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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