Top Songs/Albums of 2025

By Xander Beaumont | January 19, 2026

With 2025 in the books, we have to finish off our “25 from 25” series with the second installment of the year! If you are looking for new music from this year and don’t know where to start, we have got you covered. Keeping with the prior installments theme, we have selected 25 albums, 25 EDM singles, and 25 non-EDM singles for your review. You can review our first installment here and access playlists for the EDM and Non-EDM singles in the attached links. For reading the article, you can click on any image below to pop-out a window detailing our thoughts on the record, and a link for you to listen on your own. We will be keeping this up in the upcoming year but might break it down to once per season with a different number of albums/songs. Stay Tuned!

25 Albums to listen to from 2025

Bigger Than All Of Us - Above & Beyond (9/10)
Inertia - Pendulum (8.5/10)
Nomad - DJ Snake (7.5/10)
Forever & Maybe More - Louis Futon (8/10)
20 Second Century - Galimatias (8/10)
Mr-Manzana-Mr-Bill
As The Pendulum Swings - Rezz (7.5/10)
Anemoia - SG Lewis (8.5/10)
Don't Tap The Glass - Tyler, The Creator (7.5/10)
Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse (8/10)
God Does Like Ugly - JID (8.5/10)
Starline - Chance the Rapper (8/10)
HYPERYOUTH - Joey Valence & Brae (7.5/10)
Returning to Myself - Brandi Carlile (7/10)
KIARA - Offset (7/10)
Okinawan Wuman - Awich (8/10)
BIG MONEY - Jon Batiste (8.5/10)
Free - Kid Cudi (8/10)
Vanisher, Horizon Scraper - Quadeca (7.5/10)
The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean (8.5/10)
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY - Mariah The Scientist (7.5/10)
CRYSALIS - Jenevieve (8.5/10)
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party - Hayley WIlliams (8/10)
Getting Killed - Geese (8/10)
Tusuyii - Khruangbin (9/10)

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25 EDM songs to listen to from 2025

Victory Lap 5 - Fred Again…
Start Over - Louis Futon
Beat Don't Stop - Big Gigantic, Funk Hunters, Chali 2na
White Lotus - Lido
Responsible - Galimatias, Bas
Light You Up - Griz, Tape B, CREG
Somewhere Up There - GorillaT, Big Gigantic, Born I
Higher - Gudfella, Jai Wolf
Bring the House Down - DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, TRXGGX
Beto's Horns - Fred Again..., Ca7riel, Paco Amoroso
Swag Surfin' - Whethan
Till The Sun Comes Up - Gramatik, Big Gigantic, ProbCause
Napalm - Pendulum, Joey Valence & Brae
R.E.M - DJ Susan
Who Let The Dogs Out - Wuki, DJ Susan Baha Men
La Noche - Chris Lake, Skrillex, ANITA B QUEEN
I Cannot - Anti Up
6 Million - Peekaboo, Skrillex, Flowdan, Fireboy DML
..Fiesty - Bia, Fred Again…
Can't Get Enough - Levity
Nerves VIP - Mr. Bill
Rico Rola - Casa Amigos, Rommii, Bolo
Dominator - RL Grime, Deadcrow
No Cap - Disclosure, Anderson Paak.
Chillin for a Minute - SoDown, Hairitage, Daemon (Blurrd VZN Remix)

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25 non-EDM songs to listen to from 2025

Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Past Won't Leave My Bed - Joji
Parachute - Hayley Williams
Right From Wrong - Danny Brown, NNAMDI
GHOST. - Armani White
7 Minute Freestyle - Big L, Jay-Z
Move On - Kevin Powers, Shaboozey
Contrabando - Rauw Alejandro, Wisin, Nengo Flow
Cobra - Geese
Pretty & Petty - Cardi B
SUPAFLEE - Joey Badass, Bri Steves
Burn Ya Block - Chance The Rapper
Naive - Jenevieve
Truman Show - Kid Cudi
BUST DOWN - Joey Valence & Brae, TiaCorine
Mr. Right Now - tig3r lewis
Choices - Snow The Product
It's Time - Nas, DJ Premier, Steve Miller Band
Butcher Shop - Awich, ASAP Ferg, RZA
0801 - Stray Kids
Chanel - Tyla
Watching Us - Wale, Leon Thomas
Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter
No One Knows - Brandi Carlilie
IT’S ALL HAPPENING - Coast Contra

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Which one of these tracks from 2025 is your favorite? Or is there a particular genre you prefer? Stick with us at The Festival Voice and keep up with some of the best music in 2026!

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