National Album Day returns on Saturday 18th October 2025 with this year’s theme celebrating Rock, following previous editions that, among other themes, have focused on the albums of the 90s, Women in Music, Debut Albums and, just last year, Great British Groups.
Rock music continues to evolve as an artform and is becoming increasingly diverse in its varied breadth of offerings, with British bands including Wet Leg, Nova Twins, The Last Dinner Party, Mary in the Junkyard, and Sprints now lining up alongside the likes of Bring Me The Horizon in challenging conventions and in helping to shape a new and thriving contemporary rock landscape.
The 18th October date for National Album Day falls in the same week as the Mercury Prize, which also celebrates the album format, and this year takes place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (16th October).
National Album Day 2024 saw the annual campaign’s biggest-ever Radio 2 support, which included a Johnny Marr-presented series on Great British Groups, a greatest British groups poll topped by The Beatles, and Florence + The Machine ‘Lungs’ prom on BBC 2.
Additionally, special National Album Day product releases accounted for 1 in 5 albums sold, and half the weekend’s top 40 vinyl chart, including 6 of the Top 10 and 11 of the Top 20.
Since its launch, National Album Day has been supported by a broad range of artist champions, including Kylie Minogue, Joy Crookes, Sharleen Spiteri, Lewis Capaldi, Mark Ronson, La Roux, Elbow, Paloma Faith, Blossoms, Alice Cooper, Novelist, Tom Odell, Declan McKenna, Mahalia, Toyah Willcox, Tricky, Alex Kapranos, and Jazzie B. Last year Catherine Marks, Courteeners, Jeff Wayne, Nova Twins, Soul II Soul and Travis were the latest talents to add their voices as passionate advocates of the album.
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