The 10 best LGBTQIA+ songs of 2025
From Chappell Roan’s sapphic subway anthem to Doechii’s fierce freestyle, these are the queer tracks that ruled our 2025 playlists.
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.