Year-End Lists

Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2025

1. De La Soul
   Cabin in the Sky
2. Sault
   10
3. Wolf Alice
   The Clearing
4. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
   Perimenopop
5. Rosalía
   Lux
6. Pulp
   More
7. Saint Etienne
   International
8. Mavis Staples
   Sad and Beautiful World
9. Little Simz
   Lotus
10. Stereolab
    Instant Holograms on Metal Film
11. Lily Allen
    West End Girl
12. Wet Leg
    Moisturizer
13. Neko Case
    Neon Grey Midnight Green
14. Clipse
    Let God Sort Em Out
15. Alison Goldfrapp
    Flux
16. Deftones
    Private Music
17. Brandi Carlile
    Returning to Myself
18. Mariah Carey
    Here for It All
19. Suede
    Antidepressants
20. Lady Gaga
    Mayhem
21. Emma-Jean Thackray
    Weirdo
22. Ethel Cain
    Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
23. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
    Alfredo 2
24. Say She She
    Cut & Rewind
25. Brother Ali & Ant
    Satisfied Soul
26. Madison McFerrin
    Scorpio
27. Florence and the Machine
    Everybody Scream
28. Ghostface Killah
    Supreme Clientele 2
29. Manic Street Preachers
    Critical Thinking
30. Valerie June
    Owls, Omens, and Oracles
31. Ivy
    Traces of You
32. Dave
    The Boy Who Played the Harp
33. The Lemonheads
    Love Chant
34. Margo Price
    Hard Headed Woman
35. Loyle Carner
    Hopefully!
36. Amanda Shires
    Nobody's Girl
37. Tanika Charles
    Reasons To Stay
38. Garbage
    Let All That We Imagine Be the Light
39. Lorde
    Virgin
40. Sarah McLachlan
    Better Broken
41. Mobb Deep
    Infinite
42. Laufey
    A Matter of Time
43. Doves
    Constellations for the Lonely
44. James Yorkston
    Songs for Nina and Johanna
45. Jon Batiste
    Big Money
46. Saba & No I.D.
    From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.
47. Taylor Swift
    The Life of a Showgirl
48. Kathleen Edwards
    Billionaire
49. Suzanne Vega
    Flying with Angels
50. Jason Isbell
    Foxes in the Snow