Albums of the year

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Albums of the year

Rosalía: Lux

The 33-year-old Catalan musician Rosal

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The Week UK Magazine

23 December, 2025

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Metal Hammer

The 30 greatest albums of the 2020s so far

Pagan doom, Marmite metalcore, genre-smashing hardcore, razzle-dazzle arena metal… this has been the soundtrack to the decade to date

BBC Music Magazine

A remarkable journey through sound and space

Works by Bowie, Crumb, Brahms, Mahler, Wolf, Schubert, Clarke et al Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo), Jan Philip Schulze (piano/synthesizer), Bernd Oezsevim (percussion) Challenge Classics CC720038 67 mins Th

Classic Rock

Francis rossi

The Accidental EARMUSIC

ELLE - UK

The soundtrack of 2026

Refresh your playlists with these rising musicians who are set to dominate the year

BBC Music Magazine

Dazzling ballet suites reimagined

Andrey Gugnin (piano) Hyperion CDA684712 83 mins This album of Russian ballet transcriptions sparkles like a glass bauble hanging amidst the fairy lights. Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky wrote so colourful