The best albums of 2025
The top 3 according to 16 votes from people: Rosalía – LUX · Tristan Brusch – Am Anfang · Little Simz – Lotus. (Updated Dec 30, 2025.)
From Rosalía to Turnstile: the albums that topped German end-of-year lists in 2025 (radioeins, Musikexpress, Rolling Stone, laut.de).
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Top 13
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1
Rosalía – LUX
Orchestra, many languages and big ambitions.
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2
Tristan Brusch – Am Anfang
German pop full of melodic miniatures.
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3
Little Simz – Lotus
The London rapper at her peak.
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4
Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
The comeback after 15 years.
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5
Perfume Genius – Glory
Mike Hadreas, tender and powerful at once.
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6
Blood Orange – Essex Honey
Number one at radioeins: Dev Hynes' most personal album.
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7
DJ Koze – Music Can Hear Us
The Hamburg producer at his best.
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8
The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising
Number one for Rolling Stone editor Maik Brüggemeyer.
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9
Die Heiterkeit – Schwarze Magie
The Hamburg band led by Stella Sommer.
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10
Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream
Witches, pain and grand gestures.
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11
Turnstile – Never Enough
Hardcore that keeps expanding.
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12
Ethel Cain – Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
The prequel to Preacher's Daughter.
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13
Water From Your Eyes – It's a Beautiful Place
Off-kilter indie rock from New York.
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Comments (3)
Sehe ich anders, Essex Honey ist das Album, das ich das ganze Jahr gehört habe.
Endlich mal Tristan Brusch und Die Heiterkeit in so einer Liste, danke!
Blood Orange auf Platz 1? Schönes Album, aber LUX ist einfach eine andere Liga.