The Best Albums of 2026 (So Far...)
NOTE: This community list was put together in August. It only includes albums released from January to July.
30
Distracted
Thundercat
29
友達がいました
Trooper Salute
28
HALO
Tiffany Day
27
xperiment
Ken Carson
26
WHACK'S MUSEUM
Tierra Whack
25
EXPERIMENTAL RAP
JPEGMAFIA
24
BULLDAWG
Kenny Mason
23
crybaby
Lil Peep
22
REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE
Genesis Owusu
21
The Pleasure Is Yours
GENA
20
Dr*gs R Bad
LUCKI
19
The Mountain
Gorillaz
18
ICEMAN
Drake
17
TIGRAY FUNK
Sideshow
16
WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA
Slayyyter
15
To Whom This May Concern
Jill Scott
14
Sir Render
Navy Blue
13
POMPEII // UTILITY
Earl Sweatshirt
12
OCTANE
Don Toliver
11
Don't Be Dumb
A$AP Rocky
10
Trying Times
James Blake
9
My Ghosts Go Ghost
By Storm
8
you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Olivia Rodrigo
7
The Fall-Off
J. Cole
6
Half Blood (BloodLuxe)
slayr
5
Cry Baby
Vince Staples
4
U
underscores
3
Icon
Brent Faiyaz
2
IT'S BEEN AWFUL
Isaiah Rashad
1
Baby Keem