Top 11 Music Albums of 2026
by ThuramThugood

Best tracks of 2026 (TBC - unfinished):

1. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Solace - 82.8
2. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Somewhere down in Georgia 82.8
3. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Mandolin Gun - 82
4. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Hit My Head All Day - 80
5. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Yesteryear - 80
6. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Del Monte - 80.7
7. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Trabajo Del Tiempo - 80.4
8. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Where the mountain meets the sea - 78.4
9. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Contact Hours - 78
10. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Bloodline - 77.9
11. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Field Song - 77.9
12. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Bad News - 77.1
13. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - A Point Too Hard To Make - 76.9
14. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Appetite - 76.6
15. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Black Cauldron - 76.1
16. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Runny Eggs - 76.1
17. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Frog In Boiling Water - 76
18. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Everyone Out - 76
19. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Looking For The Wrong Guy - 75.9
20. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Oh Wide World - 75.8
21. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Pray the Devil back to Hell - 75.5
22. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - A Foreshadowing - 75.4
23. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Day at the soccer fields - 75.2
24. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Brown Paper Bag - 75
25. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The City - 75
26. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - All Star Cast - 75
27. Polly (AUT) - Ballerina - 75
28. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Dry Deserts - 74.7
29. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Anyways - 74.6
30. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Little by Little - 74.2
31. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Whose face am I - 73.8
32. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zerfall - 73
33. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Reflected - 73
34. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The Castle - 73
35. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - You're A Casino - 73
36. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Perfect Light - 73
37. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - My Soul / Half Pint - 73
38. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Blood - 72.8
39. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Code of many colors - 72.3
40. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Summer Seizures - 72.3
41. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Table 41. - 72
42. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Cruise Ship Designer - 72
43. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit - 71.8
44. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - You’ll Tell Me Anything - 71.8
45. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Übertritt - 71
46. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Reise - 71
47. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Somber The Drums - 71
48. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - In Amber - 71
49. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Feels - 71
50. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 1 (n/a) - 71
51. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Rose Mist - 71.4
52. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - You Can Still Come Home - 70.7
53. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Distractions - 70.7
54. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Miles - 70.4
55. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Selling A Vibe - 70.4
56. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Viroca - 70.4
57. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - All Good Things Past - 70.3
58. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Dark Luck - 70.3
59. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - The Cute Things - 70.2
60. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Down, Down, Stream - 70.2
61. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - I Need You - 70.1
62. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Running Boy - 70.1
63. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Camper - 70.1
64. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Miel - 70.1
65. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Nur - 70
66. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil II - 70
67. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Sole Voyage - 70
68. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Aletheia - 70
69. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - The Holy Pale - 70
70. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Never The Same - 70
71. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Pieles - 70

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• (Created: 01/07/2026 10:44).
• Chart size: 11 albums.

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Aguas Raras 

 Renatto Olivares

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Album Rating: 75.73
(454.4/6)

Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Aguas Raras

09.01.26

Fussless. It unfolds slowly, the kind of album you half-notice at first, then realise you’ve been paying attention the whole time — usually around the moment you accept you’ve lost your passport somewhere in the parque and there’s no point panicking. Olivares sits in that uneasy space between post-punk tension and loose, jazz-tinged wandering, where things feel slightly off but never messy. There are moments that echo the colder edges of Bauhaus, and others that drift in a way fans of Black Country, New Road will recognise, though it never feels like it’s trying to join that conversation too loudly. The jazz touches are subtle, more about mood than solos, nudging tracks sideways rather than showing off. It’s thoughtful, slightly unsettled, and modestly confident — an album that doesn’t demand praise, but earns it by being patient and well put together.

1.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Pieles 70.0
2.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Viroca 70.4
3.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Miel 70.1
4.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Solace 82.8
5.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Del Monte 80.7
6.Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Trabajo Del Tiempo 80.4

Ranked in order of preference:

* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Solace 82.8
* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Del Monte 80.7
* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Trabajo Del Tiempo 80.4
* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Viroca 70.4
* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Miel 70.1
* Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Pieles 70.0 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

6

Rank in 2020s:

22,966

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

Comments:

1

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Casino 

 Richard Sallis

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Album Rating: 75.20
(752/10)

Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Casino

02.01.2026

Matures on Jan 2025's 'Felix', although Sallis is still at his best in late album tracks such as 'Mandolin Gun' and 'Contact Hours' when the pain is guttural, tactile and smothered in doomscrolling Sunday night horror.

Closer 'Yesteryear' is a softer triumph with hints of 'Eternal Sunshine of a Trumpless Mind'.

1.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Perfect Light 73
2.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Table 41. 72
3.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Feels 71
4.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The Castle 73
5.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - You're A Casino 73
6.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - All Star Cast 75
7.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The City 75
8.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Mandolin Gun 82
9.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Contact Hours 78
10.Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Yesteryear 80

Ranked in order of preference:

* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Mandolin Gun 82
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Yesteryear 80
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Contact Hours 78
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The City 75
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - All Star Cast 75
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The Castle 73
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - You're A Casino 73
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Perfect Light 73
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Table 41. 72
* Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Feels 71 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

11

Rank in 2026:

2

Rank in 2020s:

6,030

Overall Rank:

54,829

Average Rating:

 74 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Bloodline 

 Mon Rovîa

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Album Rating: 74.37
(743.7/10)

Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR (Liberia) - Jan 26) - Bloodline

09.01.2026

A whimsical study in restrained chaos, where moments of melodic clarity — particularly in 'Somewhere down in Georgia' and 'Where the mountain meets the sea' — emerge like rare, hopeful breath vapour in a chilly jaundiced January morning sky. The title track and 'Field Song' showcase deft control of tension, balancing intricate instrumentation with vocals that somehow manage to be both precise and slightly off-kilter. 'Black Cauldron', meanwhile, might convince you that perfection has been attained—until the next track politely reminds you that life, like Mon Rovîa and the country it hails from, has endured the hardships of the Liberian civil war. Overall, it’s an album that rewards attention without ever letting itself be pinned down. Might need multiple listens to fully appreciate the clever little musical winks hidden throughout. Weah to go!

1.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Black Cauldron 76.1
2.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Pray the Devil back to Hell 75.5
3.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Day at the soccer fields 75.2
4.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Bloodline 77.9
5.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - A Foreshadowing 75.4
6.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Little by Little 74.2
7.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Old Fort Steel Trail 67.8
8.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Whose face am I 73.8
9.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Running Boy 70.1
10.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Field Song 77.9
11.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Somewhere down in Georgia 82.8
12.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Oh Wide World 75.8
13.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Code of many colors 72.3
14.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Heavy Foot 67.1
15.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Infinite Pines 69.6
16.Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Where the mountain meets the sea 78.4

Ranked in order of preference:

* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Somewhere down in Georgia 82.8
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Where the mountain meets the sea 78.4
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Bloodline 77.9
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Field Song 77.9
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Black Cauldron 76.1
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Oh Wide World 75.8
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Pray the Devil back to Hell 75.5
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - A Foreshadowing 75.4
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Day at the soccer fields 75.2
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Little by Little 74.2
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Whose face am I 73.8
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Code of many colors 72.3
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Running Boy 70.1
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Infinite Pines 69.6
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Old Fort Steel Trail 67.8
* Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Heavy Foot 67.1 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

13

Rank in 2020s:

23,450

Average Rating:

 71 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Boiled Alive 
Live

 DIIV

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Album Rating: 71.42
(857/12)

Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Buried Alive

02.01.2026

Decent live album but prefer the studio original.

1. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - In Amber 71
2. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 1 (n/a) 71 (n/a)
3. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Brown Paper Bag 75
4. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 2 (n/a) 64 (n/a)
5. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Raining On Your Pillow 70
6. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 3 (n/a) 63 (n/a)
7. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Frog In Boiling Water 76
8. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 4 (n/a) 63 (n/a)
9. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Everyone Out 76
10. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 5 (n/a) 64 (n/a)
11. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Reflected 73
12. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 6 (n/a) 66 (n/a)
13. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Somber The Drums 71
14. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 7 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
15. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Little Birds 68
16. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 8 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
17. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Soul-Net 69
18. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 9 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
19. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Fender On The Freeway 68
20. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 10 (n/a) 63 (n/a)
21. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Return Of Youth 69
22. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 11 (n/a) 66 (n/a)
23. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Outro (n/a) 67 (n/a)

Ranked in Order of Preference

* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Frog In Boiling Water 76
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Everyone Out 76
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Brown Paper Bag 75
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Reflected 73
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Somber The Drums 71
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - In Amber 71
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 1 (n/a) 71 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Raining On Your Pillow 70
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Return Of Youth 69
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Soul-Net 69
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Little Birds 68
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Fender On The Freeway 68
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Outro (n/a) 67 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 6 (n/a) 66 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 11 (n/a) 66 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 7 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 8 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 9 (n/a) 65 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 2 (n/a) 64 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 5 (n/a) 64 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 4 (n/a) 63 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 3 (n/a) 63 (n/a)
* Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 10 (n/a) 63 (n/a) [First added to this chart: 01/07/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

8

Rank in 2020s:

22,990

Average Rating:

 71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Secret Love 

 Dry Cleaning

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Album Rating: 71.36
(713.6/10)

Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Secret Love

09.01.2026

Like most Dry Cleaning albums, it can drag a little. 'Hit My Head All Day' is clearly the highlight but nothing reaches the level of 'Anna Calls From The Arctic'.

1.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Hit My Head All Day 80
2.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Cruise Ship Designer 72
3.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - My Soul / Half Pint 73
4.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Secret Love (Concealed in a Drawing of a Boy) 68.2
5.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit 71.8
6.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Blood 72.8
7.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Evil Evil Idiot 68.1
8.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Rocks 69.4
9.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - The Cute Things 70.2
10.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - I Need You 70.1
11.Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Joy 69.4

Ranked in order of preference:

* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Hit My Head All Day 80
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - My Soul / Half Pint 73
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Blood 72.8
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Cruise Ship Designer 72
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit 71.8
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - The Cute Things 70.2
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - I Need You 70.1
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Rocks 69.4
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Joy 69.4
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Secret Love (Concealed in a Drawing of a Boy) 68.2
* Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Evil Evil Idiot 68.1 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 2026:

1

Rank in 2020s:

3,176

Overall Rank:

34,354

Average Rating:

 73 (20 votes)

Comments:

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Selling A Vibe 

 The Cribs

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Album Rating: 71.01
(851.5/12)

The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Selling A Vibe

09.01.26

'Selling A Vibe' is a decent, middle-of-the-road Cribs album, the sort of record you nod along to on the M62 while fumes of frustration and fleeting intoxication swirl in equal measure. Only a few odd highlights—like ‘A Point Too Hard To Make’ and ‘Looking For The Wrong Guy’—pierce the otherwise plodding march of jangly riffs and slightly off-kilter vocals. There’s a certain Cribtastic charm in the cogs falling off the grooves, little sparks of wit and swagger that remind you why you keep coming back, but you’re never quite certain if it’s the band or the M62 fumes making you dizzy. And seriously, never buy a Tesla; this album has enough reminders that things can go wrong without adding autopilot into the mix. Overall, it’s an album that’s frustrating, occasionally intoxicating, and very much in the comfortable middle lane, like a well-worn leather jacket you pull on knowing it’s going to crease and sag but still feels familiar.

1.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Dark Luck 70.3
2.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Selling A Vibe 70.4
3.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - A Point Too Hard To Make 76.9
4.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Never The Same 70.0
5.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Summer Seizures 72.3
6.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Looking For The Wrong Guy 75.9
7.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - If Our Paths Never Crossed 67.8
8.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Self Respect 69.2
9.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - You’ll Tell Me Anything 71.8
10.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Rose Mist 71.4
11.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Distractions 70.7
12.The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Brothers Won’t Break 67.8

Ranked in order of preference:

* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - A Point Too Hard To Make 76.9
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Looking For The Wrong Guy 75.9
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Summer Seizures 72.3
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - You’ll Tell Me Anything 71.8
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Rose Mist 71.4
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Distractions 70.7
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Selling A Vibe 70.4
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Dark Luck 70.3
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Never The Same 70.0
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Self Respect 69.2
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - If Our Paths Never Crossed 67.8
* The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Brothers Won’t Break 67.8 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

1

Rank in 2026:

4

Rank in 2020s:

22,083

Average Rating:

 73 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Zerfall 

 Ellende

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Album Rating: 69.67
(627/9)

Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zerfall

02.01.2026

Zerfall is like wading barefoot through Toni Polster’s flooded basement after a week of rain: sticky, unrelenting, and somehow amusing in a miserable sort of way. The album never really thrashes out a proper *Scheiß*; it seeps, dribbles, and occasionally splashes abjectivity across the floorboards. 'Zerfall' and 'Übertritt' glint through the gloom, like pale light on puddles, while 'Ode ans Licht' and 'Reise' crawl along with patient, stubborn grace — rewarding those who dare to linger in the damp. By the time 'Wahrheit Teil II' hits, you’re either soaked or enthralled, sometimes both, and somehow that’s perfectly fine.

Die Instrumente sind wie gezähmte Fluten: Gitarren glitschig, Schlagzeug zurückhaltend, Vocals resigniert und doch bestimmt. Keine großen Ausbrüche, keine lauten Schreie — alles sickert langsam in die Sinne und bleibt kleben, wie eine ungebetene Pfütze im Schuh. Manchmal will man lachen, manchmal möchte man den Kopf schütteln, und beides passiert gleichzeitig. Genau wie ein winterlicher Keller voller Matsch, in dem man nicht weiß, ob man laufen oder stehen bleiben soll.

Am Ende ist Zerfall ein Album für jene, die die kleine, klebrige Absurdität lieben. Es ist mühsam, melancholisch, ein bisschen gemein und doch irgendwie charmant. Ein Tropfen Humor liegt im Schlamm verborgen, und wenn man Glück hat, tritt man hinein und merkt es erst, wenn es zu spät ist.

1.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Nur 70
2.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Wahrheit Teil I 67
3.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Wahrheit Teil II 68
4.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zerfall 73
5.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Übertritt 71
6.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Ode ans Licht 68
7.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil I 69
8.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil II 70
9.Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Reise 71

Ranked in order of preference:

* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zerfall 73
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Übertritt 71
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Reise 71
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Nur 70
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil II 70
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil I 69
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Wahrheit Teil II 68
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Ode ans Licht 68
* Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Wahrheit Teil I 67 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

9

Rank in 2020s:

23,161

Average Rating:

 69 (7 votes)

Comments:

1

8. (=)

With Heaven On Top 

 Zach Bryan

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Album Rating: 69.10
(1727.4/25)

Zach Bryan (With Heaven On Top - USA - Jan 26) - With Heaven On Top

09.01.2026

*With Heaven On Top* is like sloggin’ through a gabbling stream of plastic trees, whittlin’ bark off anything that’ll give, and grumblin’ under your breath about how many more you’ve gotta get through. Bryan’s voice drags along like a tired farmhand after a week of muckin’ out the barn — earnest, scratchy, and stubborn as a mule. ‘Runny Eggs’ and ‘Appetite’ chew on old regrets like a goat on stale hay, while ‘Bad News’ saunters by, lazy as a hound in the sun, testin’ how much sap the trees will surrender before complainin’. Then, just when you think it’s over, you’re thrown into a hoe-down barn dance with your future spouse, reenacting spinster antics in the clumsiest way imaginable, leavin’ you scraped, sticky, and knowin’ full well you wouldn’t do it again. Even the quieter bits — ‘Plastic Cigarette’ or ‘You Can Still Come Home’ — stink faintly of smoke and sawdust, remindin’ you that honesty don’t always come neat. By the end of 25 tracks, you’ve survived the forest, the stream, and the barn dance, and you’re ready to collapse in a chair with a jug of something strong, thankin’ the good Lord it’s over.

1.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Down, Down, Stream 70.2
2.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Runny Eggs 76.1
3.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Appetite 76.6
4.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - DeAnn’s Denim 70.8
5.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Say Why 65.4
6.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Drowning 69.6
7.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Santa Fe 66.8
8.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Skin 69.7
9.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Dry Deserts 74.7
10.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Bad News 77.1
11.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - South And Pine 68.2
12.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Cannonball 67.1
13.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Slicked Back 53.9
14.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Anyways 74.6
15.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - If They Come Lookin’ 68.3
16.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Rivers And Creeks 64.2
17.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Plastic Cigarette 69.7
18.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - You Can Still Come Home 70.7
19.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Aeroplane 64.8
20.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Always Willin’ 63.1
21.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Miles 70.4
22.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - All Good Things Past 70.3
23.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Camper 70.1
24.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Sundown Girls 69.7
25.Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - With Heaven On Top 65.3

Ranked in order of preference:

* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Bad News 77.1
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Appetite 76.6
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Runny Eggs 76.1
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Dry Deserts 74.7
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Anyways 74.6
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - You Can Still Come Home 70.7
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Miles 70.4
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - All Good Things Past 70.3
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Down, Down, Stream 70.2
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Camper 70.1
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Skin 69.7
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Plastic Cigarette 69.7
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Sundown Girls 69.7
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Drowning 69.6
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - South And Pine 68.2
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - If They Come Lookin’ 68.3
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Santa Fe 66.8
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Say Why 65.4
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - With Heaven On Top 65.3
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Rivers And Creeks 64.2
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Aeroplane 64.8
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Always Willin’ 63.1
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - DeAnn’s Denim 70.8
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Cannonball 67.1
* Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Slicked Back 53.9 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

5

Rank in 2020s:

22,653

Average Rating:

 73 (6 votes)

Comments:

1

9. (=)

Aletheia 

 Wildhunt

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Album Rating: 67.57
(473/7)

Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Aletheia

02.01.2026

Aletheia feels like stepping into a winter forest where the trees have their own sense of timing and a wicked sense of humour. 'The Holy Pale' and 'Aletheia' shimmer and glide, the kind of tracks that make the quiet moments feel deliberate rather than dull. 'Sole Voyage' sails wide and confident, and you can almost hear the band smirking at their own perfection. 'Kanashibari', by contrast, drifts uneasily, reminding you that the woods can be unsettling if you linger too long. Somewhere in that viscous, creaking murk, one can almost picture Andreas Herzog flailing, his mudflaps ripping and rumbling, flinging filthy, fickle fragments far and wide — a perfectly absurd metaphor for the album’s thick, deliberate textures.

Doch dann, wenn 'Touching the Ground' und 'Made Man' ihre Fäden ziehen, merkt man sofort: hier wird nichts dem Zufall überlassen. Präzise Gitarren, eine Rhythmussektion, die genau weiß, wann sie antreiben muss, und Vocals, die warm und unaufgeregt bleiben, auch wenn die Songs kühler wirken. 'In Frozen Dreams' hat eine hypnotische Schwere, als säße man auf einer Eisscholle und wartete, dass sie endlich schmilzt — schön anzusehen, aber nicht zwingend ein Highlight. Man kann fast hören, wie Herzog hektisch hakt, hölzerne Haken seines eigenen Humorhaushalts aus der Matschmasse hebend, während der Song vor sich hin schiebt.

Und am Ende ist es ein Album, das Fans anspruchsvoller, leicht verschrobener Metal-Fans zufriedenstellen wird. Nicht, weil es leicht oder eingängig wäre, sondern weil es Herz hat, selbst wenn es unbequem wird. Und trotzdem bleibt einem ab und zu ein leises Schmunzeln im Gesicht hängen, ob man will oder nicht.

1.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Touching the Ground 65
2.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - The Holy Pale 70
3.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Made Man 64
4.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Kanashibari 68
5.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - In Frozen Dreams 68
6.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Aletheia 70
7.Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Sole Voyage 70

Ranked in order of preference:

* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Sole Voyage 70
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Aletheia 70
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - The Holy Pale 70
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Kanashibari 68
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - In Frozen Dreams 68
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Touching the Ground 65
* Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Made Man 64 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

12

Rank in 2020s:

23,329

Average Rating:

 71 (4 votes)

Comments:

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10. (=)

John 

 MatC

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Album Rating: 66.57
(466/7)

MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - John

01.01.2026

A patient, minimalist wander through gently tugged melodies, like a pastoral slumber whilst plucking the wings off a dead insect. 'Joseph' and 'Samuel' stand out, warm and insistent, while the rest of the album drifts in languid loops that might delight anyone with a taste for subdued soundscapes — or test the patience of anyone expecting a hook. 'Martin' and 'William' stick stubbornly to their own soft repetitions, and yet there’s a strange charm in the discipline.

1.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Joseph 69
2.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Theodore 68
3.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Martin 64
4.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - William 65
5.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Greg 68
6.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Phil 66
7.MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Samuel 66

Ranked in order of preference:

* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Joseph 69
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Theodore 68
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Greg 68
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Phil 66
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Samuel 66
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - William 65
* MatC (John - USA - Jan 26) - Martin 64 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2026]

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

0

Rank in 2026:

10

Rank in 2020s:

23,296

Average Rating:

 66 (9 votes)

Comments:

2

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