The Hideaway 20: The 2025 Wrap-Up including Top Tracks, Artists and Albums

When I began closely monitoring my monthly scrobbles via last.fm back in January 2025, I had no idea how much fun I would have as different artists, songs, and albums bubbled up each month, with all sorts of stats being generated. Except for the vinyl I spun or the negligible minutes a local station was heard before CarPlay kicked in, all the music I listened to for the year was scrobbled. I'd planned on doing my own year-end wrap-up. I was surprised to see my personal last.fm wrap-up, simply titled Playback. Here are some highlights:

All of that adds up to actively listening to music for just over an average of nine hours a day. The average length of the songs scrobbled was four minutes and five seconds. The most scrobbled hour was consistently 11AM; the least scrobbled hours were between 4PM and 7PM. As you can see, all the numbers are up phenomenally over 2024. I had more scrobbles in 2025 than in any year dating back to first signing up at last.fm in 2006. Before counting down the Most Listened-To Songs of 2025, let's take a look at the Top Artists and Top Albums of the year.

			2025 Wrap-Up — Top 102 Most Listened-To Artists
all time rank	2024 rank	2025 rank	artist		songs
302	131	102	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys		11
73	122	101	Commodores		10
92	186	100	Mötley Crüe		9
82	109	99	Simple Minds		7
76	171	98	Willie Nelson		10
55	47	97	REO Speedwagon		9
60	48	96	Steely Dan		11
156	96	95	Yaz		7
103	127	94	Lynyrd Skynyrd		9
158	264	93	Dr. Hook		7
140	184	92	Little River Band		10
136	98	91	Cat Stevens		9
67	176	90	Aerosmith		10
114	121	89	Bon Jovi		10
217	166	88	Howard Jones		9
85	85	87	The Cure		11
39	68	86	Judas Priest		10
102	156	85	Supertramp		9
231	1143	84	Lionel Richie		9
117	110	83	The Jacksons		8
51	94	82	The J. Geils Band		12
31	53	81	The Clash		10
42	76	80	Steve Miller Band		11
64	99	79	Red Hot Chili Peppers		11
110	54	78	Jim Croce		11
104	216	77	Genesis		11
246	–	76	Dixie Chicks		11
161	274	75	Sam Cooke		9
98	167	74	Rick Springfield		12
52	64	73	Talking Heads		11
255	125	72	Guess Who		10
122	77	71	Sting		11
90	116	70	The Spinners		8
124	107	69	Oasis		7
37	75	68	Led Zeppelin		11
57	128	67	Paul Simon		9
97	114	66	Michael Jackson		15
81	181	65	Earth, Wind & Fire		13
83	236	64	Barry Manilow		13
89	57	63	Three Dog Night		12
50	93	62	The Doobie Brothers		12
91	44	61	Carpenters		14
84	56	60	Olivia Newton-John		14
94	104	59	Collective Soul		14
43	29	58	Def Leppard		13
113	301	57	The Doors		11
47	43	56	New Order		11
49	148	55	Cheap Trick		13
38	55	54	Kiss		12
23	16	53	Bruce Springsteen		12
46	61	52	ABBA		14
74	50	51	John Lennon		12
87	46	50	Kool & the Gang		14
141	70	49	The Supremes		14
61	115	48	Santana		16
36	24	47	Bee Gees		15
93	102	46	Bad Company		12
80	123	45	Eric Clapton		14
78	59	44	Dire Straits		11
2	11	43	AC/DC		15
28	30	42	Hall & Oates		16
34	25	41	Foreigner		15
53	49	40	The Kinks		14
95	80	39	Guns N' Roses		12
157	135	38	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble		13
65	65	37	Pat Benatar		16
45	45	36	Chicago		15
41	52	35	Styx		15
17	17	34	The Cars		18
40	39	33	Heart		16
18	26	32	Pink Floyd		17
22	20	31	INXS		18
116	42	30	Janet Jackson		20
27	21	29	The Police		21
33	92	28	Stevie Wonder		17
29	33	27	John Mellencamp		19
63	23	26	Beastie Boys		19
26	27	25	The Who		20
32	37	24	ZZ Top		19
35	36	23	Journey		22
11	6	22	Eagles		21
56	28	21	Madonna		20
14	63	20	Linda Ronstadt		20
19	12	19	Donna Summer		22
12	14	18	David Bowie		20
10	19	17	Electric Light Orchestra		24
7	35	16	Dwight Yoakam		21
30	31	15	Paul McCartney		25
20	34	14	Bob Seger		24
6	5	13	Fleetwood Mac		24
4	4	12	Queen		25
24	18	11	U2		25
16	9	10	Beach Boys		26
15	22	9	Van Halen		27
21	8	8	Elvis Presley		26
25	13	7	Rod Stewart		26
8	3	6	Elton John		31
13	7	5	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers		27
5	15	4	Prince		31
9	10	3	Billy Joel		39
1	1	2	Beatles		36
3	2	1	The Rolling Stones		38

While this list is an accurate ranking of artists by their number of scrobbles in 2025, I can't help but notice some of my favorites didn't get that many plays and are missing. Boston is ranked #69 on the All-Time list. Other artists missing: Duran Duran (#66), Pretenders (#62), Devo (#59), Little Big Town (#58), Bay City Rollers (#54), The Mavericks (#48), and Blondie (#44). Some of these artists appear on the Top Albums list below. There's also the obvious correlation between artists who had the most scrobbles and the most songs.

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 100 Most Listened-To Albums
rank	title	artist	year
100	Double Vision	Foreigner	1978
99	Break Out	Pointer Sisters	1983
98	All That You Can't Leave Behind	U2	2000
97	Eat to the Beat	Blondie	1979
96	Use Your Illusion I	Guns N' Roses	1991
95	Hasten Down the Wind	Linda Ronstadt	1976
94	Dr. Feelgood	Mötley Crüe	1989
93	Hysteria	Def Leppard	1987
92	All Summer Long	Beach Boys	1964
91	Abacab	Genesis	1981
90	The Miracle	Queen	1989
89	Escape	Journey	1981
88	Purple Rain	Prince	1984
87	Don’t Say No	Billy Squier	1981
86	Cosmo's Factory	Creedence Clearwater Revival	1970
85	Tattoo You	The Rolling Stones	1981
84	Little Deuce Coupe	Beach Boys	1963
83	Let's Dance	David Bowie	1983
82	Shake It Up	The Cars	1981
81	The Grand Illusion	Styx	1977
80	Dedication	Bay City Rollers	1976
79	Upstairs At Eric's	Yaz	1982
78	1984	Van Halen	1984
77	Blackout	Scorpions	1982
76	1999	Prince	1982
75	Neruda	Red Rider	1983
74	Dosage	Collective Soul	1999
73	Defenders of the Faith	Judas Priest	1984
72	Dare!	The Human League	1981
71	The Wall	Pink Floyd	1979
70	Wishes	Jon Butcher	1987
69	Eliminator	ZZ Top	1983
68	Empire	Queensrÿche	1990
67	Fly Like an Eagle	Steve Miller Band	1976
66	Arrival	ABBA	1976
65	Part 3	KC and The Sunshine Band	1976
64	5150	Van Halen	1986
63	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	Oasis	1995
62	Déjà Vu	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	1970
61	Pyromania	Def Leppard	1983
60	Ringo	Ringo Starr	1973
59	Soul To Soul	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	1985
58	Friend Or Foe	Adam Ant	1982
57	Long After Dark	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	1982
56	Ghost In The Machine	The Police	1981
55	A Momentary Lapse of Reason	Pink Floyd	1987
54	Jagged Little Pill	Alanis Morissette	1995
53	Collective Soul	Collective Soul	1995
52	Home	Dixie Chicks	2002
51	Dream into Action	Howard Jones	1985
50	Appetite for Destruction	Guns N' Roses	1987
49	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Elton John	1973
48	Nevermind	Nirvana	1991
47	The Everly Brothers' Best	The Everly Brothers	1959
46	You Don't Mess Around with Jim	Jim Croce	1972
45	Achtung Baby	U2	1991
44	Christopher Cross	Christopher Cross	1979
43	Stranger in Town	Bob Seger	1978
42	Glass Houses	Billy Joel	1980
41	Against the Wind	Bob Seger	1980
40	The Cars	The Cars	1978
39	Spinners	The Spinners	1973
38	Electric Warrior	T. Rex	1971
37	Thriller	Michael Jackson	1982
36	Risky Business	Tangerine Dream	1984
35	Peter Gabriel (CAR)	Peter Gabriel	1977
34	Madonna	Madonna	1983
33	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard	1957
32	Heartbeat City	The Cars	1984
31	Breakfast in America	Supertramp	1979
30	Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3	Elvis Presley	1963
29	52nd Street	Billy Joel	1978
28	Paul's Boutique	Beastie Boys	1989
27	Who's Next	The Who	1971
26	Back in Black	AC/DC	1980
25	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	1977
24	Couldn't Stand the Weather	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	1984
23	This Time	Dwight Yoakam	1993
22	Southern Accents	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	1985
21	Night Moves	Bob Seger	1976
20	Combat Rock	The Clash	1982
19	The Long Run	Eagles	1979
18	Are You Experienced?	The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967
17	Bad Company	Bad Company	1974
16	30 Greatest Hits	Aretha Franklin	1985
15	Scarecrow	John Mellencamp	1985
14	An Innocent Man	Billy Joel	1983
13	Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson	1989
12	Synchronicity	The Police	1983
11	Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964	Sam Cooke	2003
10	Elvis' Golden Records	Elvis Presley	1958
9	Can't Slow Down	Lionel Richie	1983
8	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	1985
7	Born in the U.S.A.	Bruce Springsteen	1984
6	Kick	INXS	1987
5	The Stranger	Billy Joel	1977
4	Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac	1975
3	Licensed to Ill	Beastie Boys	1986
2	The Beatles 1962–1966 [2023]	Beatles	1973
1	The Beatles 1967–1970 [2023]	Beatles	1973

Billy Joel had four of the Top 100 Most Listened-To Albums, while both Bob Seger and The Cars each accounted for three albums. Fifteen other artists landed a pair of albums on the list. The albums on this list range from 1957 to 2003, with fully half of them originally released in the 1980s.

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 115 Most Listened-To Songs: 115-93
rank	title	artist	year
115	Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)	Dramarama	1985
114	Lollipop	Lil' Wayne Feat. Static Major	2008
113	China Grove	The Doobie Brothers	1973
112	Mannish Boy (I'm A Man)	Muddy Waters	1977
111	Young Americans	David Bowie	1975
110	Pull Me Under	Dream Theater	1992
109	Soul Man	The Blues Brothers	1978
108	Long Train Runnin'	The Doobie Brothers	1973
107	She's A Rainbow	The Rolling Stones	1967
106	Suicide Blonde	INXS	1990
105	Power (Strength In Numbers)	Red Rider	1983
104	Black And White	Three Dog Night	1972
103	All That She Wants	Ace of Base	1992
102	Happy Xmas (War Is Over)	John Lennon	1971
101	I'm Doin' Fine Now	New York City	1973
100	Dazz	Brick	1976
99	If Anyone Falls	Stevie Nicks	1983
98	If There Was a Way	Dwight Yoakam	1990
97	Stupid Girl	Garbage	1995
96	Tiny Dancer	Elton John	1972
95	'65 Love Affair	Paul Davis	1981
94	Borderline	Madonna	1984
93	Only Sixteen	Dr. Hook	1975

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 115 Most Listened-To Songs: 92-70
rank	title	artist	year
92	Bark at the Moon	Ozzy Osbourne	1983
91	Guitar Town	Steve Earle	1986
90	Blue Ain't Your Color	Keith Urban	2016
89	In My Life (2023 Mix)	Beatles	1965
88	Get Lucky	Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams	2013
87	I Love Rock 'n' Roll	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	1981
86	People Got To Be Free	The Rascals	1968
85	Slip Slidin' Away	Paul Simon	1977
84	Stay With Me Tonight	Jeffrey Osborne	1983
83	Tragedy	John Hunter	1984
82	Smile	Lily Allen	2006
81	Deliverance	Bubba Sparxxx	2003
80	Missionary Man	Eurythmics	1986
79	Senses Working Overtime	XTC	1982
78	Loves Me Like a Rock	Paul Simon	1973
77	Keep the Faith	Bon Jovi	1992
76	One Of A Kind (Love Affair)	The Spinners	1973
75	Here Comes My Baby	Cat Stevens	1967
74	Hurdy Gurdy Man	Donovan	1968
73	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Neil Sedaka	1975
72	Loser	Beck	1993
71	I Love A Rainy Night	Eddie Rabbitt	1980
70	Romeo and Juliet	Dire Straits	1980

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 115 Most Listened-To Songs – 69-47
rank	title	artist	year
69	The Hustle	Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony	1975
68	Perfect Strangers	Deep Purple	1984
67	With Arms Wide Open	Creed	2000
66	Jack & Diane	John Mellencamp	1982
65	My Sharona	The Knack	1979
64	Young Folks	Peter Bjorn and John	2006
63	Jeepster	T. Rex	1971
62	Don't You Worry Child	Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin	2012
61	Touch and Go	The Cars	1980
60	Sanctify Yourself	Simple Minds	1985
59	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Green Day	2004
58	Gimme Shelter	The Rolling Stones	1969
57	Renegade	Styx	1979
56	Cheap Sunglasses	ZZ Top	1979
55	Say Say Say	Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson	1983
54	Madness	Muse	2012
53	Jump (For My Love)	The Pointer Sisters	1984
52	Two Doors Down	Dolly Parton	1978
51	Island Girl	Elton John	1975
50	What'd I Say	Ray Charles	1959
49	AEIOU Sometimes Y	EBN-OZN	1983
48	Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight	Eddie Rabbitt	1981
47	Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)	Rod Stewart	1981

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 115 Most Listened-To Songs: 46-24
rank	title	artist	year
46	If We Make It Through December	Merle Haggard	1973
45	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	1985
44	Kung Fu Fighting	Carl Douglas	1974
43	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys	Willie Nelson	1979
42	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems	Kenny Chesney	2002
41	Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)	Glass Tiger	1986
40	Love Really Hurts Without You	Billy Ocean	1976
39	Make You a Believer	Sass Jordan	1992
38	Mr. Pitiful	Otis Redding	1964
37	I Know	Dionne Farris	1995
36	Amber	311	2001
35	Uptown Girl	Billy Joel	1983
34	Stairway to Heaven	Rodrigo y Gabriela	2006
33	Love Plus One	Haircut 100	1982
32	Brighter Than the Sun	Colbie Caillat	2011
31	Spinning Wheel	Blood, Sweat & Tears	1968
30	Tortured, Tangled Hearts	Dixie Chicks	2002
29	Learning to Fly	Pink Floyd	1987
28	Long Long Time	Linda Ronstadt	1970
27	These Boots Are Made for Walkin'	Nancy Sinatra	1966
26	Say What!	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	1985
25	Say Goodbye to Hollywood (Live)	Billy Joel	1981
24	Cat Scratch Fever	Ted Nugent	1977

	2025 Wrap-Up — Top 115 Most Listened-To Songs: 23-01
rank	title	artist	year
23	Double Vision	Foreigner	1978
22	Levels (Skrillex Remix)	Avicii	2011
21	Right Now	Van Halen	1991
20	Wishes	Jon Butcher	1987
19	Are You Lonesome Tonight	Elvis Presley	1960
18	Friends in Low Places (Live)	Garth Brooks	2016
17	Angel In Your Arms	Hot	1977
16	Break on Through (to the Other Side)	The Doors	1967
15	Copperhead Road	Steve Earle	1988
14	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger	Daft Punk	2001
13	When You're Hot, You're Hot	Jerry Reed	1971
12	Wildfire	Michael Murphey	1975
11	We're Going to Live for a Very Long Time	Heaven 17	1981
10	Justice and Independence '85	John Mellencamp	1985
9	Police on My Back	The Clash	1980
8	You Know My Name	Chris Cornell	2006
7	Lonely Boy	Andrew Gold	1977
6	Drink in My Hand	Eric Church	2011
5	So What	P!nk	2008
4	I'm Henry The VIII, I Am	Herman's Hermits	1965
3	Vienna	Billy Joel	1977
2	Could It Be I'm Falling in Love	The Spinners	1972
1	Video Killed the Radio Star	Buggles	1979

Wow! Just Wow! This list is a thoroughly accurate representation of the Hideaway House Blend™ from 2025. Did all of my favorite songs make the most scrobbled list? No, but they are in the mix and will bubble up over time. These songs are all killer, no filler. For funsies, I pulled up the Top 105 Most Listened-To Songs from 2024 to compare. That list has just four songs in common with the 2025 list. And 2026 is just getting started. I had doubts that my scrobbles would be interesting to anyone other than me, but Hideaway viewers have made it the most popular series of posts on the site in 2025. Will continue posting in 2026.