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

Top 20 songs

Bon Iver - Everything Is Peaceful Love

Charley Crockett - Lonesome Drifter

Danger Mouse and Black Thought - Up feat. Rag'n'Bone Man

David Byrne - Everybody Laughs

Florence and The Machine - Everybody Scream

Franz Ferdinand - Night Or Day

Glass Animals - Vampire Bat

HAIM - Relationships

Jack White - Archbishop Harold Holmes

Jon Batiste - LEAN ON MY LOVE feat. Andra Day

Juice Lord - Slide (ft. LYNDI)

Kathleen Edwards - Save Your Soul

Kendrick Lamar - Luther feat. SZA

Lady Blackbird - Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled)

Lola Young - Conceited

Lucy Dacus - Ankles

Mumford and Sons - Rushmere

Samia - Bovine Excision

The Black Keys - The Night Before

Thundercat - I Wish I Didn't Waste Your Time