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
One Direction, the boy band juggernaut of which Tomlinson was one-fifth, had just performed for the final time together in late 2015, capping a mega-selling run that included five albums, 13 top 40 hits and over 100 stadium shows.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026
But early albums did not produce songs with mass appeal, at times frustrating record label executives who craved shorter, radio-friendly tunes that would drive sales.
—Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
If Jerry was the folky psychedelic sage, Weir was the soulful country squire, qualities that carried through the younger Dead-man’s solo albums and band projects beyond the Dead such as Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites and RatDog.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Forty-one of those came since 2012, thanks to the popularity of the series of archival albums compiled by David Lemieux.
—Andrew Dalton, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Jiménez, who broke through with the 2013 track Te Deseo Lo Mejor, has released eight albums.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Grammy-winning co-writer and producer Aaron Dessner was involved with her first two albums, 2024’s The Secret of Us and 2023’s Good Riddance.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Crucial and influential albums, every one of them.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The rarest albums sell for thousands.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for albums
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But making TikTok compilations and photo edits directly comparing their bodies before and after filming, and using the situation to chase views and likes online, is insensitive and harmful.—
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Maruyama, based in Rio de Janeiro, works mostly in analogue film, but his works range from performance to installation and text to found sound compilations.—
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DeWoskin's poems, essays, and articles have appeared in journals and anthologies including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Baffler, Ploughshares, and New Voices from the Academy of American Poets.—
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The film follows filmmaker, cinematographer and VFX artist Martinez’s directorial work on anthologies V/H/S, V/H/S/Beyond and Southbound.—
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“Albums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albums. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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