Best Albums of 2025

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Listed below are the best albums of 2025 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2025 are Geese, FKA Twigs, Bon Iver, Pulp, Clipse, Black Country, New Road, Rosalía, Deafheaven, Little Simz and Panda Bear.

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21.

Luminescent Creatures

青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

164

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

465

Overall Rank:

7,603

Average Rating:

74 (79 votes)

Comments:

22.

Private Music

Deftones

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

164

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

467

Overall Rank:

7,614

Average Rating:

76 (71 votes)

Comments:

23.

Glory

Perfume Genius

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

159

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

485

Overall Rank:

7,845

Average Rating:

74 (83 votes)

Comments:

24.

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

Ethel Cain

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

156

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

496

Overall Rank:

7,960

Average Rating:

77 (59 votes)

Comments:

25.

Pain To Power

Maruja

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

148

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

525

Overall Rank:

8,322

Average Rating:

74 (46 votes)

Comments:

26.

Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Stereolab

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

540

Overall Rank:

8,504

Average Rating:

73 (67 votes)

Comments:

27.

For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)

Japanese Breakfast

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

546

Overall Rank:

8,560

Average Rating:

73 (86 votes)

Comments:

28.

Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Hayley Williams

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

551

Overall Rank:

8,593

Average Rating:

75 (47 votes)

Comments:

29.

Phonetics On And On

Horsegirl

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

141

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

555

Overall Rank:

8,627

Average Rating:

73 (70 votes)

Comments:

30.

Birthing

Swans

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

141

Rank in 2025:

Rank in 2020s:

559

Overall Rank:

8,656

Average Rating:

77 (54 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2025 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Men I Trust	3	0%
Lars Fredrik Frøislie	2	0%
The Orchestra (For Now)	2	0%
Jesse Welles	2	0%
Paris Texas	2	0%
PinkPantheress	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	446	45%
	209	21%
	61	6%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	21	2%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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