New Music Friday highlights: Top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025

It’s New Music Friday, and fans are buzzing about the biggest album drops on October 3, 2025. Music lovers all over the world are getting their hands on some of their most anticipated album releases. Alongside new albums, artists have also reissued some of their older albums, adding a few new tracks for their fans.

A few names on this list include Taylor Swift, Bryson Tiller, Oasis, and more. This New Music Friday, strap in for a mix of sounds and genres, from pop, country, R&B, rock, and more.

Whether you are planning to deep dive and listen to the songs in one go or simply skim through the songs, this week's top 5 new music album releases deserve your attention.

Have a look at the top 5 album releases this New Music Friday.

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Top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025

Here is a quick look at the top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025, featuring some of the most anticipated releases of the week.

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Taylor Swift

Ever since Taylor Swift announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast, New Heights, Swifties have been eagerly counting down the days. Now, as one of the top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025, the wait is finally over!

Taylor Swift dropped a 12-track album, including a song featuring Sabrina Carpenter. These are all the songs on her latest album.

• The Fate of Ophelia
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Opalite
• Father Figure
• Eldest Daughter
• Ruin the Friendship
• Actually Romantic
• Wish List
• Wood
• Cancelled!
• Honey
• The Life of a Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)

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Oasis

Oasis first released their second studio album, What's the Story) Morning Glory? in 1995. 30 years later, the English rock band is celebrating the album's 30th anniversary by reissuing it, making it one of the top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025.

The reissued albums contain five unplugged recordings mixed and produced by Oasis' primary songwriter and lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher, and producer Callum Marinho.

Have a look at the original tracklist of What's the Story) Morning Glory?, originally released in 1995.

• Hello
• Roll with It
• Wonderwall
• Don't Look Back in Anger
• Hey Now!
• Untitled (The Swamp Song – Excerpt 1)
• Some Might Say
• Cast No Shadow
• She's Electric
• Morning Glory
• Untitled (The Swamp Song – Excerpt 2)
• Champagne Supernova

These are the five new unplugged tracks released in the 2025 reissue of the album.

• Cast No Shadow (Unplugged)
• Morning Glory (Unplugged)
• Wonderwall (Unplugged)
• Acquiesce (Unplugged)
• Champagne Supernova (Unplugged)

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Noah Floersch

Nebraska-born artist Noah Floersch is releasing his third studio album, Francis Aquarius, making it one of the highly anticipated top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025, after successfully headlining his own tour.

Here is the tracklist.

• Fatal Feminine
• Wild Thing
• Somebody Nobody Gets Over
• Somethin' Bout a Beer
• My Bad
• Growing Everything Out
• Nobody's Ever Gonna Love You
• Look at You
• ok, cool
• Worst Guy Ever
• To Be Around
• Airway

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Carter Faith

The country music fans are also buzzing with excitement as Carter Faith releases her debut album, Cherry Valley.

She took to Instagram to announce the release of her first studio album, writing:

"wish you were here 🍒 but you can be tonight"

Carter's debut album contains 15 songs. They are listed below.

• Cherry Valley
• Sex, Drugs, & Country Music
• Arrows (Die For That Man)
• Bar Star
• Betty
• Grudge
• Six String
• If I Had Never Lost My Mind...
• Misery Loves Company
• Drink Up, Baby
• Burn My Memory
• Sails
• So I Sing
• Changed
• Still A Lover

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Don Trip

Don Trip is releasing Part 1 of his Forgiveness is God’s Job album. With an extensive discography of 69 mixtapes and EPs, this album is one of the most awaited album drops on October 3, 2025.

Forgiveness is God’s Job... Part 1 contains 15 songs in total with a listening time of 43 minutes. Have a look at the tracklist below.

• Walk 'Em Down
• Deposit Slips (feat. Kendrick P.)
• Horse Power (Freestyle)
• To Do List
• Never Be The Same
• Well Fair (feat. Starlito)
• The Juice (Freestyle)
• Show's Over (feat. Kendrick P.)
• Coffee Break
• Necessities (feat. Psyko Notch)
• Do Better
• Love v Lust XXX (feat. Girlfriend)
• Hypothermia (feat. Jae Fitz & Psyko Notch)
• Daddy Daughter Dance (feat. Jae Fitz)
• Guerilla Gang (feat. Kendrick P., Jae Fitz, Bink4sho, & Psyko Notch)

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This week's releases prove that the top 5 album drops on October 3, 2025, have something for every type of music fan, from pop and country to rock and hip-hop. With fresh albums, reissues, and debut projects, listeners can dive into a variety of sounds and styles.