EP FEATURE WEEK 2026 - YES BOONE - Best I've Found

Part Two - The 200 BEST Songs of 2025 {100-1}

1 - Olivia Dean - Man I Need

2 - PinkPantheress - Illegal / PinkPantheress - Illegal (Nia Archives Remix)

3 - RAYE - Where Is My Husband!

4 - Tame Impala - DRACULA

5 - Keli Holiday - Dancing2

6 - sombr - 12 to 12
7 - Disco Lines, Tinashe - No Broke Boys
8 - sombr - undressed
9 - FISHER & bbyclose - Blackberries
10 - Addison Rae - Fame Is A Gun
11 - Ninajirachi - iPod Touch
12 - Doechii - Anxiety
13 - Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other 
14 - The Kid LAROI - HOW DOES IT FEEL?
15 - Chappell Roan - The Subway
16 - Playlunch - Keith
17 - Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
18 - HAIM - Relationships 
19 - Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap
20 - Ninajirachi - London Song
21 - The Kid LAROI - A COLD PLAY
22 - Confidence Man & JADE - gossip
23 - Addison Rae - Headphones On
24 - Olivia Dean - Baby Steps
25 - Lime Cordiale & Ruel - Melodramatic Fanatic
26 - BOY SODA - Lil’ Obsession
27 - Spacey Jane - Whateverrr
28 - Fred again.. & Amyl and The Sniffers - you're a star
29 - Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - BALCONY
30 - Ocean Alley - First Blush
31 - sombr - Back To Friends
32 - FISHER - Stay
33 - Spacey Jane - All The Noise
34 - G Flip - In Another Life
35 - Spacey Jane - Through My Teeth
36 - BENEE - Princess
37 - Chappell Roan - The Giver
38 - Djo - Basic Being Basic
39 - The Rions - Tonight's Entertainment
40 - Old Mervs - Don’t Go
41 - Alex G - Afterlife
42 - Role Model - Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
43 - grentperez - Need You Around
44 - Drake - NOKIA
45 - Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT
46 - Aitch & Bou - Raving in the Studio
47 - Tame Impala - End Of Summer 
48 - Charli xcx - Chains of Love
49 - Tate McRae - Sports Car
50 - Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You
51 - Darcie Haven - Burner Account
52 - Tyla - CHANEL
53 - Jack Harlow - Just Us {Feat. Doja Cat}
54 - sombr - i wish i knew how to quit you
55 - LISA - Born Again {Feat. Doja Cat & RAYE}
56 - Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers - WONDERFUL
57 - PinkPantheress - Tonight
58 - Yes Boone - All I Really Want
59 - Renee Rapp - Leave Me Alone 
60 - Addison Rae - High Fashion
61 - Doja Cat - Jealous Type
62 - Tame Impala - Loser
63 - Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes
64 - PinkPantheress - Stateside
65 - BENEE - Cinnamon
66 - Tyler, The Creator - Ring Ring Ring
67 - Turnstile - I CARE
68 - Ruby Fields - 92 Purebred
69 - Ocean Alley - Love Balloon
70 - Royel Otis - moody
71 - oskar med k & Khalid - nobody (make me feel)
72 - BENEE - Off The Rails
73 - Darcie Haven - Doomsday
74 - Steve Lacy - Nice Shoes
75 - Tobiahs - Angel of Mine
76 - Royel Otis - car
77 - Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us
78 - Vance Joy - Divine Feelings
79 - The Tullamarines - Running On Empty
80 - Lorde - What Was That
81 - aleksiah - Clothes Off
82 - Playboi Carti - RATHER LIE (with The Weeknd) 
83 - Ninajirachi - Infohazard
84 - Lily Allen - Pussy Palace
85 - Jennie & Doechii - ExtraL
86 - DON WEST & Meg Mac - Queen Of The World
87 - 3% - Our Greats
88 - bbno$ & VNLLA - bing bong
89 - The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD
90 - Ninajirachi - All I Am
91 - Kneecap - THE RECAP (Bootleg Version)
92 - Disclosure & Anderson .Paak - NO CAP
93 - Peach PRC - Miss Erotica
94 - Parcels - Yougotmefeeling
95 - Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue
96 - Sammy Virji, Spice & Flowdan - Match My Mood
97 - Ball Park Music - Please Don't Move To Melbourne
98 - Hilltop Hoods - Never Coming Home {Feat. SIX60}
99 - Emma Louise & Flume - Monsoon 
100 - Suzi - Centrelink Summer

Part One - The 200 BEST Songs of 2025 {200-101}

101 - Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL

102 - Darcie Haven - Girlfriend

103 - G Flip - Disco Cowgirl

104 - Hilltop Hoods - Something Bigger Than This

105 - MAY-A – [REDACTED]

106 - Olivia Dean - Lady Lady
107 - Yes Boone - Best I've Found
108 - Kobie Dee, Hellcat Speedracer - Maroubra Villain
109 - Baker Boy - Running Low
110 - Mallrat - Pavement
111 - Tiësto, Odd Mob & Goodboys - Won't Be Possible
112 - Young Franco, EARTHGANG & Jafunk - Lose Control
113 - The Weeknd - Cry for Me
114 - Wet Leg - mangetout
115 - AJ Tracey - Crush {Feat. Jorja Smith}
116 - Mau P - Like I Like It
117 - Doja Cat - AAAHH MEN!
118 - KETTAMA - It Gets Better (Forever Mix)
119 - Jem Cassar-Daley - Kiss Me Like You're Leaving
120 - Sam Alfred - Feel The Friction
121 - Keli Holiday - Ecstasy
122 - Aminé - Vacay
123 - Baker Boy - PEACEKEEPER
124 - DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man - The Right
125 - Royel Otis - Who's Your Boyfriend
126 - Hayley Williams - Mirtazapine
127 - Drake - What Did I Miss?
128 - Ruel - I Can Die Now
129 - Vera Blue - In The Corner
130 - Sammy Virji, Chris Lake & RoRo - 925
131 - Tobiahs - Before You Broke My Heart
132 - Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH 
133 - Royel Otis - who's your boyfriend
134 - Aminé - Arc de Triomphe
135 - Drake - GIMME A HUG
136 - Cat & Calmell - Cool Star
137 - Ruel - Wild Guess
138 - Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie - Talk of the Town
139 - sombr - crushing
140 - Wet Leg - CPR
141 - Sammy Virji & Issey Cross - Nostalgia
142 - Blusher - WHATEVERWHATEVER
143 - Peach PRC - Sweet n' Low
144 - Pacific Avenue - Here We Go Again
145 - KETTAMA & DJ HEARTSTRING - If U Want My Heart {Feat. KLP}
146 - The Last Dinner Party - Second Best
147 - 2charm - boyfriend
148 - Jem Cassar-Daley - Front Left Pocket
149 - INJI - TEEN ANGST
150 - The Moving Stills - Tsunami
151 - Blusher - RACER
152 - Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Winny - Winny
153 - Pacific Avenue - Working Class Hero
154 - Matt Corby - Burn It Down
155 - MK, Clementine Douglas - Come Find Me
156 - Fcukers - I Like It Like That
157 - Genesis Owusu - PIRATE RADIO
158 - Ninajirachi - Delete
159 - FKA Twigs - HARD
160 - Ocean Alley - Left of the Dealer
161 - Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me
162 - Lorde - David
163 - Brazen Barbie - Ain't No Dummy
164 - Wet Leg - catch these fists
165 - Lily Allen - West End Girl
166 - The Buoys - Bitch
167 - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In
168 - Alison Wonderland, Ninajirachi - Heaven
169 - Hilltop Hoods - Rage Against The Fatigue
170 - Cosmo's Midnight - 45
171 - The Rions - Scumbag
172 - Ninajirachi - Fuck My Computer
173 - Kita Alexander - I Don't Wanna Go Home
174 - Mia Wray - Get Out My Way
175 - FKA Twigs - Childlike Things {Feat. North West}
176 - Jennie - Like Jennie
177 - The Temper Trap - Lucky Dimes
178 - Cat & Calmell - Pop Music {Feat. Cult Shotta}
179 - Parcels - Tobeloved
180 - Ocean Alley - Drenched
181 - DEVAURA - Meet Your Maker
182 - Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love
183 - Mia Wray - Only Love
184 - Dominic Fike - White Keys
185 - Sam Fender & Elton John - Talk to You
186 - Djanaba - Stutter
187 - Confidence Man - Damaged Goods
188 - KUČKA - FUN!
189 - Radio Free Alice - Toyota Camry
190 - Mashd N Kutcher - MAKE ME FEEL
191 - G Flip - Cut His Dick Off
192 - Doja Cat - Take Me Dancing {Feat. SZA}
193 - Hilltop Hoods - Don’t Happy, Be Worry
194 - Joey Valence & Brae - BUST DOWN
195 - Ruel - The Suburbs
196 - The Weeknd - São Paulo {Feat. Anitta}
197 - Dom Dolla - No Room For A Saint
198 - Rosalía - Berghain {Feat. Björk & Yves Tumor}
199 - Nina Las Vegas & Swick - Shot Caller 
200 - JT - Girls Gone Wild 

Album of the year for 2025 & the winner is.....

This year was a year for the ladies. Actually last year was a BRAT year! So two years running, it's all about the ladies.

From a (very) local release, to a UK Brat sequel (of sorts) to a US singer born in the year I finished school, the year 2000.

2025 served up a fascinating year of music. From solid local releases, lead by Ninajirachi to international gems like Fancy That and Addison.

Despite Fancy That being considered a mixtape, the record got a Brat like remake with loads of solid guests. Fancy Some More was PACKED. Anitta, Seventeen, Bladee, Oklou, Jade, Yves, Kylie Minogue, JT, Sugababes, Zara Larsson, Ravyn Lenae, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Joe Goddard, DJ Caio Prince & Adame DJ, Mochakk, Loukeman & Lead, Sega Bodega, Groove Armada, & Kilimanjaro. WILD!

Then there is Nina Wilson. AKA, Ninajirachi. Her spectacular rise with the release of her long-awaited debut album, I Love My Computer. 

Her debut EP, Lapland, landed in 2019 and she continued a series of releases over COVID, including True North in 2021 – a collaborative EP with Kota Banks which was named as one of the albums of the year by The Atlantic. 

Three further EPs were released, but despite regular and ongoing support from community radio and triple j, streaming figures were stuck under the million mark across the catalogue. Earlier this year though, the momentum shifted as the campaign for her album I Love My Computer kicked in, with the single All I Am hitting in February, ready for what was to be a rapid build. 

Finally Addison Rae. Addison is the debut studio album released back in June.

Addison was produced by Elvira Anderfjärd and Luka Kloser, who also co-wrote the songs with Rae. The album spawned five singles: Diet Pepsi, Aquamarine, High Fashion, Headphones On & Fame Is a Gun.

Addison was met with widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised the album's production and innovativeness. The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In support of the album, Rae embarked on the Addison Tour, her first concert tour, in August 2025.

The project helped Rae earn her first Grammy Award nomination at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist. Rae, Anderfjärd and Kloser were also recognised by Variety with The Future Is Female Award for "breaking the glass ceiling by writing, producing and performing Grammy-nominated debut album entirely themselves."

The album appeared on numerous year-end lists, being named the best album of the year by The Fader and The Washington Post.

So with all that said. For the first time ever. It's too close to tell. That's why, it's ladies year with all three albums, my ALBUMS of 2025!

Well done Addison, Nina and Victoria Beverley Walker (AKA PinkPantheress). Well done to all three records. You can stream them all now via the below links.

Album of the Year - Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

Album of the Year - Addison Rae - Addison

Album of the Year - PinkPantheress - Fancy That

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