With Just A Hint Of Mayhem

The revelation of Mayhem’s Top 50 Albums Of 2025 is now nearing the top. In past years it has only ever been a top 20, but it was hard to whittle the original list of 60 down to 20, so we kept 50 of them! So far we have given you parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 which cover positions 11 through to 50. Now we reveal the numbers from 1 to 10 in the final instalment, the top 10 or part 5.

Have your favourite albums made the Mayhem cut? Check out the list below and check out parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. (Just click on the numbers). There is, as promised, a 50 song play list, bringing you nearly three hours of great sounds (check below)! For information the whole top 50 is printed below as well. Here comes the top ten!

1 Service Station At The End Of The Universe – Antony Szmierek – “Perfect spoken word poetry set against sublime beats, like the bastard northern son of Mike Skinner”
2 Der Traum Über Alles – Avalanche Party – “Without a doubt the finest British band of their generation. I am gutted that they decided to call it a day”
3 More – Pulp – “A flawless return to form from one of Sheffield’s finest bands”
4 Panic Shack – Panic Shack – “Personal tales of truth and life from a superb band”
5 Rave Immortal – ALT BLK ERA –“A musical phenomenon that gets better with every release!”
6 black british music – Jim Legxacy – “Can anyone combine rap, R&B and electro pop better than Jim Legxacy? Probably not!”
7 Reflecting Light And Causing Chaos – Dead Rat Society – “Perhaps a little short, but this is a genuine example of an album that is most definitely all killer no filler“.
8 Suspects – The Dead Zoo – “A band that is standing on the threshold of true greatness”
9 Never Enough – Turnstile – “Who can write a hook-laden chorus better than this lot?“
10 Who Let The Dogs Out – Lambrini Girls – “Perfect punk energy switched up to 11”

THE FULL TOP 50

1 Service Station At The End Of The Universe – Antony Szmierek
2 Der Traum Über Alles – Avalanche Party
3 More – Pulp
4 Panic Shack – Panic Shack
5 Rave Immortal – ALT BLK ERA
6 black british music – Jim Legxacy
7 Reflecting Light And Causing Chaos – Dead Rat Society
8 Suspects – The Dead Zoo
9 Never Enough – Turnstile
10 Who Let The Dogs Out – Lambrini Girls
11 Cut & Rewind – Say She She
12 West End Girl – Lily Allen
13 Parasites & Butterflies – Nova Twins
14 Bin Juice – The Lovely Eggs
15 The Clearing – Wolf Alice
16 Lotus – Little Simz
17 MAD! – Sparks
18 Euro-Country – CMAT
19 Pillow Talk – Party Nails
20 Antidepressants – Suede
21 The Passionate Ones – Nourished By Time
22 Can’t Lose My (Soul) – Annie and the Caldwells
23 Showbiz! – MIKE
24 Who Is The Sky? – David Byrne
25 Getting Killed – Geese
26 YHWH Nailgun – 45 Pounds
27 Lux – ROSALÍA
28 Golliwog – Billy Woods
29 Only Dust Remains – Backxwash
30 I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me – Lorna Shore
31 A Paradise In The Hold – Yazz Ahmed
32 Essex Honey – Blood Orange
33 EUSEXUA – FKA Twigs
34 DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny
35 Addison – Addison Rae
36 THE BPM – Sudan Archives
37 Like A Ribbon – John Glacier
38 That’s Showbiz Baby! – JADE
39 The Bad Fire – Mogwai
40 A Complicated Woman – Self Esteem
41 The Sky, the Earth & All Between – Architects
42 Music Can Hear Us – DJ Koze
43 The Collapse Of Everything – Adrian Sherwood
44 Sad And Beautiful World – Mavis Staples
45 Metalhorse – Billy Nomates
46 A Fine African Man – Knucks
47 Faux Animaux – Blue Violet
48 Lost In Good Intentions – Fishing 4 Compliments
49 Dreaming In Stereo – Jellybricks
50 Naked Truth – Autumn Dawn Leader

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