Best Albums of 2025

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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, Pulp, Panda Bear, Deafheaven, Black Country, New Road, Sam Fender, Car Seat Headrest, Little Simz and Squid (2020s).

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Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII
Live

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

24 charts

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Rank in 2020s:

1,634

Overall Rank:

21,131

Average Rating:

77 (23 votes)

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220.

Live At Revolution Hall
Live

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

6 charts

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347.

The Quartet
Live

Peter Brötzmann / John Edwards / Steve Noble / Jason Adasiewicz

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

2 charts

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352.

Kind Regards
Live

Oren Ambarchi & Eric Thielemans

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

4 charts

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390.

In The Blue Light
Live

Kelela

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

3 charts

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480.

Ebo Taylor JID022
Live

Ebo Taylor / Adrian Younge / Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

3 charts

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Rank in 2025:

480

Rank in 2020s:

13,724

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

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509.

SEMA4
Live

Alison Rayner Quintet

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2025:

509

Rank in 2020s:

14,278

Average Rating:

74 (1 vote)

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541.

Tanto
Live

Aki Takase / Daniel Erdmann / Kazuhisa Uchihashi

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

1 chart

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541

Rank in 2020s:

14,575

Average Rating:

74 (1 vote)

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544.

The Ancients
Live

The Ancients (US)

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2025:

544

Rank in 2020s:

14,597

Average Rating:

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552.

Evis Sammoutis: Atrapós
Live

Ensemble Modern / Johannes Kalitzke / Gareth Davis / Neue Vocalsolisten / Arditti Quartet / Klangforum Wien

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

2 charts

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552

Rank in 2020s:

14,691

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Best Albums of 2025 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Men I Trust	3	0%
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者	2	0%
Paris Texas	2	0%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Mogwai	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	385	39%
	193	19%
	57	6%
	51	5%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

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