Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Music
Hexed! - Aya

The Wire Top 50 Albums of 2025

Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven

Glide 20 Best Albums of 2025

Choke Enough - Oklou

Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of 2025

It's a Beautiful Place - Water From Your Eyes

Loud And Quiet Albums of the Year 2025

Lux - Rosalía

Consequence The 50 Best Albums of 2025

Hexed! - Aya

Quietus Albums of the Year 2025

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams

Dork Albums of the Year 2025

The Passionate Ones - Nourished by Time

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2025

Iconoclasts - Anna von Hausswolff

The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2025

Getting Killed - Geese

Amanda Petrusich: New Yorker The Best Albums of 2025

Bite Down - Ribbon Skirt

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2025

Essex Honey - Blood Orange

Les Inrocks Best Albums of 2025

Choke Enough - Oklou

Time Out The 25 Best Albums of 2025

Bleeds - Wednesday

Mark Richardson: Wall Street Journal The Best Music of 2025

The Spiritual Sound - Agriculture

Loudwire The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025

Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2025

More - Pulp

Mojo The 75 Best Albums of 2025

Viagr Aboys - Viagra Boys

Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2025

More - Pulp

Uncut 80 Best Albums of 2025

People Watching - Sam Fender

The Mercury Prize 2025 Award

All Cylinders - Yves Jarvis

Polaris Music Prize 2025 Award

Louis In London - Louis Armstrong

Robert Christgau Dean's List 2024

Brat - Charli XCX

Uproxx Music Critics Poll Best Albums of 2024

Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay

Grace Robins-Somerville Favorite Albums of 2024