Year-End Lists

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• #6 Best Albums of 2025: Zara Wiley: Zara's Mix Tapes
• #7 Top 10 Albums of 2025: Stephen Thompson: NPR: NPR Music
• #10 Top 30 Albums of 2025: Jordan Cronk
• #15 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Crack Magazine
• #19 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025: Hanif Abdurraqib
• #20 Top 50 Albums of 2025: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
• #27 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Treble
• #29 The 45 Best Albums of 2025: The Forty-Five
• #30 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: NME
• #33 Top 50 Albums of 2025: Beats Per Minute
• #44 The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Pitchfork
• #63 The 75 Best Albums of 2025: Mojo
• #73 80 Best Albums of 2025: Uncut

• Top 10 Albums of 2025: Sheldon Pearce: NPR: NPR Music
• Albums of the Year 2025: Rough Trade
• My Favorite Albums of 2025: Kelsie Herzog: The Yellow Button Other albums loved in 2025
• The Best Albums of 2025: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture Other Musical Highlights From This Year
• Favorite Albums of 2025: Steve Erickson Runner-up