Year-End Lists

Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2025, as published by Variety

1. Brandi Carlile
   Returning to Myself
1. Lily Allen
   West End Girl
1. Lucy Dacus
   Forever Is a Feeling
4. Taylor Swift
   The Life of a Showgirl
5. Amanda Shires
   Nobody's Girl
6. Rosalía
   Lux
7. Jason Isbell
   Foxes in the Snow
8. Lady Gaga
   Mayhem
9. Robbie Fulks
   Now Then
10. Wet Leg
    Moisturizer

Honorable Mention

• Sabrina Carpenter
  Man's Best Friend
• Elton John and Brandi Carlile
  Who Believes in Angels?
• Lucius
  Lucius
• Tyler Childers
  Snipe Hunter
• I’m With Her
  Wild and Clear and Blue
• Haim
  I Quit
• Amber Mark
  Pretty Idea
• Little Simz
  Lotus
• Lola Young
  I'm Only F**king Myself
• Sparks
  MAD!