The Roots Music Report's
Top Adult Contemporary Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People Watching | Sam Fender |
| 2 | Kill My Blues | Jedd Hughes |
| 3 | Nostalgia's Lie | Sam Fender |
| 4 | Stay, Don't Be Cruel (feat. Sarah Buxton) | Jedd Hughes |
| 5 | Juice | Lizzo |
| 6 | Rein Me in | Sam Fender |
| 7 | Cuz I Love You | Lizzo |
| 8 | Arm's Length | Sam Fender |
| 9 | Space Song | Beach House |
| 10 | Crumbling Empire | Sam Fender |
| 11 | Loving You is the Only Way to Fly | Jedd Hughes |
| 12 | Something Heavy | Sam Fender |
| 13 | Little Bit Closer | Sam Fender |
| 14 | Hole in the Bottle | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 15 | Underground | Jedd Hughes |
| 16 | Alibi | Brandi Carlile |
| 17 | Wild Long Lie | Sam Fender |
| 18 | Aftermath (feat. Cory Chisel) | Jedd Hughes |
| 19 | Mess Around | Ray Charles |
| 20 | You Know the Night | Jackson Browne |
| 21 | Take Me to the Pilot | Elton John |
| 22 | TV Dinner | Sam Fender |
| 23 | Out of the Game | Rufus Wainwright |
| 24 | Even when It Hurts | EM |
| 25 | Remember My Name | Sam Fender |
| 26 | Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down | Jedd Hughes |
| 27 | Meet Me in the Dark | Jedd Hughes |
| 28 | Day After Day | Jedd Hughes |
| 29 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Kygo |
| 30 | Honky Cat | Elton John |
| 31 | Chin Up | Sam Fender |
| 32 | Swing for the Fences | Elton John |
| 33 | The Eye | Brandi Carlile |
| 34 | Brooklyn Baby | Lana Del Rey |
| 35 | Nightshades | Jedd Hughes |
| 36 | Red Hill Mining Town (Songs of Surrender) | U2 |
| 37 | Amoreena | Elton John |
| 38 | Sail Away | David Gray |
| 39 | Music | Madonna |
| 40 | Alien | Beach House |
| 41 | Higher Love | Kygo |
| 42 | Wherever is Your Heart | Brandi Carlile |
| 43 | Kill Bill | SZA |
| 44 | I Will Follow | U2 |
| 45 | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele |
| 46 | Babylon | David Gray |
| 47 | Don't Do Down | Simply Red |
| 48 | Easy on Me | Adele |
| 49 | Fire | U2 |
| 50 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Platters |
| 51 | Play That Song | Train |
| 52 | Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) | Elton John |
| 53 | Once Twice Melody | Beach House |
| 54 | Can't Run but | Paul Simon |
| 55 | Our Lady of the Desert | William Tyler |
| 56 | Levitation | Beach House |
| 57 | Candles | Rufus Wainwright |
| 58 | Missed Calls | Soak |
| 59 | Let the Love in | Collaborations |
| 60 | Little Richard’s Bible | Elton John |
| 61 | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | Ray Charles |
| 62 | Let the Good Times Roll | Ray Charles |
| 63 | Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles |
| 64 | Gloria | U2 |
| 65 | Rumour Has It | Adele |
| 66 | West Coast | Lana Del Rey |
| 67 | Over My Head (Cable Car) | The Fray |
| 68 | Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott) | Lizzo |
| 69 | Anthem for the Weak | The Harmaleighs |
| 70 | New Romance | Beach House |
| 71 | BadBootz | Simply Red |
| 72 | Good Luck, Babe! | Chappell Roan |
| 73 | Someone Like You | Adele |
| 74 | Riding on a Train | Simply Red |
| 75 | I Only Want to Be with You | Shelby Lynne |
| 76 | Lover | Taylor Swift |
| 77 | Don't Think of Me | Dido |
| 78 | Meet Virginia | Train |
| 79 | Alaska | Maggie Rogers |
| 80 | Sorry, I'm Busy | The Harmaleighs |
| 81 | Thanks for Loving Me | Katey Laurel |
| 82 | White Christmas | Frank Sinatra |
| 83 | Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey |
| 84 | Rendezvous Girl | Santigold |
| 85 | How to Save a Life | The Fray |
| 86 | Hey Girl | Ray Charles |
| 87 | Montauk | Rufus Wainwright |
| 88 | Drops of Jupiter | Train |
| 89 | Hangin' Tough | New Kids On the Block |
| 90 | Rebecca | William Tyler |
| 91 | Fall Asleep / Backseat | Soak |
| 92 | Karma | AJR |
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