Luminate 2025 Year-End Music Report

[TaylorSwift 161,335]

Luminate’s equivalent album unit totals include SEA and TEA for an album’s songs registered before an album’s release, but during the tracking period of Jan. 3, 2025, through Jan. 1, 2026.

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2025 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS
1. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl (5.607 million)
2. Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem (5.125 million)
3. SZA, SOS (2.599 million)
4. Soundtrack, KPop Demon Hunters (2.422 million)
5. Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (2.393 million)
6. Kendrick Lamar, GNX (2.216 million)
7. Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (2.046 million)
8. Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time (1.949 million)
9. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (1.766 million)
10. Tate McRae, So Close To What (1.630 million)
 

TOP 10-SELLING ALBUMS OF 2025 IN U.S. (PHYSICAL & DIGITAL SALES COMBINED)
1. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl (3.985 million)
2. Stray Kids, KARMA (585,000)
3. The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow (543,000)
4. Stray Kids, DO IT (460,000)
5. Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend (431,000)
6. Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (413,000)
7. Kendrick Lamar, GNX (399,000)
8. Soundtrack, KPop Demon Hunters (366,000)
9. Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem (329,000)
10. Lady Gaga, MAYHEM (292,000)
 

TOP 10-SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2025 IN U.S.
1. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl (1.601 million)
2. Sabrina Carpenter, The Life of a Showgirl (292,000)
3. Kendrick Lamar, GNX (279,000)
4. Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (262,000)
5. Billie Eilish, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (192,000)
6. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (190,000)
7. Michael Jackson, Thriller (182,000)
8. The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow (178,000)
9. Taylor Swift, Lover (Live From Paris) (166,000)
10. Tyler, The Creator, IGOR (166,000)

 

TOP 10-SELLING CD ALBUMS OF 2025 IN U.S.
1. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl (1,957,000)
2. Stray Kids, KARMA (524,000)
3. Stray Kids, DO IT (456,000)
4. ENHYPEN, DESIRE : UNLEASH (261,000)
5. ATEEZ, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3 (223,000)
6. STRAY KIDS, HOP (223,000)
7. KATSEYE, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS (186,000)
8. The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow (176,000)
9. JACKBOYS & Travis Scott, JACKBOYS 2 (170,000)
10. TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Star Chapter: TOGETHER (168,000)

TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2025 IN U.S., ON-DEMAND AUDIO
1. Alex Warren, “Ordinary” (746.2 million)
2. Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther” (714.4 million)
3. HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, “Golden” (656.1 million)
4. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile” (611.8 million)
5. Morgan Wallen, “I’m the Problem” (578.4 million)
6. Teddy Swims, “Lose Control” (558.1 million)
7. Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (527.2 million)
8. Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” (524.0 million)
9. The Marías, “No One Noticed” (516.8 million)
10. Billie Eilish, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” (511.8 million)

TOP 10-SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2025 IN U.S.
1. Alex Warren, “Ordinary” (238,000)
2. Chappell Roan, “Pink Pony Club” (173,000)
3. HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, “Golden” (147,000)
4. Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (126,000)
5. Taylor Swift, “The Fate of Ophelia” (126,000)
6. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile” (126,000)
7. Brandon Lake, “Hard Fought Hallelujah” (125,000)
8. Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things” (124,000)
9. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT” (118,000)
10. Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” (118,000)

 

TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2024 IN U.S. (BASED ON AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)
1. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile” (3.054 billion)
2. Alex Warren, “Ordinary” (2.769 billion)
3. Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (2.709 billion)
4. Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “luther” (2.538 billion)
5. Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso” (2.313 billion)
6. Myles Smith, “Stargazing” (2.297 billion)
7. Leon Thomas, “Mutt” (2.162 billion)
8. Billie Eilish, “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” (2.148 billion)
9. Teddy Swims, “Lose Control” (2.101 billion)
10. Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things” (2.031 billion)

https://www.billboard.com/pro/luminate-2025-year-end-music-report-taylor-swift-showgirl/

[Dojo 19,823]

Where's Mayhem? It doesn't even makes sense to me that even Tate McRae's album sold more 

[ManMan 3,760]

13 minutes ago, Dojo said:

Where's Mayhem? It doesn't even makes sense to me that even Tate McRae's album sold more 

it's US, we're not surprise

[LadyxGaGa 3,205]

1 hour ago, Dojo said:

Where's Mayhem? It doesn't even makes sense to me that even Tate McRae's album sold more 

no like legit is gen z rly that hyped about tate mcrae

[princedeeblebleble 3,371]

What the hell are these lists and where are the actually good albums and songs ?! 

[LadyxGaGa 3,205]

i am happy to see taylor so high up despite her releasing in the later half and im rly happy to see sabrina’s new album and old album it’s nice how much peeps are rly resonating with her new sound