album

noun

ˈal-bəm How to pronounce album (audio)
Definition of albumnext
as in compilation
a collection of writings a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death

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Recent Examples of album Still, Means wanted to make a new album — but Ruess initially had no interest. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 The Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Billboard 200 charts rank the week’s most popular rock and alternative, rock, alternative, and overall albums, by equivalent album units earned, respectively. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 All four of those songs all also appear on proper albums, some in superior re-recordings, rendering the compilation a little redundant. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for album
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  1. compilation
  2. anthology
Noun
  • The organization has release 21 compilations and raised over $10 million since; its subsequent television special on ABC became one of the first major AIDS benefits in the music business.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The box set includes the original album, expanded to include B-sides from singles and compilation tracks released at the time, along with a 360-degree behind-the-scenes look at how the group wrote the music.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of compilation
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  • The Flaming Lips will commemorate the 20th anniversary of their 11th album, At War With the Mystics, this fall with an anthology box set due out this fall.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For its movie, Neon plans to focus on emerging filmmakers to contribute to the anthology feature based on the sprawling SCP Wiki launched in 2008 as a collaborative and speculative fiction website.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of anthology

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