The artists leading the way for National Album Day 2025 have been announced, with Liam Gallagher, Manic Street Preachers, Iggy Pop, Queen, Architects and many more issuing vinyl re-releases.
This year’s edition of the event will take place on Saturday October 18, and marks the eighth edition since being launched by the BPI and ERA in association with broadcast partner BBC Radio 2 in 2018.
The theme of 2025 will be centred around rock music, and numerous albums – a blend of classic reissues and new releases – will be available to purchase through independent and specialist music stores across the UK and online to mark the occasion.
Among those featured is a 50th Anniversary Edition of Queen’s iconic ‘A Night At The Opera’, which features the iconic hit song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. It will be given a release on crystal clear vinyl and gold labels worldwide, and reissued in the UK to coincide with National Album Day (NAD).
Also included in the first wave of albums is Amy Macdonald’s sophomore LP ‘A Curious Thing’, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy’, Teenage Fanclub’s ‘Grand Prix’, Stereophonics’ ‘Language. Sex. Violence. Other?’ and Manic Street Preachers’ ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’.
More iconic names like Elvis Presley, Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones, also have releases on the way, and other albums celebrating their 50th anniversary like Queen will be Patti Smith’s acclaimed debut ‘Horses’, Status Quo’s ‘On The Level’, and Steve Hillage’s ‘Fish Rising’.
Liam Gallagher’s ‘As You Were’ is included in the new list too, as are albums from Iggy Pop, Architects, Kasabian, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Check out the full list below.
The full list of 2025 National Album Day titles so far is:
Allman Brothers – ‘Idlewild South’
Amy MacDonald – ‘A Curious Thing’
Architects – ‘Holy Hell’
Architects – ‘Lost Forever // Lost Together’
Avenged Sevenfold – ‘The Stage’
BABYMETAL – ‘BABYMETAL’
BABYMETAL – ‘METAL GALAXY’
BABYMETAL – ‘METAL RESISTANCE’
BABYMETAL – ‘THE OTHER ONE’
Badfinger – ‘Magic Christian Music’
Bill Wyman – ‘Stone Alone’
Black Mountain – ‘Black Mountain’
Dinosaur Jr – ‘Swap It Into Space’
Elvis Presley – ‘From Elvis In Memphis’
Faces – ‘Early Steps’
Ghost – ‘Meliora’
Good Charlotte – ‘The Young And The Hopeless’
Hole – ‘Live Through This’
Hope Of The States – ‘The Lost Riots’
Ian Gillan Band – ‘Live From The Budokan’
Iggy & The Stooges – ‘Raw Power 1LP classic version’
Iggy Pop – ‘The Idiot’
Jimi Hendrix – ‘Axis: Bold As Love’
John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest – ‘Relativity’
Judas Priest – ‘Painkiller’
Kasabian – ‘Empire’
Kiss – ‘Love Gun’
Liam Gallagher- ‘As You Were’
Lou Reed – ‘Transformer’
Manic Street Preachers – ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’
Megadeth – ‘The Sick, The Dying and the Dead’
Mozart Estate- ‘Tower Block In A Jam Jar’
New Model Army – ‘Thunder and Consolation’
Patti Smith – ‘Horses’
Porridge Radio – ‘Every Bad (Deluxe)’
Procol Harum – ‘Procol Harum (Reissue)’
Queen – ‘A Night At The Opera’
Reef – ‘Replenish’
Sabaton – ‘Legends’
Sex Pistols – ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’
SKIN – ‘Fake Chemical State’
Status Quo – ‘On The Level (50th Anniversary)’
Stereophonics – ‘Language. Sex. Violence. Other?’
Steve Hillage – ‘Fish Rising (50th Anniversary Edition) (Reissue)’
T. Rex – ‘Bolan’s Zip Gun (50th Anniversary)’
T’Pau – ‘Bridge Of Spies’
Teenage Fanclub – ‘Grand Prix’
The Band – ‘The Band’
The Coral – ‘The Invisible Invasion’
The Fall – ‘The Unutterable (Reissue)’
The Jesus and Mary Chain – ‘Psychocandy (Colour Vinyl)’
The Mission – ‘Blue’
The Rolling Stones – ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’
The Stranglers – ‘Rattus Norvegicus (Translucent Green Vinyl)’
The Vaccines – ‘What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?’
The Verve – ‘A Northern Soul’
UFO – ‘Phenomenon’
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Cool It Down’
Yes – ‘Ready To Fly (Return Trip) (Reissue)’
Yes – ‘Big Generator’
The new list of upcoming releases comes just days after National Album Day announced Wolf Alice, Nova Twins, Architects and Iron Maiden as Album Champions for its 2025 edition, which is set to celebrate rock music.
Mercury Prize-winners Wolf Alice – who were recently shortlisted for the award once again this year – recently saw their latest album, ‘The Clearing’, arrive at Number One on the charts, as well as scoring a glowing five-star review from NME.
Speaking about their ambassadorial role, Ellie Rowsell said: “We are very happy to be part of National Album Day this year. Albums are so important to us – it’s one of the most romantic parts of being an artist/musician/band.”
Nova Twins’ Amy Love and Georgia South, who are returning to the role after being named National Album Day champions last year, echoed her thoughts, saying albums had “always been” the soundtrack to their lives.
“Listening to a favourite album is a form of escapism, losing yourself in another world. They’re portals to different moments in time, each one marking a significant memory. They are often a source of comfort, love, joy, or healing,” the duo added.
