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Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2025

The year-end countdown (2025) from Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN ranks 200 songs, with “Pyramid Scheme” by Hurray For The Riff Raff at number one. The list features 159 different artists; The Black Keys has the most entries with three songs.

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Corrected: Wet Let -> Wet Leg (58), Nightsweats -> Night Sweats (14).

# Song ListsBest
200 Pyramid Scheme Hurray For The Riff Raff 1 #200
199 Backseat Banton Bartees Strange 3 #57
198 Cry Baby Sunny War 2 #67
197 The Cover of Rolling Stone Hogslop String Band 1 #197
196 T&A Blondshell 3 #15
195 Another Dimension Daniel Donato & Elle King 1 #195
194 Wait And See Saint Motel 1 #194
193 Doing Now Hannah Jadagu 1 #193
192 Skin Of Our Teeth Tristen 1 #192
191 I'm Not Ready for the Change Nation of Language 3 #16
190 The Twenty-One Song Salute Rodney Crowell 2 #66
189 Blue Ridge Run Hunter Metts 1 #189
188 Bloodline Kaleo 2 #95
187 Spike Island Pulp 9 #10
186 God Knows Tunde Adebimpe 6 #7
185 Call It A Draw Uwade 2 #75
184 When a Good Man Cries CMAT 3 #78
183 Dreams Jade Bird 3 #103
182 Blurry Lights Ax and the Hatchetmen 1 #182
181 The Happy Dictator Gorillaz 8 #6
180 Elegantly wasted Hermanos Gutierrez 15 #2
179 Felicity Miya Folick 2 #53
178 Pony Judy Blank 1 #178
177 Quiet Life Shame 2 #177
176 Tokyo Rain Loaded Honey 3 #30
175 I Just Do! Girlpuppy 2 #59
174 In Love With A Memory Sasami 1 #174
173 Piece of Mind Amanda Shires 2 #45
172 Believe Kashus Culpepper 6 #24
171 Ancient Light I'm With Her 4 #30
170 Girl Of The Hour Tabitha Meeks 1 #170
169 Temporary Yola 1 #169
168 Dandelions Whitney 1 #168
167 Alchemy Cam 1 #167
166 Electric Green Lambo Dope Lemon 1 #166
165 Witness Wood Brothers 1 #165
164 Wake You Up Liz Longley 1 #164
163 The Night Before The Black Keys 9 #13
162 New Punching Bag Tristen 1 #162
161 Sunshine In The Room James Bay & Jon Batiste 1 #161
160 Say I Love You Anderson East 3 #48
159 Gingko Panchiko 1 #159
158 Sugar In The Tank Julien Baker & Torres 10 #24
157 Arizona Palmyra 3 #22
156 Undressed sombr 5 #18
155 Big Money Jon Batiste 10 #17
154 Nettles Ethel Cain 2 #34
153 Ankles Lucy Dacus 12 #5
152 Run River Run Katie Schecter 1 #152
151 That's Gonna Leave a Mark Molly Tuttle 8 #3
150 Round Personal Trainer 3 #69
149 Champagne Taste Sunflower Bean 1 #149
148 Bovine Excision Samia 5 #36
147 The Bridge Bahamas 3 #29
146 UFO UFOs 3 #16
145 Dang Rainbow Kitten Surprise 7 #33
144 Now What? Orla Gartland 1 #144
143 Tulips Taylor Noelle 1 #143
142 Paris Stagediver 1 #142
141 Ripple Good Neighbours 1 #141
140 Shovel Deep Sea Diver 4 #65
139 Man On A Mission The Black Keys 6 #29
138 Besties Black Country, New Road 1 #138
137 Dinosaurs Judy Blank 1 #137
136 Poison In My Well Maggie Rose & Grace Potter 3 #6
135 At the Beach, In Every Life Gigi Perez 5 #22
134 Fly Wishy 3 #40
133 All I Ever Am The Cure 6 #41
132 Gold Rush Lucius 8 #13
131 Joy, Joy! Valerie June 7 #17
130 It's a Mirror Perfume Genius 2 #67
129 orphan/ Kenny Hoopla 2 #77
128 Born Runnin' Outta Time Lukas Nelson 1 #128
127 There She Goes Curtis Harding 3 #63
126 Mother of Style Criticals 1 #126
125 Save Your Tears Jade Bird 2 #8
124 What Was That Lorde 12 #22
123 Madalena Goose 11 #1
122 The New Normal Sheryl Crow 2 #85
121 Gunslinger Natalie Bergman 3 #44
120 Feeling Billie Marten 1 #120
119 Inside The Lines Chaparelle 3 #62
118 A**hole (First We Ever Met) Lumineers 2 #59
117 Bonnet of Pins Matt Berninger 8 #48
116 Easy Love, Pt. 1 Larkin Poe 2 #73
115 Before You Hit The Ground Dean Johnson 1 #115
114 Flower Moon Durand Jones & The Indications 6 #28
113 Thick As Thieves Lucius 1 #113
112 I Wish I Didn't Waste Your Time Thundercat 2 #39
111 Off To The Races Jack Van Cleaf 1 #111
110 Crucified Son Charley Crockett 5 #10
109 You Won't Dig My Grave Josh Ritter 3 #1
108 No Rain, No Flowers The Black Keys 9 #5
107 Your Direction Goose 6 #10
106 Blame Girl Tones 1 #106
105 Espionage Rainbow Kitten Surprise 1 #105
104 Fatal Optimist Madi Diaz 1 #104
103 Ready To Go Colony House 1 #103
102 I Can See the Devil S G Goodman 3 #88
101 Ordinary Creature Of Monsters And Men 12 #28
100 Best Guess Lucy Dacus 6 #11
99 Inept Apollo Nation of Language 9 #15
98 Metal The Beths 11 #18
97 Spine Oil Samia 1 #97
96 Love OK Go 1 #96
95 Same Old Song Lumineers 13 #2
94 Returning To Myself Brandi Carlile 8 #16
93 Sushi and Coca Cola St. Paul & The Broken Bones 13 #8
92 Gethsemane Car Seat Headrest 3 #59
91 It's Amazing To Be Young Fontaines D.C. 17 #1
90 Waiting On You Cecilia Castleman 2 #86
89 Don't Let Me Go Tom O'Dell 4 #30
88 Real Man Beabadoobee 2 #82
87 Humbling Michael Marcagi 2 #67
86 Deadstick King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 6 #39
85 Fire Sign S G Goodman 2 #30
84 Billy (yeah yeah yeah) Inhaler 3 #84
83 Lover Girl Laufey 7 #8
82 back to friends sombr 9 #2
81 A Stone Only Rolls Downhill OK Go 1 #81
80 Words Big Thief 4 #6
79 Tanana Portugal. The Man 9 #22
78 Bang Bang Bang Sports Team 5 #25
77 Break The Jaw Madison Cunningham 2 #20
76 Straight Line Was A Lie The Beths 9 #16
75 Easy The Brummies 1 #75
74 23's a Baby Blondshell 4 #41
73 Pink Elephant The Arcade Fire 2 #21
72 Orlando in Love Japanese Breakfast 4 #28
71 Virginia Slim Clover County 2 #71
70 Wayside Ruston Kelly 1 #70
69 Incomprehensible Big Thief 11 #10
68 Aerial Troubles Stereolab 3 #38
67 Heartbreak TuneYards 6 #19
66 Rubber Band Man Mumford & Sons 10 #2
65 Everybody Scream Florence And The Machine 17 #1
64 Cobra Geese 9 #9
63 Parachute Hayley Williams 5 #12
62 Puff Of Smoke Wood Brothers 4 #27
61 What Do I Know Deep Sea Diver 5 #12
60 Bloom Baby Bloom Wolf Alice 13 #11
59 Silver Lining Laufey 7 #19
58 catch these fists Wet Leg 21 #1
57 Ultraviolet Clover County 7 #23
56 Idiot Box Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory 10 #1
55 Lonesome Drifter Charley Crockett 10 #9
54 Voided Velvet New Translations & Michigander 1 #54
53 What's Left Of Me Neal Francis 1 #53
52 Another Life Alabama Shakes 14 #3
51 Taxes Geese 6 #5
50 Afterlife Alex G 8 #9
49 Honky Tonk Hell Marcus King 1 #49
48 Picture Window Japanese Breakfast 8 #23
47 Yamaha Dijon 7 #4
46 From Bon Iver 6 #31
45 Silver Spoons Portugal. The Man 1 #45
44 Mud Waxahatchee 5 #23
43 Liquorice Freak Slug 1 #43
42 Who's Your Boyfriend Royel Otis 4 #35
41 Lucy Mt. Joy 13 #3
40 Stay In Your Lane Courtney Barnett 9 #10
39 Last Time Medium Build 2 #39
38 Bitin' List Tyler Childers 2 #38
37 Nice To Each Other Olivia Dean 5 #7
36 Spaceman in Tulsa Counting Crows 7 #7
35 Let Things Go CAAMP 9 #14
34 Townies Wednesday 6 #34
33 Everyday Magic My Morning Jacket 9 #11
32 Downstairs Matt Maeson 8 #26
31 I Want You (Fever) Momma 12 #13
30 White Horses Wolf Alice 13 #3
29 Give It Time Goose 8 #4
28 Chateau Blues Spoon 9 #26
27 Relationships Haim 14 #4
26 Caroline Mumford & Sons 8 #5
25 Keep Me Satisfied Jungle 3 #6
24 Bury Me Jason Isbell 7 #8
23 Horses Jesse Welles 12 #1
22 Dark Side Paul McDonald 1 #22
21 Watch Me Go Lord Huron 12 #7
20 Enough Jeff Tweedy 15 #10
19 After The Setting Sun The Head and the Heart 6 #12
18 Rushmere Mumford & Sons 11 #9
17 moody Royel Otis 21 #5
16 This Is The Killer Speaking Last Dinner Party 17 #3
15 Mistakes CAAMP 7 #15
14 South of Here Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats 1 #14
13 mangetout Wet Leg 21 #1
12 Guess I'm Falling In Love Spoon 9 #12
11 Nothing I Need Lord Huron 15 #7
10 Everything Is Peaceful Love Bon Iver 14 #2
9 Coyote Mt. Joy 7 #5
8 Sally, When The Wine Runs Out Role Model 16 #5
7 Dracula Tame Impala 16 #3
6 Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down Margo Price 6 #6
5 Wheel Jesse Welles 9 #5
4 Nose on the grindstone Tyler Childers 7 #4
3 Time Waited My Morning Jacket 15 #1
2 I'll Be Ok Michigander 3 #2
1 Elderberry Wine Wednesday 15 #1

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About this countdown

Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2025 was broadcast by Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) in 2025. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: Lightning 100, "Lightning 100's 2025 Top 200 Countdown".

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