The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2026 (In Association with Norman Records)

Nearing the halfway mark of 2026 we polled tQ staff and columnists to compile this chart of our top 100 albums released so far this year. This chart was compiled by John Doran, and built by Patrick Clarke and Christian Eede After a recent birthday (How very dare you! But two and three quarter score if you must know) I had reason to reflect briefly on a core guiding principle: that of weirdness. The first live rock band I ever watched, 40 years ago this summer in St Helens, were called the Volunteers. During the climax of their set a person burst into the pub wearing a zipped up sleeping bag over their entire body with only feet (clad in frog divers’... The post The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2026 (In Association with Norman Records) appeared first on The Quietus .