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
All four albums were released on vinyl on April 18, Record Store Day, with a CD and digital release on April 24 — what would have been Segal’s 100th birthday.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Casablancas has also released multiple successful solo albums.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Her first five albums all hit #1 on the country chart.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The king of pop’s voice was featured on the Jackson 5’s biggest hits and nearly all of its albums, except for 2300 Jackson Street, which was released under the name The Jacksons several years after Michael’s departure from the group in 1984.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The mix of songs from Puth’s new and previous three albums was generally well-paced.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The brothers who launched Sun City Girls, Alan and Rick Bishop, started making solo albums while their band was in full flight, and continued apace after the passing of drummer Charlie Gocher, in 2007, marked the trio’s end.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Your previous two albums underperformed and the pressure was high.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 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
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Casablancas has also released multiple successful solo albums.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Her first five albums all hit #1 on the country chart.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The king of pop’s voice was featured on the Jackson 5’s biggest hits and nearly all of its albums, except for 2300 Jackson Street, which was released under the name The Jacksons several years after Michael’s departure from the group in 1984.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
The mix of songs from Puth’s new and previous three albums was generally well-paced.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The brothers who launched Sun City Girls, Alan and Rick Bishop, started making solo albums while their band was in full flight, and continued apace after the passing of drummer Charlie Gocher, in 2007, marked the trio’s end.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Your previous two albums underperformed and the pressure was high.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for albums
Noun
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Dogfish Head is the official beer of Record Store Day and has gotten in on the festivities beginning in 2025 via a series of limited-edition Grateful Dead compilations titled On a Back Porch.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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His first collection, Death of a Naturalist, was published by Faber and Faber in 1966 and was followed by eleven other volumes of poetry, as well as collections of literary criticism, anthologies, translations, and verse plays.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 2016 Marlowe was co-credited as the writer of Henry VI, Part 1 (1589–92), Part 2 (1590–92), and Part 3 (1590–93) in an edition of the New Oxford Shakespeare (one of several modern anthologies of Shakespeare’s works).—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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