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Tracks & Tales Listening 100 Album Charts - November 2026
A slower measure of the albums people keep choosing to listen to properly — observed through organic discovery and deep readership, not streaming velocity.
Luvsic Hexalogy holds at number one with ninety-five views, its second month in a row at the top and the only record on the shelf that stayed exactly where it was. About a third of those readers came through the Chinese edition of the essay. Khruangbin's Con Todo El Mundo climbs twenty-one places to two. The White Album enters at three, the highest new entry of the month.
The largest climb belongs to Pearls, eighty-six places from ninety-five to nine. Lifeforms rises seventy-three places to six, and The Dark Side of the Moon sixty-six to thirty. The Tokyo Blues moves sixty-five to sixteen, Music for Nine Post Cards sixty-three to twenty-eight, and Blue Brazil fifty-six to twenty. Waltz for Debby climbs thirty-two places to five, and USB forty-eight to fourteen.
The new entries arrive in pairs. Nightmares on Wax enter twice, with Carboot Soul at fifty-seven and Smokers Delight at sixty-four. David Sylvian enters twice: Flux + Mutability with Holger Czukay at sixty-three, and Secrets of the Beehive at seventy-one. Nina Simone arrives at seventy-nine and eighty-six. Wish You Were Here joins The Dark Side of the Moon at sixty-seven, and Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi sits at eighty-eight, below Saudade at eight. Davido enters at ten and Doechii at fifteen.
Le Pas du Chat Noir falls from two to thirty-five, and the D'Angelo trilogy from five to thirty-two. Interstellar leaves the chart from four, and Secret Life from seventeen. Nightclubbing falls eighty-four places to ninety-eight, the largest drop on the shelf, with The Mountain at ninety-three and Zombie at eighty-four close behind. Fifty-three records came in and fifty-three went out.
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FAQs
How is the Listening 100 different from other album charts? It measures organic reading behaviour — the albums people actively seek out and spend time with on Tracks & Tales — rather than streaming plays or sales velocity. It updates monthly and reflects genuine listening culture, not hype cycles.
Can I read about any of these albums in more detail? Yes — every entry links to a full album essay on the Listening Shelf. Click any title to read the full piece.
What is The Listening Club? A global membership built around one album a month — chosen from the culture this chart reflects. Join here.
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