• Sade ('Love Deluxe') • Madonna ('Ray of Light') • Stevie Nicks ('Rumours') • Billie Holiday ('All or Nothing at All') • Kacey Musgraves ('Golden Hour')

Only a handful of hours left to help determine the rankings of the all-time greatest albums! Rock that vote right here: album.ink/GOATAlbumsPoll

As @albumism.com's editor-in-chief, I'm ineligible to vote in our "GOAT" readers' poll. However, if I hadn't recused myself from the voting, the albums pictured here would be my picks for the greatest of all time. How many of these are also on your list? Vote here: album.ink/GOATAlbumsPoll

My introduction to the passion and power of Rosie Lowe’s sterling songcraft. Over the past ten years, there have been few artists as consistently intriguing, inspiring and impressive as Rosie. If you haven’t explored her music yet, I strongly recommend that you devote some time to do so.

Congrats on blessing the world with this beautiful new album, @zo3hree5ive.com & Tall Black Guy. So well done, so thoughtfully crafted. "Skies" with @sysmith.bsky.social is the supreme highlight for me thus far, amidst so many more highlights to hear across this mighty fine record.

Excited to see how these results & rankings unfold…the response from our readers has been impressive. Rock that vote!

A great way to begin the day. Love the new song and can't wait for the album!

Without question, the most ambitious—and intriguing—readers' poll we've ever conducted in @albumism.com's ten-year history and the votes are already flying in rapid-fire. Can't wait to see which albums our community selects as the consensus greatest of all time. VOTE! album.ink/GOATAlbumsPoll

A few albums late to the game, this is the album that cemented my reverence for Tori Amos. Happy 30 years, Boys For Pele.

This brilliant album still sounds fresh & fantastic to my ears, 31 years on. Forever grateful to The Roots, Black Thought & Questlove for these songs.

Ten years ago, I launched @albumism.com as a platform to indulge and preserve my fellow music fans' passion for albums as a vital art form. Mission accomplished. Thanks to all of the artists, readers & writers that have made the experience so much fun!

Jill Scott has announced that her new album 'To Whom This May Concern' will arrive February 13th and she has unveiled the lead single "Beautiful People" | Listen + learn more here: album.ink/JillScottBP

Cleo Sol's 'Mother'

De La Soul's indelible musical legacy continues to evolve and excite with this powerful, poignant statement of artistic purpose. With so many worthy Album of the Year contenders to choose from, I'd say our readers & writers' consensus selection is the correct choice.

Morning Sounds: Ivy’s “Heartbreak” from their wonderful album ‘Traces of You’ @ivyfanpage.bsky.social

Unequivocally my favorite piece that we publish via @albumism.com each year. Always so much fun discovering each of our writers' top picks from the year, including plenty of albums that escaped my own radar and warrant attention.

Juliana Hatfield has released her new album 'Lightning Might Strike' | Listen to the album here: album.ink/JHatfieldLMS

Brandi Carlile’s ‘Returning To Myself’ is included in our shortlist for the BEST ALBUMS OF 2025 and you can vote to help determine where it ranks in our year-end list. Explore the full shortlist + vote here: album.ink/BestOf25Poll

Alison Goldfrapp’s ‘Flux’ is included in our shortlist for the BEST ALBUMS OF 2025 and you can vote to help determine where it ranks in our year-end list. Explore the full shortlist + vote here: album.ink/BestOf25Poll

Rock. That. Vote. album.ink/BestOf25Poll

Epic then. Epic now. Hope you are resting well, Maxi Jazz. Your voice is eternal.

Remember buying this beauty of an album at the Virgin Megastore in San Francisco during Thanksgiving break 1996. It’s been in frequent rotation — on my stereo and in my mind — ever since. A timeless work of art.

Morning Sounds: De La Soul’s “Breakadawn” from their 1993 album ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ @wearedelasoul.com

Morning Sounds: Pulp’s “Common People”

Always here for new music from Mariah Carey. Congratulations on sharing your sweet sixteenth with the world!

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her new album 'Perimenopop' | Listen to the album here: album.ink/SEBprmnpp

Very well deserved. A beautifully crafted album.

Always lifts my spirit whenever Juliana releases new music into the world. Love the new single. Looking forward to the new album.

Comforted (and elated) to know that a new Ivy record is out in the world now. 'Traces of You' is wonderful and would be a mighty fine addition to your record collection: ivy-band.bandcamp.com/album/traces... @ivyfanpage.bsky.social

Breaking news courtesy of my daughter. Thank goodness that I have her as such a reliable news source.

A beautifully crafted set of songs, this one...

Bob Marley & The Wailers De La Soul Madonna Sade Saint Etienne

I've always loved Cathy Dennis' debut and love it even more after reading @beyondtheencore.bsky.social's thoughtfully written tribute. Highly recommended listening (and reading).

A film with a fascinating backstory, 'Pump Up The Volume' features an eclectic soundtrack where the ’60s and the Neighties collide. Wrote about it here. ☮️👇

Ivy - Traces Of You Listening Party

Ivy have unveiled "Fragile People" as the latest single from their forthcoming album 'Traces of You' | Watch the official video here: album.ink/IvyFP @ivyfanpage.bsky.social @barnonerecords.bsky.social

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

My #1 favorite album of 2025 thus far. Beautifully crafted songs and their signature shapeshifting melodies on full, dazzling display. Well done and thank you, @stereolabgroop.bsky.social.

We’re record shopping in London today—hitting up our favorite shops like Phonica Records & Reckless Records—and finding plenty of gems to fill our bags. (See comments for more.) #Zero7 #SAULT #CleoSol #LoyleCarner #PeopleUnderTheStairs #LittleSimz #KruderAndDorfmeister #Clio #TonyToniToné

It's always a good day when there's new Mariah Carey music in the world. Her new single's a stormer.

Such wonderful news. Can't wait to hear the new album in its entirety.

Love the new song and can't wait to hear the new album. What an inspired career @bobpetesarah.bsky.social have had together.

Such a stunning album. One of my all-time favorites that I return to often.

Still revisit this wonderful album often, 25 years on. “Autumn Tactics” and “No Ordinary Morning” are particularly lovely.

"In Between Days"