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2025 Music

Crack Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2025

08 December 2025

Crack Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2025

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

  1. Choke Enough
    Oklou
  2. Rebel
    EsDeeKid
  3. Perverts
    Ethel Cain
  4. Black British Music
    Jim Legxacy
  5. Lux
    Rosalía
  6. 2t2
    Cosey Fanni Tutti
  7. W / The Producers
    Paul St. Hilaire
  8. Getting Killed
    Geese
  9. Los Thuthanaka
    Los Thuthanaka
  10. Sunwise
    Brìghde Chaimbeul
  11. Friend
    james K
  12. Baby
    Dijon
  13. SAYA
    Saya Gray
  14. Faith
    Purelink
  15. Tether
    Annahstasia
  16. Гільдеґарда (Hildegard)
    Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
  17. 45 Pounds
    YHWH Nailgun
  18. hexed!
    aya
  19. Never Enough
    Turnstile
  20. Essex Honey
    Blood Orange
  21. Scaring 1100 Chickens To Death
    Time Cow
  22. Blurrr
    Joanne Robertson
  23. Don't Tap the Glass
    Tyler, The Creator
  24. Dangerous Summer
    Yeat
  25. A Tropical Entropy
    Nick León
  26. HAGEN
    Titanic
  27. Caroline 2
    caroline
  28. Joseph, What Have You Done?
    Rainy Miller
  29. Phonetics On and On
    Horsegirl
  30. Remscéla
    Milkweed
  31. Equus Asinus
    Men I Trust
  32. Khadim
    Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force
  33. SickElixir
    Blawan
  34. Eusexua
    FKA twigs
  35. Nilam
    Ganavya
  36. A Danger to Ourselves
    Lucrecia Dalt
  37. Radio Libertadora !
    DJ K
  38. Destino Scifosi
    France
  39. Rhythm Immortal
    Carrier
  40. Beside Myself
    DJ Haram
  41. Big City Life
    Smerz
  42. Mark William Lewis
    mark william lewis
  43. Sound Bath
    Coatshek
  44. Luster
    Maria Somerville
  45. Forefowk, Mind Me
    Quinie
  46. Mars is Electric
    Maxo
  47. Like a Ribbon
    John Glacier
  48. It's a Beautiful Place
    Water From Your Eyes
  49. Please Come to Me
    Masma Dream World
  50. BLACK'!ANTIQUE
    Pink Siifu

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