Year-End Lists

Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2025

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

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