Top 17 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. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - SPQR - 82.7
4. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Some Things Last a Long Time - 82.5
5. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Mandolin Gun - 82
6. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Del Monte - 80.7
7. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Trabajo Del Tiempo - 80.4
8. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Hit My Head All Day - 80
9. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Yesteryear - 80
10. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Dancing on My Own - 79.4
11. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Psycho Killer - 78.7
12. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Where the mountain meets the sea - 78.4
13. Alex Pester (Yours - UK - Jan 26) - 78.4
14. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Contact Hours - 78
15. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Bloodline - 77.9
16. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Field Song - 77.9
17. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Triple Sun - 77.8
18. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Lick or Sum - 77.6
19. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Bad News - 77.1
20. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - A Point Too Hard To Make - 76.9
21. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Appetite - 76.6
22. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Black Cauldron - 76.1
23. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Runny Eggs - 76.1
24. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Cherry Bomb - 76.1
25. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Frog In Boiling Water - 76
26. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Everyone Out - 76
27. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Looking For The Wrong Guy - 75.9
28. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Oh Wide World - 75.8
29. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Pray the Devil back to Hell - 75.5
30. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - A Foreshadowing - 75.4
31. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - I Put a Spell on You - 75.3
32. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Day at the soccer fields - 75.2
33. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Brown Paper Bag - 75
34. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The City - 75
35. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - All Star Cast - 75
36. Polly (AUT) - Ballerina - 75
37. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Dry Deserts - 74.7
38. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Anyways - 74.6
39. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - In Dreams - 74.3
40. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Little by Little - 74.2
41. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Whose face am I - 73.8
42. Courtney Marie Andrews (Valentine - USA - Jan 26) - Keeper - 73.6
43. Courtney Marie Andrews (Valentine - USA - Jan 26) - Cons and Clowns - 73.3
44. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zerfall - 73
45. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Reflected - 73
46. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - The Castle - 73
47. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - You're A Casino - 73
48. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Perfect Light - 73
49. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - My Soul / Half Pint - 73
50. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Blood - 72.8
51. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Code of many colors - 72.3
52. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Summer Seizures - 72.3
53. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Table 41 - 72
54. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Cruise Ship Designer - 72
55. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit - 71.8
56. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - You’ll Tell Me Anything - 71.8
57. Xiu Xiu (XMFX - USA - Jan 26) - Warm Leatherette - 71.6
58. Courtney Marie Andrews (Valentine - USA - Jan 26) - Pendulum Swing - 71.6
59. Madison Beer (Locket - USA - Jan 26) - Bittersweet - 71.1
60. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Rose Mist - 71.4
61. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Übertritt - 71
62. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Reise - 71
63. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Somber The Drums - 71
64. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - In Amber - 71
65. Richard Sallis (Casino - AUS - Jan 26) - Feels - 71
66. Diiv (BA - USA - Jan 26) - Interlude 1 (n/a) - 71
67. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - You Can Still Come Home - 70.7
68. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Distractions - 70.7
69. Madison Beer (Locket - USA - Jan 26) - Angel Wings - 70.7
70. Madison Beer (Locket - USA - Jan 26) - Make You Mine - 70.8
71. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Miles - 70.4
72. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Selling A Vibe - 70.4
73. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Viroca - 70.4
74. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - All Good Things Past - 70.3
75. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Dark Luck - 70.3
76. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - The Cute Things - 70.2
77. Kreator (KOTW - DE/GER - Jan 26) - Tränenpalast - 70.2
78. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Down, Down, Stream - 70.2
79. Courtney Marie Andrews (Valentine - USA - Jan 26) - Magic Touch - 70.2
80. Dry Cleaning (SL - UK - Jan 26) - I Need You - 70.1
81. Mon Rovîa (Bloodline - LBR - Jan 26) - Running Boy - 70.1
82. Zach Bryan (WHoT - USA - Jan 26) - Camper - 70.1
83. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Miel - 70.1
84. Alex Pester (Yours - UK - Jan 26) - 70.1
85. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Nur - 70
86. Ellende (Zerfall - AUT - Jan 26) - Zeitenwende Teil II - 70
87. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Sole Voyage - 70
88. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - Aletheia - 70
89. Wildhunt (Aletheia - AUT - Jan 26) - The Holy Pale - 70
90. The Cribs (SAV - UK - Jan 26) - Never The Same - 70
91. Renatto Olivares (AR - CHL - Jan 26) - Pieles - 70
92. Alex Pester (Yours - UK - Jan 26) - 70.0
- Chart updated: 01/20/2026 16:45
- (Created: 01/07/2026 10:44).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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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]
(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]
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Top 17 Music Albums of 2026 composition
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| Ellende | 1 | 6% | |
| Alex Pester | 1 | 6% | |
| Zach Bryan | 1 | 6% | |
| Courtney Marie Andrews | 1 | 6% | |
| Xiu Xiu | 1 | 6% | |
| Madison Beer | 1 | 6% | |
| Renatto Olivares | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 17 Music Albums of 2026 chart changes
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MadhattanJack 01/28/2026 03:55 | #312837
These reviews of yours are very informative - thanks for writing them all up! I hope someone is at least cooking those chicken entrails thoroughly before serving them for tea, though.
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