The end of the year is upon us, and it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2025! Here is Amber Hoback's favorite music 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.

Some fav songs from the past year (no particular order):

Lucy Dacus "Ankles"

Geese "Au Pays du Cocaine"

ROSALIA "Berghain"

Tune-Yards "How Big Is The Rainbow"

Fiona Apple "Pretrial (Let Her Go Home"

The Wood Brothers "The Trick"

Of Monsters & Men "Ordinary Creature"

Madison Cunningham "My Full Name"

Tunde Adebimpe "God Knows"

Wet leg "mangetout"

Other fav albums (other than the ones attached to the songs above):

Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS

Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves

Big Thief - Double Infinity

Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream

Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH

Reyna Tropical - Malegria en la Oscuridad EP

Lola Young - I'm Only F**king Myself

Tame Impala - Deadbeat

Mei Semones - Animaru

Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Laufey - A Matter of Time

Royel Otis - hickey

I could keep going, but I'll pause there. It was a great year for music, and I hope you found at least one song this past year that will spark a fond memory every time you hear it.