Best Albums of 2026 (so far)

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Listed below are the best albums of 2026 (so far) as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).

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2026 year summaryThe best artists of 2026 are Gorillaz, Dry Cleaning, By Storm, U2, Ratboys, Slayyyter, Lucinda Williams, Mitski, Angine De Poitrine and Courtney Barnett.

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581.

Hammer & Chisel

Altered Five Blues Band

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

581

Rank in 2020s:

23,250

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

582.

Dream Life

Marta Del Grandi

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

582

Rank in 2020s:

23,251

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

583.

Project Hail Mary (Original Motion Picture Score)
Soundtrack

Daniel Pemberton

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

583

Rank in 2020s:

23,334

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

584.

Street Druid

Ben Vince

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

584

Rank in 2020s:

23,335

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

Comments:

585.

Lero Lero

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

585

Rank in 2020s:

23,338

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

585.

Hinterlands

Green-House

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

585

Rank in 2020s:

23,338

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

Comments:

587.

Where Do You Wanna Go?

John-Robert

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

587

Rank in 2020s:

23,344

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

Comments:

588.

Future Quiet

Moby

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

588

Rank in 2020s:

23,346

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

589.

Black Goat

Kovtun

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

589

Rank in 2020s:

23,347

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

590.

Flagrant Act Of Bliss

Black Pistol Fire

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 2026:

590

Rank in 2020s:

23,349

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

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Best Albums of 2026 (so far) composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Kevin Drumm	2	0%
Monster Rally	2	0%
Marc Broussard	2	0%
Machinefabriek	2	0%
Cindytalk	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	311	38%
	145	18%
	50	6%
	39	5%
	27	3%
	22	3%
	19	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	810	98%
Yes	14	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	805	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	815	99%
Yes	9	1%

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