Forty albums turning 40 in 2026: from “Master Of Puppets” to “Graceland”, from “So” to “Parade”
04-01-2026
2026 will mark important anniversaries for numerous landmark rock and metal albums. The online magazine Ultimate Classic Rock has put together a list of forty of them, which we present below. It's a list that ranges from milestones such as “Master Of Puppets” by Metallica, “Graceland” by Paul Simon, “Parade” by Prince and “So” by Peter Gabriel, to hit albums by bands such as Talking Heads, Pretenders, Genesis and many more.
Here are the forty albums turning 40 in 2026 selected by Ultimate Classic Rock (full feature here).
Ozzy Osbourne – “The Ultimate Sin”
Black Sabbath – “Seventh Star”
Elvis Costello – “King Of America”
Metallica – “Master Of Puppets”
The Rolling Stones – “Dirty Work”
Van Halen – “5150”
Prince – “Parade”
Judas Priest – “Turbo”
Journey – “Raised On Radio”
Run-D.M.C. – “Raising Hell”
Peter Gabriel – “So”
Poison – “Look What The Cat Dragged In”
Europe – “The Final Countdown”
Queen – “A Kind Of Magic”
Genesis – “Invisible Touch”
Cinderella – “Night Songs”
Peter Cetera – “Solitude/Solitaire”
Queensryche – “Rage For Order”
Steve Winwood – “Back In The High Life”
David Lee Roth – “Eat ‘Em And Smile”
Motorhead – “Orgasmatron”
Billy Joel – “The Bridge”
Bon Jovi – “Slippery When Wet”
Huey Lewis And The News – “Fore!”
Paul McCartney – “Press To Play”
Paul Simon – “Graceland”
Tina Turner – “Break Every Rule”
Talking Heads – “True Stories”
Alice Cooper – “Constrictor”
Boston – “Third Stage”
Ratt – “Dancing Undercover”
Megadeth – “Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?”
Iron Maiden – “Somewhere In Time”
Slayer – “Reign In Blood”
The Pretenders – “Get Close”
Billy Idol – "Whiplash Smile"
Stryper – “To Hell With The Devil”
Beastie Boys – “Licensed To Ill”
Duran Duran – "Notorious"
Tesla – "Mechanical Resonance"
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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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