Huntr/x is closing this year out golden.
After a year of worldwide buzz, viral soundtrack moments, and households everywhere echoing their voices, HUNTR/X has officially secured Billboard’s #1 Best Song of 2025 with “Golden.” The K-Pop Demon Hunters phenomenon has been impossible to escape this year — and honestly, whether you have kids or not, chances are you’ve heard at least one of their songs floating across your For You Page.
Tracks from the franchise have been exploding on social media all year long, with fans (and brave vocalists everywhere) trying to match those sky-high notes. The film and its music have expanded global interest in K-pop, pushing boundaries, breaking records, and redefining what an animated soundtrack can achieve.
Billboard’s recognition of “Golden” as the top song of 2025 feels like the perfect culmination of the franchise’s impact. It’s catchy, cinematic, emotional, and crafted with the kind of storytelling that sticks. Seeing HUNTR/X sit at the top spot shows just how massive this moment is — not just for the movie, but for K-Pop worldwide.
Billboard Staff Ranks 2025’s Best Songs:
Golden
Abracadabra
Nuevayol
Manchild
Luther
Man I Need
Illegal
The Subway
Denial Is a River
Folded
Ileyah is a mom, a writer and a musician. She loves late nights and gluten free snacks.
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