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What your search data reveals about your creative brain. You've been dropping chart smashes, cult classics, and deep cuts into Sounds Like Search — here are the tracks you couldn't stop hunting for.
Since rolling out Sounds Like search last year, we’ve watched you throw everything into that little URL box — chart smashes, cult classics, obscure ambient loops, and at least three tracks that made our team say “Wait… people are still listening to this?” All in the name of finding that perfect song you can actually license without receiving a politely threatening email from a major label.
And if you’re somehow new here (welcome, please sit in the front where we can keep an eye on you), Sounds Like search does exactly what it says. Have a specific track stuck in your head? Drop the Spotify or YouTube link into our music search bar, and we’ll surface music that Sounds Like it — same vibe, no legal nightmares. Magic, right? Brilliant.
And now, with another whirlwind year of music behind us — packed with festival chaos, surprise drops, and at least one global dance trend none of us saw coming — it felt only right to expose your 2025 musical obsessions. According to our data, these ten tracks have dominated Sounds Like searches more than anything else, and honestly? The results say a lot about you.
From APT clinging to the number-one spot for the second year running (elite behavior) to Zimmer’s emotional demolition crew returning yet again, it’s clear you know exactly what you want your content to feel like. Here’s what you cannot stop searching for — and yes, we’re judging you lovingly.
Bruno Mars and ROSÉ keep the crown for the second year running — because of course they do. APT remains undefeated in the “music that lives in your head rent-free” category. It’s so catchy you’ll catch yourself humming it in the grocery store, on the train, and yes, apparently even in situations where humming is “discouraged” (dentists, we hear you, but also… let us live).
Creatives can’t stop chasing this vibe, and honestly, who could blame them? It’s the ultimate effortlessly-cool soundtrack — perfect for lifestyle edits, GRWM moments, and any brand campaign trying to pull off that “we’re chill but also extremely curated” aesthetic. Two years at number one feels less like a surprise and more like destiny.
Check out tracks that sound like APT here.
Ahhh Interstellar — the movie that blessed us with unforgettable memes, accidental philosophy debates, and enough film bro discourse to last several lifetimes. And now its main theme stays in the chart for the second time running, because of course it does.
For anyone who has ever tried to score anything, this track is both a gift and a curse. Everyone wants their sound design to “sound like Interstellar”, and who can blame them? Hans Zimmer quite literally tapped into the divine and compressed it into a musical cathedral. The main theme is the crown jewel — soaring, existential, beautifully overwhelming.
So naturally, creatives keep chasing it for everything from travel reels to tech demos to “my cat looking out the window like he’s remembering a past life”. That Interstellar magic is irresistible — and clearly, it’s not going anywhere.
Explore tracks that sound like Interstellar energy. Curious why this score lives rent-free in every creator’s brain? Our breakdown of the Interstellar soundtrack will help everything fall into place.
Zimmer strikes again — and apparently refuses to leave — because Time has kept its place on this ranking for the second time. And honestly? Fair. This is the track that taught an entire generation of creatives what emotional buildup is supposed to feel like. It starts off quiet and introspective, then detonates into something that thumps directly against your soul like it’s trying to wake up every dormant feeling you’ve ignored since 2014.
Users search for this whenever their content needs to hit differently. Climate documentary? Time. Meditation app launch? Time. A video about literally anything that needs to feel meaningful, urgent, or spiritually important? Time it. Zimmer basically wrote the rulebook for “make the audience feel everything all at once,” and we’re all just living in the creative universe he built.
Check out tracks that sound like Time here.
Stranger Things is proof that a synth line can achieve full cultural domination. One note of its title sequence in, and suddenly everything feels mysterious, retro, and like you might be seconds away from uncovering a government secret you were absolutely not meant to find. It’s addictive in that “I could score my entire life with this” kind of way, making even a grocery trip feel like you’re entering the Upside Down (but with snacks).
Creatives keep searching for this track because it nails that perfect balance of eerie and cool. It’s a go-to reference for anything needing instant atmosphere: tech edits, neon-drenched visuals, Halloween promos, you name it. There’s just something about those synths that tunnel directly into your nostalgia receptors.
Check out tracks that sound like Strange Things here.
Believer brings that arena-rock energy that translates perfectly to advertising and motivational content. Its driving rhythm and anthemic quality make it go-to reference material for projects that need to inspire action.
From fitness campaigns to corporate presentations, this track represents music that makes people want to get up and do something: a powerful tool in any creator’s arsenal. Just please, stop playing it at barbecues. Please.
Check out tracks that sound like Believer here
Experience is that track creatives turn to when they want to say a lot without saying a single word. It’s emotionally loaded in that “I’m having an epiphany in a field somewhere” kind of way, with a slow-burn build that feels like someone is gently stirring your soul with a violin bow.
It shows up everywhere — slow-motion drone shots, coming-of-age montages, videos where someone finally cleans their entire house after three months of chaos. If you need music that feels quietly profound (but also a little dramatic, because we’re all the main character), this is the reference.
Check out tracks that sound like Experience.
Ah, yes, the song that single-handedly convinced millions of people they could run up a flight of stairs without stopping. Spoiler: most of us cannot.
Eye of the Tiger is the ultimate motivational anthem: gritty enough to feel tough, catchy enough to be iconic, and just camp enough to still make people smile. Creatives who search for this one are usually building hype: fitness ads, challenge videos, brand reels that want “determination but make it pop culture.”
It’s Rocky energy with a dash of internet swagger, which is why it keeps showing up in creator toolkits decades later.
Check out tracks that sound like Eye of the Tiger.
Thunderstruck doesn’t just start, it erupts. One guitar riff and suddenly everything feels 300 percent more intense, including whatever very normal thing you’re filming (laundry folding? school assembly? unboxing a blender?).
You’ll love this track because it instantly injects energy into their edit. It says “something epic is happening” even if the thing happening is objectively not epic at all. That’s the magic of AC/DC: they give you permission to pretend your life is a stadium concert.
Check out tracks that sound like Thunderstruck.
Few songs say “high-stakes chaos” as efficiently as the Mission Impossible theme. It’s suspenseful, punchy, and makes even the simplest task feel like top-tier espionage.
You can use this as a shorthand for “things are about to get complicated” — packing for a trip, assembling IKEA furniture, trying to sneak snacks into a movie theatre… all immediately funnier when scored like a covert op.
If you want your content to feel slick, fast, and just slightly unhinged, this is the reference everyone keeps grabbing.
Check out tracks that sound like Mission Impossible.
A stadium chant disguised as a song, We Will Rock You is pure collective hype. Two stomps and a clap — that’s all it takes to summon the energy of a crowd of 20,000 people, even if you’re playing it alone in your kitchen at 2am.
Creatives searching for this track typically want something bold, simple, and instantly recognizable, such as sports edits, product launches, or “we’re making a statement” brand moments. It’s a rhythm as a rallying cry, and audiences respond to it instinctively.
Check out tracks that sound like We Will Rock You.
You’re not just hunting for tracks — you’re crafting very specific emotional experiences. Einaudi shows up because sometimes you need your audience to contemplate life at 3am. AC/DC appears because occasionally content requires the electricity of a small thunder god. And Queen? That’s for when you want the collective power of 20,000 people chanting on your behalf.
These songs are basically emotional presets. Einaudi turns spreadsheets poetic, Mission Impossible makes everyday chaos cinematic, and Eye of the Tiger convinces even the least athletic among us that we are, in fact, unstoppable.
In short, genre is irrelevant. What matters is whether a track instantly makes your content feel bigger, cooler, or more dramatic than reality strictly allows.
Your choices reveal a craving for drama, hype, nostalgia, tension, and pure cinematic flair — the exact ingredients that make content memorable. And Sounds Like search is built for that. Drop in any track, and you’ll get music you can actually license that captures the same energy, whether it’s Einaudi’s aching swell or Thunderstruck’s adrenaline spike.
Plus, with AI-made tracks from MusicGen, copyright protection through Claim Clear, and a massive 300,000-track library (including PremiumBeat), you’ve got everything you need to find your sound. Or make it. Use AI music prompts to generate sound ideas based on mood, vibe, or genre. And if you’re still wondering whether a music subscription is right for you, here’s a quick guide to how it works.
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