# The best albums of 2025

From Rosalía to Turnstile: the albums that topped German end-of-year lists in 2025 (radioeins, Musikexpress, Rolling Stone, laut.de).

- 16 votes · 13 items
- Dec 30, 2025 · vinyl80
- https://even.best/en/l/1931/the-best-albums-of-2025

## Top 13

1. **Rosalía – LUX** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Orchestra, many languages and big ambitions.
2. **Tristan Brusch – Am Anfang** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — German pop full of melodic miniatures.
3. **Little Simz – Lotus** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The London rapper at her peak.
4. **Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The comeback after 15 years.
5. **Perfume Genius – Glory** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Mike Hadreas, tender and powerful at once.
6. **Blood Orange – Essex Honey** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Number one at radioeins: Dev Hynes' most personal album.
7. **DJ Koze – Music Can Hear Us** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Hamburg producer at his best.
8. **The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Number one for Rolling Stone editor Maik Brüggemeyer.
9. **Die Heiterkeit – Schwarze Magie** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Hamburg band led by Stella Sommer.
10. **Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Witches, pain and grand gestures.
11. **Turnstile – Never Enough** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hardcore that keeps expanding.
12. **Ethel Cain – Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The prequel to Preacher's Daughter.
13. **Water From Your Eyes – It's a Beautiful Place** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Off-kilter indie rock from New York.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.