The Best Albums of 2025

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite albums of 2025. They’ll also hear selections from their production staff.

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Featured Songs:

Wednesday, "Elderberry Wine," Bleeds, Dead Oceans, 2025

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

The Hives, "They Can't Hear the Music," The Hives Forever Forever the Hives, PIAS, 2025

Billy Woods, "BLK XMAS (feat. Bruiser Wolf & Sadhugold)," Golliwog, Backwoodz Studioz, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter, "Nobody's Son," Man's Best Friend, Island, 2025

Gwenifer Raymond, "Jack Parsons Blues," Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark, We Are Busy Bodies, 2025

Lambrini Girls, "Love," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025

Trupa Trupa, "Backwards Water," Mourners, Glitterbeat, 2025

Viagra Boys, "Man Made of Meat," Viagr Aboys, Shrimptech Enterprises, 2025

Aesop Rock, "Full House Pinball," I Heard It's A Mess There Too, Rhymesayers, 2025

Maruja, "Look Down On Us," Pain to Power, Music For Nations, 2025

Poor Creature, "All Smiles Tonight," All Smiles Tonight, River Lea, 2025

Rosalía, "Berghain," Lux, Columbia, 2025

Wet Leg, "mangetout," Moisturizer, Domino, 2025

FKA twigs, "Perfect Stranger," Eusexua, Atlantic, 2025

Sprints , "Coming Alive," All That Is Over, City Slang, 2025

Horsegirl, "I Can't Stand to See You," Phonetics On and On, Matador, 2025

Lenny Dee, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Happy Holi-Dee, Decca, 1961

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:08.2	Hello, Chicago!
0:36.5	Hello! You're listening to sound opinions, and this week we're revealing our favorite albums of the year.
0:37.5	I'm Greg Kot. And I'm Jim DiRogatus. Let's jump in to our favorite albums of the year. I'm Greg Kot.
0:39.2	And I'm Jim DiRogatis.
0:42.4	Let's jump in to the best albums of 2025.
0:46.6	Sound Opinions is supported by Goose Island Beer Company.
0:52.9	Since 1988, Goose Island's been brewing beers in and inspired by Chicago. They got 312 weed ale, hazy beer hug, and many more one-off beers at the Fulton
0:59.8	Street tap room or their new Salt Shed pub.
1:03.8	The perfect place to go before a show at the Salt Shed, me and Andrew, were there on
1:08.8	opening night, Greg.
1:10.2	It was really exciting. You had Rocky Mountain
1:12.6	spotted fever. Tick fever. I'm sorry about that. Anyway, every time we go to one of these goose joints,
1:18.5	there's another new one to try, and we love them all. I'm a fan. In addition to making great
1:24.2	products and event spaces, Goose Island has always been a supporter of music culture in Chicago and nationwide.
1:29.8	I mean, if you see that Goose Island logo at a venue or a restaurant, you know you're in good hands.
1:34.8	Yeah, we are proud to be associated with Goose Island.
1:37.8	Goose Island beer company? Chicago's beer.
1:40.8	And Sound Opinions is.
1:42.8	Sound Opinions is an independent production supported by listeners like me on Patreon.
1:49.6	Join us in keeping independent music criticism in the world by clicking the link in this episode's description.
1:58.0	Greg, we can't play all of our top 25 albums of the year.
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