Nearly 300 songs have peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and despite not hitting No. 1 or even the top 10, many remain memorable years or even decades later. In the 1960s, Rat Packers Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra each extended their iconic legacies with notable No. 25 Hot 100 hits: “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” and “Summer Wind,” respectively. In the ‘70s, Billy Joel’s debut hit “Piano Man” rose to No. 25 on the Hot 100. Later in the decade, despite it not being easy being green, Kermit the Frog (with a hand, literally, from Jim Henson) hopped to the same mark with “Rainbow Connection,” his classic banjo-strummed hopeful anthem from The Muppet Movie. The ‘80s brought No. 25 Hot 100 hits from the likes of Kim Wilde, Scorpions and Prince, while ‘90s songs that reached the rank include entries by Gin Blossoms, Melissa Etheridge and Backstreet Boys. Since 2000, Dr. Dre (with Eminem), Toby Keith and *NSYNC have all added to the history of renowned No. 25-peaking Hot 100 hits. (Over on the Billboard 200 albums chart, noteworthy No. 25-peaking collections include Ray Charles’ pioneering Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music; Enya’s mainstream new age breakthrough Watermark; The All-American Rejects’ self-titled debut LP; Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award winner for album of the year, We Are; and ABBA’s Gold: Greatest Hits, which has charted for more than 350 weeks.) In honor of their enduring legacies, here’s a rundown of 25 No. 25 Hot 100 hits, for 2025. Happy new year! “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You,” Dean Martin Hot 100 peak date: Jan. 30, 1965 On the first Hot 100 of 2025, dated Jan. 4, the late legend ranks in the top 10 with “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Martin appeared on the first Hot 100, dated Aug. 4, 1958, and boasts a 66-year and five-month span of gracing the chart. He shares the record span with, also via resurgent holiday hits, the late Chuck Berry, Nat King Cole, Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. “Summer Wind,” Frank Sinatra Hot 100 peak date: Oct. 1, 1966 Joining Martin in the latest Hot 100’s top 20, Sinatra ranks at No. 18 with his jolly version of “Jingle Bells.” “Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding Hot 100 peak date: Jan. 28, 1967 The song dates to 1932, and was recorded on 1946’s The Voice of Frank Sinatra, his debut LP. It was also central to the 1991 film The Commitments, with the movie’s namesake group taking its version to No. 67 on the Hot 100. In 2015, the song gained entrance to the Grammy Hall of Fame. “She’s a Rainbow,” The Rolling Stones Hot 100 peak date: Jan. 27, 1968 The colorful track has since scored numerous commercial and TV syncs. “Piano Man,” Billy Joel Hot 100 peak date: April 20, 1974 “I always think of myself as being in a band,” Joel mused to Billboard in 2014. “I know it’s called ‘Billy Joel,’ I’m the guy out front singing, I do the writing. But I always feel like when we’re on stage, it’s a band effort, and I was always in bands all through my teenage years. People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, [but] I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands. One of my fantasies was always: Wouldn’t it be cool if I was just in a blues band playing Hammond B3, with the shades, sitting in the back, and let somebody else be out front making a fool out of themselves?” “Good Hearted Woman,” Waylon & Willie Hot 100 peak date: April 3, 1976 The song became the first of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s four No. 1 collaborations on the Hot Country Songs chart. Their last, 1985’s “Highwayman,” also includes Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. “Theme From Close Encounters,” Meco Hot 100 peak date: Feb. 18, 1978 The single followed Meco’s 1977 two-week disco Hot 100 No. 1 “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band.” In 1980, he again mined the franchise with “Empire Strikes Back (Medley),” which blasted to No. 18. “Thank You for Being a Friend,” Andrew Gold Hot 100 peak date: April 15, 1978 Less than a decade later, one of Gold’s two signature songs segued from radio and turntables to TV, as Cynthia Fee famously covered it as the theme to NBC’s beloved sitcom The Golden Girls. “Macho Man,” Village People Hot 100 peak date: Sept. 2, 1978 Following “Macho Man,” the Village People charted fellow dance floor staples “Y.M.C.A.” (No. 2 peak on the Hot 100), “In the Navy” (No. 3) and “Go West” (No. 45), all in 1979. In 2024, “Y.M.C.A.” tallied five weeks at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales. “Rainbow Connection,” Kermit (Jim Henson) Hot 100 peak date: Nov. 24, 1979 Muppet master Jim Henson notched two top 40 Hot 100 hits: “Rubber Duckie” via Ernie (No. 16, 1970), and Kermit the Frog’s sing-along favorite from The Muppet Movie. Paul Williams, who wrote the latter with Kenneth Ascher, told Billboard in 2019 that the song was inspired by Jiminy Cricket’s Pinocchio classic “When You Wish Upon a Star.” “‘How do we do that for Kermit, you know?’” Williams recalled. “This is Kermit’s ‘I am’ song. He’s responsible and easygoing. He’s remarkable. The writing of the song – ‘What’s on the other side?’ – got us into a place where Kermit could be somebody that was amazed … the questions are even holier than the answers.” “Theme From Magnum P.I.,” Mike Post Hot 100 peak date: May 8, 1982 Post previously hit No. 10 with fellow TV instrumentals “The Rockford Files” in 1975 and “The Theme From Hill Street Blues” in 1981. “Kids in America,” Kim Wilde Hot 100 peak date: Aug. 14, 1982 Following her debut pop-punk classic, Wilde hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1987 with her cover of The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.” “Kiss
