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Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #1
I suspect I'll be one of the few who feature this act at the top of the heap in 2025, but this Chicago-based band's first Alternative Airplay hit turned…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #2
The song at #2 took 25 weeks to ascend the Alternative Airplay charts in March 2025, a long climb for a track that was already lauded in 2024 and…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #3
I've reached the top 3, and kicking off that group is a single from an up-and-coming alternative act, digging deep into a '90s pool of musical goodness…
 • Matt Madurski
Modern Rock No. 1s: Pearl Jam and "Who You Are"
Pearl Jam returns to the top of the Modern Rock charts with "Who You Are," a deep-cut-turned-first-single, pushed to commercial radio seemingly to…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #4
A bitingly honest song about breaking social norms when it comes to attending parties or gatherings comes it at #4 on this year's countdown, another…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #5
The top 5 of 2025 kicks off with a song I'd argue is one of the best post-breakup songs I've heard in a long time, a wistful and emotionally charged…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #6
The song at #6 absolutely strikes a particular mood, channeling a vaguely '90s groove and a very unvarnished view of love in relationships into a…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #7
Coming it at #7 is a surprise -- of the rainbow kitten variety -- with a track that celebrates inclusivity, love, and adventure with a solid alt-rock…
 • Matt Madurski
Chart Chat's Top 31 Songs of 2025: #8
The countdown turns to the pop realm for the #8 song of 2025, a duet that really earned most of its accolades in 2024, but topped the Hot 100 at the…
 • Matt Madurski
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A chronological review of every #1 song on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, with occasional tangents into random musical musings.
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