth, Wind & Fire
50. “Always and Forever” by Luther Vandross
51. “I Still Believe” by Tim Cappello
    • “I’m flat on my back out at sea/Hoping those waves don’t cover me/I’m turned and tossed upon the waves/When the darkness comes, I feel the grave.”
52. “Dancing with Myself” by Generation X
53. “You Owe Me (featuring Ginuwine)” by Nas
54. “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J
55. “Overrated” by Siobhán Donaghy
    • “Will I ever lose these old Catholic blues/That direct my shoes, give me the strength to choose/I feel all low, the fear won’t grow/If I show it just where to go/But I don’t know.”
56. “More Than a Feeling” by Boston
57. “1010 (Rin Tin Tin)” by Prince
58. “Hi’ilawe” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
59. “Now That We Found Love” by the O’Jays
60. “I Love Me Some Him” by Toni Braxton
61. “Bravado” by Rush
62. “Everybody Loves a Loser” by Morcheeba
63. “Jaded” by Disclosure
64. “Heaven Knows” by Squeeze
    • “You wind me up and I drive you mad/It’s a fact of life, it goes hand in hand/And I know that look, it’s read like a book.”
65. “Summer Breeze (Philip Steir Remix)” by Seals & Croft
66. “My Name Is” by Eminem
67. “Mr. Pessimist” by Tears for Fears
68. “Dialect” by Siobhán Donaghy
69. “Anytime You Need a Friend” by Mariah Carey
70. “You Stole the Sun From My Heart” by Manic Street Preachers
71. “Megalomaniac” by KMFDM
72. “Breakdown Motel” by Mutya Buena
73. “Today the Sun’s on Us” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
74. “Come Undone” by Duran Duran
    • “Words, playing me deja vu/Like a radio tune I swear I’ve heard before/Chill, is it something real/Or the magic I’m feeding off your fingers?”
75. “Bet (featuring Devonté Hynes)” by Tinashe
76. “Heart of Stone” by Cher
77. “Stand Inside Your Love” by Smashing Pumpkins
78. “Holding Back the Years” by Simply Red
79. “Yo Te Voy a Amar (This I Promise You)” by *NSYNC
80. “Can’t Hide Love” by Earth, Wind & Fire
81. “Fly” by Traci Lords
82. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears
    • “There’s a room where the light won’t find you/Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down/When they do I’ll be right behind you.”
83. “Time To Say Goodbye (Solo Version)” by Sarah Brightman
84. “How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?” by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
    • “I asked your mama, I asked your papa/Your friends, your preacher and your boss/No one knows where you’re going to, baby/Or if you’re coming back to me/Or if we’re together or are we lost?”
85. “Private Number” by the Jets
86. “Jump” by Kylie Minogue
87. “So Much Trouble in the World” by Bob Marley & the Wailers
88. “Shadows on Your Side” by Duran Duran
89. “Ain’t That Peculiar” by Fanny
90. “Deadlines & Diets” by Girls Aloud
    • “I’m cool until reality/Hits me in the face and drops the phone in the tea and/You’ve left no number/Left your wedding ring/There’s nothing left to do but kick back and sing.”
91. “SOS” by Rihanna
92. “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” by Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
93. “You Mean the World to Me” by Toni Braxton
    • “Cause you mean the world to me/You are my everything/I swear the only thing that matters/Matters to me/Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby/cause you mean so much/to me.”
94. “Gonna Try It Anyway” by Lisa Stansfield
95. “Home and Dry” by Pet Shop Boys
96. “Celebration” by Kylie Minogue
97. “Still Here (featuring Skip, Wacko)” by Juvenile
98. “Leila” by Indochine
99. “Your Love Alone is Not Enough (featuring Nina Persson)” by Manic Street Preachers
    • “But your love alone won’t save the world/You knew the secret of the universe/Despite it all you made it worse/It left you lonely/It left you cursed.”
100. “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood