Nov 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM

The obvious winner

CLIPSE- LET GOD SORT EM OUT

 

Nov 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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 at 1:00 AM

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
-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! ALSO, USERNAME BESIDE THE SUGGESTED ALBUM DOES NOT MAKE THIS A COMPETITION TO SEE WHOSE ALBUM WINS, IT IS JUST TO SHOW WHO PICKED THE ALBUM**

Album Pool:
1. 5816 Forest - Tech N9ne
2. Addison - Addison Rae
3. Alfredo 2 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
4. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
5. black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy
6. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
7. Debi Tirar Mas Fotos - Bad Bunny
8. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, The Creator
9. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
10. God Does Like Ugly - JID
11. Heels Have Eyes 2 - Westside Gunn
12. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
13. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
14. JackBoys 2 - JackBoys & Travis Scott
15. Karma - Stray Kids
16. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack
17. Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse
18. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
19. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
20. More Chaos - Ken Carson
21. Music - Playboi Carti
22. Rest In Bass - Che
23. Revengeseekerz - Jane Remover
24. Skeleta - Ghost
25. So Close to What - Tate McRae
26. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor & Drake
27. Stardust - Danny Brown
28. Summersongs - wolfacejoeyy
29. Supreme Clientele 2 - Ghostface Killah
30. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
31. Wham - Lil Baby
32. 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

 

Nov 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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

 

Nov 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Here are my nominations:

Westside Gunn - HEELS HAVE EYES 2


Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo 2


JID - God Does Like Ugly


Ghostface - Supreme Clientele 2