National Album Day returns on Saturday 17th October 2026 with this year’s theme celebrating music “Icons” – encompassing legendary, cultural and contemporary artists and recordings. This follows last year’s Rock theme and earlier editions of National Album Day that have, among other themes, focused on the albums of the Nineties, Women in Music, Debut Albums, and Great British Groups.

Bristol’s legendary Metal Quarter has a new landmark. The winning mural by artist and musician Brandon Burch has been installed on the side of The Gryphon, one of the city’s most iconic rock venues, following a National Album Day competition last year.

National Album Day 2025 saw its biggest year yet, with vinyl sales up 54% and 60 exclusive rock reissues topping the charts.

National Album Day 2025 is turning walls into stages. The winner of this year’s National Album Day Mural Competition, celebrating the spirit of rock in all its forms, has been announced. 

Celebrate National Album Day on 18 Oct 2025 with a Rock theme—honouring Britain’s rock icons, exclusive reissues, and album storytelling.

We are pleased to share with you the 18 runners-up from our Mural Design Competition, along with their incredible designs.

Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén joins Iron Maiden, Wolf Alice, Nova Twins & Architects as a National Album Day 2025 Album Champion.

In exclusive new research for National Album Day, which takes place on 18th October, Camden has been crowned the most successful of London’s 32 boroughs for producing rock talent.

In exclusive new research for National Album Day on 18th October, Oxford has beaten iconic music destinations such as Manchester, Liverpool, and London to be crowned the UK’s most successful city per capita for producing rock artists.

National Album Day announces Wolf Alice, Architects, Nova Twins, and metal icons Iron Maiden as Album Champions for National Album Day 2025, set to return on Saturday 18th October and which this year celebrates Rock Music. 

Over 50 album titles, including by:
Liam Gallagher, Manic Street preachers, Patti Smith, Queen, Sex Pistols, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more.

National Album Day returns on Saturday 18th October 2025 with this year’s theme celebrating Rock, following previous editions that, among other themes, have focused on the albums of the 90s, Women in Music, Debut Albums and, just last year, Great British Groups.

The Beatles are today revealed as Radio 2 listeners’ Ultimate British Group as the station delivers a feast of Autumnal treats...

National Album Day has partnered with LNER to reveal a special train route map highlighting iconic British groups and their seminal albums along its route, showcasing the breadth and diversity of music from British groups across the UK. View the map here, and the full list below

Chart-topping rock band Maximo Park amazed passengers with a surprise acoustic performance at their hometown railway station in Newcastle, which is managed by LNER. The surprise set was in celebration of the upcoming arrival of National Album Day on Saturday 19^th October 2024, which this year celebrates Great British Groups.

As Oasis prepare to perform their first concerts next summer since 2009, new research undertaken by record labels association the BPI for this year’s National Album Day reveals their birthplace of Manchester is the most successful location in the UK for nurturing chart-topping groups.

NATIONAL ALBUM DAY ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF EXCLUSIVE RELEASES & REISSUES FROM BRITISH GROUPS TO COINCIDE WITH ANNUAL EVENT ON SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 

Today, National Album Day announces iconic alternative rock band Shed Seven as the first album champions to celebrate this year’s theme of Great British Groups. National Album Day returns on Saturday 19th October 2024.

National Album Day returns on Saturday 19th October 2024 and this year will be themed around Great British Groups, following previous editions that included Women in Music, Debut Albums and, just last year, the 90s.

Oasis have teamed up with National Album Day to celebrate that their era-defining first two albums, ‘Definitely Maybe’ and ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’ are the top two most streamed albums of the 1990s with ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’ at number one and ‘Definitely Maybe’ at two.