Fediverse AOTY List – So Fedi, what albums got your attention in 2025?

Edit: The deadline has now passed and the final group list is now up, here. Enjoy!

Hey, so once again we’re compiling a Fediverse-wide, community-sourced Albums-of-The-Year (AOTY) list, of the albums – from any year – that rocked our worlds and got us through the last 12 months!

About 60 of us joined in last year and people seemed to like the idea of doing another round this year, so here we are! The call is open from now until the end of the year, then around New Years I’ll do up a blog post here with the final list, complete with links to find the albums. You in?

The Rules:

• Anyone with an account in the Fediverse (e.g., Mastodon) can participate. I’ll include each submitter’s username in the final list, leaving off the instance unless asked to keep it in (e.g., mine will be tagged just “buffyleigh”).
• Reply to this post (or the parallel toot on the 1001 Other Albums linernotes.club account) with your top album(s) of the year, to a maximum of 3 per person. I also accept emails (johnmastodon@1001otheralbums.com) if you include your Fediverse username, or DMs to the linernotes.club account. (Note that, if you’re reading this in the Fediverse, this automated account cannot accept DMs.)
  • “Top” is absolutely however you want to define it – favourite, most listened to, most personally important, most thought about, most surprising find, representative of an artist you really got into, etc.
  • “Of the year” does not have to mean the album was released in 2025. Your submissions can come from any year, so long as it was key in your 2025 listening.
• The final list won’t be ranked or voted on, and will simply be ordered alphabetically. Multiple entries for the same album are most welcome and will be noted in the final list.
• Notes/reasons for your picks aren’t necessary but totally welcome, and if included with your submission, I’ll probably put them in the footnotes like last year.

We’ll see you back here in a couple weeks! Until then, hope you’re all enjoying AOTY season and (re)finding some great albums to get you through the rest of the year.

P.S. Unfamiliar with the 1001 Other Albums project? Check out this post, and The List. We’re still taking submissions for The List, so if there’s an album you feel everyone should hear that isn’t yet included, please let me know!

#Musodon #AOTY #AOTY2025 #AskFedi #BestOf2025 #ListenToThis #music #musicDiscovery #YearInReview

#OnThisDay, 25 Nov 1960, sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal were assassinated for their political opposition to the Dominican dictator Trujillo.

In 1999, the UN designated 25 Nov as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in the sisters' memory. The day now marks the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #16Days #Histodons

My new post summarizes my (so far) experience of living in Dresden! From Baroque Beauty to a sociiat past, this was a very historical experience!

#writing #blogging #witch

http://mistresswitchwrites.com/2025/11/20/the-historical-experience-of-living-in-dresden/