Best Albums of 2026 so far
As we enter the second half of 2026, let's take a moment to recognize some of the best albums released so far this year. Our list is topped by Mandy, Indiana’s amazing second full-length LP, the incendiary ‘Urgh' - a record that demands to be played LOUD! It is closely followed by excellent new efforts from Kim Gordon, Dry Cleaning, Courtney Barnett and Aldous Harding.
Here's the list of our Top 20 plus 2 albums of the year so far:
Urgh - MANDY, INDIANA
Play me - KIM GORDON
Secret love - DRY CLEANING
Creature of habit - COURTNEY BARNETT
Train on the island - ALDOUS HARDING
Philadelphia’s been good to me - KURT VILE
I built you a tower - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
An eraser and a maze - MODEST MOUSE
Snocaps - SNOCAPS
All clouds bring not rain - MEMORIALS
Remember the humans - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
The demise of planet X - SLEAFORD MODS
Born to kill - SOCIAL DISTORTION
Ricochet - SNAIL MAIL
No lube so rude - PEACHES
Irreversible - BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY
My days of 58 - BILL CALLAHAN
Nothing's about to happen to me - MITSKI
My New Band Believe - MY NEW BAND BELIEVE
Badges - THE LOFT
Highway to Heavenly - HEAVENLY
Help (2) - VARIOUS ARTISTS
