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.
June saw six new bands make it into the Top 100 for the first time! The highest new entry was The Ting Tings in at #22, with Kiki Rockwell (#23) and Blood Red Shoes (#25) just behind them. They were joined by James Horner (#41), Prequell (#52) and Dog Race (#67).
In addition to the new releases we had 20 artists and bands returning to the Top 100 this month, with The Midnight returning on a high note at #3! They were joined by fellow retro-synthwave acts Timecop1983 (#5) and Gunship (#6) in the Top Ten.
Here’s my Top 100 for June 2025…

Paris Paloma – Hunter (the cacophony)
Top 100 Bands – June 2025
| Position | Last Month | Band |
| 1 | 10 | Paris Paloma |
| 2 | 2 | Kalandra |
| 3 | RE | The Midnight |
| 4 | 1 | Hunter as a Horse |
| 5 | RE | Timecop1983 |
| 6 | RE | Gunship |
| 7 | 4 | Joan Baez |
| 8 | 8 | Midnight Smoke |
| 9 | 5 | Chvrches |
| 10 | 11 | Luna Shadows |
Gunship – Ghost
| 11 | 13 | Red Mecca |
| 12 | 9 | Carbon Based Lifeforms |
| 13 | 17 | Of Verona |
| 14 | 35 | Orphan Zero |
| 15 | 12 | Emily Jane White |
| 16 | 13 | Holly Humberstone |
| 17 | 3 | All India Radio |
| 18 | RE | The Cure |
| 19 | 58 | Waldskin |
| 20 | 15 | Empires In Orbit |
The Cure – Pictures Of You
| 21 | RE | FM-84 |
| 22 | NE | The Ting Tings |
| 23 | NE | Kiki Rockwell |
| 24 | 23 | The Orchestra Of Mirrored Reflections |
| 25 | NE | Blood Red Shoes |
| 26 | 22 | Fields of the Nephilim |
| 27 | 28 | Emma Ruth Rundle |
| 28 | 65 | Sofia Isella |
| 29 | RE | Kerli |
| 30 | 31 | Somewhere off Jazz Street |
The Ting Tings – Dreaming
| 31 | 86 | Tusks |
| 32 | 32 | Florence & The Machine |
| 33 | RE | London Grammar |
| 34 | RE | Nitzer Ebb |
| 35 | 33 | Lowering |
| 36 | 36 | Therapy? |
| 37 | RE | machineheart |
| 38 | 18 | The Sisters of Mercy |
| 39 | 16 | Gracie Abrams |
| 40 | 39 | Haujobb |
Nitzer Ebb – Murderous
| 41 | NE | James Horner |
| 42 | 40 | My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult |
| 43 | 29 | Halsey |
| 44 | RE | iamamiwhoami |
| 45 | RE | Midas Fall |
| 46 | 21 | Ari Mason |
| 47 | 72 | Manet |
| 48 | 46 | Conjure One |
| 49 | 47 | Coral Blue |
| 50 | 34 | MXMS |
iamamiwhoami – Dive
| 51 | 7 | New Model Army |
| 52 | NE | Prequell |
| 53 | 48 | Autoisolation |
| 54 | 50 | Front Line Assembly |
| 55 | 55 | If Anything, Suspicious |
| 56 | 25 | Me not You |
| 57 | 54 | Church of the Sea |
| 58 | 57 | Earth Moon Earth |
| 59 | RE | Equador |
| 60 | RE | Croom |
| 61 | 59 | I Am Snow Ange |
| 62 | RE | Marillion |
| 63 | 56 | Nirvana |
| 64 | 60 | Shadowdream |
| 65 | 61 | Spectre Horsemen Pale With Dust |
| 66 | RE | Cocteau Twins |
| 67 | NE | Dog Race |
| 68 | 64 | Melanie Martinez |
| 69 | 66 | The New Division |
| 70 | 80 | The Subtheory |
| 71 | 67 | A.A. Williams |
| 72 | 43 | Enigma |
| 73 | 69 | Mystic Tea Party |
| 74 | 70 | Nine Inch Nails |
| 75 | 74 | Skinny Puppy |
Dog Race – The Leader
| 76 | 93 | Chloe Qisha |
| 77 | 78 | Nova Twins |
| 78 | 82 | Brothel |
| 79 | 75 | Clock DVA |
| 80 | 76 | Dark Sky |
| 81 | 84 | Joni Mitchell |
| 82 | 79 | Ozric Tentacles |
| 83 | 20 | The Mission |
| 84 | RE | Akoviani |
| 85 | 90 | blackwinterells |
| 86 | 94 | Garden of Delight |
| 87 | 95 | KMFDM |
| 88 | 85 | Mat Playford |
| 89 | RE | Melanie Garside |
| 90 | 71 | U2 |
| 91 | 53 | Vioflesh |
| 92 | 99 | :Wumpscut: |
| 93 | 87 | All About Eve |
| 94 | 88 | ALT BLK ERA |
| 95 | RE | Ani DiFranco |
| 96 | RE | Assemblage 23 |
| 97 | 89 | Azam Ali |
| 98 | 91 | Cabaret Voltaire |
| 99 | 92 | Cassyette |
| 100 | RE | Indiana |
Ani DiFranco – Little Plastic Castles