Black Friday Record Store Day 2025: 12 Releases Worth Digging For

It’s been 15 years since Record Store Day placed its dusty mark on the national shopper’s holiday the day after Thanksgiving we call Black Friday.

And though more demure in its volume of releases than its big sibling in April, RSD Black Friday really has evolved since its genesis in 2010, especially as market interest in physical media remains on solid footing.

“There are about 175 RSD titles total this year, so it’s about half the number of releases we normally do for Record Store Day in April,” RSD cofounder Michael Kurtz explains to Billboard. “Our goal is to try and provide a list of records that would enable a music fan to find two or three that they would love to either give or get as a gift during the holidays. I think we’ve accomplished that.”

Indeed they have, especially this year, where many participating record labels go deep into their vaults to give the informed music-buying public incentive to venture out of their house and outside the doorway of their nearest participating record shop, including exclusives from Benson Boone, Cage the Elephant, Curren$y, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, Fred again.., Briston Maroney, Bruno Mars, Role Model and Talking Heads.

“I think it demonstrates how much music fans support and love record stores,” adds Kurtz. “They like shopping in them and that means the fans want to own and collect records, especially during the holiday season.”

In looking over this year’s list, Billboard has selected 12 titles of interest that readers should be on the lookout for this Black Friday.