Rewind 2025 with iHeartRadio’s Top Artists and Songs of the Year
It’s time for iHeartRewind – our annual list of iHeart’s most played artists and songs of the year! Before we head into 2026, let’s celebrate the music that defined 2025 and had fans hitting repeat across the country.
For the second year in a row, Sabrina Carpenter claimed the top artist spot, racking up more than 2.7 billion total audience spins (TAS). She was followed closely by SZA and Kendrick Lamar, while The Weeknd, Bruno Mars and Morgan Wallen each surpassed 2 billion TAS. Other artists who made the Top 10 included Lady Gaga, Benson Boone, Post Malone and Shaboozey.
Taking a look at specific songs, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” dominated the charts with over 1.1 billion TAS. Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s “luther” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” also defined the year’s sound, showing just how powerful collaborations and breakout hits were in 2025.
Across genres, pop fans tuned in the most for Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, and SZA, while Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll led country. Hip-Hop was dominated by GloRilla and Kendrick Lamar; alternative fans gravitated toward Linkin Park and Green Day; and R&B listeners turned up the volume for Chris Brown and Usher.
iHeartRewind 2025 celebrates the artists, songs and moments that kept fans listening in all year long. From collaborations to nostalgic tunes, it’s the music that made 2025 unforgettable. To find this data, we compiled total audience spins (TAS) and streams across iHeartRadio broadcast stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
Check out the full lists below to see the top artists and songs, both overall and by genre. And keep an eye out for your personalized iHeartRewind, arriving in inboxes soon!
Top iHeartMedia Artists Overall
- Sabrina Carpenter – 2.7B+
- SZA – 2.6B+
- Kendrick Lamar – 2.4B+
- The Weeknd – 2.1B+
- Bruno Mars – 2B+
- Morgan Wallen – 2B+
- Lady Gaga – 1.9B+
- Benson Boone – 1.4B+
- Post Malone – 1.3B+
- Shaboozey – 1.3B+
Top iHeartMedia Songs Overall
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile” – 1.1B+
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther” – 880M+
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – 854M+
- Chappell Roan – “Pink Pony Club” – 733M+
- SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar – “30 For 30” – 695M+
- The Weeknd – “Cry For Me” – 665M+
- Gracie Abrams – “That’s So True” – 566M+
- Benson Boone – “Sorry I’m Here For Someone…” – 556M+
- Leon Thomas – “MUTT” – 548M+
- Kendrick Lamar – “squabble up” – 507M+
Top Artists by Genre
Pop
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Lady Gaga
- Bruno Mars
- The Weeknd
- SZA
Country
- Morgan Wallen
- Jelly Roll
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Combs
- Post Malone
Hip-Hop
- GloRilla
- Kendrick Lamar
- Drake
- Future
- Sexyy Red
Alternative
- Linkin Park
- Green Day
- Blink-182
- Foo Fighters
- Myles Smith
R&B
- Chris Brown
- Usher
- Mary J. Blige
- SZA
- Summer Walker
Top Songs by Genre
Pop
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With A Smile”
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
- Chappell Roan – “Pink Pony Club”
- The Weeknd – “Cry For Me”
- Gracie Abrams – “That’s So True”
Country
- Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph – “High Road”
- Jelly Roll – “Liar”
- Morgan Wallen – “I’m The Problem”
- Morgan Wallen – “Love Somebody”
- Corey Kent – “This Heart”
Hip-Hop
- Chris Brown – “Residuals”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther”
- SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar – “30 For 30”
- Leon Thomas – “MUTT”
- GloRilla & Sexyy Red – “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Alternative
- Lola Young – “Messy”
- Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song”
- Myles Smith – “Nice To Meet You”
- almost monday – “can’t slow down”
- SOMBR – “Back To Friends”
R&B
- Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
- Chris Brown – “Residuals”
- Summer Walker – “Heart Of A Woman”
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “luther”
- SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar – “30 For 30”
