The story so far
Where did last year's songs go?
Biggest climbs
Against last year's rank. Down this end of the list the ranks sit close together,
so a modest swing in votes moves a song a long way. Treat the number as a cheer, not a trend.
| Now | Song | Move |
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Hardest falls
Some of these climbed last year on a wave of feeling and were always going to
settle. The rest is the list doing what the list does. Every one of them still made it.
| Now | Song | Move |
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New this year
Songs charting for the first time in the twenty-four years we can see.
First time marks an act the countdown has never had before, in any song.
Back on the list
Songs returning after at least a year away. Last seen is the most
recent countdown they made; best is their high-water mark.
| Now | Song | Last seen |
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When the songs were made
Where they're from
Home country of the main act, for the songs the archive recognises.
What they sound like
Genre family of the main act, from MusicBrainz's tags. Same families as the Trends page.
Most songs so far
Songs on the list this year against the act's whole 2025 tally. The rest of theirs are still up the list, or gone.
Our model's report card
We published a predicted list before a single song aired.
This is how it's going. The median miss is the honest number; the average gets dragged around
by the handful we got spectacularly wrong.
The model had these in the stretch already played. They've either climbed past it or
left the list, and we'll own the answer either way.
| Predicted | Song | 2025 |
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Day by day
Every day on air so far: how many songs, which ranks, and the day's biggest climb.
| Day | Songs | Ranks | Biggest climb |
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