Today, BBC Radio 6 Music, the UK\u2019s biggest digital-only radio station with 2.7 million listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025), revealed its Albums of the Year 2025.<\/p>\n
The albums will all be celebrated over the coming five weeks, within Albums of the Year special editions of Matt Everitt\u2019s weekly New Album Fix show (which drops on BBC Sounds every Friday morning). Each of the albums will be explored across the five episodes, which will feature words from 6 Music presenters about why they\u2019ve chosen their particular album.<\/p>\n
Cam Pia, 6 Music\u2019s Music Editor says: \u201cI love hearing what our presenters have picked for 6 Music’s annual Albums of the Year celebration – and 2025’s list yet again showcases the incredible depth and breadth of music we play across the network as well as championing some truly outstanding bodies of work from some of our favourite artists. Over the next five weeks, we’ll be digging into these picks via special programming as well as adding tracks from each album to our weekly new music playlist.”<\/p>\n
New Music Fix: Albums of the Year \u2013 Episode 1<\/p>\n
On BBC Sounds from Friday 21 November<\/p>\n
\u2022 EURO-COUNTRY by CMAT (selected by Chris Hawkins)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Glory by Perfume Genius (selected by Huw Stephens)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lifetime by Erika de Casier (selected by SHERELLE)<\/p>\n
\u2022 LSD by Cardiacs (selected by Marc Riley)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Warsaw 480km by p\u00f4t-pot (selected by Deb Grant)<\/p>\n
New Music Fix: Albums of the Year \u2013 Episode 2<\/p>\n
On BBC Sounds from Friday 28 November<\/p>\n
\u2022 Canticle Hardposte by Proc Fiskal (selected by AFRODEUTSCHE)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Devotion & The Black Divine by anaiis (selected by Zakia)<\/p>\n
\u2022 In Limerence by Jacob Alon (selected by Guy Garvey)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Private Music by Deftones (selected by Huey Morgan)<\/p>\n
\u2022 viagr aboys by Viagra Boys (selected by Nathan Shepherd)<\/p>\n
New Music Fix: Albums of the Year \u2013 Episode 3<\/p>\n
On BBC Sounds from Friday 5 December<\/p>\n
\u2022 Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond (selected by Gideon Coe)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Joseph, What Have You Done? by Rainy Miller (selected by Mary Anne Hobbs)<\/p>\n
\u2022 People Watching by Sam Fender (selected by Stuart Maconie)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Teeth of Time by Joshua Burnside (selected by Emily Pilbeam)<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Bad Fire by Mogwai (selected by Iggy Pop)<\/p>\n
New Music Fix: Albums of the Year \u2013 Episode 4<\/p>\n
On BBC Sounds from Friday 12 December:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Crooked Wing by These New Puritans (selected by Mark Radcliffe)<\/p>\n
\u2022 LUX by Rosal\u00eda (selected by Nick Grimshaw)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Map of a Blue City by Marc Ribot (selected by Cerys Matthews)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tether by Annahstasia (selected by Jamz Supernova)<\/p>\n
\u2022 we\u2019re having a barn dance by lavender (selected by Don Letts)<\/p>\n
New Music Fix: Albums of the Year \u2013 Episode 5<\/p>\n
On BBC Sounds from Friday 19 December<\/p>\n
\u2022 A Complicated Woman by Self Esteem (selected by Steve Lamacq)<\/p>\n
\u2022 A.O.E.I.U. by Florence Adooni (selected by Gilles Peterson)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Getting Killed by Geese (selected by Lauren Laverne)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sad and Beautiful World by Mavis Staples (selected by Beth Ditto)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Teal Dreams by Yazmin Lacey (selected by Craig Charles)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Who Let the Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls (selected by Amy Lam\u00e9)<\/p>\n
One track from each of these albums will be added to the 6 Music playlist for one week between Monday 17 November \u2013 Sunday 21 December.<\/p>\n
With a reach of 2.7 million listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025), 6 Music is the UK\u2019s biggest digital-only radio station. It brings a broad range of music and culture beyond the mainstream to music lovers with a curious spirit, combining the cutting-edge music of today with the iconic, ground-breaking sounds of the past 50 years. Presenters include AFRODEUTSCHE, Amy Lam\u00e9, Beth Ditto, Cerys Matthews, Chris Hawkins, Craig Charles, Deb Grant, Don Letts, Emily Pilbeam, Femi Koleoso, Gideon Coe, Gilles Peterson, Guy Garvey, Huw Stephens, Huey Morgan, Iggy Pop, Jamz Supernova, Lauren Laverne, Marc Riley, Mark Radcliffe, Mary Anne Hobbs, Matt Everitt, Nathan Shepherd, Nick Grimshaw, SHERELLE, Steve Lamacq, Stuart Maconie and Zakia.<\/p>\n
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