Nov 20, 2025

Last year's tag list for those who may want to be involved this year: @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @GCasper @Botiz @Ripper Roo @jankland @Supersonic @Justin Trudeau @Allis Mines @icecube @Michael Myers @joeyp363 @Yeez @Minato

To be added to the tag list for this year, like this post, say you're in, or nominate an album!

 

Nov 20, 2025

The obvious winner

CLIPSE- LET GOD SORT EM OUT

 

Dec 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM

Hey everybody! We are one week out from the full bracket being posted and seeing all of our initial match ups! Based off the last few hours, it’s looking like Nas will get a pretty decent seeding

Anyways, I just wanted to give everyone a full reminder of the schedule and how the rounds are broken up.

• December 19th - Bracket Reveal

~~~BUFFER PERIOD TO PROVIDE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS~~~

• January 8 - Round 1
• January 15 - Round 2
• January 22 - Round 3
• January 26 - Round 4
• January 30 - Round 5
• February 3 - Round 6
• February 7 - Semi Finals
• February 11 - Final Matchup
• February 15 - S80 2025 AOTY crowned

Just a look ahead, and thanks everyone once again for participating! I’m really glad that this bracket is becoming successful again for a 2nd year, and that people are willing to participate in this thread from late November until mid February! Have a goodnight/day everybody and happy listening!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Dec 8, 2025

Here is this year's S80 AOTY Bracket Album Pool!

1. 5816 Forest - Tech N9ne
2. Addison - Addison Rae
3. Alfredo 2 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
4. Alter Ego - Lisa
5. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
6. Amerika's Next Top Party! - PartyOf2
7. Balloonerism - Mac Miller
8. black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy
9. Black Samson - Wu Tang Clan
10. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
11. Cabin In The Sky - De La Soul
12. Debi Tirar Mas Fotos - Bad Bunny
13. Do It - Stray Kids
14. Don't Click Play - Ava Max
15. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, The Creator
16. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams
17. Egotrip - John Michel & Anthony James
18. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
19. Femme Fatale - Mon Laferte
20. God Does Like Ugly - JID
21. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
22. Heels Have Eyes 2 - Westside Gunn
23. Hopefully - Loyle Carner
24. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
25. I Feel Everything - Maggie Lindemann
26. I Heard It's A Mess There Too - Aesop Rock
27. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
28. Infinite - Mobb Deep
29. Iz It A Crime - Snoop Dogg
30. JackBoys 2 - JackBoys & Travis Scott
31. Karma - Stray Kids
32. Klout - Saigon
33. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack
34. Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse
35. Light-Years - Nas & DJ Premier
36. Lonely At The Top - Joey Bada$$
37. Man Up - Ice Cube
38. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
39. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
40. Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
41. More Chaos - Ken Carson
42. Music - Playboi Carti
43. Rest In Bass - Che
44. Revengeseekerz - Jane Remover
45. Ruby - Jennie
46. Self Titled - Kae Tempest
47. Sick Sick Soul (Vol. 1) - Ren & The Skinner Brothers
48. Sinister Grift - Panda Bear
49. Skeleta - Ghost
50. So Close to What - Tate McRae
51. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor & Drake
52. Stardust - Danny Brown
53. Summersongs - wolfacejoeyy
54. Supreme Clientele 2 - Ghostface Killah
55. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
56. The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still - Hot Mulligan
57. There's A Whole World Out There - Arm's Length
58. There's Always More That I Could Say - Sigrid
59. Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
60. Vanisher, Horizon Scraper - Quadeca
61. Virgin - Lorde
62. West End Girl - Lily Allen
63. Wham - Lil Baby
64. Y’all - glaive

Enjoy listening everybody! See yall back here on the 19th with the bracket itself!


@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Nov 20, 2025

We are back for year 2 (2025) of S80'S AOTY Bracket! Lots of music dropped this year, and we are here to determine the site's favorite. This was a major success last year and I am so glad to bring it back again this year. Have genuinely been counting down the days!

As a reminder, here are the rules and guidelines for what is included. Some new rules and guidelines in here too, so be sure to read!

Everyone can suggest one (or as many as they want) albums that released in 2025, I will designate their seeds (explained in the guidelines), and we will work through bracket style to determine our S80 2025 Album of the Year!

GUIDELINES/SET-UP:
-Must have been released between Jan 1st, 2025 and Dec 31st, 2025
-“Released on streaming” releases count (ex. Days Before Rodeo)
-Deluxes that released this year for an album that released in 2024 or before do NOT count (ex. GUTS released in 2023 and GUTS (spilled) released in 2024, so it did not count for the 2024 bracket)
-Deluxes are NOT considered as their own album unless it is an entire album's worth of tracks (ex. SOS Deluxe, MTBMB Side B )
-"Anniversary" deluxes do NOT count as a 2025 release
-Live albums are not counted
-Compilation albums are not counted
-Soundtrack albums are only added if they have all/mostly original NEW music (ex. K-Pop Demon Hunters, Tron Ares)
-Any album that released in 2025 and went #1 during the year has an automatic placement
-All genres accepted
-Mainstream and underground accepted
-First 64 albums named will be added
-Suggestions close Jan 1st @ Midnight EST or when we hit 64 total albums
-Seeding is based on average scores on AOTY.org (as of 12/19/25)
-Polls for round 1 open Jan 8th
-Polls for the first two rounds will be open for 1 week to give everyone time to lend their ears to the albums and give their vote, after that it will be 4 days for each round. This whole process will take a few weeks so be prepared!
-Google Forms will be used for the polls. It will ask for your email just so it limits it to 1 response per person, but I will make it where it does NOT collect your email address for me to see!

**NOTE: YOU CAN NAME ANY ALBUM FROM 2025, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR AOTY OR EVEN AN ALBUM YOU LIKE! THIS IS JUST A WAY TO COLLECT A LARGE RANGE OF ALBUMS TO ALL FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER AND INCLUDE FELLOW POSTERS IN THE BRACKET CREATION PROCESS!**

Album Pool:
1. 5816 Forest - Tech N9ne
2. Addison - Addison Rae
3. Alfredo 2 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
4. Alter Ego - Lisa
5. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
6. Amerika's Next Top Party! - PartyOf2
7. Balloonerism - Mac Miller
8. black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy
9. Black Samson - Wu Tang Clan
10. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
11. Cabin In The Sky - De La Soul
12. Debi Tirar Mas Fotos - Bad Bunny
13. Do It - Stray Kids
14. Don't Click Play - Ava Max
15. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, The Creator
16. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams
17. Egotrip - John Michel & Anthony James
18. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
19. Femme Fatale - Mon Laferte
20. God Does Like Ugly - JID
21. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
22. Heels Have Eyes 2 - Westside Gunn
23. Hopefully - Loyle Carner
24. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
25. I Feel Everything - Maggie Lindemann
26. I Heard It's A Mess There Too - Aesop Rock
27. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
28. Infinite - Mobb Deep
29. Iz It A Crime - Snoop Dogg
30. JackBoys 2 - JackBoys & Travis Scott
31. Karma - Stray Kids
32. Klout - Saigon
33. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack
34. Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse
35. Light-Years - Nas & DJ Premier
36. Lonely At The Top - Joey Bada$$
37. Man Up - Ice Cube
38. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
39. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
40. Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
41. More Chaos - Ken Carson
42. Music - Playboi Carti
43. Rest In Bass - Che
44. Revengeseekerz - Jane Remover
45. Ruby - Jennie
46. Self Titled - Kae Tempest
47. Sick Sick Soul (Vol. 1) - Ren & The Skinner Brothers
48. Sinister Grift - Panda Bear
49. Skeleta - Ghost
50. So Close to What - Tate McRae
51. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor & Drake
52. Stardust - Danny Brown
53. Summersongs - wolfacejoeyy
54. Supreme Clientele 2 - Ghostface Killah
55. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
56. The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still - Hot Mulligan
57. There's A Whole World Out There - Arm's Length
58. There's Always More That I Could Say - Sigrid
59. Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
60. Vanisher, Horizon Scraper - Quadeca
61. Virgin - Lorde
62. West End Girl - Lily Allen
63. Wham - Lil Baby
64. Y’all - glaive

*Underlined albums indicate albums that got a placement for going #1 on Billboard*

Current Tag List: @Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Dec 8, 2025

S80 is BACK!

Some things about the bracket now that the site is back up, hopefully for good:

• We have ONE slot left! Nominations will close after that as we will have 64 albums total. Make it count!
• The bracket alongside the seedings will drop early on December 19th. Waiting a week after the Nas album drops so critic / user scores on AOTY will have been flowing in and I can give it a proper seeding based on that
• Round one starts in 32 days on January 7th! I recommend going ahead and working through these albums now or within the next few days. LOTS to listen/relisten to!

Thank you guys for supporting this for the 2nd year in a row, and already making it bigger than last year!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Nov 22, 2025

I’ve been hearing hits from these albums all throughout the year (good longevity) but never checked out the full albums until yesterday. I know some people will cringe because they are from Blackpink, but these are honestly GREAT pop albums with almost no misses for me (especially Lisa’s album). After hearing what I heard, it feels like it would be a crime not to include these.

Alter Ego - LISA


Ruby - JENNIE

 

Dec 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM

There’s a lot of dope albums that didn’t make this list. This was a good year for music. Some people just aren’t tapped in

 

Nov 24, 2025

I have added these and also a pick of my own (trying to keep my picks minimum due to me filling the pool with albums that went #1)

My pick is I Feel Everything - Maggie Lindemann

Heard this album last night and feel like it deserves a spot here!

26 slots to go! (but I wouldn't mind if they take their time being filled up lol we still have another month of releases to go!)

 

Nov 20, 2025

Nas definitely has to take a spot. There’s no way that album isn’t a b-----r

 

Nov 20, 2025

Here are my nominations:

Westside Gunn - HEELS HAVE EYES 2


Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo 2


JID - God Does Like Ugly


Ghostface - Supreme Clientele 2

 

Dec 9, 2025

I didn’t even know twenty one pilots dropped an album this year. Man I’m so behind

 

Dec 8, 2025

And there it is! All 64 albums are here. Will get this added after my shower

 

Dec 3, 2025

The homie Bad Bunny is doing the Halftime show for a reason. Good album

 

Dec 3, 2025

Will get both of these added today! One slot remains!

 

Dec 2, 2025

It’s a d--- shame no one nominated Yuno Miles

 

Nov 28, 2025

Thought odf a few more…

Kae Tempest - Self titled
Joey Badass - Lonely at the top
Aesop Rock - I heard it’s a mess there too
Zara Larsson - Midnight sun
Loyle Carner - Hopefully
Lorde - Virgin

 

Nov 28, 2025

Wu Tang - Black Samson
Snoop Dogg - Iz it a crime
Ava Max - Don’t click play
Saigon - KLOUT
Mobb Deep - Infinite
Lily Allen - West end girl
Sigrid - There’s always more that I could say

 

Nov 22, 2025

Will get these added ASAP!