The revelation of Mayhem’s Top 50 Albums Of 2025 is now past the halfway point. 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 part 1 and part 2 which cover positions 31 through to 50. Now we reveal the numbers from 21 to 30 in part 3.
Have your favourite albums made the Mayhem cut? Check out the list below and check out parts 1 and 2. Parts 4 and 5 which will reveal the rest of the top 50 very, very soon! Are you looking forward to the countdown? There will be a 50 song play list when Part 5 arrives! Here comes numbers 21 to 30.
21 The Passionate Ones – Nourished By Time – “Baltimore-born artist Marcus Brown, via his alter ego Nourished By Time, continues to search for the meaning of life with this astonishing album”
22 Can’t Lose My (Soul) – Annie and the Caldwells – “I am still an atheist, but this stunning gospel album perhaps brought me closer to a God than I have ever been”
23 Showbiz! – MIKE – “Modern hip-hop at its best. This album has jazz, weirdly wonderful samples and loops and it oozes with emotion”
24 Who Is The Sky? – David Byrne – “An incredibly uplifting album from the genius that is David Byrne”
25 Getting Killed – Geese – “This music sits at the cutting edge of exciting, exhilarating, experimental rock. A sonic masterpiece”
26 45 Pounds –YHWH Nailgun – “Post Punk, Funk and so much more blended to create a towering rock album”
27 Lux – ROSALÍA – “This is a true opus that is cinematic in its ambition and scale. It makes all of those classic rock operas look a little insipid”
28 Golliwog – Billy Woods – “Horror, ambient jazz and droning noise brought together to create an unsettling and powerful record”
29 Only Dust Remains – Backxwash – “Rap/ Hip-hop but with electronic, industrial, orchestral, gospel and rock elements. A hauntingly magnificent album!”
30 I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me – Lorna Shore – “Deathcore metal at its finest. Intense, dark melodic metal”
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