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
Music streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music have become the primary way people listen to music, which can be a lot more convenient than buying individual albums.
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ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
For teens during the decade, soundtrack albums were must-have merchandise, PARENTAL ADVISORY labels be damned.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
In this telling, Richards, deep in the throes of heroin addiction, somehow managed to come up with one indelible riff after another built around his signature open G tuning — taught to him by Ry Cooder — leading the band to create one of the best albums in rock history.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
During the set, Bieber played songs from his latest albums SWAG and SWAG II, as well as snippets of hits from throughout his career.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
After releasing two alluringly atmospheric final albums, Frozen and Notes Campfire, on a tiny German label, Souled American essentially vanished by the late ’90s, their discography sliding into out-of-print obscurity.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
McGraw is best known for his superstar music career, having sold over 106 million records worldwide along with 49 number one singles, and 19 number one albums.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
For teens during the decade, soundtrack albums were must-have merchandise, PARENTAL ADVISORY labels be damned.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
In this telling, Richards, deep in the throes of heroin addiction, somehow managed to come up with one indelible riff after another built around his signature open G tuning — taught to him by Ry Cooder — leading the band to create one of the best albums in rock history.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
During the set, Bieber played songs from his latest albums SWAG and SWAG II, as well as snippets of hits from throughout his career.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
After releasing two alluringly atmospheric final albums, Frozen and Notes Campfire, on a tiny German label, Souled American essentially vanished by the late ’90s, their discography sliding into out-of-print obscurity.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
McGraw is best known for his superstar music career, having sold over 106 million records worldwide along with 49 number one singles, and 19 number one albums.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for albums
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In the seven years following the release of 2019’s Madame X, Madonna has shared two remix compilations—Finally Enough Love and the Ray of Light-era collection Veronica Electronica—and collaborated with Beyoncé, Fireboy DML, and Sam Smith.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the early 2010s, Wijk and Crispin took to YouTube, where post-festival EDM compilations were beginning to take off thanks to the pyrotechnic montages being shared by events like Tomorrowland.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Benjamin Frandsen is a poet, essayist, and advocate whose writing on incarceration, redemption, and resilience appears in exCHANGE magazine, Iconoclast, PEN America’s prison writing anthologies, UCLA Magazine, The Massachusetts Review, and other outlets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Eric is a seven-time APSE award winner; four of his stories received honorable mention recognition in the Best of American Sports Writing anthologies.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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