All notable releases are out by now - so what are your top album picks of the year?

For me:

1. Sam Fender - People Watching

2. Geese - Getting Killed

3. YUNGBLUD - Idols

4. Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH

5. Renee Rapp - BITE ME

6. Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

7. Wet Leg - moisturizer

8. mgk - lost americana

9. PinkPantheress - Fancy That

10. Tame Impala - Deadbeat

11. JENNIE - Ruby

12. 5 Seconds of Summer - EVERYONE'S A STAR!

13. Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter

14. Inhaler - Open Wide

15. LISA - Alter Ego

Others:

A Day To Remember - Big Ole Album Vol. 1

Architects - The Sky, the Earth & All Between

BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're Happy

Djo - The Crux

Dylan Gossett - Westward

Ghost - Skeleta

HAIM - I quit

Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem

Parker McCollum - Parker McCollum

PinkPantheress - Fancy Some More?

Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia

sombr - I Barely Know Her

Tate McRae - So Close To What

Tucker Wetmore - What Not To

1. JADE - That’s Showbiz Baby!

2. Lily Allen - West End Girl

3. CMAT - Euro-Country

1.Jade Thats showbiz baby

2.Taylor swift TLOAS

3. Lily Allen West End girl

4. Perrie Perrie

5 ed sheeran play

6 kDH soundtrack

7.Wicked 4 Good Soundtrack

8. Sabrina carpenter Mans Best Friend

9. Olivia Dean the art of loving

10. Demi lovato it's not that deep

I think my top 10 would look something like this:

1. ROSALÍA - LUX

2. Ela Minus - DÍA

3. Addison Rae - Addison

4. Oklou - choke enough

5. FKA twigs - EUSEXUA

6. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp

7. Night Tapes - portals//polarities

8. Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

9. Lily Allen - West End Girl

10. Sudan Archives - The BPM

01. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!

02. Lily Allen - West End Girl

03. Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful

04. Lady Gaga - MAYHEM

05. Amaarae - BLACK STAR

06. Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

07. Keri Hilson - We Need To Talk: LOVE

08. ROSALÍA - LUX

09. Rose Gray - Louder, Please

10. Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Next in Line: (Artist alphabetical order)

Ava Max - Don't Click Play

Doja Cat - Vie

Jennie - Ruby

LISA - Alter Ego

MARINA - PRINCESS OF POWER

Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies

Perrie - PERRIE.

Rebecca Black - Salvation

Sam Fender - People Watching

Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

I *think* that top 10 is accurate. Honestly, I need to re-listen to them all again and decide on a definitive order. The only thing for certain for me is that JADE is ofc number 1.

My Top 10 albums of 2025 are...:

01 - GER - Pazifik - Provinz
02 - USA - Here For It All - Mariah Carey

03 - CAN - Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
04 - GER - Trust - Jeremias
05 - USA - American Heart - Benson Boone

06 - GBR - Rushmere - Mumford & Sons

07 - GER - Freigeistin - Sarah Connor

08 - GBR - Avenoir - Calum Scott
09 - USA - Mayhem - Lady Gaga

10 - GBR - Everybody Scream - Florence + The Machine

My top 10 albums of 2025

1) Blossoms - Gary

2) Fontaines DC - Romance

3) The Horrors - Night Life

4) Kendrick Lamar - GNX

5) Loyle Carner - hopefully!

6) Amyl & The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness

7) Wolf Alice - The Clearing

8) Dave - The Boy Who Plays the Harp

9) Geese - Getting Killed

10) Joy Crookes - Juniper

Also liked -

Turnstile - Never Enough

Sam Fender - Getting Started

Florence & The Machine - Everybody Scream

The Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre

Tame Impala - Deadbeat

Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving

Biffy Clyro - Futique

New Dad - Alter

Ed Sheeran - Play

CMAT - EURO COUNTRY

Bob Dylan - The Freewheeling Bob Dylan

Joey Valance & Brae - Hyper Youth

The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

Wet Leg - Moisturiser

Lorde - Virgin

Pulp - More

Little Simz - Lotus

The Amazons - 21st Century Fiction

Self Esteem - A Complicated Woman

Bon Iver - Sable fable

Maribou State - Halucinating Love

The Lathums - Matter Does Not Define

The Wombats - Oh! the Ocean

Inhaler - Open Wide

Circa Waves - Death & Love Pt1

Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal

FKA Twiggs - Eusexua

Linkin Park - From Zero

London Grammar - The Greatest Love

Tyler the Creator - Don’t Tap the Glass

The Cure - Songs From a Lost World

I've got four keepers from this year.

Lady Gaga - Mayhem

Haim - I Quit

Various Artists - F1 Soundtrack

Sombr - I Barely Know Her

My top 3 would be:

01. Lily Allen - West End Girl

02. Lady Gaga - MAYHEM

03. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!

20 The Lathums - Matter Does Not Define

19 Jessie Murph - Sex Hysteria

18 Addison Rae - Addison

17 Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl

16 Saint Etienne - International

15 Wolf Alice - The Clearing

14 Damiano David - Funny Little Fears (Dreams)

13 Sombr - I Barely Know Her

12 Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream

11 Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker I Will Always Love You

10 Alison Goldfrapp - Flux

09 BDRMM - Microtonic

08 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

07 FKA Twigs - Eusexua

06 Grace Davies - The Wrong Side Of 25

05 Sigrid - There's Always More That I Could Say

04 Royel Otis - Hickey

03 CMAT - Euro Country

02 Jade - That's Showbiz Baby!

01 Rosalia - Lux