The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Rock Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 29, 2026
1 - LW 1 |  | Doctrine of Love by: Jalen Ngonda  | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:   |
2 ▲ LW 7 |  | For the First Time, Again by: Tyler Ballgame  | Label: Rough Trade Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
3 ▼ LW 2 |  | Little Wide Open by: Kevin Morby | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
4 ▼ LW 3 |  | Reality Awaits by: The Strokes | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 ▼ LW 4 |  | Oh Yeah? by: Steve Lacy | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 ▼ LW 5 |  | I’m DADA by: Holy Wave | Label: Suicide Squeeze Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 ▲ LW - |  | Singin' to an Empty Chair by: Ratboys | Label: New West Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 - LW 8 |  | The Gem by: Julia Jacklin | Label: 4AD Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 - LW 9 |  | Muscle Shoals Record Shop by: Copperhead Six Project | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 ▲ LW 11 |  | This Mirror Weighs a Ton by: Interpol | Label: Partisan Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 ▲ LW - |  | Best of Our Possible Lives by: Boy Golden | Label: Six Shooter Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 - LW 12 |  | DO YOU SEE ME? by: Q | Label: Columbia Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 - LW 13 |  | The New World by: Shearwater | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 ▼ LW 10 |  | Texnia by: Tinvis | Label: Mama Mañana Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 ▲ LW - |  | Is by: My Morning Jacket | Label: ATO Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 ▲ LW - |  | Nothing's About to Happen to Me by: Mitski | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 ▲ LW 22 |  | 8000 Days by: West Texas Exiles | Label: Floating Mesa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 ▼ LW 6 |  | Every Single Muscle by: The Bug Club | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 ▼ LW 14 |  | Masquerade by: Cardinals | Label: So Young Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 ▼ LW 15 |  | Bitknot by: feeble little horse | Label: Saddle Creek Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 *NEW* LW - |  | A Love for Strangers by: Chet Faker | Label: Detail Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
22 ▲ LW - |  | A Pound of Feathers by: The Black Crowes | Label: Silver Arrow Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 ▼ LW 17 |  | Blue Girl Nice Day by: La Faute | Label: Distrokid Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 ▼ LW 18 |  | Ricochet by: Snail Mail | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 ▼ LW 19 |  | Good Together by: Lake Street Dive | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
26 ▼ LW 20 |  | An Eraser and a Maze by: Modest Mouse | Label: Glacial Pace Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 ▼ LW 21 |  | SHISH by: Portugal. The Man | Label: KNIK Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 ▼ LW 23 |  | 13 by: White Denim | Label: Bella Union Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 ▲ LW - |  | Peaches! by: The Black Keys | Label: Easy Eye Sound Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 ▼ LW 25 |  | The Mountain by: Gorillaz | Label: Kong Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 ▼ LW 26 |  | Memory Be a Blade by: Waterbaby | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 ▼ LW 28 |  | Work Hard and Be Nice by: Michael Franti & Spearhead | Label: Boo Boo Wax Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 ▲ LW - |  | Sketchy. by: Tune-Yards | Label: 4AD Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 ▼ LW 16 |  | Blueprint for a Ghost by: Martin Devaney | Label: Pig's Eye Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 ▼ LW 29 |  | Blizzard by: Dove Ellis | Label: Black Butter Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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