Musicians pick their top releases of 2025
(Credits: Far Out / Press)
As the year draws to a close, it officially becomes the most chaotic time in a music journalist’s life: list season. In the finale weeks, we attempt to sum up 365 days of music in a need run-down of the best records.
However, there is really no one better to call on for a good musical opinion than musicians themselves. They’re the people out there in the field week after week, watching bands in their festival gaps or catching up on new releases in the van as they speed up and down the motorways.
As we formulate our bumper list of top albums and tracks, we called up some of our favourite artists of the year to see which releases stand out for them, or which other artists have come to define their 2025.
From inspiration production to juicy storytelling, long-established bands to new risers, they covered all bases of the year’s finest musical moments. Providing a broad snapshot of what broke through and what had mass appeal, here is what artists themselves are saying about 2025 in music.
Artists pick their top releases of 2025:
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