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

Very tough call at the top!

01 Die Spitz - Something to Consume

02 PROJECTOR - Contempt

03 Cwfen - Sorrows

04 HotWax - Hot Shock

05 Lambrini Girls - Who Let the Dogs Out

06 Heartworms - Glutton for Punishment

07 Witch Fever - FEVEREATEN

08 Garbage - Let All That We Imagine Be the Light

09 Calva Louise - Edge of the Abyss

10 Slung - IN WAYS

I have to consult my last.fm lol. I'm not gonna do a ranking tbh but in alphabetical order of the artist name, some of my fave releases of the year were:

• Erika de Casier - Lifetime

• Mereba - The Breeze Grew a Fire

• Oklou - choke enough

• Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Reasons why it's so short: It seems I listened a lot more to music from previous years this year, and also not a lot stuck out when looking through my last.fm, I guess there were less new releases I listened to this year compared to previous years.

Out of the four, I think Mereba's is my favourite and the one that will have the most staying power. It's a very warm, chill and comforting album. I'm not sure how many of you have heard of Mereba, but she's been quietly doing some very good music.

Florence always delivers. Happy to not be the only one who loves the new album.