My Top 30 Songs for September 28-October 4, 2025

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Given that America is now an idiocracy that’s also descending into full-blown authoritarianism under our brazenly corrupt and cruel lunatic of a president, his evil, sycophantic cabinet, a completely spineless Congress and an unethical shadow docket-loving Supreme Court (not to mention the recent loss of our beloved cat), it’s been difficult for me to feel positive about anything these days, including music. That said, I can’t not compile my weekly list of favorite current songs, therefore will continue to bore my readers with my Weekly Top 30 charts.

Furthermore, though I’m now a tired old man, I’ve never lost my love for pop music, which is reflected in quite a few songs on this week’s list, starting with my new #1 song “jupiter” by San Diego-based indie pop band almost monday (comprised of Dawson Daugherty on vocals, Cole Clisby on guitar, and Luke Fabry on bass), featuring added vocals by L.A.-based indie pop singer-songwriter Jordana. The song was originally included on almost monday’s 2014 album DIVE as a recording by only the band, but a newer version with Jordana singing backing vocals, released in January on a deluxe version of DIVE, has become a big hit for them both.

More great pop abounds with “undressed” by sombr, which moves into second place, the rousing “Five More Seconds” by English duo Seafret and Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall at #4, and “polyester (yes sir)” by Los Angeles-based pop-rock band Sorry Ghost at #5. Three songs – “Ensenada” by Southern California ska punk band Sublime, “Asshole” by Denver, Colorado-based duo The Lumineers, and “Better Days” by Los Angeles-based pop punk band Yellowcard – enter the top 10 at #s 6, 9 and 10, respectively. “Better Days” recently spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.

The lone new debut this week is “Everybody Scream” by English indie rock act Florence + the Machine, a longtime favorite of mine who’s previously topped my chart with “Hunger” in 2018 and “My Love” in 2022, which ranks #2 on my 100 Best Songs of 2022 list (I can’t believe it’s already been three years!). Released on August 20th, “Everybody Scream” is the title track from their forthcoming sixth studio album, set to drop October 31st.

  1. JUPITER – almost monday feat. Jordana (2)
  2. UNDRESSED – sombr (3)
  3. SALLY, WHEN THE WINE RUNS OUT – ROLE MODEL (1)
  4. FIVE MORE SECONDS – Seafret & KT Tunstall (5)
  5. POLYESTER (YES SIR) – Sorry Ghost (6)
  6. ENSENADA – Sublime (12)
  7. FEELS RIGHT – Talk in Waves (4)
  8. BACKSEAT – Balu Brigada (10)
  9. ASSHOLE – The Lumineers (11)
  10. BETTER DAYS – Yellowcard (14)
  11. LIGHT YEARS APART – Unobliterated (15)
  12. LOVE IS A FIRE – Art Block (7)
  13. NO RAIN, NO FLOWERS – The Black Keys (8)
  14. AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE – Nine Inch Nails (16)
  15. LONDON TOWN – HEALER (9)
  16. TODAY’S SONG – Foo Fighters (13)
  17. MY MIND IS A MOUNTAIN – Deftones (20)
  18. MOODY – Royel Otis (18)
  19. HORNETS – Western Jaguar (21)
  20. METAL – The Beths (23)
  21. EVERYDAY MAGIC – My Morning Jacket (24)
  22. THE CONTRACT – Twenty One Pilots (17)
  23. MISTAKES – Caamp (26)
  24. THE WEATHER – All Time Low (27)
  25. WRECK – Neko Case (28)
  26. BACK TO FRIENDS – sombr (25) 20th week on chart
  27. DOWNSTAIRS – Matt Maeson (29)
  28. AFTERLIFE – Alex G (19)
  29. UNRAVELLING – Muse (22)
  30. EVERYBODY SCREAM – Florence + The Machine (N)

22 thoughts on “My Top 30 Songs for September 28-October 4, 2025”

      1. Her first was pretty big in the states, as I recall, fueled by “Black Horse…” But she didn’t click for me till “Hopeless.” These days I have to settle for 1 or 2 good songs per album, there just isn’t the consistency there once was (IMO).

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  3. Sorry to hear of the ongoing Media exhaustion – I reached the point where I don’t watch news, don’t read news and just pick up the headlines here and there elsewhere as I go about my daily routine, and without looking for them. It’s healthy to have a break from it, older folk can’t do anything about it, can’t change the world, and it’s not us that will have to sort things out longterm – that’s down to young people to stand up and count, it’s their future at stake and they have the time and energy. If they can’t get off their mobile phones long enough to look for facts and solutions then they are a part of the problems they will have to sort out. I tried commenting online and it just backfires in your face, some people don’t want to hear reality and they think it’s OK to make things very personal if they disagree. It isn’t.

    Music is my rescue too, and your top 3 is fabulous, no complaints here! I havent got into that Florence track yet, must play it again, I am generally a fan of hers, especially the more obscure Queen Of Peace. That’s top-notch stuff.

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    1. You’re probably right, but unfortunately, the high hopes I once had for young people have nearly vanished as we witness the rightward turn of many Gen Zers and their embrace of Trump and other demagogues. And yes, those of us who are now old can’t change the world, though many of the worst dictators, including Trump, Putin, Erdogan, Xi Jinping, Netanyahu and Modi are over 70 years old and doing all they can to change the world for the worse.

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      1. Dictators are often old, and they remain power-mad, playing the long game of misinformation and propaganda. They have a book to use as a How To, written by one Mr Hitler, as the late Ex-Mrs Trump pointed out long ago in her book about her husband and his exclusive literary tastes. It’s not as if she didn’t warn anyone, but people have a tendancy of wilful ignorance to messages they don’t like and their overall optimism that everything will be alright. People who do the right thing get targeted by those intent on doing the wrong thing and the gullible fall for propaganda everytime. Human nature is sadly ever the same. For what it’s worth, in social terms for we in the Western world, human beings have never had it so good as we have over the last 50 years or so – expecting that to be the norm was never realistic. Every civilisation falls, either from without or within. Sooner or later a moron comes along and does their best to wreck it all. Democracy is the least bad system but it’s still pretty young and untested as a long-term thing. It’s down to the young used to the easy life to realise that can all go in a flash if you don’t pay attention. I was young and optimistic once, which is cute when you are young, but reality and time has a way of making you cynical. That’s quite a healthy thing! Albeit depressing….

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  5. I do understand Jeff and I appreciate your efforts in providing a little escape. I rarely talk anything remotely political but since you brought it up. Many here in Canada are very seriously concerned. The upcoming meetings and inevitable regime change with the military is deeply troubling. We always looked to the US as a bastion of freedom and democracy. Something increasingly more difficult to imagine. Nothing that happens next is likely to surprise me.

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    1. Thanks Randy. I honestly feel like I’m living in a nightmare, and cannot believe the extent to which things have deteriorated in my country. Besides loathing Trump and every single member of his cabinet, I have a special disdain for everyone who voted for him a third time. I’ve come to the realization that the main reason so many continue to like and support him is that he hates and disparages the same people they hate, even if his actions hurt them.

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  6. Your lists are not boring. I understand how you feel though and I am so sorry that not even music is able to give some kind of solace. What is happening is just too universal (global really) to be ignored. We are exhausted by it all, and that’s the dangerous part. It makes it too easy to look away.
    Stay strong please. Big hugs

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      1. Ralph Beauchamp's avatar Ralph Beauchamp

        Hey Jeff, I totally agree with you on your political views and can’t stand where this country is headed but if you stop, they win. That’s what they want. Their aim is to suppress creativity and dissent. Hopefully the winds will change when the midterms arrive. People have to vote this creature out of power. Take away the Congress and he has nothing. People have to do the right thing and mobilize and act for a better world or else we’re freaking doomed.

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  8. H.G.O's avatar H.G.O

    I know I’m banging the same drum as everybody here, but you’re weekly lists are never boring!

    I think it’s good to have a distraction from everything happening in the real world. Hopefully, writing your weekly charts gives you that. We’re with you!

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