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29 January 2026

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Lucinda WilliamsWorld's Gone Wrong

"While burning with barely suppressed anger, her 16th album shows that, even in the darkest of times, there’s hope to be found" (8/10 - musicOMH). "The music is straight and soothing" (8/10 - Uncut)

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Dead Dads ClubDead Dads Club

"Imbued with a real sense of healing and closure" (8/10 - DIY). "Produced by Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell, the record turns a period of grief into triumph" (8/10 - NME)

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Courtney Marie AndrewsValentine

"An earnest, aching set carried by dazzling vocal performances and rich, chamber-folk production" (7.4/10 - Pitchfork). "Brims with rich orchestration and incisive lyrics" (8/10 - Record Collector)

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SnocapsSnocaps

"They are back playing pop that is pretty darn unmatched" (8.6/10 - Northern Transmissions). "A hailstorm of warm, exceptionally-written country-rock bangers backed by MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook" (8.5/10 - Paste)

Florence + The MachineEverybody Scream

"Florence Welch enlists horror and magic to harness hope" (10/10 - NME). "An urgent and vital testimony to survival and rebirth, Florence Welch’s sixth album is a defiant middle finger to doubters" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Lily AllenWest End Girl

"Her best album in 16 years, an incisive diary of a marriage in freefall" (10/10 - The Independent). "A hard-hitting pop exposition, while also providing an endless supply of hooks" (8/10 - Clash)

The Last Dinner PartyFrom The Pyre

"Insanely rich with ideas, hooks, smart artifice and real emotion, From The Pyre is a feast of giddy raptures" (10/10 - Record Collector). "Both thematically and sonically richer" (10/10 - DIY)

BrògealTuesday Paper Club

"2026 is there for Brogeal’s taking, they’re gonna be a lot of people’s new favourite band" (8/10 - God Is In The TV). "This is what it sounds like when a band get it right the first time" (10/10 - Dork)

THE CHART: THE TOP RATED NEW ALBUMS

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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8.0

Dry Cleaning

Secret Love

Third album from the South Lodon post-punk quartet produced by Cate Le Bon recorded at Black Box Studios in the Loire Valley, France

Added: 08/01/2026
7.9

Westside Cowboy

So Much Country ‘Till We Get There

Second extended play from the Manchester indie rock quartet who won Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition in 2025

Added: 16/01/2026
7.7

The Cribs

Selling A Vibe

Ninth album of indie rock from the Jarman brothers is their first in five years produced by Patrick Wimberly (Solange, MGMT, Caroline Polachek)

Added: 09/01/2026
7.7

Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore

Tragic Magic

Debut full-length collaboration between the ambient musician Barwick and harpist Lattimore co-produced by Trevor Spencer

Added: 14/01/2026
7.6

Lucinda Williams

World's Gone Wrong

Sixteenth studio album from the Grammy award-winning Americana legend working with producers Tom Overby and Ray Kennedy

Added: 22/01/2026
7.4

Sleaford Mods

The Demise of Planet X

Album number thirteen from the Nottingham-based post-punk duo Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn

Added: 12/01/2026
7.3

Jenny on Holiday

Quicksand Heart

Debut full-length solo album from Let's Eat Grandma's Jenny Hollingworth

Added: 09/01/2026
7.2

Courtney Marie Andrews

Valentine

The ninth full-length release from the Nashville-based indie-folk singer-songwriter co-produced with Jerry Bernhardt

Added: 19/01/2026
7.2

Robbie Williams

Britpop

Album number thirteen from the Stoke-born pop icon featuring guest appearances from Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Jesse & Joy

Added: 16/01/2026
7.0

Cast

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Eighth full-length release from the Liverpool indie rock band features a guest appearance by P.P. Arnold

Added: 28/01/2026
6.9

Dead Dads Club

Dead Dads Club

Debut full-length release from Chilli Jesson's music project produced by Fontaines D.C.'s Carlos O’Connell

Added: 25/01/2026
6.9

Searows

Death in the Business of Whaling

Second album of indie folk from the Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Alec Duckart

Added: 28/01/2026
6.8

A$AP Rocky

Don't Be Dumb

Fourth studio album from the New York rapper featurubg guest appearances from Jon Batiste, BossMan Dlow, Gorillaz, Jessica Pratt, Thundercat, Tyler, The Creator and will.i.am

Added: 19/01/2026
6.7

Madison Beer

Locket

Third full-length release from the Jericho, New York pop singer-songwriter

Added: 20/01/2026
6.7

Zach Bryan

With Heaven On Top

Sixth full-length album from the Oklahoma country artist features 25 tracks. An acoustic 24-track version was released three days later

Added: 15/01/2026
6.3

Louis Tomlinson

How Did I Get Here?

Third album from the Doncaster-born One Direction member working with producers Joseph Cross, Nicolas Rebscher and Mathias Wang

Added: 23/01/2026
5.9

Megadeth

Megadeth

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

Added: 23/01/2026

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Neo-soul elegance and late-night vibes define the R&B star’s most inviting record to date NME

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Lennox’s music often nods to the past, but her new album feels more in tune with the zeitgeist Slant Magazine

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The singer’s first album for Interscope is honey-sweet, grown-up R&B that’s looking for a little something missing Pitchfork

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Blizzard by Dove Ellis

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Oneohtrix Point NeverTranquilizer
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Melody’s Echo ChamberUnclouded
"The music is immaculate and interesting throughout" (8/10 - Northern Transmissions). "A record that is just as impressively crafted as anything she has done" (9/10 - All Music)

Keaton HensonParader
"An increase in volume paired with a new immediacy and confidence make this his most accessible album to date" (8/10 - musicOMH). "A huge step forwards" (8/10 - Mojo)

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All-time top 10

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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