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Best albums of 2025

Close enough that no consensus has settled, and the records that look essential now may not in five years. What the ranking below shows is where Riffiter listeners have landed so far, which is a different thing from a verdict and will keep moving.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2025 is DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny, rated 4.7/5 by 8 listeners.

  1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS cover№ 1DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSBad Bunny · 20254.4Weighted score4.7 avg · 8 ratings
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  1. 2111XPANTIA cover111XPANTIAFuerza Regida · 20254.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  2. 3Ruby coverRubyJENNIE · 20254.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings
  3. 4Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII (2025 Mix) coverPink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII (2025 Mix)Pink Floyd · 20254.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5A Sonication coverA SonicationObscura · 20254.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  5. 6La vida era más corta coverLa vida era más cortaMilo j · 20254.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7You Can't Kill God With Bullets coverYou Can't Kill God With BulletsConway The Machine · 20254.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  7. 8manifestival covermanifestivalManifest · 20254.3 score · 4.4 avg · 15 ratings
  8. 9Crèvecoeur coverCrèvecoeurAdèle Castillon · 20254.2 score · 4.4 avg · 10 ratings
  9. 10HASOS coverHASOSBaco Exu do Blues · 20254.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings
  10. 11AM I THE DRAMA? coverAM I THE DRAMA?Cardi B · 20254.2 score · 4.3 avg · 21 ratings
  11. 12Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (John's version) coverLegacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (John's version)John Fogerty · 20254.2 score · 4.4 avg · 11 ratings
  12. 13Wishbone coverWishboneConan Gray · 20254.2 score · 4.4 avg · 9 ratings
  13. 14MAYHEM coverMAYHEMLady Gaga · 20254.2 score · 4.2 avg · 258 ratings
  14. 15I Love My Computer coverI Love My ComputerNinajirachi · 20254.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings
  15. 16Something Beautiful coverSomething BeautifulMiley Cyrus · 20254.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  16. 17Pirouette coverPirouetteModel/Actriz · 20254.2 score · 4.3 avg · 22 ratings
  17. 18MAD! coverMAD!Sparks · 20254.2 score · 4.3 avg · 24 ratings
  18. 19EVERYONE'S A STAR! coverEVERYONE'S A STAR!5 Seconds of Summer · 20254.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  19. 20Stranger Things 5: Original Score From the Netflix Series coverStranger Things 5: Original Score From the Netflix SeriesKyle Dixon & Michael Stein · 20254.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  20. 21$ome $exy $ongs 4 U cover$ome $exy $ongs 4 UDrake · 20254.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  21. 22Lotus coverLotusLittle Simz · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 21 ratings
  22. 23SWAG coverSWAGJustin Bieber · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 20 ratings
  23. 24Afterglow coverAfterglowSleep Theory · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  24. 25God Does Like Ugly coverGod Does Like UglyJID · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  25. 26Deadbeat coverDeadbeatTame Impala · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 26 ratings
  26. 27Idols coverIdolsYungblud · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings
  27. 28Revengeseekerz coverRevengeseekerzJane Remover · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings
  28. 29The Revenge of Alice Cooper coverThe Revenge of Alice CooperAlice Cooper · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings
  29. 30Cabin in the Sky coverCabin in the SkyDe La Soul · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 21 ratings
  30. 31West End Girl coverWest End GirlLily Allen · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 7 ratings
  31. 32moisturizer covermoisturizerWet Leg · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings
  32. 33Double Infinity coverDouble InfinityBig Thief · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 18 ratings
  33. 34Infinite coverInfiniteMobb Deep · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 24 ratings
  34. 35Running & Cycling with The Offspring coverRunning & Cycling with The OffspringThe Offspring · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 14 ratings
  35. 36Diamond Star Heroes Live From Sheffield coverDiamond Star Heroes Live From SheffieldDef Leppard · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  36. 37Sky: Concert in the Light coverSky: Concert in the LightAURORA · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  37. 38Cabin In The Sky (Clean) coverCabin In The Sky (Clean)De La Soul · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  38. 39Sincerely, coverSincerely,Kali Uchis · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 20 ratings
  39. 40BITE ME coverBITE MEReneé Rapp · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 9 ratings
  40. 41Giants & Monsters coverGiants & MonstersHelloween · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings
  41. 42The Leaks coverThe LeaksLil Baby · 20254.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  42. 43Live Laugh Love coverLive Laugh LoveEarl Sweatshirt · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings
  43. 44SABLE, fABLE coverSABLE, fABLEBon Iver · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 11 ratings
  44. 45eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead covereternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days aheadAriana Grande · 20254.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  45. 46Virgin coverVirginLorde · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  46. 47THY WILL BE DONE coverTHY WILL BE DONE$uicideboy$ · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings
  47. 48Who Let the Dogs Out coverWho Let the Dogs OutLambrini Girls · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 16 ratings
  48. 49The Art of Loving coverThe Art of LovingOlivia Dean · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 25 ratings
  49. 50The Clearing coverThe ClearingWolf Alice · 20254.1 score · 4.1 avg · 18 ratings

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Best albums of 2025 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

Best Hip-Hop albums of 2025

1,426 albums from 2025

Best Pop albums of 2025

722 albums from 2025

Best Rock albums of 2025

698 albums from 2025

Best Electronic albums of 2025

647 albums from 2025

Best Jazz albums of 2025

556 albums from 2025

Best Folk albums of 2025

453 albums from 2025

The artists of 2025

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

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2025, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 2025?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2025 is DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny (4.7/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 2025 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-2025 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2025 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.