Year-End Lists

Lists

1. Albums of the Year 2025: Loud And Quiet
2. Best Albums of 2025: Lindsay Zoladz: New York Times
5. Best Albums of 2025: Northern Transmissions
6. The Top 50 Albums Of 2025: Still Listening
6. The 45 Best Albums of 2025: The Forty-Five
7. The 10 Best Albums of 2025: Jenn Pelly: Time
8. Best Albums of 2025: Jon Caramanica: New York Times
13. The Blazing Top 50 Albums Of 2025: Fire Note
15. The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Our Culture
17. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Pitchfork
19. The 50 Best Albums Of 2025: Stereogum
22. 50 Best Albums of 2025: Exclaim
22. Top 100 Albums of 2025: Under the Radar
24. 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib
30. Top 30 Albums of 2025: Jordan Cronk
31. Albums of the Year 2025: Dork
31. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: The Fader
39. 50 Best Albums of 2025: The Alternative
41. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Niall Byrne: Nialler9
41. Top 50 Albums of 2025: Beats Per Minute
48. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Crack Magazine
54. 80 Best Albums of 2025: Uncut
55. The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone
70. The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters

• 20 Best Albums of 2025: Glide
• The 45 Best Albums of 2025: Vogue
• 50 Best Albums of 2025: Alternative Press
• The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Josh Terry