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What were the most collectible albums of 2025? Here’s a list.

If you’re into any kind of record collecting, you’ve probably consulted Discogs.com from time to time. If you haven’t, you really should. It’s an amazing database of, well, practically every piece of recorded music that matters to collectors. It’s also a great place to buy and sell vinyl.

In the spirit of year-end lists, Discogs has released its “most collected in 2025” lists.

Most Collected Artists:

  1. The Beatles
  2. Pink Floyd
  3. Taylor Swift
  4. The Rolling Stones
  5. David Bowie
  6. Elvis Presley
  7. Bob Dylan
  8. Queen
  9. Led Zeppelin
  10. Madonna

Most Collected Album Globally:

  1. Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift
  2. Pink Floyd at Pompeii, Pink Floyd
  3. Mayhem, Lady Gaga
  4. GNX, Kendrick Lamar
  5. Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
  6. Don’t Tap the Glass, Tyler, The Creator
  7. Private Music, Deftones
  8. Even in Arcadia, Sleep Token
  9. Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd
  10. Tribute to Nirvana, Post Malone

Most Collected Label:

  1. Columbia
  2. Epic
  3. Sony
  4. Polydor
  5. EMI
  6. Capital
  7. Warner Bros. Records
  8. CBS
  9. Virgin
  10. Atlantic

Most Collected Reissue:

  1. Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
  2. Number 1 Angel, Charlie XCX
  3. Preacher’s Daughter, Ethel Cain
  4. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
  5. Lover (Live from Paris), Taylor Swift
  6. Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins
  7. Time Flies…1994-2009, Oasis
  8. Buckingham Nicks, Buckingham Nicks
  9. Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator
  10. Paranoid, Black Sabbath

Most Collected 7-inch:

  1. Fortnight, Taylor Swift
  2. Guess, Charlie XCX
  3. The Giver, Chappell Roan
  4. Pink Pony Club, Chappell Roan
  5. Good Luck, Babe!, Chappell Roan
  6. Taste, Sabrina Carpenter
  7. Valentine, Laufey
  8. Manchild, Sabrina Carpenter
  9. Whatever, Oasis
  10. Bed Chem, Sabrina Carpenter

More data here, including a breakdown of the collectible action in countries around the world.

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