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The Afterword Top 100 2025 – The Results

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A Happy New Year to you all.

This year’s chart has been entirely created by the hard work of @salwarpe, who has been the brains and the energy behind the compilation of the results, so hats off and thanks from all of us to him – a sterling job!

Before revealing 2025’s winners, almosts and also-rans, here is a reminder of our previous champions.

2018 642 albums nominated – winner Ry Cooder: Prodigal Son

2019 563 albums nominated – winner Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars

2020 531 albums nominated – winner Bob Dylan: Rough & Rowdy Ways

2021 565 albums nominated – winner Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raise The Roof

2022 556 albums nominated – winner Half Man Half Biscuit: The Voltarol Years

2023 574 albums nominated – winner Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit: Weathervanes

2024 – 558 albums nominated – winner: The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World

2025 – 590 albums nominated – winner: ??????????????????

The Afterword Album Of The Year 2025

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December is here and it is time for the only end of year poll that matters – The Afterword Album Of The Year. I suggest the same rules as usual. Name your Top 20, preferably using the format number, artist, album name (e.g. 1. Radiohead – OK Computer). Your number 1 choice will earn 20 points and the rest will be awarded 19, 18 etc.down to 1 point for your number 20. I know there will be those that think we should do it differently but over the years this seems to be the method that has ticked most boxes. Any questions of albums’ validity will be judged on a case by case basis, but I’m not looking to fall out with anyone over these judgements – it’s just a bit of fun innit?

The poll closes on 31st December at 11.59pm – results to be posted early in the new year.

Thanks everyone, and may the best album win….

Mods – any chance this could be pinned near the top of the blog?