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The 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)
Our staff's 50 favorite albums from 2025 so far, including Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Playboi Carti.
Slowly but surely, however, 2025 has been catching up: We’ve seen culture-moving albums from established superstars Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Morgan Wallen, as well as level-up projects from ascendant artists Playboi Carti, Fuerza Regida and Turnstile, and some highly exciting debut LPs from newer hitmakers like Central Cee and Addison Rae. Image Credit: Courtesy Photo Although Choke Enough, the debut album from French singer-producer Marylou Maniel under her Oklou moniker, recalls the icy pop minimalism of Grimes, the hypnotic New Age tranquility of Enya and the experimental dance-R&B thump of FKA Twigs at different points, the synthesis of its influences is so fully realized that nothing else sounds quite like it. Image Credit: Courtesy Photo The British singer-songwriter’s debut — on which she co-wrote all 12 tracks, with collaborators like Uffie, Justin Tranter and Cobra Starship alum Ryland Blackinton — calls to mind bits of other beloved dance-pop princesses: the underground rave energy of Charli xcx, the euphoric choruses of Carly Rae Jepsen, the disco coquette purr of Kylie Minogue.
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