[2025] Western Music You’ve Heard at Least Once — From Trending New Tracks to Timeless Classics

Beautiful Now ft. Jon BellionZedd

Zedd – Beautiful Now ft. Jon Bellion (Official Music Video)

“Beautiful Now” is a track by Zedd, a top-tier music producer and DJ who has achieved live success around the world.

In Japan, it became well-known as the song from Suzuki’s Swift commercial, so many people may find it familiar.

The gradually building chorus is very striking, and the hook really sticks in your head.

It’s also popular as a song everyone can sing together at karaoke.

Don’t Look Back In AngerOasis

Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger (Official Video)

I feel the same way myself, but if you’re a fan of Western rock who came of age in the 1990s, just hearing that simple yet moving piano accompaniment in the intro is enough to hit you right in the chest.

It’s one of the signature songs by Oasis, the strongest rock band the UK produced in the ’90s, and a masterpiece beyond reproach.

It’s only natural that the song has continued to be loved across generations, but in recent years it seems to have become a national anthem in the UK—sung during major events or moments when people come together in unity.

By the way, the track features lead vocals by Noel Gallagher, the guitarist who writes the songs and the older of the Gallagher brothers.

Remarkably, it wasn’t until the 2017 Glastonbury Festival that vocalist Liam Gallagher performed this song for the first time.

Kill This LoveBLACKPINK

BLACKPINK – ‘Kill This Love’ M/V

You could say this song became their calling card, as they reign over the K-pop scene with overwhelming style and vocal prowess.

When you think of BLACKPINK, you think of refined features and model-caliber looks, paired with aggressive, provocative lyrics and tracks that have earned them huge popularity.

This song lets you fully experience their signature coolness, blending dance music and hip-hop in a way that’s quintessentially them.

We Will Rock YouQueen

Queen – We Will Rock You (Official Video)

It’s a song from the British rock band Queen’s 1977 album News of the World.

Although it’s a simple track composed mostly of stomps and claps, it has a rousing feel and is often used in scenes like sports or combat entrances.

We Are The WorldUSA For Africa

U.S.A. For Africa – We Are the World

In 1985, a campaign song created to help end hunger and poverty in Africa became a major global topic thanks to the collaboration of superstars well-known in Japan, including Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.

At the time of its release, the single sold 4 million copies in the United States alone, and all royalties were donated to charity.

I Was Born To Love YouFreddie Mercury

I Was Born to Love You

With the huge hit of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, QUEEN has become a sensation again in Japan.

Their songs are all incredibly popular, so even people who don’t know much about QUEEN have likely heard their music.

“I Was Born To Love You” is one of their signature songs and has been used in numerous TV commercials and as a theme song for dramas in Japan.

Call Me When You Break UpSelena Gomez, benny blanco, Gracie Abrams

Selena Gomez, benny blanco, Gracie Abrams – Call Me When You Break Up (Official Video)

A duet by Selena Gomez and Gracie Abrams that beautifully captures aching lingering feelings and a faint wish.

Released in February 2025, the track intertwines their vocal tones exquisitely, with a melody that gently envelopes the complex emotion of “Call me when we’ve broken up.” It also serves as the lead single from the album I Said I Love You First, co-produced by Selena and Benny Blanco, and marks her first inclusion on a full solo album since 2020’s Rare.

Riding on a nostalgic pop sound, its portrayal of wavering emotions will quietly comfort those hoping to heal the pain of heartbreak or those harboring complicated feelings for a former lover.