Best Albums of 2026 (so far)

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1.

The Mountain 

 Gorillaz

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"Once again, Gorillaz come up with something that is impossible to confuse with work by any comparable outfit and is yet totally original. This is the best new album I have heard this year, so far."  Reply

- dukeboxkool | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

122

Rank in 2026:

1

Rank in 2020s:

715

Overall Rank:

9,858

Average Rating:

 76 (95 votes)

Comments:

1

2.

Secret Love 

 Dry Cleaning

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"Each new dry cleaning album is a lottery of surreal images, memories and notes from everyday life that vocalist Florence Shaw generates in her head. hardly any big language model can predict her train of thought throughout "secret love". "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a horse," she says in the...""Each new dry cleaning album is a lottery of surreal images, memories and notes from everyday life that vocalist Florence Shaw generates in her head. hardly any big language model can predict her train of thought throughout "secret love". "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a horse," she says in the opening song of the new release, "Hit My Head All Day." "onions, carrots and celery," Florence adds, explaining about her favorite lunch menu. Her monotonous voice, as always, is accompanied by muffled drums and a pronounced, funky bass in the style of Tina Weymouth from the band talking heads. "Ha ha ha, I'm always banging my head," comes the third minute, when the melody finally seeps into the song, "la la la, blood is flowing from the stone." For those who are hearing the band for the first time, all these lines seem like the ravings of a madman. For those who have come across the music of dry cleaning before, this idea is also supported by the appearance of Florence shaw. however, lost in time and space, the phlegmatic vocalist, who constantly hides behind her long red hair, worries about this much less than the others. after all, in the bizarre world of the band, its appearance is not at all bizarre — it is a healthy reaction to the current normality."  [+]  Reply

- CaptainPain | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

69

Rank in 2026:

2

Rank in 2020s:

1,385

Overall Rank:

16,179

Average Rating:

 74 (76 votes)

Comments:

4

3.

My Ghosts Go Ghost 

 By Storm

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Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

58

Rank in 2026:

3

Rank in 2020s:

1,600

Overall Rank:

18,411

Average Rating:

 74 (60 votes)

Comments:

0

4.

Singin' To An Empty Chair 

 Ratboys

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"An astonishingly mature album that doesn't try to win you over right away, but rather grows on you over time and leaves a lasting impression. It also takes courage to record these songs without copying other indie bands. They did a great job of it."  Reply

- cronadigallina | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

51

Rank in 2026:

4

Rank in 2020s:

1,797

Overall Rank:

20,141

Average Rating:

 75 (47 votes)

Comments:

1

5.

Nothing’s About To Happen To Me 

 Mitski

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"This is the second album I have listened to by Mitski and is, again, an extremely good listen. I can only hope that there is more to come."  Reply

- dukeboxkool | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

37

Rank in 2026:

5

Rank in 2020s:

2,350

Overall Rank:

25,260

Average Rating:

 76 (61 votes)

Comments:

1

6.

Days Of Ash EP 

 U2

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"I'm torn on this project. On the one hand, I've long since accepted that U2 will not bow out gracefully from the music industry and will likely keep making progressively more mediocre music that inspires very little praise, while continuing to make serious money playing their greatest hits on tou...""I'm torn on this project. On the one hand, I've long since accepted that U2 will not bow out gracefully from the music industry and will likely keep making progressively more mediocre music that inspires very little praise, while continuing to make serious money playing their greatest hits on tour. On the other hand, even in their mid-sixties, U2 will continue to drop incredible songs that fill me with annoyance as to why they can't seem to put together an album's worth of them. Case in point - The Days of Ash EP. Most of the album is easily forgettable pop music that is probably the wrong medium to handle protest songs about ICE, Palestine and Iran (a mistake they haven't corrected from 2017's nadir, Songs of Experience). The Ed Sheeran song is fascinating as instead of Ed Sheeran featuring on a U2 song, it strikes me more as U2 featuring on an Ed Sheeran song, which is never something you want on an album of your own material. The interlude piece, Wildpeace, while not something I would ever listen to in my free time, calls back to other seemingly pointless interludes on 1984's The Unforgettable Fire, though I would rather they channel the energy of that album rather than much of their work in the 21st century. The Tears of Things is easily the best song on the album - it's a protest song without being too specific to date the song, features a beautiful arrangement, interesting chord changes, a powerful vocal from Bono and the type of religious imagery as social commentary that only he can provide. In other words, it's one of the best songs they've written since the 1990s. However, it isn't enough to carry an otherwise mediocre album. I'm equal parts curious and deeply afraid for what they'll offer on the album they plan to release later this year and that's never a position a fan should be in."  [+]  Reply

- BurndenAce | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 2026:

6

Rank in 2020s:

2,452

Overall Rank:

26,288

Average Rating:

 71 (35 votes)

Comments:

2

7.

I Used To Go To This Bar 

 Joyce Manor

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"A sub-20 minute run time works wonders for this record; were it any longer it would run the risk of completely falling apart. As it is, this post-pop-punk effort (can we call it that?) moves at an absolutely blistering pace, each song following a basic, addictive song structure accompanied by mea...""A sub-20 minute run time works wonders for this record; were it any longer it would run the risk of completely falling apart. As it is, this post-pop-punk effort (can we call it that?) moves at an absolutely blistering pace, each song following a basic, addictive song structure accompanied by meaty production that serves to outfit each track with a real weightiness that you wouldn't normally expect from the genre. Highlights include the anthemic "Mark Chen," the unfortunately relatable "All My Friends Are so Depressed," and the fun nostalgic sendoff title track. On their own the songs don't necessarily suggest great meaning or importance. Smashed together into this package, however, "I Used to Go to This Bar" really manifests as something much greater than the sum of its parts, and something that seems impossible on the surface: A post-pop-punk masterpiece in the Year of Our Lord 2026."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

31

Rank in 2026:

7

Rank in 2020s:

2,674

Overall Rank:

28,411

Average Rating:

 72 (39 votes)

Comments:

3

8.

World's Gone Wrong 

 Lucinda Williams

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Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

31

Rank in 2026:

8

Rank in 2020s:

2,689

Overall Rank:

28,532

Average Rating:

 77 (17 votes)

Comments:

0

9.

Creature Of Habit 

 Courtney Barnett

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Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 2026:

9

Rank in 2020s:

2,716

Overall Rank:

28,799

Average Rating:

 76 (21 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Wor$t Girl In America 

 Slayyyter

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Year of Release:

2026

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 2026:

10

Rank in 2020s:

2,723

Overall Rank:

28,839

Average Rating:

 73 (21 votes)

Comments:

0

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Best Albums of 2026 (so far) composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	6	1%
Steve Roach	2	0%
Kevin Drumm	2	0%
Machinefabriek	2	0%
Cindytalk	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
U2	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	280	38%
	130	18%
	46	6%
	34	5%
	21	3%
	19	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	728	98%
Yes	12	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	726	98%
Yes	14	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	733	99%
Yes	7	1%