Where critics disagreed most, among albums released in October 2026. Each album’s B-Side Breakdown puts every critic review we track on one 0–100 scale; click through for every score and the reviews behind it.

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1. Teenage Fanclub, Do Not Dare to Dream

Teenage Fanclub's best-reviewed album here since Bandwagonesque (1991). Scores ran from 60 (musicOMH) to 100 (Spill Magazine).

77 (C+) · 43% approval · Divided · 7 critics.

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2. Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber

Scores ran from 50 (Spectrum Culture) to 100 (The Guardian). The eighth best-reviewed album of 2026 we've tracked so far.

82 (B-) · 77% approval · Some debate · 26 critics.

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3. The Avalanches, No Bad Memories

The Avalanches's best-reviewed album here since We Will Always Love You (2020). Scores ran from 60 (NME) to 100 (DIY).

80 (B-) · 67% approval · Some debate · 9 critics.

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4. Jamie T, Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)

The eighth best-reviewed album of 2026 we've tracked so far.

82 (B-) · 60% approval · Some debate · 5 critics.

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5. Cameron Winter, Live at Carnegie Hall

Scores ran from 55 (No Ripcord) to 95 (Paste). The eighth best-reviewed album of 2026 we've tracked so far.

82 (B-) · 86% approval · Some debate · 7 critics.

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6. Queens of the Stone Age, Perfecth

Queens of the Stone Age's best-reviewed album here since …Like Clockwork (2013). Scores ran from 60 (Rolling Stone) to 100 (Record Collector).

78 (C+) · 73% approval · Some debate · 11 critics.

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7. Richard Thompson, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes

Richard Thompson's best-reviewed album here since Sweet Warrior (2007). The fifth best-reviewed album of 2026 we've tracked so far.

84 (B) · 83% approval · Some debate · 6 critics.

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8. Enslaved, Mið

Enslaved's best-reviewed album here since RIITIIR (2012). 4 of 5 critics liked it, with Angry Metal Guy the lone holdout at 60.

80 (B-) · 80% approval · Some debate · 5 critics.

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Every album we’ve scored, plus the A-Sides and the year’s best, is on B-Side Breakdowns.