Year-End Lists

Steven J. Horowitz: The Best Albums of 2025, as published by Variety

1. Lady Wray
   Cover Girl
2. Clipse
   Let God Sort Em Out
3. Lily Allen
   West End Girl
4. Lady Gaga
   Mayhem
5. Rosalía
   Lux
6. Sabrina Carpenter
   Man's Best Friend
7. Tyler, The Creator
   Don't Tap the Glass
8. FKA twigs
   Eusexua
9. Giveon
   Beloved
10. Tate McRae
    So Close to What

Honorable mention

• PinkPantheress
  Fancy That
• Madison McFerrin
  Scorpio
• Rose Gray
  Louder, Please
• Larry June / 2 Chainz / The Alchemist
  Life Is Beautiful
• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
  Alfredo 2
• Oklou
  Choke Enough
• Coco Jones
  Why Not More?