❶ Counting down the top 💯 stories of 2025 on Page One: Day 3

☞ Page One readers, as we close out the year, we will be counting down the top 100 stories that the thousands and thousands of subscribers clicked on in 2025. We’ll be back in your inbox on Jan. 5, 2026, with your usual update on all of the day’s news and developments. Hope you enjoy the holidays and have a happy New Year! 🎉

A few notes on the countdown: 

→ Breaking news stories, hard news stories and developing stories have been excluded from the list, because in many cases, those stories developed many times over since they were first included in Page One and, essentially, are obsolete at this point.

→ One of the cool things about Page One is that we feature numerous stories that aren’t necessarily ‘need to know’ but very much are the types of stories that you want to know about, often guiding you easily around paywalls to premium content. This is a great opportunity to see what resonated most with the Page One readership — and catch up on anything that you might’ve missed throughout the year.

→ Your turn. Got a favorite story that you saw on Page One this year? Let us know by replying to the email and letting us know what it was, or leaving a comment on the poll at the bottom.

Now, on to the third installment of the Top 100 ↓

✅ The 100 most-clicked stories on PAGE ONE in 2025

→ No. 60 - 41

60. STRATEGERY: ‘Gray rocking’ is new and trendy way to deal with difficult people — here’s how it works …

59. VERY CANDID CAMERA: Woman seen in viral COLDPLAY kiss cam video from over summer finally breaks her silence …

58. TRIBUTE IN HEIGHT: Indiana man recognized by GUINNESS for growing world’s tallest sunflower …

57. FORTUITOUS FIND: Antique dealer picked up painting at garage sale for $50 — now art historians say it’s a lost Van Gogh work …

56. ‘FUNNY AT FIRST’: Blonde woman seen laughing with Elon Musk at Trump’s address to Congress speaks out, says she ‘wasn’t flirting’ …

55. FOG OF DEMENTIA: Bruce Willis’ wife speaks out in tearful interview, says action movie legend’s brain ‘is failing him’ and is losing ability to use language …

54. PAGE TURNER: Star NFL receiver was seen reading book on sideline in middle of playoff game — sending it to top of bestseller list …

53. STYLE GUIDANCE: The suddenly popular pair of jeans that flatters the 1 anatomical feature that men’s denim makers have spent decades trying to hide …

52. WELL TRAVELED: The battle for overheard bins is raging — these are the rules to play by …

51. PHOTO FINISH: Bonnie and Clyde emerge from hiding 90 years after notorious crime spree …

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50. SODA WARS: COKE sweetened with cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup better? Blind taste test finds a clear winner …

49. GOOD ‘OL BOYS: Forensic lip reader reveals part of what Trump and Obama were discussing at Jimmy Carter funeral …

48. RIGHT HAIR, RIGHT NOW: Top hair stylists on products they use themselves — and the ones to avoid …

47. RETRO ORTHO: Old-school metal braces making big comeback with Gen Z kids — and adults — looking to make fashion statement …

46. CAUTION TO THE WIND: Gwyneth Paltrow opens up about telling intimacy coordinator to back off for risqué scenes with Timothée Chalamet in her return to big screen …

45. WESTERN CIVILIZATION: Other states have rodeos, but none do it quite like Montana — home to ‘wildest rodeo in the West’ …

44. NEWSPEAK: What is ‘aura farming?’ This tween who’s become an internet sensation will show you …

43. MODERN MEDICINE: Blind man, 34, able to see again after having vision restored by ‘crazy’ surgery in which tooth was implanted in eye …

42. MIND BLOWN: Student sues high school after he graduated last year with a 3.4 GPA despite not being able to read — or even spell own name …

41. LAUGHING MATTER: State’s list of banned license plates is a riot …