It's that time of year again where multiple publications put out their year-end Best Of lists. I thought it would be interesting to put together a compilation of lists where K-POP and adjacent artists are included.
Please do let me know if I have forgotten to include anything and feel free to comment when a list comes out.
Songs:
| List | Artist & Release | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Consequence's The Best 200 Songs of 2025 | HUNTR/X's Takedown and Golden, LE SSERAFIM's Come Over | #16, #74, #90 |
| KTLA's The 50 Best Songs of 2025 | KATSEYE's Gnarly, Rebecca Black, Jax Jones and sooyeon's Bad Boys | No rank |
| Los Angeles Times' The Best 25 Songs of 2025 | HUNTR/X's Golden | #17 |
| NME's The 50 Best Songs of 2025 | KATSEYE's Gnarly, NMIXX's Spinnin' On It, HUNTR/X's Golden | #5, #43, #46 |
| PopMatter's The 15 Best K-POP Songs of 2025 | All are K-POP artists | #1 to #15 |
| Rolling Stone's The Best 100 Songs of 2025 | HUNTR/X's Golden, KATSEYE's Gabriella | #3, #62 |
| Treble's The 100 Best Songs of 2025 | HUNTR/X's Golden | #64 |
Albums:
| List | Artist & Release | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| New York Times' Best Albums of 2025 | Effie's pullup to busan 4 morE hypEr summEr | #1 |
| NME's The 50 Best Albums of 2025 | NMIXX's Blue Valentine | #49 |
| Rolling Stone's The 100 Best Albums of 2025 | BLACKPINK Jennie's Ruby, TWICE Chaeyoung's LIL FANTASY Vol. 1 | #29, #86 |
*Note: The NY Times article is not accessible if you do not have an account, but Effie is indeed #1.
by forwonjihoon
2 Comments
Thanks for putting together a compilation! It’s interesting to see it all in one place!
Why did you list Rebecca Black and Jax Jones, though? I would think that you would only list the K-pop artists for this post, unless I’m missing something here 😅
Such a good year for NMIXX I love to see it