20 Albums Dropping Friday
The biggest new albums, anniversary editions and alternative releases arriving on Friday, September 4, 2026. From Ellie Goulding and Beyoncé to ADÉLA, Rebecca Black, Angus & Julia Stone and more.
September 4 brings a packed international release schedule. We have selected 20 projects generating the strongest combination of artist profile, cultural interest, fan anticipation and potential conversation around release day.
Editor's note: The scores below are editorial ratings for anticipated impact and listening interest. They are not official streaming numbers or chart positions.
Editor's Pick
#01 Release-Day SpotlightI Know
Too Much
Ellie Goulding
I Know Too Much
Ellie Goulding returns with one of the week's most recognizable pop releases. The project sits at the top of our release-day watchlist because of Goulding's global audience, catalogue power and the potential for major playlist and social-media attention.
Top 20 Albums
September 4, 2026Too Much
I Know Too Much
Ellie Goulding
20th
B'Day 20th Anniversary Edition
Beyoncé
PRIMA
ADÉLA
Exhibitionist
Age of the Exhibitionist
Rebecca Black
Bar
Karaoke Bar
Angus & Julia Stone
the Sun
Who Loves the Sun
Chat Pile
Memoria
Carmen Villain
Algorithm
Natalie Imbruglia
Tales
Half-Told Tales
Arab Strap
Hempispheres
Sleep
Flaw
The Fatal Flaw
Paris Paloma
Up
What's Up
Told Slant
Achilles
Audrey Horne
the Sun
Running Round the Sun
Jamie Webster
Act III
Kasabian
Sing?
Are We Gonna Sing?
Sam Tompkins
Room
Bass Womb Room
Melissa Auf der Maur
Your Empire
Blood of Your Empire
President
Sing Out
Let the Girl Sing Out
Lulu
143
Willie J. Healey
More Releases To Watch
Also arriving September 4Friday's release schedule is even bigger than the Top 20 above. Other confirmed September 4 releases include Dexys Midnight Runners — Love, The Cranberries — Live at the London Astoria II, 1994, and additional international releases.
Pitchfork's September 4 calendar additionally lists ADÉLA — PRIMA, Arab Strap — Half-Told Tales, Beyoncé — B'Day 20th Anniversary Edition, Carmen Villain — Memoria, Chat Pile — Who Loves the Sun, Ellie Goulding — I Know Too Much, Melissa Auf der Maur — Bass Womb Room, Rebecca Black — Age of the Exhibitionist, Told Slant — What's Up and Sleep — Hempispheres.
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