Words by Phebe Barnum-Bobb and Jordan Robledo 
Selection by GAY TIMES Editorial Team

Euphoric summer bangers, heart-melting ballads and sex bops flooded our playlists in 2025, and LGBTQIA+ artists were leading the charge (duh?). 

From Chappell Roan’s sapphic subway drama to CMAT’s playful EURO-COUNTRY summer hit, serpentwithfeet’s intimate explorations of desire and Doechii’s formidable freestyles, queer music proved its power across every playlist this year. 

Japanese Breakfast brought dreamy, post-date reflections, KATSEYE celebrated the “t-girls”, and FLO and Kaytranada delivered the sexiest consent anthem of the decade. 

Here, Gay Times celebrates the top 10 songs by LGBTQIA+ artists, the tracks that showed just how vibrant, diverse and unstoppable queer music was in 2025.