Max McNownIt’s been a mammoth year for country music in Australia. We’re seeing growth in streaming numbers, ticket and merch sales as well as the sheer number of country festivals and tours popping up across the country. It’s no doubt that the country music band wagon is picking up momentum.
Countrytown can now reveal the data for 2025 and what exactly took over the radio airwaves across the nation.
If you kept a close eye on the charts, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Max McNown took out the #1 position with Better Me For You (Brown Eyes) as it spent a whopping 40 weeks in the charts. What is surprising is that despite all the success of the single, it only ever peaked at #2, showing the power of long-term support.
Shaboozey who topped the 2024 radio charts with his monster hit A Bar Song (Tipsy) came in at the #2 position with his single Good News, closely followed by country newcomer Zach Top who’s viral smash hit I Never Lie ended the year at #3.
As for the Australian front, well it’s a little bleaker. Last year we saw thirteen Australian tracks make this list, this year only two (sorry, we’re not going to count The Kid LAROI’s feature on Lost).
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That’s right just local two songs made the entire top 50 country songs on Australian country radio in 2025, Lane Pittman’s Amen For The Weekend coming in at #17, making it the number one Australian song on Australian country radio and the collaboration between The Wolfe Brothers and Lee Kernaghan on Country Is Coming To Town which just scraped in at #46. Either there’s less Australian music on the airwaves, or it’s being split between more songs, but whatever the reason, 2025 was not the year of Australian hits on country radio.
It’s worth noting that Morgan Wallen once again took out the pole position for the most entries with What I Want feat. Tate McRae (#11), Love Somebody (#27), I’m The Problem (#31), I Got Better (#32) and Just In Case (#47).
So without further ado, here are your top 50 songs of 2025. Keep checking the Countrytown Hot 50 every Friday for the most up to date list of what’s happening on country radio right now and follow every week on the playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.
Countrytown Hot 50 of 2025
50. Lost - Bailey Zimmerman feat. The Kid LAROI
49. Grudge - Carter Faith
48. 6 Months Later - Megan Moroney
47. Just In Case - Morgan Wallen
46. Country Is Coming To Town - The Wolfe Brothers & Lee Kernaghan
45. Hate How You Look - Josh Ross
44. Happen To Me - Russell Dickerson
43. Relapse - Warren Zeiders
42. Dozen Red Flags - Mackenzie Carpenter
41. What Could Go Right - Thomas Rhett feat. Lanie Gardner
40. Solitary Tracks - Kip Moore
39. Whiskey Drink - Jason Aldean
38. High Road - Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph
37. Guy For That - Post Malone feat. Luke Combs
36. Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter feat. Dolly Parton
35. Georgia Ways - Quavo feat. Teddy Swims & Luke Bryan
34. Holy Water - Marshmello feat. Jelly Roll
33. Forever Ain’t Long Enough - Max McNown
32. I Got Better - Morgan Wallen
31. I’m The Problem - Morgan Wallen
30. Pour Me A Drink - Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton
29. Lasso - Jake Banfield
28. Indigo - Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna
27. Love Somebody - Morgan Wallen
26. In Case You Missed It - Jordan Davis
25. Backseat Driver - Kane Brown
24. Miles On It - Marshmello & Kane Brown
23. you look like you love me - Ella Langley & Riley Green
22. Fix What You Didn’t Break - Nate Smith
21. 4x4xU - Lainey Wilson
20. Bar None - Jordan Davis
19. Back In The Saddle - Luke Combs
18. Amen - Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
17. Amen For The Weekend - Lane Pittman
16. Liar - Jelly Roll
15. 3, 2, 1 - Tucker Wetmore
14. Honkytonk Hollywood - Jon Pardi
13. Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma - Luke Combs
12. Blink Twice - Shaboozey & Myles Smith
11. What I Want - Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae
10. Somewhere Over Laredo - Lainey Wilson
9. Brunette - Tucker Wetmore
8. The Giver - Chappell Roan
7. Somethin’ ‘Bout A Woman - Thomas Rhett feat. Teddy Swims
6. Backup Plan - Bailey Zimmerman feat. Luke Combs
5. Texas - Blake Shelton
4. Not At This Party - Dasha
3. I Never Lie - Zach Top
2. Good News - Shaboozey
1. Better Me For You (Brown Eyes) - Max McNown
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