Swift claims another historic milestone as 2025’s biggest album.
Taylor Swift continues her reign as one of the most dominant artists in modern music, earning the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 Year-End 2025 chart with The Life of a Showgirl. This marks her second consecutive Year-End #1 album, following her 2024 chart-topper The Tortured Poets Department.
With this latest achievement, Swift now holds five Year-End #1 albums—a staggering milestone matched by very few in chart history. Her previous winners include Fearless (2009), 1989 (2015), reputation (2018), and TTPD (2024). The Life of a Showgirl only further solidifies her status as a generational chart force.
The rest of the 2025 Year-End Top 10 is stacked with major successes across genres. Morgan Wallen lands at #2 with I’m the Problem, continuing his consistent commercial dominance. SZA’s SOS, which has spent every year since its release inside the top 10, ranks at #3—an extremely rare feat for an R&B album.
At #4, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX stands as the highest-ranking hip-hop album of the year, reaffirming his influence and longevity. Sabrina Carpenter claims the #5 spot with Short n’ Sweet, her first-ever appearance in the Year-End top 10 and a defining milestone in her fast-rising pop career. Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS lands at #8, extending his streak of year-end chart dominance.
Notably, several major albums make notable returns or debuts in the Year-End Top 10. Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department lands at #6 after topping last year’s list, while Wallen’s One Thing at a Time sits at #7 after ruling 2023. Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (at #9) and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (at #10) both break into the top tier for the first time.
Billboard 200 Year-End 2025 — Top 10 Albums
| Rank | Artist | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Taylor Swift | The Life of a Showgirl |
| #2 | Morgan Wallen | I’m the Problem |
| #3 | SZA | SOS |
| #4 | Kendrick Lamar | GNX |
| #5 | Sabrina Carpenter | Short n’ Sweet |
| #6 | Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department |
| #7 | Morgan Wallen | One Thing at a Time |
| #8 | Bad Bunny | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS |
| #9 | Billie Eilish | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT |
| #10 | Chappell Roan | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |
Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.
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