End-of-year lists are rarely about consensus and more about habit. Some of these songs hit instantly; others revealed their qualities over time. In every case, they earned their place through sheer staying power.
You can also revisit our weekly Noteworthy Nods Section, collecting every one of the hundreds of singles we highlighted across 2025. But now, without further ado, the 30 tracks that defined our listening at CinemaChords this year speak for themselves below.
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‘Around the Wrekin’ – Fitzroy Holt
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‘Outside Nothing’ – Eades
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‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ – Kula Shaker
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‘Down & Out’ – Meet Arthur
25
‘Bruiser’ – Pop Will Eat Itself
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‘Fun People’ – Ash, Graham Coxon
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‘Tight Wound Teddy’ – Cottons
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‘The Fall’ – The Murder Capital
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‘Thelma and Louise’ – GIRLBAND!
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‘Monkey See Monkey Do’ – STONE
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‘Dirt and Gold’ – The Lottery Winners, Frank Turner
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‘People Ruin Paintings’ – Manic Street Preachers
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‘Rat Race’ – The Kairos
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‘Turkey Dinosaurs’ – King No-One
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‘Nothing’s As It Seems’ – The Clause
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‘Night After Night’ – The Amazons
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‘Dancing With The Europeans’ – Suede
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‘Rhythm of Yourself’ – The Molotovs
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‘Deep End’ – The Lemonheads
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‘Rabbit Hole’ – Kid Kapichi
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‘Good Money’ – Kula Shaker
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‘Shivers’ – The Royston Club
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‘In the Margin’ – The Lemonheads
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‘Do The Gruesome’ – Dead Freights