| September 2026 site update |
|---|
From  albummaster on Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Now coming out of the summer lull in good shape following all of the changes since the start of the summer. After a year's worth of work, the site is finally getting into decent shape for the busiest time of year and the lead-up to the year end. ... |
| Read more here. |
Discover the best albums of all time.
BestEverAlbums.com calculates the definitive ranking of the best albums of all time from over 60,000 album charts, based on critical and community acclaim.
Explore the best albums of 2026 (so far) and the best albums of the 2020s (so far), or browse our rankings for any year or decade since 1940.
Welcome to BestEverAlbums!
- What's been happening on Best Ever Albums:
-
📉 4 albums left the top 20 best albums of 2026:
-
World's Gone Wrong by
Lucinda Williams is now ranked 21st
-
Little Wide Open by
Kevin Morby is now ranked 24th
-
I Used To Go To This Bar by
Joyce Manor is now ranked 26th
-
-
📈 Biggest climbers in the top 100 of the Overall Chart:
-
Carrie & Lowell by
Sufjan Stevens
climbed 3 places to 69th
-
A Moon Shaped Pool by
Radiohead
climbed 3 places to 78th
-
Surfer Rosa by
Pixies
climbed 3 places to 98th
-
- 592 new albums have been added to the database for you to explore. (Total albums now 300,000)
- 1,133 new charts have been curated by the community. (Total charts now 60,000)
- 440 new forum posts have been made. (Total forum posts now 800,000)
- 7,946 new ratings have been submitted. (Total ratings now 10 million)
| Trending album | |
|---|---|
| Born To Kill by Social Distortion is ranked 72nd in the best albums of 2026. (Released 05/08/2026 04:00). |
| Album anniversary | |
|---|---|
View more anniversaries | |
| Latest site activity |
|---|
|
|
| More activity |
