Jason Kempin, Getty Images<\/span><\/p> Meghan Patrick<\/strong>: Meghan Patrick<\/a> scored a 2025 hit on country radio with \u201cGolden Child,\u201d the title-track of her 2024 album. The Canadian singer and songwriter is signed to Riser House Records.<\/p>\n Josh Ross<\/strong>: Canadian singer Josh Ross<\/a> notched his biggest radio hit in 2025 with a song called \u201cSingle Again.\u201d This was the 16th most-played country song of the year.<\/p>\n The CRS website<\/a><\/p>\n outlines the criteria for being selected as a New Face of Country Music. The qualification period runs from Nov. 1 through Oct. 31, and an artist cannot have been selected previously.<\/p>\n Artists must have at least one, but no more than five, Top 25 singles<\/strong> on either the Mediabase or Billboard<\/em> Country Airplay chart during the qualification period. Finalists are determined by votes from full-time country music industry professionals.<\/p>\n It\u2019s difficult to find an artist with significant commercial success who hasn\u2019t been named a New Face. In 2025, the five honorees were\u00a0Drew Baldridge<\/a>, <\/span>Ashley Cooke<\/a>, <\/span>Dasha<\/a>, <\/span>Zach Top<\/a> and <\/span>Warren Zeiders<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Two artists from this group ended up on this list:<\/p>\n These are the 40 most-played country songs of 2025, per Billboard<\/em>, a music industry service that monitors airplay in over 150 markets.<\/p>\n This list was updated to reflect the year-end 2025 chart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCRS New Faces of Country Music Eligibility<\/h3>\n
40 Most-Played Country Songs of 2025<\/h2>\n