News Summary

• CBC Music's list of the top 100 songs of the year runs the emotional gamut.
• A committee of CBC Music producers considered streaming numbers, chart performance, record sales, cultural impact and artistic merit when putting this list together.
• Songs released between August 2024 and Oct. 31, 2025, were eligible.
• Scroll through the list to discover the songs that made us move, sing along and ask big questions in 2025.
• The list is compiled by CBC Music's music critics and features artists from all 13 provinces and territories.