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Year in Music

Top 20 159 albums rated

2025

My favorite albums of the year

Dan Eisenberg

Statistics

Statistics

  • 159

    albums rated

    -9 vs. 2024

  • 4

    Amazing

    2.5%

  • 42

    Great or better

    26.4%

The ranking

The 20 best albums

  1. Cover of Skeletá by Ghost

    #2 ·Ghost

    Skeletá

    AORHard Rock

  2. Cover of Sable, Fable by Bon Iver

    #3 ·Bon Iver

    Sable, Fable

    Pop SoulArt Pop

  3. Cover of Borderland by Amorphis

    #4 ·Amorphis

    Borderland

    Progressive Metal

  4. Cover of Eternal Winter by A.C.T

    #5 ·A.C.T

    Eternal Winter

    Progressive Rock

  1. Cover of Shells by Everon

    #6 ·Everon

    Shells

    Progressive Rock

  2. Cover of The Pressure Point by Ollie Wride

    #7 ·Ollie Wride

    The Pressure Point

    SynthpopDreamwave

  3. Cover of Equus caballus by Men I Trust

    #8 ·Men I Trust

    Equus caballus

    Bedroom Pop

  4. Cover of The Passionate Ones by Nourished by Time

    #9 ·Nourished by Time

    The Passionate Ones

    Bedroom PopAlternative R&B

  5. Cover of I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away by Hayden Pedigo

    #10 ·Hayden Pedigo

    I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away

    American Primitivism

  6. Cover of Legions by Dragonknight

    #11 ·Dragonknight

    Legions

    Power Metal

  7. Cover of The Great Filters by Fractal Universe

    #12 ·Fractal Universe

    The Great Filters

    Progressive Metal

  8. Cover of Luminescent Creatures by 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

    #13 ·青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

    Luminescent Creatures

    Singer-SongwriterChamber Folk

  9. Cover of The Overview by Steven Wilson

    #14 ·Steven Wilson

    The Overview

    Progressive RockSpace Rock

  10. Cover of The Spin by Messa

    #15 ·Messa

    The Spin

    Doom MetalGothic Metal

  11. Cover of Portrait of My Heart by SPELLLING

    #16 ·SPELLLING

    Portrait of My Heart

    Alternative RockPop Rock

  12. Cover of Tranquilizer by Oneohtrix Point Never

    #17 ·Oneohtrix Point Never

    Tranquilizer

    AmbientProgressive ElectronicSound CollageGlitchVapor

  13. Cover of Wasteland by Jim Ghedi

    #18 ·Jim Ghedi

    Wasteland

    Progressive FolkBritish Folk RockAvant-Folk

  14. Cover of Give Us the Moon by The Night Flight Orchestra

    #19 ·The Night Flight Orchestra

    Give Us the Moon

    AOR

  15. Cover of Forever Howlong by Black Country, New Road

    #20 ·Black Country, New Road

    Forever Howlong

    Progressive PopArt RockBaroque Pop

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Playlist

Best songs of 2025

One song per artist.

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Since 2016

The archive

  1. 2025 Top 20
  2. 2024 Top 20
  3. 2023 Top 15
  4. 2022 Top 25
  5. 2021 Top 10
  6. 2020 Top 10
  7. 2019 Top 10
  8. 2018 Top 20
  9. 2017 Top 20
  10. 2016 Top 20

Special editions

  1. 2022—2026 Five Years of Songs

Year in MusicDan Eisenberg

Ratings on RateYourMusic, playlists on Spotify.

2016–2025