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What Albums Come Out in December 2026? Full Release Calendar
2 Chainz and Statik Selektah, Slayyyter's "brother album" and Justice's GTA VI score lead the last month of the year, week by week.
December is usually the quietest month on the release calendar, but 2026 still has real heat. 2 Chainz closes his year with Playaz Only Live Once, produced entirely by Statik Selektah, on Friday, Dec. 4. Slayyyter drops wor$t man in america the same day. One week later, Justice delivers the Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score and Warpaint returns with ARTIFACT. This calendar is refreshed every Friday as dates land or slip.
First up: Friday, Dec. 4
The biggest Friday of the month. 2 Chainz is back with his first solo studio album since 2022. Statik Selektah handles every beat, and the Apple Music listing shows 18 tracks. Lil Wayne, CeeLo Green, Mary J. Blige and Westside Gunn are among the guests he has teased. "A Week in Paris" and "Pops" are already out.
Pop gets Slayyyter's nine-track wor$t man in america on RECORDS/Columbia, the "brother album" to March's WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA. Lead singles "brand new chanel$," "crank 2" and "i think he's got a girl" are streaming now.
2 Chainz — Playaz Only Live Once (rap)
Slayyyter — wor$t man in america (pop)
Yelawolf — 45 (rap)
Mark Lee — Windmill (pop/R&B)
serpentwithfeet — Sentinel EP (R&B)
Alan Jackson — One More for the Road – The Finale (Live from Nashville) (country, live)
Forrest Frank — The Jesus Generation (Christian pop)
SOAK — decembers (alternative)
Niia — Christmas with Niia (holiday)
Iron Maiden — Somewhere in Time reissue (metal)
Friday, Dec. 11
Three weeks after Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album arrives with the game on Nov. 19, Rockstar releases a second record. The Original Score is made by French duo Justice and runs 30 tracks, on streaming, double CD and triple vinyl. Warpaint's ARTIFACT leads the indie side, and the reissue racks fill up with Prince, Billy Joel and Bush.
Justice — Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score (electronic/soundtrack)
Warpaint — ARTIFACT (indie rock)
Keaton Henson — Versions (indie)
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath — Back to the Beginning (rock, live)
Prince — 3121 expanded edition (funk/pop)
Billy Joel — Turnstiles 50th anniversary edition (rock)
Bush — Razorblade Suitcase deluxe edition (rock)
Billy Bragg and Wilco — Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (folk rock)
Dalton — Rock Will Never Die (hard rock)
Dec. 18 to New Year's
The back half of the month is mostly holiday quiet so far. Sonata Arctica's Live in Latin America and a vinyl reissue of the Smashing Pumpkins' The Aeroplane Flies High land Dec. 18. Man With a Mission's The Circus follows on Wednesday, Dec. 23, and Manntra's Wild Hunt is set for Christmas Day. Surprise drops are common in December, so expect this section to grow.
Still catching up on November?
Offset, Westside Gunn, Snoh Aalegra and GTA VI: The Album are all still on the way. See the full week-by-week list: What Albums Come Out in November 2026?
December 2026 album FAQ
When does 2 Chainz's new album come out? Playaz Only Live Once arrives Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, fully produced by Statik Selektah.
Is Slayyyter's wor$t man in america a sequel? It is a companion. Slayyyter calls it the "brother album" to WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA. All nine songs are new but tied to that record's world.
When is the GTA VI score released? Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice comes out Dec. 11, 2026, separate from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, which drops Nov. 19.
Release dates can change. YourInfoDaily updates this page every Friday.