Pitchfork Readers Choose the Top Music of 2025

Recently, Pitchfork opened its 2025 Readers Poll, inviting thousands of music enthusiasts to select their favorite tracks and albums from the first half of the decade. Here are the outcomes of this popular vote, reflecting the tastes of the Pitchfork community.

Readers can compare their selections with Pitchforks editorial picks for the year and explore the full 2025 music coverage on the site.

Readers 100 Favorite Songs of 2025

1. Rosala: Berghain [ft. Bjrk and Yves Tumor]
2. Geese: Taxes
3. Lady Gaga: Abracadabra
4. Wednesday: Elderberry Wine
5. Rosala: Reliquia
6. Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine
7. Addison Rae: Headphones On
8. Alex G: Afterlife
9. FKA twigs: Striptease
10. Chappell Roan: The Subway
11. Nourished by Time: Max Potential
12. Sabrina Carpenter: Tears
13. Lorde: Current Affairs
14. Wet Leg: davina mccall
15. Perfume Genius: No Front Teeth [ft. Aldous Harding]

Readers 100 Favorite Albums of 2025

1. Rosala: LUX
2. Geese: Getting Killed
3. FKA twigs: Eusexua
4. Lady Gaga: Mayhem
5. Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out
6. Turnstile: Never Enough
7. Oklou: choke enough
8. Wednesday: Bleeds
9. Big Thief: Double Infinity
10. Addison Rae: Addison
11. The Beths: Straight Line Was a Lie
12. james K: Friend
13. Maria Somerville: Luster
14. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
15. aya: hexed!

The poll highlights a mix of mainstream stars and emerging talents, revealing what resonated most with listeners over the past year. From pop icons to experimental acts, 2025 offered a diverse musical landscape, and these rankings capture the decades early highlights.

Author: Grace Ellison