My Top 15 Albums of the Year: Best of 2025

Here it is: my definitive Top 15 rundown of the best albums (and Top 5 vinyl reissues) of 2025. It has been an absolute monster of a year for music: indie darlings dropping career-best records, legends roaring back with fire in their veins, surprise drops that shook the game, and a wave of vinyl reissues that finally gave forgotten gems the vinyl treatment they deserve. This list is entirely made up of items I've added to my vinyl collection this year. Let's get into the ranking... 👉 Subscribe for More Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: 👉 Radiohead's Lost Decade: https://youtu.be/PB2MqxVuauY 👉 The Story of Shadow of the Guest: https://youtu.be/31VP6TtALBI 👉 Best Albums of 2024: https://youtu.be/qDhlPBkHtK0 Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Albums of the Year 2025 0:52 Honorable Mentions 3:34 Albums 15 to 11 7:25 Albums 10 to 6 11:01 Albums 5 to 1 15:23 Best Vinyl Reissues of 2025 #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax #bestof2025 #aoty #aoty2025 #albumsoftheyear #albumoftheyear #2025countdown