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Taylor Swift's 12th album, 12 songs made with Max Martin and Shellback in Sweden during the Eras Tour and led by 'The Fate of Ophelia', arrived with Sabrina Carpenter as its only guest and became the fastest-selling album in US history.

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 4.002 million units and 3,479,500 copies sold in a week, beating Adele's 25 for the largest week since Luminate began tracking in 1991.

Bruno Mars's fourth solo album, a nine-song retro-soul set made with D'Mile, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 186,000 units, his first No. 1 in nearly 13 years, led by the Hot 100 No. 1 'I Just Might'.

Harry Styles's fourth album, a synth-driven dance-pop record made largely in Berlin with Kid Harpoon, came out on Erskine and Columbia and opened with 430,000 US units, the biggest debut week of 2026 at the time.

BTS's first studio album in nearly six years, recorded after all seven members completed military service, sold 532,000 copies in its first US week and opened at No. 1 with 641,000 units, the biggest week for a group since 2014.

Ella Langley's second album, co-produced with Miranda Lambert and carrying the crossover hit 'Choosin' Texas', debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 units, the biggest week of 2026 for any woman at the time.

Noah Kahan's fourth album, co-produced with Aaron Dessner and Gabe Simon, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 389,000 units, the largest week for a rock album since Billboard began counting units in 2014.

Drake released his ninth album Iceman alongside two surprise albums announced the day before; they debuted at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Billboard 200, the first time one act has held the top three at once.

Olivia Rodrigo's third album, made with Dan Nigro and featuring the Cure's Robert Smith, opened at No. 1 with 485,000 US units, her biggest week and the largest of 2026 for any soloist at the time.

South African singer Tyla's 14-track follow-up to her Grammy-winning breakout mixes amapiano and African pop with dance and electropop, with guests Zara Larsson, Babalwa M, MaWhoo and Liquideep.

Taylor Swift expanded The Life of a Showgirl with four songs written in Sweden with Max Martin and Shellback to celebrate its record first week, led by the single 'Patient Zero' and 'Cleveland!', a nod to husband Travis Kelce's hometown.

Fontaines D.C.'s follow-up to the Mercury-nominated Romance moves into darker, more synthetic sounds and carries the band's first guest vocalist, Rosalia, on 'Where Is Gone?'.

The Mercury Prize for the best British or Irish album of the year is awarded at Newcastle's Utilita Arena, from a shortlist of 12 including Paul McCartney, RAYE, Olivia Dean, Dave, Florence + The Machine and Suede.

Queens of the Stone Age's ninth album, produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman at Sound City in Los Angeles, follows 2023's In Times New Roman... with nine songs including 'Easy Street' and 'Insignificant Other'.

Kings of Leon's 10th album and first since 2024's Can We Please Have Fun is a 13-song look back at family, childhood and the road, led by the single 'My Whole World'.

U2's 16th studio album, produced by Jacknife Lee in the band's 50th year, closes with 'Torn', a duet with Dolly Parton that turned out to be her last recorded vocal; singles 'Street of Dreams' and 'Silencio' precede it.