The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

Since his 2015 debut, he’s been a wildly prolific artist, releasing albums at a brisk pace seemingly in search of something: With this one, Crockett found it. — J.H.

Whatever you're a fan of, 2025 has delivered for you. Take a look below to see how many of your favorites from this year are named in our list of the best rock and metal albums of 2025 so far!

1. SZA, ‘SOS’ Released in December 2022, too late for last year’s best-of lists, SZA’s “SOS” ended a five-year gap between albums with a sprawling collection of 23 songs. Across all ...

Tracks II: The Lost Albums is a box set of seven albums written and recorded by Springsteen between 1983 and 2018. Of the included 83 songs, 74 of them have never been heard before in any form.

Here's the result of that listening: NPR Music's picks for the best albums of 2024. Fifty albums to give you something to hold onto when things get overwhelming, or to keep your head spinning with ...

Our list of the year’s best albums includes artists who have conquered pop charts, festival lineups, and Grammy voters’ consciousness. But we also fell in love with plenty of music that’s ...