No Depression's 5 Best Albums of 2026 So Far
The first half of this year flew by in a whirl of chaos and really good music. Among No Depression's writers and editors, opinions about which albums are the gems of this year are remarkably disparate – a sure fire indicator of the high caliber of albums put
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The first half of this year flew by in a whirl of chaos and really good music. Among No Depression's writers and editors, opinions about which albums are the gems of this year are remarkably disparate – a sure fire indicator of the high caliber of albums put out in the first half of the year.
Of the roughly 350 album we've tracked so far this year, here are our top five releases of 2026.
