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Frank Ude



Genre Standout Albums of 2025

Doth Music | December 31, 2025

Here are our picks for the Genre Standout Albums of 2025, highlighting the efforts of the performing artists, composers, lyricists, producers, and engineers on the albums.


TBI
African
Éclairer le monde – Youssou N'Dour



Rough Trade
Alternative
caroline 2 – caroline



Sähkö
Ambient
Sysivalo – Ø



Otherland
Asian
There Is Beauty, There Already – Sarathy Korwar



Silvertone
Blues
Ain't Done With The Blues – Buddy Guy



Independent
Classical
Gabriela Ortiz: Yanga – Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Alisa Weilerstein



Dead Oceans
Country
Bleeds – Wednesday



NLV
Dance
I Love My Computer – Ninajirachi



AD 93
Folk
Blurrr – Joanne Robertson



Gumbo / Tyscot
Gospel
Heart of Mine – Darrel Walls & PJ Morton



hermine
Jazz
Luminescent Creatures – Ichiko Aoba



Rimas
Latin
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny



Columbia
Pop
LUX – ROSALÍA



Warner
R&B
Baby – Dijon



Apollo's Crotch
Rap
pilostyles wildflower – Tall Can



Forever Living Originals
Reggae
Exile – Chronixx



Partisan / Play It Again Sam
Rock
Getting Killed – Geese



Invada
Spoken
Constant Noise – Benefits