Paste's 40 Best Albums of 2025 So Far
Paste Magazine's picks for the 40 best albums of 2025 so far: Fust, Perfume Genius, Saya Gray, MIKE, Ela Minus, yeule, and more.
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Only Dust Remains | Backxwash | Mar-28-2025, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | Bad Bunny | Jan-05-2025, Reggaetón |
| #3 | LOWER | Benjamin Booker | Jan-24-2025, Art Rock |
| #4 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | caroline 2 | caroline | May-30-2025, Post-Rock |
| #6 | Losin' | Colin Miller | Apr-25-2025, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Lonely People With Power | Deafheaven | Mar-28-2025, Blackgaze |
| #8 | Moneyball | Dutch Interior | Mar-21-2025, Alt-Country |
| #9 | DÍA | Ela Minus | Jan-17-2025, Electropop |
| #10 | Luminescent Creatures | Ichiko Aoba | Feb-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | EUSEXUA | FKA twigs | Jan-24-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #12 | Sounds Like... | Florry | May-23-2025, Country Rock |
| #13 | Big Ugly | Fust | Mar-07-2025, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Revengeseekerz | Jane Remover | Apr-04-2025, Digicore |
| #16 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #17 | MAYHEM | Lady Gaga | Mar-07-2025, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Ripped and Torn | Lifeguard | Jun-06-2025, Noise Rock |
| #19 | Tonky | Lonnie Holley | Mar-21-2025, |
| #21 | Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name | Lucy Liyou | Mar-21-2025, Art Pop |
| #22 | Magic, Alive! | McKinley Dixon | Jun-06-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #23 | Showbiz! | MIKE | Jan-31-2025, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #24 | Something Beautiful | Miley Cyrus | May-30-2025, Pop Rock |
| #25 | Pirouette | Model/Actriz | May-02-2025, Industrial Rock |
| #26 | Hotel Paradiso | Moon Mullins | May-02-2025, |
| #27 | Cancionera | Natalia Lafourcade | Apr-24-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | You Are Always On My Mind | OHYUNG | Mar-28-2025, |
| #29 | choke enough | Oklou | Feb-07-2025, Alt-Pop |
| #30 | Of The Highway. | Oldstar | Mar-07-2025, Alt-Country |
| #31 | Glory | Perfume Genius | Mar-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID | Saba, No ID | Mar-18-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #33 | People Watching | Sam Fender | Feb-21-2025, Heartland Rock |
| #34 | Bloodless | Samia | Apr-25-2025, Indie Rock |
| #35 | SAYA | Saya Gray | Feb-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #36 | Mortal Primetime | Sunflower Bean | Apr-25-2025, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Cotton Crown | The Tubs | Mar-07-2025, Jangle Pop |
| #38 | Evangelic Girl is a Gun | yeule | May-30-2025, Alternative Rock |
| #39 | 45 Pounds | YHWH Nailgun | Mar-21-2025, Experimental Rock |
| #40 | Rarely Do I Dream | Youth Lagoon | Feb-21-2025, Indie Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Only Dust Remains | Backxwash | Album, Mar-28-2025, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | Bad Bunny | Album, Jan-05-2025, Reggaetón |
| #3 | LOWER | Benjamin Booker | Album, Jan-24-2025, Art Rock |
| #4 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | Album, May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | caroline 2 | caroline | Album, May-30-2025, Post-Rock |
| #6 | Losin' | Colin Miller | Album, Apr-25-2025, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Lonely People With Power | Deafheaven | Album, Mar-28-2025, Blackgaze |
| #8 | Moneyball | Dutch Interior | Album, Mar-21-2025, Alt-Country |
| #9 | DÍA | Ela Minus | Album, Jan-17-2025, Electropop |
| #10 | Luminescent Creatures | Ichiko Aoba | Album, Feb-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | EUSEXUA | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-24-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #12 | Sounds Like... | Florry | Album, May-23-2025, Country Rock |
| #13 | Big Ugly | Fust | Album, Mar-07-2025, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Album, Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Revengeseekerz | Jane Remover | Album, Apr-04-2025, Digicore |
| #16 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #17 | MAYHEM | Lady Gaga | Album, Mar-07-2025, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Ripped and Torn | Lifeguard | Album, Jun-06-2025, Noise Rock |
| #19 | Tonky | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-21-2025, |
| #21 | Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name | Lucy Liyou | Album, Mar-21-2025, Art Pop |
| #22 | Magic, Alive! | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-06-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #23 | Showbiz! | MIKE | Album, Jan-31-2025, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #24 | Something Beautiful | Miley Cyrus | Album, May-30-2025, Pop Rock |
| #25 | Pirouette | Model/Actriz | Album, May-02-2025, Industrial Rock |
| #26 | Hotel Paradiso | Moon Mullins | Album, May-02-2025, |
| #27 | Cancionera | Natalia Lafourcade | Album, Apr-24-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | You Are Always On My Mind | OHYUNG | Album, Mar-28-2025, |
| #29 | choke enough | Oklou | Album, Feb-07-2025, Alt-Pop |
| #30 | Of The Highway. | Oldstar | Album, Mar-07-2025, Alt-Country |
| #31 | Glory | Perfume Genius | Album, Mar-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID | SabaNo ID | Album, Mar-18-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #33 | People Watching | Sam Fender | Album, Feb-21-2025, Heartland Rock |
| #34 | Bloodless | Samia | Album, Apr-25-2025, Indie Rock |
| #35 | SAYA | Saya Gray | Album, Feb-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #36 | Mortal Primetime | Sunflower Bean | Album, Apr-25-2025, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Cotton Crown | The Tubs | Album, Mar-07-2025, Jangle Pop |
| #38 | Evangelic Girl is a Gun | yeule | Album, May-30-2025, Alternative Rock |
| #39 | 45 Pounds | YHWH Nailgun | Album, Mar-21-2025, Experimental Rock |
| #40 | Rarely Do I Dream | Youth Lagoon | Album, Feb-21-2025, Indie Pop |