The Worst Albums of 2025
Enough of the positivity. It's time to get critical. What were 2025's worst reviewed records? And what do they say about the state of music criticism?
End Of Year Lists
The Best Albums of 2025
We are excited to reveal our Best 50 Albums of 2025, continuing an annual No Ripcord tradition that dates back to 2002. Dig in, enjoy the picks, get unnecessarily worked up about the omissions, and share widely!
The Best Albums of 2025: Bubbling Under
These twenty albums may have narrowly missed our Top 50, but they're simply too good to go unrecognised. Our Bubbling Under feature gives them the spotlight they deserve.
The Best Albums of 2024
This is it! It’s time to reveal our top albums of 2024. A longstanding tradition since 2002, our full list consists of 50 albums selected by the entire No Ripcord staff.
The Best Albums of 2023
This 2023 end of year list features our favourite 50 albums of the year, as selected by the entire No Ripcord team.
The Best Albums of 2022
We have reclaimed our Best Albums of 2022 feature from the archive so you can enjoy it here. Dive in and reacquaint yourself with some recent classics.
The Best Albums of 2021
We have reclaimed our Best Albums of 2021 feature from the archive so you can enjoy it here. Check it out and rediscover some old favourites.