Here’s whats been filling your Spotify playlists in 2025 – yep, we’re only halfway through the year
From chart-topping albums to podcast, politics and audiobook obsession, Spotify has already delivered a stacked 2025.
Here’s our mid-year check-in on what’s been moving ears, shifting moods, and quietly taking over your phone storage in the local music and audio scene.
🎶 Best Albums of 2025 (So Far)
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Te Whare Tīwekaweka – Marlon Williams
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Mentalized – Skeleton
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Addison – Addison Rae
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Look at Me Now – ONEFOUR
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NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile
📚 Best Local Audiobooks
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Rytual – Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
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The Wold Tree – Laura McCluskey
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Your Head is a Houseboat & Doom and Bloom – Campbell Walker
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The Bearcat – Georgia Rose Phillips
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Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic – Sally Gould
🎧 Best Podcasts
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Mushroom Case Daily – ABC Listen
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Storytime with Kayla Jade – MIK Made
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Stalked – BBC Sounds
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The Rest is History – Goalhanger
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Mystery Mondays – Bella Fiori
And it’s only June. Let that sink in.
