Top Albums of 2026 to Drink Tea To (So Far)

Hello hello!

At the end of each year, I publish a 'best of' list for albums to drink tea to. However, now that we're almost at the halfway mark in the year, I wanted to share with you some of hte best albums of 2026 to drink tea to (so far).

Like always, this list is entirely subjective. I've tried to cover the music spectrum and included musical genres such as rock, pop, jazz, alternative, electronic, shoegaze, etc...

Each of the albums listed below might not be critical-hits, but they perfectly set the tone/mood for helping add aestheticism to your next tea session.

Put on one of the records below, and enjoy the journey!

Note: This mid-year list will be in alphabetical order for album name. The ranks, and write-ups, will be announced at the end of the year!

• 20nothing by Blessing Jolie

• Beautiful Madness by Agnes

• Big Disgrace by Haute & Freddy

• Big Sun by Happy Landing

• Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2 by Quiet Light

• Can’t Take my Story Away by Elles Bailey

• Cruel World by Holly Humberstone

• Cynthia by Sydney Ross Mitchell

• Embraced for a Second as We Die by Amanda Bergman

• Feel by Oskar Med K

• In Search of a Revival by The Olympians

• It’s The Long Goodbye by The Twilight Sad

• Kehlani by Kehlani

• Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves

• Nothing’s About to Happen to Me by Mitski

• Ö by Fcukers

• Pareidolia by Erin LeCount

• Peaches! by The Black Keys

• Romanticize the Drive by Metric

• Side-Eye III by Pat Metheny

• Ricochet by Snail Mail

• Superbloom by Jessie Ware

• The Apple Tree Under The Sea by Hemlocke Springs

• The Great Divide by Noah Kahn

• This Music May Contain Hope by RAYE

• Tragic Magic by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore

• Veils by Vanessa Carlton

• Victory Garden by Young The Giant

• Vila by Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos e Orquestra

• Wendy Eisenberg by Wendy Eisenberg

• Worst Girl in America by Slayyyter

• youbet by youbet

Do YOU think I'm missing an album from the list above? Join the discussion HERE on instagram!

~Cody Wade

aka The Oolong Drunk

"Blissfully Tea Drunk"