NME's Best Alums of 2025... So Far

This year has seen stellar records by Bad Bunny, PinkPantheress, KFA twigs and more – see NME's list of the best albums of 2025 so far

Published: June 26, 2025 08:00 Source

# 1
Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Alt-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 2
Album • Jan 05 / 2025 Reggaetón Caribbean Music
# 3
Album • Feb 28 / 2025 Indietronica Alternative Dance
# 4
Album • May 02 / 2025 Indie Rock Alternative Rock Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 5
Album • May 30 / 2025 Post-Rock Avant-Folk
# 6
Album • May 05 / 2025
# 7
Album • Jan 24 / 2025 Electronic Dance Music Art Pop
# 8
Album • Feb 25 / 2025 Dance-Pop K-Pop
# 9
Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Darkwave Gothic Rock Post-Punk
# 10
Album • Mar 21 / 2025 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 11
Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 12
Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Dance-Pop Electropop
# 13
Album • Jan 10 / 2025 Garage Punk Riot Grrrl
# 14
Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Mar 28 / 2025 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop
# 16
Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Alternative Rock Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Alt-Pop Electronic
# 18
Album • May 09 / 2025 Dance-Pop UK Garage
# 19
Album • Feb 21 / 2025 Heartland Rock
# 20
Album • Apr 25 / 2025 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 21
Album • May 09 / 2025
# 22
Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Alternative Metal Metalcore
# 23
Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore
# 24
Album • May 02 / 2025 Afrobeats Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop
# 25
Album • Mar 21 / 2025 Experimental Rock Neo-Psychedelia