{"id":748,"date":"2025-12-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2025\/12\/best-songs-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:00","slug":"best-songs-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2025\/12\/best-songs-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Songs of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The top six streamed songs on Apple Music this year were songs released in 2024. So it wasn\u2019t the year of the \u2018explosive\u2019 hits that we tend to see. That doesn\u2019t mean there weren\u2019t great songs. This gave listeners a chance to ignore the numbers and judge the music for the music. Particularly in the case for hip hop, which saw a decline in streaming numbers and Billboard placements. In the search for the next new thing came dozens of UK underground stars, going from underground to mainstream in a matter of months. Plenty artists returned to arguably deliver their best work to date, while a handful of future R&B classics made their mark too.<\/p>\n

As usual, our list features majority hip hop placements, while taking the opportunity to spotlight the best songs pop, R&B and the alternative worlds had to offer. Songs released in the last few weeks of December 2024 also qualify for the cut. From 50\u20131, here are Mic Cheque\u2019s standout songs of 2025.<\/p>\n

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First, some honourable mentions\u2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n