The end of the year is upon us, and it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2025! Here are Zach McCormick's favorite songs and albums of the year. Once you've made your own list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll by Sunday, Dec. 14, and we'll count down your Top 89 of 2025 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Top 10 Albums (Alphabetical)

Dijon - Baby

Geese - Getting Killed

Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

Jon Batiste - Big Money

Momma - Welcome to my Blue Sky

Rocket - R is for Rocket

Shame - Cutthroat

The Beths - Straight Line Was a Lie

Turnstile - Never Enough

Wednesday - Bleeds

Top 10 Local Releases (Alphabetical)

Black Market Brass & Obi Original - “If I Do My Own”

Gully Boys - Gully Boys

Juice Lord - Terri’s Baby

Kiss the Tiger - Infinite Love

Night Moves - Double Life

Nur-D - Chunkadelic

Panel - A Great Time to be an Empath

Products Band - You Bend the Light

Room3 - Bill's Garden

Lutheran Heat - Hi Again

Top Singles (Alphabetical)

Cardinals - "Get It"

Danger Mouse & Black Thought - "Up"

Jean Dawson - "Rock a Bye Baby"

Ratboys - "Anywhere"

Spoon - "Chateau Blues"

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories"

Supermodel - "I Used to Live in England"

Thundercat - "I Wish I Didn't Waste Your Time"

Honorable Mention Albums / Songs (Alphabetical)

Bartees Strange - Horror

Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy

Craig Finn - Always Been

Curtis Harding - Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt

Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart

Framz Ferdinand - The Human Fear

Mavis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World

Nation of Language - Dance Called Memory

Neko Case - Neon Grey, Midnight Green

Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving

Sasami - Blood on the Silver Screen

Snocaps - Snocaps

Sunflower Bean - Mortal Primetime

Superchunk - Songs in the Key of Yikes

Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz

Tyler the Creator - Don't Tap the Glass

Wet Leg - Moisturizer