Welcome to a brand-new year of music discovery, and our first LyricFind Out Loud post of 2026! We hope the year is off to a great start, and that the holiday season offered a chance to rest, reset, and recharge.
2025 was a year defined by momentum; marked by exciting new ventures, meaningful partnerships, and major milestones. If you’re not caught up, get the full scoop with our year in review!
Before we look ahead to the lyric trends set to shape the year ahead, we’re pausing to reflect on the unforgettable soundtrack of 2025. Across continents, cultures, and time zones, millions of fans turned to music to define their year – and the words behind those songs have become part of memories that will carry forward.
From memorable hooks to emotional verses, here are some of the songs that had music fans singing along in 2025:
Performed by: KPop Demon Hunters Cast
Written by: Hee Dong Nam, Eun Jae Phoebe Kim, Yoo Han Lee, Joong Gyu Kwak, Hong Jun Park, Mark Sonnenblick, Jeong Hun Seo
Album: KPop Demon Hunters, 2025
Performed by: Lady Gaga
Written by: Stefani Germanotta, Henry Walter, Andrew Wotman, Susan Ballion, John McGeoch, Peter Clark, Steven Bailey
Album: MAYHEM, 2025
Performed by: Billie Eilish
Written by: Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell
Album: Hit Me Hard and Soft, 2024
Performed by: Bruno Mars & ROSÉ
Written by: Chae Young Park, Amy Rose Allen, Christopher Steven Brown, Roget Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Martin II Lawrence, Peter Gene Hernandez, Theron Makiel Thomas, Henry Russell Walter, Michael Chapman, Nicholas Barry Chinn
Album: rosie, 2024
Performed by: Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Written by: Sam Dew, Atia Boggs, Kendrick Lamar, Marvin Gaye, Solana Rowe
Album: GNX, 2024
Performed by: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Written by: Andrew Wotman, Peter Hernandez, Stefani Germanotta, James Fauntleroy, Dernst Emile
Album: MAYHEM, 2025
Performed by: Bad Bunny
Written by: Benjamin Falik, Roberto José Rosado Torres Jr., Tyler Thomas Spry, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott H. Dittrich
Album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, 2024
Performed by: Tyler, The Creator ft. Lola Young
Written by: Tyler Okonma
Album: Chromakopia, 2024
Performed by: Tate McRae
Written by: Ryan Tedder, Julia Michaels, Grant Joseph Boutin, Tate McRae
Album: So Close to What, 2025
Performed by: Drake
Written by: Paul Omar Elkan Agyei, Aubrey Drake Graham
Album: $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, 2025
Performed by: KPop Demon Hunters Cast
Written by: Byouung Hoon Kim, Jun Seok Lee, Min Suk Do, Danny Chung, Jeong Hun Seo
Album: KPop Demon Hunters, 2025
Performed by: Gracie Abrams
Written by: Audrey Hobert, Gracie Madigan Abrams
Album: The Secret of Us, 2024
Performed by: Kendrick Lamar
Written by: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Dijon Isaiah McFarlane, Sean Aaron Momberger, Ray Charles
Album: (Single) 2024
Performed by: Taylor Swift
Written by: Karl Martin Sandberg, Karl Johan Schuster, Taylor Swift
Album: The Life of a Showgirl, 2025
Performed by: Lola Young
Written by: Lola Emily Mary Young, Conor Dickinson
Album: This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, 2024
Performed by: Tommy Richman
Written by: Kavian Salehi, Maxwell Vossberg, Emmanuel Arah, Terrance E. Davis, Jonah Ronson Roy, Gideon Endalkachew, Thomas Anatole Richman
Album: Coyote, 2024
Performed by: Doechii
Written by: Spencer Golanka, Joseph R. Thompson, Ian James Anderson, Serban Sirbu, Jaylah Ji Mya Hickmon
Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal, 2024
Performed by: Sabrina Carpenter
Written by: Amy Allen, Julian Bunetta, Steph Jones, Sabrina Carpenter
Album: Short n’ Sweet, 2024
Performed by: Gigi Perez
Written by: Gianna Perez
Album: At the Beach, in Every Life, 2025
Performed by: Beyoncé
Written by: Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq
Album: Cowboy Carter, 2024
As we turn the page on 2025, these global chart-toppers and viral anthems reaffirm that lyrics remain the heartbeat of how fans connect with music. Beyond dominating playlists and singalongs, these songs sparked searches, conversations, and emotional connections worldwide.
Thank you for being part of the lyric-loving community that makes insights like this possible! Stay tuned as we continue uncovering the stories, trends, and words shaping music culture in 2026.
Catch us in February,
The LyricFind Team