Unexpected comebacks and operatic pop: The best albums and songs of 2025. Critics rank Rosalía, Geese, Bad Bunny and more in a definitive year-end super-list. The best music of 2025 emerged not from chart dominance but from creativity, risk-taking and emotional depth, according to a major “poll of polls” compiled from more than 30 end-of-year lists by leading music publications. The resulting super-ranking highlights albums and songs that challenged pop conventions, blended genres and pushed lis