Nov 20, 2025

Last year's tag list for those who may want to be involved this year: @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @GCasper @Botiz @Ripper Roo @jankland @Supersonic @Justin Trudeau @Allis Mines @icecube @Michael Myers @joeyp363 @Yeez @Minato

To be added to the tag list for this year, like this post, say you're in, or nominate an album!

 

Nov 20, 2025

The obvious winner

CLIPSE- LET GOD SORT EM OUT

 

Feb 26, 2026

Hello everybody!

Just wanted to send out a thank you message for a 2nd successful year of the album bracket. I'm glad that people continued to rock with this idea and always be down to participate from November until February, it takes a lot to set it up but once the ball gets rolling, it rolls and FAST! Thank you guys for staying locked in with this for 3 months and always looking forward to it and discussing! This is also a great way to discover music that may have went under your radar during the year or finally hit those albums that you planned to get to all year. See you guys back here in 267 days (November 20th, day after GTA 6!) for the 2026 bracket, even though we already know what album is gonna win #LIVIEGANG

Here's a little preview of the albums that are already on lock for the next bracket, as they have gone #1 on Billboard
1. Don't Be Dumb - A$AP Rocky
2. Megadeth - Megadeth
3. Octane - Don Toliver
4. The Fall-Off - J. Cole
5. With Heaven on Top - Zach Bryan

Already quite the variety in sound, hyped for it! See you guys in November!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

 

Dec 12, 2025

Hey everybody! We are one week out from the full bracket being posted and seeing all of our initial match ups! Based off the last few hours, it’s looking like Nas will get a pretty decent seeding

Anyways, I just wanted to give everyone a full reminder of the schedule and how the rounds are broken up.

• December 19th - Bracket Reveal

~~~BUFFER PERIOD TO PROVIDE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS~~~

• January 8 - Round 1
• January 15 - Round 2
• January 22 - Round 3
• January 26 - Round 4
• January 30 - Round 5
• February 3 - Round 6
• February 7 - Semi Finals
• February 11 - Final Matchup
• February 15 - S80 2025 AOTY crowned

Just a look ahead, and thanks everyone once again for participating! I’m really glad that this bracket is becoming successful again for a 2nd year, and that people are willing to participate in this thread from late November until mid February! Have a goodnight/day everybody and happy listening!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Dec 8, 2025

Here is this year's S80 AOTY Bracket Album Pool!

1. 5816 Forest - Tech N9ne
2. Addison - Addison Rae
3. Alfredo 2 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
4. Alter Ego - Lisa
5. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
6. Amerika's Next Top Party! - PartyOf2
7. Balloonerism - Mac Miller
8. black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy
9. Black Samson - Wu Tang Clan
10. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
11. Cabin In The Sky - De La Soul
12. Debi Tirar Mas Fotos - Bad Bunny
13. Do It - Stray Kids
14. Don't Click Play - Ava Max
15. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, The Creator
16. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams
17. Egotrip - John Michel & Anthony James
18. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
19. Femme Fatale - Mon Laferte
20. God Does Like Ugly - JID
21. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
22. Heels Have Eyes 2 - Westside Gunn
23. Hopefully - Loyle Carner
24. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
25. I Feel Everything - Maggie Lindemann
26. I Heard It's A Mess There Too - Aesop Rock
27. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
28. Infinite - Mobb Deep
29. Iz It A Crime - Snoop Dogg
30. JackBoys 2 - JackBoys & Travis Scott
31. Karma - Stray Kids
32. Klout - Saigon
33. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack
34. Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse
35. Light-Years - Nas & DJ Premier
36. Lonely At The Top - Joey Bada$$
37. Man Up - Ice Cube
38. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
39. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
40. Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
41. More Chaos - Ken Carson
42. Music - Playboi Carti
43. Rest In Bass - Che
44. Revengeseekerz - Jane Remover
45. Ruby - Jennie
46. Self Titled - Kae Tempest
47. Sick Sick Soul (Vol. 1) - Ren & The Skinner Brothers
48. Sinister Grift - Panda Bear
49. Skeleta - Ghost
50. So Close to What - Tate McRae
51. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor & Drake
52. Stardust - Danny Brown
53. Summersongs - wolfacejoeyy
54. Supreme Clientele 2 - Ghostface Killah
55. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
56. The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still - Hot Mulligan
57. There's A Whole World Out There - Arm's Length
58. There's Always More That I Could Say - Sigrid
59. Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
60. Vanisher, Horizon Scraper - Quadeca
61. Virgin - Lorde
62. West End Girl - Lily Allen
63. Wham - Lil Baby
64. Y’all - glaive

Enjoy listening everybody! See yall back here on the 19th with the bracket itself!


@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Nov 20, 2025

We are back for year 2 (2025) of S80'S AOTY Bracket! Lots of music dropped this year, and we are here to determine the site's favorite. This was a major success last year and I am so glad to bring it back again this year. Have genuinely been counting down the days!

As a reminder, here are the rules and guidelines for what is included. Some new rules and guidelines in here too, so be sure to read!

Everyone can suggest one (or as many as they want) albums that released in 2025, I will designate their seeds (explained in the guidelines), and we will work through bracket style to determine our S80 2025 Album of the Year!

GUIDELINES/SET-UP:
-Must have been released between Jan 1st, 2025 and Dec 31st, 2025
-“Released on streaming” releases count (ex. Days Before Rodeo)
-Deluxes that released this year for an album that released in 2024 or before do NOT count (ex. GUTS released in 2023 and GUTS (spilled) released in 2024, so it did not count for the 2024 bracket)
-Deluxes are NOT considered as their own album unless it is an entire album's worth of tracks (ex. SOS Deluxe, MTBMB Side B )
-"Anniversary" deluxes do NOT count as a 2025 release
-Live albums are not counted
-Compilation albums are not counted
-Soundtrack albums are only added if they have all/mostly original NEW music (ex. K-Pop Demon Hunters, Tron Ares)
-Any album that released in 2025 and went #1 during the year has an automatic placement
-All genres accepted
-Mainstream and underground accepted
-First 64 albums named will be added
-Suggestions close Jan 1st @ Midnight EST or when we hit 64 total albums
-Seeding is based on average scores on AOTY.org (as of 12/19/25)
-Polls for round 1 open Jan 8th
-Polls for the first two rounds will be open for 1 week to give everyone time to lend their ears to the albums and give their vote, after that it will be 4 days for each round. This whole process will take a few weeks so be prepared!
-Google Forms will be used for the polls. It will ask for your email just so it limits it to 1 response per person, but I will make it where it does NOT collect your email address for me to see!

**NOTE: YOU CAN NAME ANY ALBUM FROM 2025, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR AOTY OR EVEN AN ALBUM YOU LIKE! THIS IS JUST A WAY TO COLLECT A LARGE RANGE OF ALBUMS TO ALL FACE OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER AND INCLUDE FELLOW POSTERS IN THE BRACKET CREATION PROCESS!**

FINAL BRACKET


S80 2025 AOTY: Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse


Album Pool:
1. 5816 Forest - Tech N9ne
2. Addison - Addison Rae
3. Alfredo 2 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
4. Alter Ego - Lisa
5. Am I the Drama? - Cardi B
6. Amerika's Next Top Party! - PartyOf2
7. Balloonerism - Mac Miller
8. black british music (2025) - Jim Legxacy
9. Black Samson - Wu Tang Clan
10. Breach - Twenty One Pilots
11. Cabin In The Sky - De La Soul
12. Debi Tirar Mas Fotos - Bad Bunny
13. Do It - Stray Kids
14. Don't Click Play - Ava Max
15. Don't Tap the Glass - Tyler, The Creator
16. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party - Hayley Williams
17. Egotrip - John Michel & Anthony James
18. Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
19. Femme Fatale - Mon Laferte
20. God Does Like Ugly - JID
21. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
22. Heels Have Eyes 2 - Westside Gunn
23. Hopefully - Loyle Carner
24. Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd
25. I Feel Everything - Maggie Lindemann
26. I Heard It's A Mess There Too - Aesop Rock
27. I'm the Problem - Morgan Wallen
28. Infinite - Mobb Deep
29. Iz It A Crime - Snoop Dogg
30. JackBoys 2 - JackBoys & Travis Scott
31. Karma - Stray Kids
32. Klout/Paint The World Black - Saigon & Buckwild
33. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack
34. Let God Sort Em Out - Clipse
35. Light-Years - Nas & DJ Premier
36. Lonely At The Top - Joey Bada$$
37. Man Up - Ice Cube
38. Man's Best Friend - Sabrina Carpenter
39. Mayhem - Lady Gaga
40. Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
41. More Chaos - Ken Carson
42. Music - Playboi Carti
43. Rest In Bass - Che
44. Revengeseekerz - Jane Remover
45. Ruby - Jennie
46. Self Titled - Kae Tempest
47. Sick Sick Soul (Vol. 1) - Ren & The Skinner Brothers
48. Sinister Grift - Panda Bear
49. Skeleta - Ghost
50. So Close to What - Tate McRae
51. Some Sexy Songs 4 U - PartyNextDoor & Drake
52. Stardust - Danny Brown
53. Summersongs - wolfacejoeyy
54. Supreme Clientele 2 - Ghostface Killah
55. The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift
56. The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still - Hot Mulligan
57. There's A Whole World Out There - Arm's Length
58. There's Always More That I Could Say - Sigrid
59. Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox
60. Vanisher, Horizon Scraper - Quadeca
61. Virgin - Lorde
62. West End Girl - Lily Allen
63. Wham - Lil Baby
64. Y’all - glaive

*Underlined albums indicate albums that got a placement for going #1 on Billboard*

Current Tag List: @Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL REMINDER TO GET THOSE VOTES IN FOR ROUND 1, ROUND 2 BEGINS @ 1 AM EST

https://forms.gle/Bo6gvMYHFLQk2eFm7

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Jan 8, 2026

ROUND ONE OF VOTING OUT NOW:
https://forms.gle/Bo6gvMYHFLQk2eFm7

MATCHUPS:
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party vs. I'm The Problem
I Heard It's A Mess There Too vs. Sinister Grift
West End Girl vs. Lonely At The Top
Man's Best Friend vs. Virgin
Y'all vs. Iz It A Crime?
There's Always More That I Could Say vs. There's A Whole World Out There
Self Titled vs. Supreme Clientele 2
The Life Of A Showgirl vs. Revengeseekerz
DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS vs. WHAM
Light-Years vs. Stardust
Paint The World Black vs. SUMMERSONGS
Even in Arcadia vs. Sick Sick Soul (Vol. 1)
Alfredo 2 vs. AM I THE DRAMA?
DO IT vs. The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still
Midnight Sun vs. Addison
Man Up vs. Egotrip

HAPPY VOTING!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Dec 8, 2025

S80 is BACK!

Some things about the bracket now that the site is back up, hopefully for good:

• We have ONE slot left! Nominations will close after that as we will have 64 albums total. Make it count!
• The bracket alongside the seedings will drop early on December 19th. Waiting a week after the Nas album drops so critic / user scores on AOTY will have been flowing in and I can give it a proper seeding based on that
• Round one starts in 32 days on January 7th! I recommend going ahead and working through these albums now or within the next few days. LOTS to listen/relisten to!

Thank you guys for supporting this for the 2nd year in a row, and already making it bigger than last year!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Feb 23, 2026

The winner gets crowned tonight at 1 AM EST

Be sure to submit your vote to crown S80'S 2025 Album of the Year!
https://forms.gle/8aFaEeQ1DpzFeFaL9

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

 

Feb 12, 2026

ROUND 7 WINNERS:
1. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
2. Egotrip

UPDATED BRACKET:


@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

 

Feb 9, 2026

The sxn80 rap game needs you for Round 3 buddy



Rumour is a brand new Toyota Yaris is the prize for whoever wins Round Three!!!

 

Feb 9, 2026

Lmao

 

Feb 9, 2026

ROUND 6 WINNERS:
1. Let Got Sort Em Out
2. Hurry Up Tomorrow
3. Infinite
4. MUSIC

UPDATED BRACKET:


REMINDER ROUND 7 IS OUT NOW:
https://forms.gle/ncWsKt75PTAWQg9Y7

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

 

Jan 26, 2026

REMINDER TO GET THOSE VOTES IN FOR ROUND 3, ROUND 4 STARTS AT 1 AM EST

https://forms.gle/jdt9PQnaGhxmN2Er8

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Jan 12, 2026

REMINDER TO GET THOSE VOTES IN FOR ROUND 1, ROUND 2 BEGINS 1/15 @ 1 AM EST

https://forms.gle/Bo6gvMYHFLQk2eFm7

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Botiz @joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland

 

Feb 24, 2026

Very predictable win lol

 

Feb 20, 2026

SEMI FINALS WINNERS
1. Egotrip
2. Let God Sort Em Out

UPDATED BRACKET

 

Feb 20, 2026

FINALS VOTING OUT NOW!
https://forms.gle/8aFaEeQ1DpzFeFaL9

HAPPY VOTING
@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

 

Feb 16, 2026

SEMI-FINALS OUT NOW:
https://forms.gle/Q73UWfY3C5rqD2tm6

MATCHUPS:
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party vs. Egotrip
Let God Sort Em Out vs. MUSIC

HAPPY VOTING!

@Michael Myers @Justin Trudeau @Ripper Roo @Marsh @Minato @Yeez @Bigfoot1 @Anon
@joeyp363 @Jimmy Jazz @icecube @Ordinary Joel @Mike Lager @jankland @Crookedeye

WINNERS AND UPDATED BRACKET WILL BE POSTED SOMETIME TOMORROW