The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Alternative Rock Album Chart
for the Week of Aug 8, 2026
1 - LW 1 |  | Little Wide Open by: Kevin Morby   | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:   |
2 - LW 2 |  | An Eraser and a Maze by: Modest Mouse | Label: Glacial Pace Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
3 ▲ LW 10 |  | Every Single Muscle by: The Bug Club | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
4 ▲ LW 5 |  | Oh Yeah? by: Steve Lacy | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 ▼ LW 3 |  | Bitknot by: feeble little horse | Label: Saddle Creek Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 - LW 6 |  | The New World by: Shearwater | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 ▼ LW 4 |  | Peaches! by: The Black Keys | Label: Easy Eye Sound Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
8 ▼ LW 7 |  | Muscle Shoals Record Shop by: Copperhead Six Project | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 ▼ LW 8 |  | DO YOU SEE ME? by: Q | Label: Columbia 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 12 |  | Nothing's About to Happen to Me by: Mitski | Label: Dead Oceans Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 ▲ LW 13 |  | For the First Time, Again by: Tyler Ballgame | Label: Rough Trade Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 ▼ LW 9 |  | Texnia by: Tinvis | Label: Mama Mañana Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 - LW 14 |  | Doctrine of Love by: Jalen Ngonda | Label: Daptone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 - LW 15 |  | Masquerade by: Cardinals | Label: So Young Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 ▲ LW 17 |  | Reality Awaits by: The Strokes | Label: RCA Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
17 ▲ LW 25 |  | Blueprint for a Ghost by: Martin Devaney | Label: Pig's Eye Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 - LW 18 |  | 13 by: White Denim | Label: Bella Union Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 ▲ LW 29 |  | Good Together by: Lake Street Dive | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 ▼ LW 19 |  | Big World by: Hovvdy | Label: Arts & Crafts Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 ▼ LW 20 |  | Blizzard by: Dove Ellis | Label: Black Butter Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 ▲ LW - |  | 8000 Days by: West Texas Exiles | Label: Floating Mesa Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 ▼ LW 21 |  | The Mountain by: Gorillaz | Label: Kong Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 ▼ LW 22 |  | Memory Be a Blade by: Waterbaby | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 ▲ LW - |  | Work Hard and Be Nice by: Michael Franti & Spearhead | Label: Boo Boo Wax Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 ▼ LW 24 |  | SHISH by: Portugal. The Man | Label: KNIK Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 ▼ LW 16 |  | Blue Girl Nice Day by: La Faute | Label: Distrokid Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
28 - LW 28 |  | Ricochet by: Snail Mail | Label: Matador Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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