Top 100 Albums of the Year (2010-present) (Revision Version)

[Ryan]

I will be posting the 2025 longlist later this week.

[Ryan]

A bit late but here is the longlist for our 2025 albums list

Addison - Addison Rae
Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
Antidepressants - Suede
The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean
Baby - Dijon
Balloonerism - Mac Miller
Big City Life - Smerz
Big Money - Jon Batiste
Black Star - Amaraae
Bleeds - Wednesday
Blizzard - Dove Ellis
The BPM - Sudan Archives
Breach - Twenty One Pilots
Cabin in the Sky - De La Soul
Can't Lose My (Soul) - Annie & The Caldwells
Choke Enough - Oklou
Cotton Crown - The Tubs
Dance Called Memory - Nation of Language
Dan's Boogie - Destroyer
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Bad Bunny
Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler the Creator
Double Infinity - Big Thief
Ego Death at a Bachelor Party - Hayley Williams
Equus Caballus - Men I Trust
Essex Honey - Blood Orange
Euro Country - CMAT
Eusexua - FKA Twigs
Evangeline vs. the Machine - Eric Church
Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
Fancy That - PinkPantheress
Forever Howlong - Black Country, New Road
For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) - Japanese Breakfast
Foxes in the Snow - Jason Isbell
Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 - Skrillex
Getting Killed - Geese
God Does Like Ugly - JID
God Save the Gun - Militarie Gun
Go******g - Billy Woods
Hard Headed Woman - Margo Price
Headlights - Alex G
Hexed! - Aya
Humanhood - The Weather Station
Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
I Barely Know Her - Sombr
I Quit - Haim
Iconoclasts - Anna Von Hausswolf
I Love My Computer - Ninajirachi
I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
Instant Holograms on Metal Film - Stereolab
In the Earth Again - Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo
Is It Now? - Automatic
It's a Beautiful Place - Water from Your Eyes
K-Pop Demon Hunters - various artists
Let God Sort 'Em Out - Clipse
Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
Live Laugh Love - Earl Sweatshirt
Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven
Look Up - Ringo Starr
Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka
Lotus - Little Simz
Lux - Rosalía
Magic, Alive! - McKinley Dixon
Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
A Matter of Time - Laufey
Mayhem - Lady Gaga
Michelangelo Dying - Cate Le Bon
Moisturizer - Wet Leg
More - Pulp
Music - Playboi Carti
Neon Grey Midnight Green - Neko Case
Nestled in Tangles - Hannah Frances
Never Enough - Turnstile
New Threats From the Soul - Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
Oh, What a Beautiful World - Willie Nelson
Only Dust Remains - Backxwash
Owls, Omens & Oracles - Valerie June
The Passionate Ones - Nourished by Time
Patience, Moonbeam - Great Grandpa
People Watching - Sam Fender
Pirouette - Model/Actriz
Planting by the Signs - SG Goodman
Private Music - Deftones
R is for Rocket - Rocket
Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
Raspberry Moon - Hotline TNT
Sable, Fable - Bon Iver
Sad and Beautiful World - Mavis Staples
Saving Grace - Robert Plant
Silver Bleeds the Black Sun - AFI
Sinister Grift - Panda Bear
Skeleta - Ghost
Snipe Hunter - Tyler Childers
Snocaps - Snocaps
Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor and Drake
Something Beautiful - Miley Cyrus
The Spiritual Sound - Agriculture
Straight Line Was a Lie - The Beths
Swag - Justin Bieber
That's Showbiz Baby! - Jade
Through the Wall - Rochelle Jordan
Tropicoqueta - Karol G
Twilight Override - Jeff Tweedy
Virgin - Lorde
Welcome to My Blue Sky - Momma
West End Girl - Lily Allen
Who Believes in Angels - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You - Ethel Cain

plus these:
You'll Be Alright, KId - Alex Warren
So Close to What - Tate McRae
111XPantia - Fuerza Regida
Ruby - Jennie
Alter Ego - LISA
Can't Rush Greatness - Central Cee
Rebel - Esdeekid
Sincerely, - Kali Uchis
Tron Ares soundtrack - Nine Inch Nails
Deadbeat - Tame Impala
I'm Only F**king Myself - Lola Young
Ain't In It For My Health - Zach Top
Everybody Scream - Florence + The Machine
Cancionera - Natalia Lafourcade
American Heart - Benson Boone
Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
From the Pyre - The Last Dinner Party
Cowards - Squid
45 Pounds - YHWH Nailgun
Blurrr - Joanna Robertson
Tranquilizer - Oneohtrix Point Never
Disquiet - The Necks


Is there anything I'm missing in there?

[DmitryXenon]

The new Nine Inch Nails album could be on the list.

[ManPerson]

Even in Arcadia is by Sleep Token, not Twenty One Pilots

Some albums that should probably be added
You'll Be Alright, KId - Alex Warren
So Close to What - Tate McRae
111XPantia - Fuerza Regida
Ruby - Jennie
Alter Ego - LISA
Can't Rush Greatness - Central Cee
Rebel - Esdeekid
Sincerely, - Kali Uchis

[Ryan]

Even in Arcadia is by Sleep Token, not Twenty One Pilots

Thank you, I missed that typo.

I've added all those suggestions to the list.

[Ryan]

Here's what I have for the top 30 right now. What should be higher/lower?

1. Bad Bunny
2. Rosalia
3. K-Pop Demon Hunters
4. Hayley Williams
5. Geese
6. Lady Gaga
7. Tyler the Creator
8. Sabrina Carpenter
9. Justin Bieber
10. Olivia Dean
11. Turnstile
12. The Weeknd
13. FKA Twigs
14. Clipse
15. Sombr
16. Taylor Swift
17. Deftones
18. Wednesday
19. Addison Rae
20. Lily Allen
21. Morgan Wallen
22. PinkPantheress
23. CMAT
24. Tyler Childers
25. Pulp
26. Deafheaven
27. Laufey
28. Jason Isbell
29. Oklou
30. Dijon
31. Bon Iver
32. Sam Fender
33. Wet Leg
34. Elton John & Brandi Carlile
35. Ghost
36. Billy Woods
37. Blood Orange
38. Alex G
39. Zach Top
40. Sleep Token
41. Little Simz
42. Agriculture
43. Haim
44. Tate McRae
45. Mac Miller
46. Earl Sweatshirt
47. JADE
48. Margo Price
49. Twenty One Pilots
50. Eric Church

Next up: Amaraae, Anna Von Hausswolf, Big Thief, Black Country New Road, Ethel Cain, Japanese Breakfast, JID, Los Thuthanaka, Margo Price, Nourished by Time, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, Skrillex, Water from Your Eyes

[ManPerson]

Clipse could be a bit higher. Also Addison Rae. I think Lady Gaga's albums was a bit more acclaimed and popular than Tyler's. I also think Olivia Dean is as popular as Sabrina and Justin while being more acclaimed.

Geese have great acclaim, but not much popularity. I'd have it between K-Pop Demon Hunters and Hayley Williams.

[ManPerson]

Also Ariana Grande didn't drop this year, Eternal Sunshine was last year.

[Ryan]

Also Ariana Grande didn't drop this year, Eternal Sunshine was last year.

Yeah I thinking about this, but it's a deluxe edition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_S ... Days_Ahead

I included your suggested and upped it to a top 50. How does it look now?

[ManPerson]

I'd have Tate McRae a bit higher, and I think Lady Gaga could be up at #3, since it's one of the few albums this year that's among the most acclaim and most popular.

[Fido]

Thrilled that the top 2 consists of two Spanish speaking artists!

[Tim]

¡Viva el idioma español!

[Ryan]

Here's the next 25 with some of ManPerson's suggestions. I put Lady Gaga up to #4, but I don't think that album gets past that. K-Pop Demon Hunters was too much of a phenomenon to not have at #3. Gaga may have the acclaim, but Demon Hunters does better in impact and sales/charts.

1. Bad Bunny
2. Rosalia
3. K-Pop Demon Hunters
4. Lady Gaga
5. Hayley Williams
6. Geese
7. Tyler, the Creator
8. Sabrina Carpenter
9. Justin Bieber
10. Olivia Dean
11. Turnstile
12. The Weeknd
13. FKA Twigs
14. Clipse
15. Sombr
16. Taylor Swift
17. Deftones
18. Wednesday
19. Addison Rae
20. Lily Allen
21. Morgan Wallen
22. PinkPantheress
23. CMAT
24. Tyler Childers
25. Pulp
26. Deafheaven
27. Laufey
28. Jason Isbell
29. Oklou
30. Dijon
31. Bon Iver
32. Sam Fender
33. Tate McRae
34. Wet Leg
35. Elton John & Brandi Carlile
36. Ghost
37. Billy Woods
38. Blood Orange
39. Alex G
40. Zach Top
41. Sleep Token
42. Little Simz
43. Agriculture
44. Haim
45. Mac Miller
46. Earl Sweatshirt
47. JADE
48. Margo Price
49. Twenty One Pilots
50. Eric Church

51. Skrillex
52. Benson Boone
53. Ethel Cain
54. Black Country, New Road
55. JID
56. Anna Von Hausswolf
57. Los Thuthanaka
58. Big Thief
59. Horsegirl
60. Ninajirachi
61. Jon Batiste
62. Sudan Archives
63. Amaraae
64. Japanese Breakfast
65. Nourished by Time
66. Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
67. Water from Your Eyes
70. Miley Cyrus
71. Snocaps
72. Kali Uchis
73. McKinley Dixon
74. Natalia Lafourcade
75. Partynextdoor & Drake

Next up (alphabetically): Backxwash, Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo, Lola Young, Lorde, Mavis Staples, Nation of Language, Rocket, Rochelle Jordan, Stereolab, Tame Impala, Willie Nelson

[ManPerson]

Looks pretty good at first glance, I'd have Alex Warren somewhere in there.

[Fido]

K-Pop Demon Hunter's popularity is also an extension of the popularity of the movie, something that has to be taken into account.

Also, Margo Price is there twice.

[ManPerson]

I feel like a very large appeal of the movie was the music, to the point that it was released in theaters specifically as a sing-along. Its placement is pretty justified the more I think about it.