Maybe it's because I've deliberately been listening to fewer new records in an effort to spend more time with each record I listen to and develop a better realized take on my feelings towards them, but I currently feel very good about the quality of the music I've heard in 2025. There have only been a few real letdowns in the bunch, my current top 10 records (particularly the top 6) of the year are among the strongest in recent memory and I've discovered some artists (Jane Remover, Orthodox, Your Spirit Dies) that have really grabbed me. Hopefully this momentum can carry into the final 6 months, but there's obviously no guarantees on that, particularly with the murkiness that always surrounds the album release calendar. Below, you'll find a list of every record I've heard in 2025 ranked from worst to best along with my picks for the top 25 songs and some awards. Hope you enjoy,
EP's:
None.
LP's:
36.Sleep Token-Even in Arcadia (C-)
35.Playboi Carti-MUSIC (C)
34.The Halo Effect-March of the Unheard (C+)
33.A Day to Remember-Big Ole Album Vol.1 (C+)
32.Architects-The Sky, the Earth & All Between (C+)
31.Sleep Theory-Afterglow (B-)
30.Bodybox-3 (B-)
29.Rivers of Nihil-Rivers of Nihil (B-)
28.Thornhill-Bodies (B-)
27.Banks-Off with Her Head (B-)
26.Bad Bunny-Debi tirar mas fotos (B-)
25.Behemoth-The Shit Ov God (B-)
24.Tate McRae-So Close to What (B-)
23.King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard-Phantom Island (B-)
22.Paleface Swiss-Cursed (B)
21.Obscura-A Sonication (B)
20.Cabal-Everything Rots (B)
19.Killswitch Engage-This Consequence (B)
18.Kali Uchis-Sincerely, (B)
17.Lorde-Virgin (B)
16.Coheed and Cambria-Vaxis: Act III: The Father of Make Believe (B)
15.Lady Gaga-Mayhem (B)
14.Mac Miller-Ballonerism (B)
13.Miley Cyrus-Something Beautiful (B)
12.FKA twigs-EUSEXUA (B+)
11.Turnstile-Never Enough (B+)
10.Your Spirit Dies-My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest (B+)
9.Allegaeon-The Ossuary Lens (B+)
8.Whitechapel-Hymns in Dissonance (B+)
7.Shadow of Intent-Imperium Delirium (B+)
6.Fallujah-Xenotaph (A-)
5.The Weeknd-Hurry Up Tomorrow (A-)
4.Orthodox-A Door Left Open (A-)
3.Jane Remover-Revengeseekerz (A-)
2.Spiritbox-Tsunami Sea (A-)
1.The Callous Daoboys-I Don't Want to See You in Heaven (A)
Awards:
Biggest Surprises:
1.Lady Gaga-Mayhem
2.Miley Cyrus-Something Beautiful
3.Tate McRae-So Close to What
Biggest Letdowns:
1.King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard-Phantom Island
2.Playboi Carti-MUSIC
3.Rivers of Nihil-Rivers of Nihil
Most Underrated:
1.The Weeknd-Hurry Up Tomorrow
2.Your Spirit Dies-My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest
3.Cabal-Everything Rots
Most Overrated:
1.Sleep Token-Even in Arcadia
2.Playboi Carti-MUSIC
3.Architects-The Sky, the Earth & All Between
Records I'm Most Excited to Hear from July-December (Note: Only Records with Confirmed Release Dates Were Considered):
1.Tallah-Primeval: Obsession // Detachment
2.Lorna Shore-I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me
3.Between the Buried and Me-The Blue Nowhere
Top 25 Songs (in alphabetical order by artist name):
The Callous Daoboys-The Demon of Unreality Limping Like a Dog
The Callous Daoboys-Schizophrenia Legacy
The Callous Daoboys-Tears on Lambo Leather (feat. Adam Easterling)
Coheed and Cambria-Play the Poet
Dying Wish-I Brought You My Soul (Your World Brought Me Despair)
Fallujah-Xenotaph
FKA twigs-Girl Feels Good
Jane Remover-Dreamflasher
Jane Remover-Psychoboost (feat. Danny Brown)
Lady Gaga-Shadow of a Man
Loathe-Gifted Every Strength
Lorna Shore-Oblivion
Orthodox-Godless Grace
Orthodox-Step Inside
Paleface Swiss-Youth Decay
Shadow of Intent-Infinity of Horrors
Spiritbox-Fata Morgana
Spiritbox-No Loss, No Love
Spiritbox-Ride the Wave
Tallah-augmented
Tallah-A Primeval Detachment
Turnstile-SOLE
The Weeknd-Cry for Me
The Weeknd-Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)
Whitechapel-Mammoth God
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