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The ten best albums of 2025 – according to music experts

Hussein Boon, University of Westminster; Andrew J. Green, King's College London; Chris Waugh, Manchester Metropolitan University; Douglas Schulz, University of Bradford; Ellis Jones, University of Leeds; Eva Dieteren, Kingston University; Glenn Fosbraey, University of Winchester; Julia Toppin, University of Westminster; Samuel Murray, University of Leeds, and Stephen Ryan, University of Limerick

There are beautiful, melodic moments aplenty.
Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Album/Alamy

The five best fictional bands in film history

Stephen Ryan, University of Limerick

These five movie bands transcended and overshadowed their celluloid source material to soar into a life of their own.
Our top ten albums of 2024. Canva

The ten best albums of 2024 – according to music experts

Alastair Gordon, De Montfort University; George Reid, Kingston University; Glenn Fosbraey, University of Winchester; Julia Toppin, University of Westminster; Katherine Schofield, King's College London; Lillian Hingley, University of Oxford; Mykaell Riley, University of Westminster; Neil Cocks, University of Reading; Paul Stephen Adey, Nottingham Trent University, and Stephen Ryan, University of Limerick

From Charli XCX’s global domination with Brat to Kendrick Lamar’s rap game-changing GNX, these are the best albums of 2024 according to our academic experts.
(L-R) Do, the Dutch singer featured on Heaven by DJ Sammy, Siouxsie Sioux and David Bowie. Records/Alamy Stock Photo/Canva

The seven greatest cover songs of all time – according to music experts

Glenn Fosbraey, University of Winchester; Conor Caldwell, University of Limerick; Daniel Ash, University of Winchester; Eva Petersen, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; Howard Monk, University of Southampton; Justin Patch, Vassar College, and Stephen Ryan, University of Limerick

Our academic experts share their favourite cover songs, from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Suede.

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