
The Best Australian Albums of 2026 So Far
Returning rock icons and pop stars aplenty. Beloved duos and commercial rappers. It's our favourite Australian albums of the year so far.

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Returning rock icons and pop stars aplenty. Beloved duos and commercial rappers. It's our favourite Australian albums of the year so far.

Meg Mac has shared a ten-track mixtape of the songs that inspired her fourth album, 'It's My Party', released last week

Stay up to date with all the Australian music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup

Great Southern Nights, a state-wide live music initiative in NSW, is returning in 2026 with an absolutely stacked lineup of Aussie favourites

Stay up to date with all the Australian music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup

Meg Mac has announced her fourth studio album, 'It's My Party', along with an Australian tour kicking off next month

Providing another taste of her forthcoming album 'It’s My Party', Meg Mac's new single 'Sometimes' features her trademark emotive lyrical styling and soaring vocals

Stay up to date with all the Australian music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup

Meg Mac unveils 'The Tune I’ll Be Singing Until I’m Dead', a bittersweet cautionary tale from her upcoming album 'It’s My Party'

Our countdown of the best Australian albums of the decade so far reflects the vastness of modern Aussie music, from major pop stars to indie rockers