Get Ready to ROCK! has revealed its Top 30 albums of 2025, based on weekly chart performance. John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest's 'Relativity' claims the number one spot, followed closely by Sign Of The Wolf's self-titled debut. The chart highlights a diverse range of rock genres, from progressive to metal.
Get Ready to ROCK! (www.getreadytorock.com) compiled the Top 30 albums of 2025 from its weekly Top 10 chart, reflecting activity on the website, social media, and radio airplay. Editor Jason Ritchie oversees the chart, which captures the site's broad scope. As Ritchie explains, “Every week the chart reflects the wide scope of the review website with folk or singer songwriter albums sometimes rubbing shoulders with metal or heavy rock. This year, several albums have enjoyed great longevity in the chart if not always making the top position. The Top 30 listing complements the reviewer Best of published shortly before Christmas. There’s a fair amount of overlap but the chart also reflects increased social media activity with artists actively sharing review links with their followers.”
John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest's 'Relativity' tops the list, having stayed in the chart for over 12 weeks. Sign Of The Wolf's debut, coordinated by Bruce Mee, secures second place with similar longevity. Other notable entries include Michael Schenker Group's 'Don’t Sell Your Soul' at third and Thea Gilmore's 'These Quiet Friends' at fourth.
The full Top 30 is:
1. JOHN LEES BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Relativity
2. SIGN OF THE WOLF - Sign Of The Wolf
3. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - Don’t Sell Your Soul
4. THEA GILMORE - These Quiet Friends
5. CHEAP TRICK - All Washed Up
6. CHANTEL McGREGOR - The Healing
7. DON AIREY - Pushed To The Edge
8. IQ - Dominion
9. ROBIN TROWER - Come And Find Me
10. GLENN HUGHES - Chosen
11. STEELEYE SPAN - Conflict
12. FRANCIS ROSSI - The Way We Were Vol.1
13. HELLOWEEN - Giants & Monsters
14. SPARKS - MAD!
15. MEN WITHOUT HATS - On The Moon
16. LIV KRISTINE - Amor Vincit Omnia
17. HAREM SCAREM - Chasing Euphoria
18. THE DAVIDSON TRIO - Cougar
19. STYX - Circling From Above
20. WALTER TROUT - Sign Of The Times
21. HEARTS ON FIRE - Signs & Wonders
22. ATOMIC ROOSTER - Circle The Sun
23. TREAT - The Wild Card
24. MORGANWAY - Kill The Silence
25. STONE FOUNDATION - The Revival Of Survival
26. W.E.T. - Apex
27. BONFIRE - Higher Ground
28. PATTERN SEEKING ANIMALS - Friends Of All Creatures
29. MASTERS OF REALITY - The Archer
30. ALICE COOPER - The Revenge Of Alice Cooper
David Randall announces the chart every Sunday on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from the Top 5. The Top 30 countdown aired in a special show on Sunday, December 28, at 22:00 GMT, with repeats on Monday, December 29, and Friday, January 2, at 22:00. This chart overlaps somewhat with the site's reviewer Best of 2025 selections, which praised albums like Judie Tzuke's 'Now Or Never' and Spock’s Beard's 'The Archaeoptimist'.
