Ever since 2010 I’ve kept track of the music I listen to each month. It’s fascinating to see how some bands stay with me over the years whilst others have their moment on my stereo before vanishing from my mind… well, until years later when I check out to see what I was listening to way back when in any case!

Anyway, I ran a Top 50 (which turned in to a Top 100) bands of the month chart on various social media platforms recording my listening habits for posterity and to share my earworms of the month. I listen to a lot of music when working, and also when relaxing. My tastes are fairly broad and I love discovering new bands, as well as new sounds and genres.

May saw nine new bands make it into the Top 100 for the first time! The highest new entry, straight in at #6 was Joan Baez – thanks to me watching A Complete Unknown and liking the music of hers that appeared in the film. She was joined by Haujobb (#39), Earth Moon Earth (#57), I Am Snow Angel (#59), Mystic Tea Party (#69), Dark Sky (#76), Mat Playford (#85), Tusks (#86) and Azam Ali (#89).

In addition to the new releases we had 20 artists and bands returning to the Top 100 this month, with Kalandra returning after a couple of months away and claiming the highest new entry slot at #2!

Here’s my Top 100 for May 2025…

Hunter as a Horse – Fallen

Top 100 Bands – May 2025

Position	Last Month	Band
1	12	Hunter as a Horse
2	RE	Kalandra
3	2	All India Radio
4	4	Hidden Citizens
5	8	Chvrches
6	NE	Joan Baez
7	49	New Model Army
8	13	Midnight Smoke
9	46	Carbon Based Lifeforms
10	1	Paris Paloma

Kalandra – Borders

11	23	Luna Shadows
12	RE	Emily Jane White
13	14	Red Mecca
14	58	Holly Humberstone
15	11	Empires in Orbit
16	18	Gracie Abrams
17	72	Of Verona
18	RE	The Sisters of Mercy
19	15	Reb Fountain
20	10	The Mission

The Sisters of Mercy – Walk Away

21	45	Ari Mason
22	3	Fields of the Nephilim
23	16	The Orchestra Of Mirrored Reflections
24	27	Seasurfer
25	30	Me Not You
26	17	The Jesus and Mary Chain
27	67	Curve
28	97	Emma Ruth Rundle
29	9	Halsey
30	19	Sakura

Curve – Fait Accompli

31	21	Somewhere off Jazz Street
32	22	Florence & The Machine
33	25	Lowering
34	74	MXMS
35	31	Orphan Zero
36	RE	Therapy?
37	29	8mm
38	60	Sleep Token
39	NE	Haujobb
40	RE	My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

Therapy? – Trigger Inside

41	33	So Below
42	32	Depeche Mode
43	7	Enigma
44	34	Scratch Massive
45	37	Taylor Swift
46	24	Conjure One
47	39	Coral Blue
48	41	Autoisolation
49	51	Fleetwood Mac
50	63	Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly – Mindphaser

51	42	Moderns
52	43	Moontwin
53	28	Vioflesh
54	RE	Church of the Sea
55	44	If Anything, Suspicious
56	RE	Nirvana
57	NE	Earth Moon Earth
58	47	Waldskin
59	NE	I Am Snow Angel
60	85	Shadowdream
61	54	Spectre Horsemen Pale With Dust
62	56	The Bangles
63	61	The Raveonettes
64	53	Melanie Martinez
65	6	Sofia Isella
66	RE	The New Division
67	RE	A.A. Williams
68	66	Clan of Xymox
69	NE	Mystic Tea Party
70	RE	Nine Inch Nails
71	RE	U2
72	64	Manet
73	65	New Order
74	RE	Skinny Puppy
75	RE	Clock DVA

I Am Snow Angel – Keep You Out

76	NE	Dark Sky
77	68	My Bloody Valentine
78	6	Nova Twins
79	RE	Ozric Tentacles
80	77	The Subtheory
81	70	The The
82	87	Brothel
83	71	Ist Ist
84	RE	Joni Mitchell
85	NE	Mat Playford
86	NE	Tusks
87	RE	All About Eve
88	20	ALT BLK ERA
89	NE	Azam Ali
90	RE	blackwinterells
91	RE	Cabaret Voltaire
92	73	Cassyette
93	57	Chloe Qisha
94	RE	Garden of Delight
95	RE	KMFDM
96	75	Oiseaux-Tempete
97	76	Povarovo
98	84	PVRIS
99	78	:Wumpscut:
100	79	Pastel Ghost

Brothel – Slide