This year positively flew by. And while other sites are posting lists that number up to 100, we're once again keeping things concise here. Besides, it really requires some effort to narrow down your choices to just 10. And while I briefly toyed with the idea of allowing more than one track per artist, I realized that my list would have looked odd if it just had 4 Saint Etienne songs, 3 from The Cords, and 3 from Ryli.
No, we're doing it the same way here as before, with our main contributors chiming in as well. Singles or albums are linked here where available. Tune in next week when we count down the Top Albums of 2025!
By the way, you'll see some artists here who will not make the Top 10 Albums of 2025 lists next week, and vice versa. In fact, some of my very favorite records of 2025 didn't yield any individual tracks for this list. You'll find out more next week.
[Note: most of these lists are in roughly chronological order by release date.]
Kenixfan's Top 10 Tracks of 2025
1. "Switch Over" by Horsegirl
2. "I'd Be Lost Without You" by Chris Stamey
3. "It Takes Time" by The Mary Column
4. "I Think I Need You Around" by Ryli
5. "Is It Making You Feel Something?" by Superchunk
6. "Heat of the Summer" by Whitelands
7. "Portland Town" by Heavenly
8. "Fabulist" by The Cords
9. "I Believe in Love" by Tyler Ballgame
10. "The Go-Betweens" by Saint Etienne
Stan Cierlitsky's Top 10 Tracks of 2025
1. "Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas)" by Youth Lagoon
2. "I'm Over That Now" by Heatmiser
3. "Pale Vegan Hip Pain" by Mogwai
4. "Cannibal World" by Nothing
5. "Waiting for the Phone Call" by The Twilight Sad
6. "Sara's Got Big Plans" by Mo Lawda & the Humble
7. "Fool for a Life" by Wintersleep
8. "Vacation" by Say Sue Me
9. "Bonnet of Pins" by Matt Berninger
10. "Slide" by The Mary Onettes
Jay Mukherjee's Top 10 Tracks of 2025
1. "High Beams" by The Laughing Chimes
2. "Rock City" by Horsegirl
3. "Loline" by The Bats
4. "Again" by Autocamper
5. "My Love Will Bring You Home" by Allo Darlin'
6. "Only Malice Haunts You" by Highspire
7. "Straight Line Was A Lie" by The Beths
8. "Feels Like the End of the World" by The Chameleons
9. "Loneliness for Sale" by Nord Electric
10. "I Wish I Wrote It Down" by Idlewild
Donzig's Top 10 Tracks Of 2025
1. "Time Waited" by My Morning Jacket
2. "Untouched" by The Gentle Spring
3. "Do You Miss Her?" by Colatura
4. "Robin's Egg" by Iron and Wine (Feat. I'm With Her)
5. "Gonna Need a Vacation" by Fine China
6. "The Day? The Music? He Forgot?" by The Fisherman And His Soul
7. "Leave the Light On" by Soft Loft
8. "Don't Let Me Go" by Tom Odell
9. "Circle All the Dots" by Sharp Pins
10. "Mirage by Caitlin and Brent