Best Albums of 2025

Listed below are the best albums of 2025 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2025 are FKA twigs, Bon Iver, Panda Bear, Black Country, New Road, Pulp, Sam Fender, Deafheaven, Squid (2020s), 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] and Lady Gaga.
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2025
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Buy album United States
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Best Albums of 2025 composition

Country Albums %


United States 385 39%
United Kingdom 182 18%
Mixed Nationality 55 6%
Canada 45 5%
Australia 30 3%
Germany 26 3%
Italy 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 9 1%
Live? Albums %
No 970 97%
Yes 30 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 9 1%
Recognised  Year Charts (2024)
1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 by Billboard (2024)
2. Albums of the year 2024 by Decibel (2024)
3. Albums of the Year 2024 by The Quietus (2024)
4. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Wire (2024)
5. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Alternative (2024)
6. Albums of the year 2024 by People (2024)
7. Top 20 Albums of 2024 by Spectrum Culture (2024)
8. Albums of the Year 2024 by Les Inrocks (2024)
9. The Best Albums of 2024 by FLOOD Magazine (2024)
10. Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Exclaim! (2024)
11. The 80 Best Albums Of 2024 by PopMatters (2024)
12. The Top 50 Albums of 2024 by Crack Magazine (2024)
13. The 25 best albums of 2024 by The A.V. Club (2024)
14. Best albums of 2024 by Independent (2024)
15. Albums of the Year 2024 by Loud And Quiet (2024)
16. Albums of the year 2024 by Kerrang! (2024)
17. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Needle Drop (2024)
18. The 50 Best Albums of 2024 by Pitchfork (2024)
19. Albums of the year 2024 by Piccadilly Records (2024)
20. Uncut's 80 Best Albums of 2024 by Uncut (2024)
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