We’ve compiled all of the 2025 year-end album lists featuring cuts by PULSE artists, songwriters, and producers. Congrats to: De La Cruz, Mikey Freedom Hart, Turnstile, Ty Dolla $ign, Tommy King, Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J, Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr, Kaytranada. Jonah Christian, 8ae, Solly, Flo Milli, M3RGE, Freddie Gibbs, Becky & the Birds, Mario Luciano, Starrah, Samia, G. Ry, Bobby Kritical, Jonah Abraham, Aldae, Jimmie Gutch, Kurtis McKenzie, Lil Gotit, 454, Ilsey, Destin Conrad, AMAKA, Luke Crowder, 206derek and Lido

Billboard – The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Staff List
#1 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#6 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#10 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#15 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)
#17 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#19 = Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J)
#32 = Summer Walker- Finally Over It (Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr)
#37 = Kaytranada – Ain’t No Damn Way! (Kaytranada)
Spotify – Best Songs of 2024
Rolling Stone – The 100 Best Albums Of 2025
#1 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#4 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#10 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)
#13 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#22 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#24 = Teyana Taylor – Escape Room (Kaytranada)
#29 = Jennie – Ruby (8ae)
#31 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#40 = Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day
#53 = Reneé Rapp – Bite Me (Solly)
#54 = MIKE – Showbiz (454)
#58 = Tate McRae – So Close to What (Flo Milli)
#59 = Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
#60 = Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J)
#83 = Kaytranada – Ain’t No Damn Way! (Kaytranada)
#91 = PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake – $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (M3RGE)
#93 = Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo 2 (Freddie Gibbs)
#96 = Chance the Rapper – Star Line (Becky & the Birds, Mario Luciano)
#99 = Skrillex,- F*ck U Skrillex – You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! (Starrah)

Rolling Stone – The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2025
#2 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)
#11 = Chance the Rapper – Star Line (Becky & the Birds, Mario Luciano)
#13 – J.I.D – God Does Like Ugly (Luke Crowder, Mario Luciano, 206derek, Ty Dolla $ign)
#15 = Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo 2 (Freddie Gibbs)
#20 = PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake – $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (M3RGE)
#24 = Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J)

Pitchfork – The 50 Best Albums of 2025
#2 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#5 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#35 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)

NME – The 50 Best Albums of 2024
#5 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#8 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#17 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#33 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#44 – Samia – Bloodless (Samia)

Complex – The Best Albums of 2025
#1 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#2 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)
#6 = YoungBoy Never Broke Again – MASA (G. Ry)
#7 – J.I.D – God Does Like Ugly (Luke Crowder, Mario Luciano, 206derek, Ty Dolla $ign)
#8 = Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J)
#10 = Metro Boomin – A Futuristic Summa (Bobby Kritical)
#14 = PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake – $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (M3RGE)
#22 = Chance the Rapper – Star Line (Becky & the Birds, Mario Luciano)
#27 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#35 = Wale – everything is a lot. (Hollywood Cole, Ty Dolla $ign)
#36 = Summer Walker- Finally Over It (Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr)
#39 = Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo 2 (Freddie Gibbs)
#41 = 2hollis – Star (Jonah Abraham)
#46 = BigXthaPlug – I Hope You’re Happy (Aldae, Jimmie Gutch)
#49 = Doja Cat – Vie (Kurtis McKenzie, Fallen)
#50 = Young Thug – UY Scuti (Lil Gotit)

Variety – The Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
Summer Walker- Finally Over It (Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr)
Tate McRae – So Close to What (Flo Milli)

The Ringer – The 25 Best Albums of 2025
#6 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#19 = Skrillex,- F*ck U Skrillex – You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! (Starrah)

Los Angeles Times – The 25 Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#6 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#15 = Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
#16 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#20 = Summer Walker- Finally Over It (Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr)
#25 = Mariah Carey – Here for it All (Kehlani)

New York Times – Best Albums of 2025
Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
YFN Lucci – Already Legend. (Andyr)

The New Yorker – The Best Albums of 2025
#3 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#13 = Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)

Washington Post – Top 10 Albums of 2025
#2 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)

The Sunday Times – 25 Best Albums of 2025
#19 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#24 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)

The Atlantic – The 10 Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)

Vogue – The 45 Best Albums of 2025
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)

Time – The 10 Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)

Brooklyn Vegan – Top 55 Albums of 2025
#8 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#25 – Samia – Bloodless (Samia)

Clash – Albums of the Year 2025
#6 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#20 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#22 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#38 = Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo 2 (Freddie Gibbs)
#39 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#56 = Jennie – Ruby (8ae)
#59 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)

Consequence – 50 Best Albums of 2025
#6 = Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
#16 – J.I.D – God Does Like Ugly (Luke Crowder, Mario Luciano, 206derek, Ty Dolla $ign)
#18 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#22 = MIKE – Showbiz! (454)
#27 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#29 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#31 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#42 – Samia – Bloodless (Samia)

GQ UK – The 20 Best Albums of 2025
Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
Slant – The 50 Best Songs of 2024

The Fader – The 50 Best Albums of 2025
#4 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#8 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#13 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)

The Line of Best Fit – Albums of the Year 2025
#11 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#39 – Samia – Bloodless (Samia)
#41 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

Time Out – The 25 Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#17 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)

PopMatters – The 80 Best Albums of 2025
#2 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#46 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#52 = TOKiMONSTA – Eternal Reverie (AMAKA)
#57 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#60 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

ESSENCE – The Best Albums of 2025
Wale – everything is a lot. (Hollywood Cole, Ty Dolla $ign)
Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
Cardi B – Am I the Drama? (Hardwerk, Kingg Bucc, Kehlani, FNZ, Venny, Baby J)
Destin Conrad – Love On Digital (Destin Conrad)
Summer Walker- Finally Over It (Dos Dias, UPSTRZ, Zach Ess, Fallen, Fresh Ayr)

Business Insider – Best Albums of 2025
#2 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#5 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#9 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#15 = Jennie – Ruby (8ae)
#16 = Playboi Carti – Music (Ty Dolla $ign)
#19 = Aminé – 13 Months of Sunshine (FNZ, Lido, 454)

Alternative Press – 50 Best Albums of 2025
2hollis – Star (Jonah Abraham)
Skrillex,- F*ck U Skrillex – You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! (Starrah)
Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

The Guardian – 50 Best Albums of 2025
#8 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#11 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#15 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#35 = Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
#44 = Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)

Atwood – The Best Albums of 2025
Bon Iver – SABLE fABLE (Ilsey)
Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend (Mikey Freedom Hart)
Samia – Bloodless (Samia)

DIY – 2025 Albums of the Year
#2 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#14 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)

FLOOD – Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#20 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#26 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

Harper’s Bizarre – 12 Best Albums of 2025
#1 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#3 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)

Paste – 50 Best Albums of 2025
#5 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#37 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)

Kerrang! – 50 Best Albums of 2025
#1 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

Entertainment Weekly – The 10 Best Albums of 2025
#2 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)

Associated Press – Top Albums of 2025
Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)

The Independent – 20 Best Albums of 2025
#4 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
#17 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#20 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)

Stereogum – 50 Best Albums of 2025
#9 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#18 = Turnstile – Never Enough (Turnstile)
#21 = Jade – That’s Showbiz Baby! (Jonah Christian)
#27 = 2hollis – Star (Jonah Abraham)
#35 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)
Vulture – Best Albums of 2025
#1 = Dijon – Baby (Tommy King)
#3 = Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (De La Cruz)