Best Albums of 2026 (so far)
Listed below are the best albums of 2026 (so far) as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"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
"Their first album didn't do much for me beyond appreciating the technical side of things. This second album, however, managed to capture my attention from the very beginning. I think it's much more interesting, psychedelic, and fun." Reply
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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..." [+] Reply
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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
"As a Peppers fan, and also one who has read Flea's book, Acid For The Children, I never thought I'd be this interested in a Flea solo album. I wasn't a big fan of one of the first singles from the album, with vocals from some buddy named Thom Yorke. I know they have worked together in other proje..." [+] Reply
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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
"This is probably Slayyyter's strongest LP offering so far, I love her aesthetic and her sound direction, she's definitely going in the right direction. I'm enjoying this album a lot and I think she is one of the more interested up and coming pop girls." Reply
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Best Albums of 2026 (so far) composition
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| Various Artists | 6 | 1% | |
| Drake | 3 | 0% | |
| Skee Mask | 2 | 0% | |
| Monster Rally | 2 | 0% | |
| Marc Broussard | 2 | 0% | |
| Kevin Drumm | 2 | 0% | |
| U2 | 2 | 0% | |
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381 | 38% | |
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182 | 18% | |
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57 | 6% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2020s | |
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| 1. Black Country, New Road | |
| 2. The Strokes | |
| 3. Charli XCX | |
| 4. Little Simz | |
| 5. Magdalena Bay | |
| 6. Fontaines D.C. | |
| 7. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 8. Big Thief | |
| 9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | |
| 10. The Smile |
