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One of our favorite moments of each year is hearing directly from you about the music that moved you most. Hundreds of listeners shared their picks in the 2025 Folk Alley Listener Poll, and we’re thrilled to reveal the results!
Cue the drumroll…here are the Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2025, as voted by Folk Alley listeners.
Want to hear them all in one place? Tune in to our 6+ hour Favorites of 2025 playlist on the Folk Alley Fresh Cuts channel right here on our website, in the Folk Alley mobile app, or just say, “Alexa, ask Folk Alley to play Folk Alley Fresh Cuts.”
Thanks for listening, voting, and supporting the music you love!
2. I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
3. Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
4. Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On the Porch
5. Jason Isbell – Foxes In the Snow
7. Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
8. James McMurtry – The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
9. Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
10. Mary Chapin Carpenter – Personal History
11. Hayes Carll – We’re Only Human
12. Brandi Carlile – Returning To Myself
13. Mavis Staples – Sad and Beautiful World
14. Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton – Live at the Legion
15. Todd Snider – High, Lonesome and Then Some
16. Sierra Hull – Tip Toe High Wire
17. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say To the Crow
18. Alison Brown & Steve Martin – Safe, Sensible and Sane
19. Kathleen Edwards – Billionaire
20. Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
21. AJ Lee and Blue Summit – Cover to Cover V1
22. Caitlin Canty – Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove
23. Jesse Welles – Devil’s Den
24. Rory Block – Heavy On the Blues
25. Dar Williams – Hummingbird Highway
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