50 Best Albums of 2025
by The Alternative (2025) 
The Alternative covers, promotes, and recommends the best music they can find. It began as a radio show in 2009 and the website was launched in 2014. These are their best albums of 2025.
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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50 Best Albums of 2025 composition
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| Nourished By Time | 1 | 2% | |
| Alien Boy | 1 | 2% | |
| Water From Your Eyes | 1 | 2% | |
| Wet Leg | 1 | 2% | |
| Addison Rae | 1 | 2% | |
| acloudyskye | 1 | 2% | |
| Ethel Cain | 1 | 2% | |
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42 | 84% | |
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Other 2025 year charts
A total of 60 charts from recognised sources are available for 2025, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 253 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Albums of the year 2025 | The Telegraph | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| Albums of the year 2025 | Pitchfork | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| Albums of the year 2025 | Time Out | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
Other charts by The Alternative
A total of 10 charts from The Alternative are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| 50 Best Albums of 2025 | The Alternative | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 50 Albums of 2024 | The Alternative | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 55 Albums of 2023 | The Alternative | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
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