Introduction: The S15 season's matches are fully finished, and most players have surely followed the recent offseason closely. The whole year of 2025 is wrapped up, during which the LPL scene saw many fascinating scenes—there was passion, thrill, and also some remorse. Recently, fans compiled a top ten list of the most streamed LPL songs of the year, and it turns out "Sudden Gyro" firmly holds the number one spot, with no other song coming close. Its streaming numbers almost equal the combined totals of songs ranked 2nd through 5th. Truly deserving of being the anthem that put LPL back as the fourth region, its popularity has even surpassed the championship MV from the IG team’s historic victory.

LPL’s Best Song of the Year Announced

Most players are quite familiar with the LPL region, which was once a world-class competitive zone and earned many global honors. In recent years, however, LPL has faced numerous issues, causing the overall team quality to decline steadily. During the S14 season, we could still contend with the LCK for the championship. But by S15, LPL teams couldn’t even reach the finals. Reviewing the year’s international results, LPL did not achieve strong rankings on the world stage. In the first phase, we placed fourth globally, with TES losing repeatedly to European and American teams, relegating LPL to the fourth region status.

At MSI, the LPL region still failed to reach the finals. The championship match was between Gen.G and T1, while LPL’s AL and BLG teams finished third and fourth respectively. At the World Championship, LPL again couldn’t break through the LCK’s dominance. IG lost to T1 in the play-in stage, becoming the only team in league history to finish 17th. BLG was repeatedly defeated by Western teams in the Swiss stage, losing momentum and ending at the round of 16. AL and TES both reached quarterfinals but were placed in the upper bracket, where they were consecutively eliminated by T1. TES was especially overwhelmed, finishing the year with a 0-12 record against LCK teams.

With the close of 2025, fans also compiled the annual LPL hit chart and found "Sudden Gyro" remains incredibly popular. Released on March 16, 2025, this song has amassed over 28.296 million plays and 176,000 comments, with steady streams from players year-round. It’s expected that once TES’s matches resume, the play counts will continue to climb. Notably, its play count has already surpassed the S8 season’s theme MV, which marked LPL’s first championship.

Ranking second is "Jumping Off the Building Extreme," with only 8.2 million plays; third is "Xiaotian Won’t Return," at 7.702 million. Fourth place goes to "Everyone Creating Sheep," with 6.836 million, and fifth is "Dan Shen Capturing Brother," at 6.504 million. The combined plays of the next four songs roughly match "Sudden Gyro’s" total, highlighting just how popular TES has become this year. After all, they are the only team to bring LPL back to the world’s fourth region. It’s puzzling why this team always loses to LCK squads—since S14, TES has suffered 15 consecutive defeats against LCK. When will they finally break the "Gyro" streak?

Farewell Thoughts

It was expected that "Sudden Gyro" would top the hit charts, but its rise to this level, surpassing the LPL S8 season MV, was surprising. Moreover, it ranks third in League of Legends video plays, just behind "Lonely Warrior" and K/DA. Keep in mind, this is all within less than a year, and its play counts are likely to keep growing. If TES encounters any issues again, this song will very likely claim the top spot on the chart.

Dear viewers, what are your thoughts on this matter?