BBC Radio 6 Music Unveils 2025 Albums of the Year Selections
BBC Radio 6 Music is spotlighting its annual albums of the Year,revealing a diverse selection of critically acclaimed and artist-chosen records throughout November and December. The station will dedicate four special episodes of “New Music Fix: Albums of the Year” to showcase the chosen albums, with one track from each added to the 6 Music playlist for a week between November 17th and December 21st.
this year’s selections, curated by 6 Music’s presenters and guest tastemakers, span genres and feature both established and emerging artists. The initiative underscores 6 Music’s commitment to championing music beyond the mainstream, reaching 2.7 million listeners (RAJAR, Q3 2025) as the UK’s largest digital-only radio station.
Highlights from the announced selections include:
* Friday, November 28th: Proc Fiskal’s Canticle Hardposte (selected by AFRODEUTSCHE), anaiis’ Devotion & The Black Divine (selected by zakia), jacob Alon’s In Limerence (selected by Guy Garvey), Deftones’ Private Music (selected by Huey Morgan), and Viagra Boys’ viagr aboys (selected by Nathan Shepherd).
* Friday, December 5th: Gwenifer Raymond’s Last Night I Heard The dog Star Bark (selected by Gideon Coe), Rainy Miller’s Joseph, What Have You Done? (selected by Mary Anne Hobbs), Sam Fender’s People Watching (selected by Stuart Maconie), Joshua Burnside’s Teeth of Time (selected by Emily Pilbeam), and Mogwai’s The Bad Fire (selected by Iggy Pop).
* Friday, December 12th: these New puritans’ Crooked Wing (selected by Mark Radcliffe), Rosalía’s LUX (selected by Nick Grimshaw), Marc Ribot’s Map of a Blue City (selected by Cerys Matthews), Annahstasia’s Tether (selected by Jamz Supernova), and lavender’s we’re having a barn dance (selected by Don Letts).
* Friday, December 19th: Self Esteem’s A Complicated Woman (selected by Steve Lamacq), Florence Adooni’s A.O.E.I.U. (selected by Gilles Peterson),Geese’s Getting Killed by Geese (selected by Lauren Laverne),Mavis Staples’ Sad and Gorgeous World (selected by Beth Ditto),Yazmin Lacey’s Teal Dreams (selected by Craig Charles),and Lambrini girls’ Who Let the Dogs Out (selected by Amy Lamé).
Presenters contributing to the selections include AFRODEUTSCHE, Amy Lamé, 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.
