Time for a mid-year reckoning. British magazine Mojo has selected what it considers the best albums released so far in 2026. It's a list that ranges from the post-punk of Dry Cleaning to the songwriting of Lucinda Williams and Bill Callahan, from the electronics of Boards Of Canada to the rock of Jack White, all the way to comeback records from Paul McCartney, Madonna and Phoebe Bridgers.
So here is the list of the best albums released so far in 2026 according to Mojo magazine, complete with links to OndaRock's reviews (the full feature can be found here instead).
Dry Cleaning – "Secret Love"
Lucinda Williams – "World's Gone Wrong"
Tyler Ballgame – "For The First Time, Again"
Bill Callahan – "My Days Of 58"
Gorillaz – "The Mountain"
Shabaka – "Of The Earth"
Squeeze – "Trixies"
Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds – "Mutiny After Midnight"
Sunn O))) – "Sunn O)))"
The Lemon Twigs – "Look For Your Mind!"
Aldous Harding – "Train On The Island"
The Coral – "388"
Boards Of Canada – "Inferno"
Paul McCartney – "The Boys Of Dungeon Lane"
Beth Orton – "The Ground Above"
Jack White – "Frozen Charlotte"
Madonna – "Confessions II"
Panda Bear And Sonic Boom – "A ? Of When"
Phoebe Bridgers – "Lost Weekend"
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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