BBC Radio 6 Music reveals its Albums of the Year 2025

Today, BBC Radio 6 Music, the UK’s biggest digital-only radio station with 2.7 million listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025), revealed its Albums of the Year 2025.

The albums will all be celebrated over the coming five weeks, within Albums of the Year special editions of Matt Everitt’s weekly New Album Fix show (which drops on BBC Sounds every Friday morning). Each of the albums will be explored across the five episodes, which will feature words from 6 Music presenters about why they’ve chosen their particular album.

Cam Pia, 6 Music’s Music Editor says: “I love hearing what our presenters have picked for 6 Music’s annual Albums of the Year celebration – and 2025’s list yet again showcases the incredible depth and breadth of music we play across the network as well as championing some truly outstanding bodies of work from some of our favourite artists. Over the next five weeks, we’ll be digging into these picks via special programming as well as adding tracks from each album to our weekly new music playlist.”

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 1

On BBC Sounds from Friday 21 November

• EURO-COUNTRY by CMAT (selected by Chris Hawkins)

• Glory by Perfume Genius (selected by Huw Stephens)

• Lifetime by Erika de Casier (selected by SHERELLE)

• LSD by Cardiacs (selected by Marc Riley)

• Warsaw 480km by pôt-pot (selected by Deb Grant)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 2

On BBC Sounds from Friday 28 November

• Canticle Hardposte by Proc Fiskal (selected by AFRODEUTSCHE)

• Devotion & The Black Divine by anaiis (selected by Zakia)

• In Limerence by Jacob Alon (selected by Guy Garvey)

• Private Music by Deftones (selected by Huey Morgan)

• viagr aboys by Viagra Boys (selected by Nathan Shepherd)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 3

On BBC Sounds from Friday 5 December

• Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond (selected by Gideon Coe)

• Joseph, What Have You Done? by Rainy Miller (selected by Mary Anne Hobbs)

• People Watching by Sam Fender (selected by Stuart Maconie)

• Teeth of Time by Joshua Burnside (selected by Emily Pilbeam)

• The Bad Fire by Mogwai (selected by Iggy Pop)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 4

On BBC Sounds from Friday 12 December:

• Crooked Wing by These New Puritans (selected by Mark Radcliffe)

• LUX by Rosalía (selected by Nick Grimshaw)

• Map of a Blue City by Marc Ribot (selected by Cerys Matthews)

• Tether by Annahstasia (selected by Jamz Supernova)

• we’re having a barn dance by lavender (selected by Don Letts)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 5

On BBC Sounds from Friday 19 December

• A Complicated Woman by Self Esteem (selected by Steve Lamacq)

• A.O.E.I.U. by Florence Adooni (selected by Gilles Peterson)

• Getting Killed by Geese (selected by Lauren Laverne)

• Sad and Beautiful World by Mavis Staples (selected by Beth Ditto)

• Teal Dreams by Yazmin Lacey (selected by Craig Charles)

• Who Let the Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls (selected by Amy Lamé)

One track from each of these albums will be added to the 6 Music playlist for one week between Monday 17 November – Sunday 21 December.

With a reach of 2.7 million listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025), 6 Music is the UK’s biggest digital-only radio station. It brings a broad range of music and culture beyond the mainstream to music lovers with a curious spirit, combining the cutting-edge music of today with the iconic, ground-breaking sounds of the past 50 years. Presenters include AFRODEUTSCHE, Amy Lamé, Beth Ditto, Cerys Matthews, Chris Hawkins, Craig Charles, Deb Grant, Don Letts, Emily Pilbeam, Femi Koleoso, Gideon Coe, Gilles Peterson, Guy Garvey, Huw Stephens, Huey Morgan, Iggy Pop, Jamz Supernova, Lauren Laverne, Marc Riley, Mark Radcliffe, Mary Anne Hobbs, Matt Everitt, Nathan Shepherd, Nick Grimshaw, SHERELLE, Steve Lamacq, Stuart Maconie and Zakia.

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