“Taylor Swift was among the best here as well.”, — write: www.unian.ua
Taylor Swift was among the best here as well.
TikTok announced its top / photo pixabay.comTikTok summed up the musical year and named the artists, tracks and trends that had the biggest impact on the platform’s global community.
According to the official statement, this year, 8 out of 10 songs that became #1 on Billboard first went viral on TikTok. Main artist of the year became the multicultural group Katseye, whose songs have received more than 30 billion views and 12 million video creations. The hits “Gnarly” and “Gabriela” launched global dance flash mobs, joined by top K-pop artists and stars like Camila Cabello. The viral tracks led the band to their first Grammy nominations.
Track of the year – “Pretty Little Baby” by Connie Francis. The 1962 song unexpectedly became the most massive audio trend of the year (over 28 million uses and over 68 billion views). New life was given to the hit by family and touching videos, and Kylie Jenner’s video with her daughter Stormi collected more than 132 million views. The track entered the Billboard Global 200 and became Connie Francis’ most streamed song.
Rank the artist whose songs were saved the mostTaylor Swift received the Add to Music App function, which allows you to save music from TikTok to streaming services, brought her the status of the global leader in terms of the number of saved tracks in 2025. The album “The Life of a Showgirl” was massively saved by users even before its release, creating one of the biggest fan hypes of the year.
The track was saved most often “back to friends” by sombr. The song went viral at the start of the year, garnering 7.7 million streams and over 21 billion views, joining Spotify’s Billions Club and earning the singer his first Grammy nomination.
The most preserved album became “So Close To What” by Tate McRae. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Music trend of the year – “Anxiety” by Doechii. The song that grew out of a TikTok demo in 2019 became a dance explosion in 2025. The trend recreated the legendary dance from The Prince of Beverly Hills, which featured Will Smith, Tatiana Ali and Doechii herself. Anxiety has garnered 10.4 million videos and over 51 billion views, reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the artist five Grammy nominations.
Author of the year chose EJAE. The composer and vocalist from New York became a key figure in the soundtrack to the hit “KPop Demon Hunters”. Her song “Golden” set TikTok records (almost 10 million videos and 23.6 billion views) and topped the world charts. EJAE has also worked on songs for Red Velvet, aespa, TWICE, LE SSERAFIM and other K-pop stars.
We will remind you that the other day Apple Music published a list of songs that were listened to most often in Ukraine this year.
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