We asked and you answered. Earlier this month, we opened the polls and invited All Songs Considered's listeners to tell us their top five records of the year. We tabulated all of the ballots, determined the top 10 and gave the results a proper countdown in this episode of the All Songs Considered podcast.
If you're a fan of drama, listen to the show with All Songs Considered host Robin Hilton and NPR Music critic Sheldon Pearce. If you crave instant gratification, keep scrolling to see the top 50 albums of 2025, according to... well, you.
Listener poll: Favorite albums 2025
50. Pulp, More
49. Perfume Genius, Glory
48. Samia, Bloodless
47. Lord Huron, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
46. The Beaches, No Hard Feelings
45. Pile, Sunshine and Balance Beams
44. S.G. Goodman, Planting by the Signs
43. Laufey, A Matter of Time
42. Horsegirl, Phonetics On and On
41. Blood Orange, Essex Honey
40. Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override
39. Blondshell, If You Asked For a Picture
38. Black Country, New Road, Forever Howlong
37. Little Simz, Lotus
36. Brandi Carlile, Returning to Myself
35. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, s/t
34. Addison Rae, Addison
33. Ninajirachi, I Love My Computer
32. Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
31. Oklou, choke enough
30. Dijon, Baby
29. Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
28. Alex G, Headlights
27. Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter
26. The Beths, Straight Line was a Lie
25. CMAT, Euro-Country
24. Big Thief, Double Infinity
23. Djo, The Crux
22. Tame Impala, Deadbeat
21. Jason Isbell, Foxes in the Snow
20. Tyler, The Creator, Don't Tap the Glass
19. KPop Demon Hunters, s/t
18. Oliva Dean, The Art of Loving
17. FKA Twigs, EUSEXUA
16. Turnstile, NEVER ENOUGH
15. Lucy Dacus, Forever is A Feeling
14. Lorde, Virgin
13. Florence and the Machine, Everybody Scream
12. Snocaps, s/t
11. Sabrina Carpenter, Man's Best Friend
10. Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
9. Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl
8. Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
7. Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out
6. Wet Leg, moisturizer
5. Wednesday, Bleeds
4. Lady Gaga, MAYHEM
3. Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
2. Geese, Getting Killed
1. Rosalía, LUX
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