We have already collected stories that defined the music world in 2025 — the deaths, feuds and triumphs that had the greatest cultural impact over the past 12 months.
But for a moment we'll forget about the editorials and just go by the numbers. Based on the 20 most viewed articles on Exclaim! for 2025, the year's theme was rising tensions between Canada and the US, with Trump's “51st state” speech drawing criticism of stars in the US, Canada and abroad.
In addition, some of our most viewed articles include a negative review of a favorite metal band's concert, a story from last week about a pop star's spending habits, and a couple of our end of year lists.
Here are the 20 articles that received the most clicks on exclaim.ca.
20. Burton Cummings Won't Lose Sleep Over 'Guess Who' Rock Hall Elimination: 'This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll' (March 6, 2025)
19. The singer of the anthem for Game 6 of the World Series has been revealed. (October 31, 2025)
18. Legendary producer Bob Ezrin renounces US citizenship and returns to Canada (February 28, 2025)
17. Severance pay Causes problems for the real Lumon Group (March 17, 2025)
16. The 25 Worst Album Covers of 2025 (December 18, 2025)
15. Tate McRae became the first Canadian to reach number one on the Billboard 200 in the 2020s. (March 4, 2025)
14. Ice Spice apologizes for ending show after five minutes (January 2, 2025)
13. Korn announce Canadian tour (March 24, 2025)
12. The Damned cancel North American shows due to 'catastrophic event' (July 23, 2025)
11. Bon Iver had a child with a mother from How I Met Your Mother? (April 25, 2025)
10. Morrissey forgot he boycotted Canada while touring North America (June 3, 2025)
9. Stephen Colbert reacts to Donald Trump 'lashing out at Canada for no reason' (February 5, 2025)
8. Bono Kanade: “The whole world is delighted with what you have done” (May 27, 2025)
7. Jack White reminds fans that he doesn't use setlists at live shows (April 4, 2025)
6. Tom Green explains why Canadians are so upset about talk of a '51st state' (April 16, 2025)
5. Exclaim's 50 Best Albums of 2025! (November 27, 2025)
4. Lily Allen undergoes treatment for spending addiction (December 24, 2025)
3. Texas band cancels tour after US border patrol 'forcibly removes' drummer from flight (May 14, 2025)
2. Dog from Hudson and Rex Died at the beginning of the current season (February 21, 2025)
1. Metallica's return to Toronto was no justice for anyone (April 25, 2025)
