15 best albums of 2026 so far

We’re not even halfway through the year and 2026 has already been delivering, week after week we’ve had new albums, remixes, collabs, comebacks. it’s been a really exciting year for music.

I’ve been saying this since the start of the year, but 2026 really is starting to feel like 2016 all over again… and so far, it’s living up to that

These are the 15 albums i’ve been coming back to the most, plus some honorable mentions worth checking out if you haven’t yet.