We’ve shared our Most Anticipated Albums of 2026, and after rounding up the ten Most Anticipated Steel and Onerous Rock Albums of 2026, we’re shifting gears to focus on the pop albums we are able to’t wait to listen to this yr. Ensure to additionally see our 2026 Artists to Watch and 50 Most Anticipated Excursions too, and take a look at our full recap of final yr in our 2025 Annual Report.
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If you happen to’re a pop fan, you realize the drill round new document releases: cryptic social media posts, billboards in main cities, sudden web site relaunches, album titles that change on the final minute. The buildup is half the enjoyable, and in 2026, a few of music’s greatest stars are giving us lots to obsess over on our listing of the ten Most Anticipated Pop Albums of 2026.
This yr will see returns from superstars previous and new, lots of whom are coming again into the fold for the primary time in years. BTS, freshly reunited after finishing their obligatory navy service, are primed to reclaim their throne as international pop icons with their new album, whereas Madonna is readying a sequel to her beloved 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Ground.
2026 can even see a serious comeback from Bruno Mars, who will resurface together with his first solo album in practically a decade (together with an enormous 2026 tour); Harry Kinds, alternatively, is gearing up for what appears to be like to be a serious return following cryptic teases and billboards plastered throughout main cities.
There are additionally some extra sudden tasks that we’ve got our eye on this yr. Charli XCX is buying and selling Brat’s club-ready power for the gothic drama of Wuthering Heights, whereas Beyoncé seems poised to finish her three-act sequence with a rock-inspired finale. In the meantime, Robyn has begun the rollout of her new album Sexistential, returning after six years with a press release that mixes sensuality, philosophy, and different daring themes.
However between the ever-popular shock album drop or the promise of spur-of-the-moment collaborative information, 2026 could have rather more unimaginable pop music than what’s at the moment been introduced or rumored. We’ll make sure you unfold the information far and huge when these new albums start to point out up, however for now, we’re wanting forward on the pop tasks that might play an enormous function in defining this yr. Take a deeper look into our 10 most anticipated pop albums of 2026 under.
— Paolo Ragusa
Dwell Music Editor
