as in compilations
a collection of writings
a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death
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Recent Examples of albums
Very was part of the band's last three studio albums, including Cope in 2014, A Black Mile to the Surface in 2017 and The Million Masks of God in 2021.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
But while Arnold and the band went on to sell 30 million albums, cementing a legacy as one of the post-grunge era’s most successful groups, 3 Doors Down also were forced to navigate a series of tragedies, some by their own making.
—Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Hutson also worked on Hawke’s two most recent albums, Moss and Chaos Angel.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
The Traveling Wilburys albums weren’t so bad, either.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Hutson, who has released three albums co-produced by Phoebe Bridgers, confirmed his engagement to the Little Women star during a 2025 interview with SoCal Sound Session.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2026
Maybe the Brit caught your eye in 2018 miniseries Vanity Fair, Kate Winslet’s recent directorial debut, Goodbye June, which hit Netflix in December, or even as the lead singer-songwriter at the helm of Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit (who have released six studio albums).
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
He's sent 14 albums to the top of Billboard's album chart and topped the Hot 100 13 times.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
His triumphant and ebullient block party-esque rave-up of Latinidad featured a medley of songs old and new, spanning albums Un Verano Sin Ti and history-making Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
But while Arnold and the band went on to sell 30 million albums, cementing a legacy as one of the post-grunge era’s most successful groups, 3 Doors Down also were forced to navigate a series of tragedies, some by their own making.
—Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Hutson also worked on Hawke’s two most recent albums, Moss and Chaos Angel.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
The Traveling Wilburys albums weren’t so bad, either.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Hutson, who has released three albums co-produced by Phoebe Bridgers, confirmed his engagement to the Little Women star during a 2025 interview with SoCal Sound Session.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2026
Maybe the Brit caught your eye in 2018 miniseries Vanity Fair, Kate Winslet’s recent directorial debut, Goodbye June, which hit Netflix in December, or even as the lead singer-songwriter at the helm of Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit (who have released six studio albums).
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
He's sent 14 albums to the top of Billboard's album chart and topped the Hot 100 13 times.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
His triumphant and ebullient block party-esque rave-up of Latinidad featured a medley of songs old and new, spanning albums Un Verano Sin Ti and history-making Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for albums
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Think of Woodstock-era sung-and-spoken condemnations of the Vietnam War, the 1980s megaconcerts and charity singles inspired by famine in Ethiopia and apartheid in South Africa, and the Rock Against Bush compilations that challenged America’s invasion of Iraq.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The song, first released in 1998, is widely considered one of the essential tracks to emerge from the UKG scene and has appeared as a staple in DJ sets and compilations since.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Albums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albums. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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