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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.

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

ManPerson wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 7:11 pm 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?

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.

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

¡Viva el idioma español!

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

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

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.

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.

ManPerson wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:57 am 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.

I agree. You heard those K-Pop Demon Hunters songs out in the wild, on the radio, even if you never interacted with the movie. It's as much of a culture dominating soundtrack for 2025 as Saturday Night Fever was for 1977.

Fido wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 4:35 am 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.

Thank you, I added Benson Boone in the exact place of the duplicate Margo Price.

ManPerson wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 7:03 pm Looks pretty good at first glance, I'd have Alex Warren somewhere in there.

In the next group. The Alex Warren album did pretty badly critically, and I wonder about the lasting appeal of a nothing song like "Ordinary", which is too slight for me to even have an opinion on it. But the album was a hit, and it'll be in the Top 100 whether critics, or I, like it or not.

Here's the last 25. Listed below this are albums that didn't make the 100, and I'd like to hear arguments for any of them being over anything that made it

1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Bad Bunny
2. Lux - Rosalía
3. K-Pop Demon Hunters - various artists
4. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
5. Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams
6. Getting Killed - Geese
7. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, the Creator
8. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
9. The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean
10. Swag - Justin Bieber
11. Never Enough - Turnstile
12. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
13. Eusexua - FKA Twigs
14. Let God Sort 'Em Out - Clipse
15. I Barely Know Her - Sombr
16. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
17. Private Music - Deftones
18. Bleeds - Wednesday
19. Addison - Addison Rae
20. West End Girl - Lily Allen
21. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
22. Fancy That - PinkPantheress
23. Euro Country - CMAT
24. Snipe Hunter - Tyler Childers
25. More - Pulp

26. Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven
27. A Matter of Time - Laufey
28. Foxes in the Snow - Jason Isbell
29. Choke Enough - Oklou
30. Baby - Dijon
31. Sable, Fable - Bon Iver
32. People Watching - Sam Fender
33. So Close to What - Tate McRae
34. Moisturizer - Wet Leg
35. Who Believes in Angels - Elton John & Brandi Carlile
36. Skeleta - Ghost
37. Go*****g - Billy Woods
38. Essex Honey - Blood Orange
39. Headlights - Alex G
40. Ain't In It for My Health - Zach Top
41. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
42. Lotus - Little Simz
43. The Spiritual Sound - Agriculture
44. I Quit - Haim
45. Balloonerism - Mac Miller
46. Live Laugh Love - Earl Sweatshirt
47. That's Showbiz Baby! - JADE
48. Hard Headed Woman - Margo Price
49. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
50. Evangeline vs. the Machine - Eric Church

51. Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 - Skrillex
52. American Heart - Benson Boone
53. Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You - Ethel Cain
54. Forever Howlong - Black Country, New Road
55. God Does Like Ugly - JID
56. Iconoclasts -Anna Von Hausswolf
57. Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka
58. Double Infinity - Big Thief
59. Phonetics On and On - Horsegirl
60. I Love My Computer - Ninajirachi
61. Big Money - Jon Batiste
62. The BPM - Sudan Archives
63. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
64. Black Star - Amaraae
65. For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) - Japanese Breakfast
66. The Passionate Ones - Nourished by Time
67. New Threats from the Soul - Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
68. It's a Beautiful Place - Water from Your Eyes
69. Something Beautiful - Miley Cyrus
70. Snocaps - Snocaps
71. Sincerely - Kali Uchis
72. Magic, Alive! - McKinley Dixon
73. Cancionera - Natalia Lafourcade
74. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - Partynextdoor & Drake
75. Tropicoqueta - Karol G

76. Through the Wall - Rochelle Jordan
77. You'll Be Alright, Kid - Alex Warren
78. Only Dust Remains - Backxwash
79. Instant Holograms on Metal Film - Stereolab
80. Virgin - Lorde
81. Deadbeat - Tame Impala
82. Sad and Beautiful World - Mavis Staples
83. 111XPantia - Fuerza Regida
84. Music - Playboy Carti
85. I'm Only F**king Myself - Lola Young
86. In the Earth Again - Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo
87. Everybody Scream - Florence + The Machine
88. Oh, What a Beautiful World - Willie Nelson
89. Straight Line Was a Lie - The Beths
90. Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
91. Blizzard - Dove Ellis
92. From the Pyre - The Last Dinner Party
93. Rebel - Esdeekid
94. Ruby - Jennie
95. Saving Grace - Robert Plant
96. Can't Rush Greatness - Central Cee
97. Cabin in the Sky - De La Soul
98. Can't Lose My (Soul) - Annie & The Caldwells
99. Tranquilizer - Oneohtrix Point Never
100. Arcadia - Alison Krauss and Union Station

Last 10 Out:

101. Vendrán Suaves Lluvias - Silvana Estrada
102. Michelangelo Dying - Cate Le Bon
103. Antidepressants - Suede
104. Dance Called Memory - Nation of Language
105. R is for Rocket - Rocket
106. 45 Pounds - YHWH Nailgun
107. Planting by the Signs - S.G. Goodman
108. Patience, Moonbeam - Great Grandpa
109. Equus Caballus - Men I Trust
110. Blurrr - Joanne Robertson

I'm still looking for feedback on the Top 100 I posted last week. I'm planning on sending this list to Lew around the end of the week.

After this is up, I'll send him the revisions to the 2010s lists that I posted in here a while back.

I think Playboi Carti should be somewhere on there.

Cardi B and Karol G could be a bit higher.

ManPerson wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 8:20 pm I think Playboi Carti should be somewhere on there.

Cardi B and Karol G could be a bit higher.

How does that look?

I might have Olivia Dean ahead of Sabrina and Justin but other than that the list looks good.

ManPerson wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:42 pm I might have Olivia Dean ahead of Sabrina and Justin but other than that the list looks good.

I put the Olivia album between Sabrina and Justin.

Ryan's choice for 2025: Fate Euphoric - Twen