With 2025 winding down to its conclusion, it’s time to reflect upon the finest albums of the past year. As with our previous end-of-year lists, this year’s final rankings reflect the consensus of our staff’s selections combined with our readers’ choices per the poll we recently conducted, which generated more than 61,000 responses.
So without further ado, we’re thrilled to unveil our picks for the 50 Best Albums of 2025. We encourage you to explore the list via the index below and be sure to click/tap the album covers to learn more and listen to the albums.
Enjoy the music and THANK YOU for making 2025 another incredible year for the entire Albumism community!
Albumism’s 50 Best Albums of 2025:
#1 | De La Soul | Cabin In The Sky
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#2 | SAULT | 10
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#3 | Wolf Alice | The Clearing
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#4 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Perimenopop
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#5 | Rosalía | LUX
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#6 | Pulp | More
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#7 | Saint Etienne | International
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#8 | Mavis Staples | Sad And Beautiful World
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#9 | Little Simz | Lotus
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#10 | Stereolab | Instant Holograms On Metal Film
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#11 | Lily Allen | West End Girl
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#12 | Wet Leg | moisturizer
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#13 | Neko Case | Neon Grey Midnight Green
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#14 | Clipse | Let God Sort Em Out
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#15 | Alison Goldfrapp | Flux
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#16 | Deftones | private music
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#17 | Brandi Carlile | Returning To Myself
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#18 | Mariah Carey | Here For It All
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#19 | Suede | Antidepressants
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#20 | Lady Gaga | MAYHEM
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