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6 August 2026

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The Durutti ColumnRenascent

"Now a keen point of reference for lone bedroom listeners and stadium-fillers alike, Vini Reilly begins a new, starlit chapter" (9/10 - musicOMH)

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Ariana Grandepetal

"petal may have stemmed from a place of unfiltered rage, but the end result is a gorgeous bloom" (9/10 - Sputnik). "Rage is all over the pop superstar’s eighth LP, Petal — and it suits her " (8/10 - Rolling Stone)

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ShearwaterThe New World

"Fans and newcomers alike will be entranced by the beauty of Jonathan Meiburg and co's stately creation – assisted by an astonishing supporting cast" (9/10 - musicOMH)

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Yard ActYou're Gonna Need A Little Music

"A deliberate retreat from their role as commentators; here, their medium has become the music" (10/10 - NME)

mary in the junkyardRole Model Hermit

"A magnificent feat in angry, sad and fantastical folk-rock" (10/10 - The Skinny). The complex instrumental layerings and weaving storylines will entrance you (8/10 - Clash)

Vince StaplesCry Baby

"An urgent manifesto against American injustice and complacency" (9.1/10 - Consequence of Sound). "The Long Beach lyricist delivers his most passionately political release to date" (8/20 - NME)

Boards of CanadaInferno

"The elusive Scottish electronic duo return after over a decade away with an immersive, multi-dimensional album that is both evocative and ambitious" (10/10 - musicOMH)

Ed O’BrienBlue Morpho

"The guitarist’s album might be the most Radiohead side project yet to emerge from the mother ship" (8/10 - The Irish Times). "Works that move and grow like the building blocks of life itself" (8/10 - Clash)

Kevin MorbyLittle Wide Open

"A masterpiece of simple and, at times, epic proportions that will linger deep within one’s soul" (9/10 - PopMatters). "The eight-minute-long title track is arguably Morby’s greatest song to date" (8/10 - Mojo)

last 12 months

The ADM rating is a weighted average from our survey of more than 50 sources , taking into account the number of reviews

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6.5

Ari Lennox

Vacancy

Third studio album from the Washington DC R&B singer-songwriter

Added: 04/02/2026
6.5

Bleachers

Everyone For Ten Minutes

Fifth album from producer Jack Antonoff's New York-based indie pop project

Added: 22/05/2026
6.4

Sébastien Tellier

Kiss The Beast

Eighth studio album from the French producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances from Kid Cudi, Nile Rodgers and Slayyyter

Added: 01/02/2026
6.4

Hilary Duff

Luck… or something

First full-length release in ten years from the actress and pop artist produced by Matthew Koma and Brian Phillips

Added: 20/02/2026
6.3

Alison Goldfrapp

Flux

Second solo album from the London-born singer and one half of electronic duo Goldfrapp co-produced with Stefan Storm and Richard X

Added: 14/08/2025
6.3

Yes

Aurora

Twenty-fourth studio album from English prog rocker band produced by guitarist Steve Howe and featuring the Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Added: 16/06/2026
6.3

Shania Twain

Little Miss Twain

Seventh album from the Canadian singer-songwriter produced by Zach Dawes and featuring collaborations with Tanya Tucker, Josh Homme and The War and Treaty

Added: 27/07/2026
6.1

Silversun Pickups

Tenterhooks

Seventh album from the Los Angeles-based indie rock quartet produced by Garbage's Butch Vig

Added: 12/02/2026
6.1

Joji

Piss In The Wind

Fourth full-length album from New York-based Osaka-born artist features guest appearances by 4batz, Giveon, Don Toliver and Yeat

Added: 11/02/2026
6.1

Ariana Grande

petal

Eighth album from the American pop star working with producers Ilya and Max Martin

Added: 01/08/2026
6.0

Taylor Swift

The Life of a Showgirl

Album number twelve from the singer-songwriter features a guest appearance from Sabrina Carpenter and was produced with Max Martin and Shellback

Added: 03/10/2025
6.0

Bruno Mars

The Romantic

First full-length solo release for 10 years from the Hawaiian pop singer-songwriter co-produced with Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II

Added: 01/03/2026
6.0

Tame Impala

Deadbeat

Fifth album from the Australian psych-rock multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker

Added: 17/10/2025
5.9

Sienna Spiro

Visitor

Debut full-length album from the London-born singer-songwriter featuring songs co-written with Omer Fedi, Emile Haynie, Leon Michels, Michael Pollack, Jakob Rabitsch and Mary Weitz

Added: 03/07/2026
5.9

Megadeth

Megadeth

Sventeenth and final full-length studio release from the Los Angeles thrash metal band

Added: 23/01/2026
5.7

Gracie Abrams

Daughter From Hell

Third album from the Los Angeles singer-songwriter featuring contributions from Aaron Dessner, Marcus Mumford, Dan Nigro and Justin Vernon

Added: 17/07/2026
5.5

Morrissey

Make-Up Is A Lie

Fourteenth solo release and first in five years the former Smiths frontman produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The Killers, U2)

Added: 06/03/2026
5.5

Ed Sheeran

Play

Eighth studio album from the English popstar working with a number of producers including Andrew Watt, Blake, Slatkin, Cirkut, Elvira Anderfjärd and Fred Again

Added: 12/09/2025
4.8

Justin Bieber

SWAG II

Second surprise release from the Canadian pop singer-songwriter featuring guest appearances by Bakar, Eddie Benjamin, Hurricane Chris, Lil B and Tems

Added: 10/09/2025
4.6

Maroon 5

Love Is Like

Eighth album from the LA pop rock group featuring guest appearances from Lisa, Lil Wayne and Sexyy Red

Added: 22/08/2025
4.6

Lizzo

Bitch

Fifth album from the Minneapolis alternative hip-hop artist Melissa Jefferson

Added: 07/06/2026

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Fresh stuff

You're Gonna Need A Little Music by Yard Act

"How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identity" (10/10 - The Guardian

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"Allying the crackpot strangeness of Julian Casablancas’ side projects with his band’s gift for pop minimalism, the New Yorkers are on playful, joyous form" (8/10 - The Guardian)

Robyn HitchcockThe Confuser
"Hitchcock is still at the peak of his powers, nearly sixty years on from The Soft Boys. ‘The Confuser’ is a testament to that, with each song bemusing and mystifying in their own unique way" (8/10 - Clash)

Nia ArchivesEmotional Junglist
"Another powerful work from an artist who continually pushes jungle into new territory" (8/10 - All Music). "An album that breaks through the ceiling of her potential" (9/10 - DIY)

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"A record that’s challenging yet not impenetrable, one fans will want to devote time to, that’s also vast in its ambition, and executed to stunning effect" (10/10 - Kerrang)

The Rolling StonesForeign Tongues
The new Rolling Stones album is freewheeling, frisky and fabulous. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood make growing old sound like the best fun ever" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

MadonnaConfessions II
"After years spent chasing trends like trap and Latin pop, Madonna settles back? nicely into? old-school dance music to tell vivid vignettes of life in 80s New York" (8/10 - The Guardian)

MuseThe Wow! Signal
"Sometimes preposterous times call for preposterous music" (10/10 - The Arts Desk). "Not only sees them break that purgatorial cycle, but suggests that more greatness is on the way" (8/10 - Clash)

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Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.

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