An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital.

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

Dec 31, 2023 · But this collection makes for a unified album in itself, compiling hits like “Let’s Stay Together,” “I’m Still in Love With You,” and “Tired of Being Alone” into a flawless 10-song ...

Top music of the year. Featuring album reviews, ratings, charts, year end lists and more.

Mar 7, 2025 · It's Monday, which means dozens of new albums, EPs and mixtapes hit streaming services over the weekend. The NPR Music team listened to almost 80 albums to prepare for this week's New Music Friday ...

Not every critic is the same. Metacritic offers aggregated album reviews from the top critics, and our own METASCORE pinpoints at a glance how each album was reviewed.

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. [4] [5] [6] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Madonna, Whitney Houston and …

4 days ago · Daily reviews of important albums in music.

Feb 21, 2025 · The singer and songwriter cuts a solo acoustic album that's spare, intimate, and quietly brilliant.

Dec 4, 2024 · The album’s best songs — also including the title track, “Sometimes” and the gorgeous “I Don’t Know You” — come with a matching sonic duality: seductive melodies offset by hard ...