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