Year-End Lists

Lists

2. Best Albums of 2025: KCRW
3. Best Albums of 2025: Obscure Sound
5. 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib
6. 10 Best Albums of 2025: Kitty Empire: Observer
7. The 20 Best Albums of 2025: Independent
8. 2025 Albums of the Year: DIY
9. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Albumism
10. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Niall Byrne: Nialler9
11. 80 Best Albums of 2025: Uncut
13. The 75 Best Albums of 2025: Mojo
13. Top 50 Albums of 2025: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
14. 25 Favourite Albums of 2025: Drowned in Sound
18. The 25 Best Albums of 2025: Evan Sawdey: Yardbarker
18. The 45 Best Albums of 2025: The Forty-Five
20. The Best Albums of 2025: No Ripcord
22. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Guardian
30. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Complex
32. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Consequence
33. The Best Albums of 2025: Flood
34. Albums of the Year 2025: Clash
35. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Far Out
36. The Best Albums of 2025: The Line of Best Fit
38. The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
41. Albums of the Year 2025: Dork
45. The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone

• The Best Albums of 2025: Atwood Magazine
• Best Albums of 2025: AllMusic
• The Best Albums of 2025: David Hajdu: The Nation
• The Best Albums of 2025: Chris Willman: Variety