OFF RADAR’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2025

“There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. That is how civilizations heal,” said Toni Morrison.

Perhaps that helps explain why such a copious outpouring of beautiful music has emerged in a year like 2025. Musicians have used their voices and art to bring sounds of relief and escape. 

While it is lengthy, there were tons of albums that easily could have made the cut. Below, find (listed alphabetically) Off Radar’s top 50 albums of 2025:

  1. 13 Months of Sunshine – Amine

  2.  Addison – Addison Rae

  3.  Baby – Dijon

  4.  Balloonerism – Mac Miller

  5.  Beautiful Chaos – Katseye

  6.  Big City Life (and BCL Editz) – Smerz

  7.  Bite Me – Renee Rapp

  8.  Black British Music – Jim Legxacy

  9.  Bleeds – Wednesday

  10.  Bloodless – Samia

  11.  Choke Enough – Oklou

  12.  Cruel Cruel World – Felix Ames

  13.  Deadbeat – Tame Impala

  14.  DeBí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny

  15.  Don’t Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator

  16.  Double Infinity – Big Thief

  17.  Dream Ride – G Flip

  18.  Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams

  19.  Equus Asinus – Men I Trust

  20.  Essex Honey – Blood Orange

  21.  Eusexua – FKA Twigs

  22.  Fancy That – PinkPantheress

  23.  Fish Piece – Whyburn

  24.  For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) – Japanese Breakfast

  25.  From Florida’s Finest – SAILORR

  26.  Getting Killed – Geese

  27.  God Does Like Ugly – J.I.D.

  28.  Golliwog – Billy Woods

  29.  Guitar – Mac DeMarco

  30.  Hickey – Royel Otis

  31.  Lifetime – Erika De Casier

  32.  Like a Damn Dog – Sarah and the Sundays

  33.  Live Laugh Love – Earl Sweatshirt

  34.  Lotus – Little Simz

  35.  Lux – Rosalía

  36. Michelangelo Dying - Cate Le Bon

  37.  Moisturizer – Wet Leg

  38.  Malcolm Todd – Malcolm Todd

  39.  Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

  40.  Mutt (Deluxe) – Leon Thomas

  41.  MUSIC – Playboi Carti

  42. Sable, Fable – Bon Iver

  43.  Ginkgo – Panchiko

  44.  Showbiz! – Mike

  45.  Sincerely, P.S. – Kali Uchis

  46. Swag - Justin Bieber

  47.  So Close to What (Deluxe) – Tate McRae

  48.  Some Sexy Songs for You – Drake

  49.  Son of Spergy – Daniel Caesar

  50.  The Mocking Stars – Lausse the Cat