The Guardian's Best Albums of 2025 So Far
Bon Iver straddles stark indie-folk and poppy R&B while PinkPantheress makes an unarguable case for going <em>out</em> out as we revisit six months of the music you mustn’t miss
Published: June 10, 2025 11:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Addison | Addison Rae | Jun-06-2025, Alt-Pop |
| #2 | Can't Lose My (Soul) | Annie and the Caldwells | Mar-21-2025, |
| #3 | The Sky, the Earth & All Between | Architects | Feb-28-2025, Metalcore |
| #4 | hexed! | aya | Mar-28-2025, Deconstructed Club |
| #5 | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | Bad Bunny | Jan-05-2025, Reggaetón |
| #6 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | SABLE, fABLE | Bon Iver | Apr-11-2025, Pop Soul |
| #8 | Antigone | Eiko Ishibashi | Mar-28-2025, Ambient Pop |
| #9 | Dan's Boogie | Destroyer | Mar-28-2025, Art Rock |
| #10 | Music Can Hear Us | DJ Koze | Apr-04-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #11 | Under Tangled Silence | Djrum | Apr-25-2025, IDM |
| #12 | Museum Music | Edward Skeletrix | Jan-01-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #13 | Lifetime | Erika de Casier | May-08-2025, Downtempo |
| #14 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #15 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #16 | You Are the Morning | jasmine.4.t | Nov-15-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Gift Songs | Jefre Cantu-Ledesma | Mar-21-2025, Ambient |
| #18 | Like A Ribbon | John Glacier | Feb-14-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #19 | Kiniata | Kin'Gongolo Kiniata | Apr-04-2025, |
| #21 | Jupiter | Nao | Feb-21-2025, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Glory | Perfume Genius | Mar-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Fancy That | PinkPantheress | May-09-2025, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | It's Later Than You Think | Ploy | Apr-04-2025, |
| #25 | WITH A VENGEANCE | SHERELLE | Apr-09-2025, |
| #26 | Big city life | Smerz | May-23-2025, Art Pop |
| #27 | Ghostholding | venturing | Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Time Indefinite | William Tyler | Apr-25-2025, Ambient |
| #29 | cupid | wolfacejoeyy | Jan-08-2025, |
| #30 | A Paradise In The Hold | Yazz Ahmed | Feb-28-2025, Arabic Jazz |
| #31 | 45 Pounds | YHWH Nailgun | Mar-21-2025, Experimental Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Addison | Addison Rae | Album, Jun-06-2025, Alt-Pop |
| #2 | Can't Lose My (Soul) | Annie and the Caldwells | Album, Mar-21-2025, |
| #3 | The Sky, the Earth & All Between | Architects | Album, Feb-28-2025, Metalcore |
| #4 | hexed! | aya | Album, Mar-28-2025, Deconstructed Club |
| #5 | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | Bad Bunny | Album, Jan-05-2025, Reggaetón |
| #6 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | Album, May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | SABLE, fABLE | Bon Iver | Album, Apr-11-2025, Pop Soul |
| #8 | Antigone | Eiko Ishibashi | Album, Mar-28-2025, Ambient Pop |
| #9 | Dan's Boogie | Destroyer | Album, Mar-28-2025, Art Rock |
| #10 | Music Can Hear Us | DJ Koze | Album, Apr-04-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #11 | Under Tangled Silence | Djrum | Album, Apr-25-2025, IDM |
| #12 | Museum Music | Edward Skeletrix | Album, Jan-01-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #13 | Lifetime | Erika de Casier | Album, May-08-2025, Downtempo |
| #14 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Album, Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #15 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #16 | You Are the Morning | jasmine.4.t | Album, Nov-15-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Gift Songs | Jefre Cantu-Ledesma | Album, Mar-21-2025, Ambient |
| #18 | Like A Ribbon | John Glacier | Album, Feb-14-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #19 | Kiniata | Kin'Gongolo Kiniata | Album, Apr-04-2025, |
| #21 | Jupiter | Nao | Album, Feb-21-2025, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Glory | Perfume Genius | Album, Mar-28-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Fancy That | PinkPantheress | Album, May-09-2025, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | It's Later Than You Think | Ploy | Album, Apr-04-2025, |
| #25 | WITH A VENGEANCE | SHERELLE | Album, Apr-09-2025, |
| #26 | Big city life | Smerz | Album, May-23-2025, Art Pop |
| #27 | Ghostholding | venturing | Album, Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Time Indefinite | William Tyler | Album, Apr-25-2025, Ambient |
| #29 | cupid | wolfacejoeyy | Album, Jan-08-2025, |
| #30 | A Paradise In The Hold | Yazz Ahmed | Album, Feb-28-2025, Arabic Jazz |
| #31 | 45 Pounds | YHWH Nailgun | Album, Mar-21-2025, Experimental Rock |