Aggregating year-end lists from major music publications
| Rank | Artist | Album | Score | Appearances | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklou | choke enough | 4.70 | 5 | |
| 2 | Nourished by Time | The Passionate Ones | 4.66 | 6 | |
| 3 | Rosalía | LUX | 3.88 | 5 | |
| 4 | Geese | Getting Killed | 3.84 | 4 | |
| 5 | billy woods | GOLLIWOG | 3.54 | 5 | |
| 6 | Dijon | Baby | 3.32 | 5 | |
| 7 | Los Thuthanaka | Los Thuthanaka | 3.14 | 4 | |
| 8 | Smerz | Big city life | 3.02 | 4 | |
| 9 | aya | hexed! | 2.88 | 4 | |
| 10 | Wednesday | Bleeds | 2.72 | 4 | |
| 11 | Joanne Robertson | Blurrr | 2.67 | 4 | |
| 12 | PinkPantheress | Fancy That | 2.66 | 4 | |
| 13 | Addison Rae | Addison | 2.56 | 4 | |
| 14 | Bad Bunny | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS | 2.44 | 4 | |
| 15 | james K | Friend | 2.25 | 4 | |
| 16 | caroline | caroline 2 | 2.11 | 3 | |
| 17 | CMAT | EURO-COUNTRY | 1.88 | 2 | |
| 18 | Jim Legxacy | black british music (2025) | 1.86 | 3 | |
| 19 | Hayley Williams | Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party | 1.84 | 3 | |
| 20 | Sudan Archives | The BPM | 1.78 | 3 | |
| 21 | Agriculture | The Spiritual Sound | 1.76 | 3 | |
| 22 | Cameron Winter | Heavy Metal | 1.66 | 2 | |
| 23 | Rochelle Jordan | Through the Wall | 1.66 | 3 | |
| 24 | Amaarae | Black Star | 1.60 | 2 | |
| 25 | JOHN GLACIER | Like a Ribbon | 1.55 | 2 | |
| 26 | Erika de Casier | Lifetime | 1.52 | 3 | |
| 27 | FKA twigs | EUSEXUA | 1.52 | 4 | |
| 28 | Turnstile | Never Enough | 1.52 | 2 | |
| 29 | Blood Orange | Essex Honey | 1.48 | 4 | |
| 30 | YHWH Nailgun | 45 Pounds | 1.46 | 3 | |
| 31 | JADE | THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! | 1.41 | 3 | |
| 32 | Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band | New Threats From the Soul | 1.38 | 3 | |
| 33 | Panda Bear | Sinister Grift | 1.34 | 3 | |
| 34 | Water From Your Eyes | It’s a Beautiful Place | 1.32 | 2 | |
| 35 | Blawan | SickElixir | 1.24 | 2 | |
| 36 | MARIA SOMERVILLE | Luster | 1.18 | 2 | |
| 37 | Jane Remover | Revengeseekerz | 1.16 | 2 | |
| 38 | Lorde | Virgin | 1.10 | 2 | |
| 39 | Earl Sweatshirt | Live Laugh Love | 1.07 | 2 | |
| 40 | Titanic | HAGEN | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 41 | Ninajirachi | I Love My Computer | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 42 | Deftones | private music | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 43 | EarthBall | Outside Over There | 0.99 | 1 | |
| 44 | Richard Dawson | End Of The Middle | 0.98 | 1 | |
| 45 | HORSEGIRL | Phonetics On and On | 0.98 | 2 | |
| 46 | These New Puritans | Crooked Wing | 0.97 | 1 | |
| 47 | Decius | Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience) | 0.95 | 1 | |
| 48 | Oneohtrix Point Never | Tranquilizer | 0.93 | 2 | |
| 49 | Friendship | Caveman Wakes Up | 0.92 | 1 | |
| 50 | France | Destino Scifosi | 0.92 | 1 |