“The music world refused to stand still in 2025. This wasn’t a year for playing it safe.”
Rolling Stone’s annual list crowns Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” as album of the year. Lady Gaga brought the mayhem for her most ambitious record in years. Rosalía made a deeply personal statement about sexual and spiritual transcendence. The top ten rounds out with Dijon, Geese, Clipse, Tyler Childers, Wednesday, Hayley Williams, and Playboi Carti.