Scientifically Proven Best Albums of 2025

40 MARINA: Princess of Power

39 Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking

38 Clipping: Dead Channel Sky

37 Mogwai: The Bad Fire

36 Tame Impala: Deadbeat

35 Lonnie Holley: Tonky

34 Samia: Bloodless

33 Danny Brown: Stardust

32 yeule: Evangelic Girl is a Gun

31 Los Thuthanaka: Los Thuthanaka

30 Oklou: choke enough

29 Jenny Hval: Iris Silver Mist

28 And So I Watch You From Afar: Jettison

27 Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out

26 Wet Leg: moisturizer (sic)

25 Ninajirachi: I Love My Computer

24 No Joy: Bugland

23 Wednesday: Bleeds

22 Little Simz: Lotus

21 Moonchild Sanelly: Full Moon

20 Alan Sparhawk: With Trampled by Turtles

19 FKA Twigs: EUSEXUA Afterglow

18 Disiniblud (Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith): Disiniblud

17 Sharon van Etten: Sharon van Etten & The Attachment Theory

𝟸̶𝟼̶ 16 Blondshell: If You Asked for a Picture

15 Perfume Genius: Glory

14 Tyler, The Creator: Don’t Tap the Glass

13 Lambrini Girls: Who Let the Dogs Out

12 Kendrick Lamar: GNX

11 Lorde: Virgin

10 Cleo Reed: Cuntry

9 Nourished by Time: The Passionate Ones

8 Hallelujah the Hills: DECK

7 Ethel Cain: Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You

6 Sudan Archives: THE BPM

5 Car Seat Headrest: The Scholars

4 Rosalía: Lux

3 FKA Twigs: EUSEXUA

2 Prince: Parade

#1 Anna von Hausswolff: ICONOCLASTS (Best Album of 2025)