Album chart maker
An album chart maker in the classic collage style: a tight square grid of cover art on a dark background, from a 3x3 up to a 10x10, with an optional numbered list of titles beside it. Upload your covers, fill the cells in order, and export the chart or publish it with a link.
Also known as: 3x3 album maker, 5x5 album chart maker, music chart maker, topsters alternative, album collage grid maker.
Free. No account needed. Export a PNG.
How to make an album chart
- Pick a grid. 3x3 is the classic statement, 4x4 and 5x5 give a collection room, 10x10 is the full autobiography. The "with title list" starts add a numbered list beside the grid for writing the album names out.
- Fill the cells with cover art. Tap a cell and upload the cover from your device. Convention reads the grid like text, top left to bottom right, most important first, but it is your wall.
- Write the titles if you want them. The numbered side list is a plain text block: click it and type a title after each number. Skip it entirely for the pure image wall, or delete the list on a chart that started with one.
- Export or publish. Download a PNG, JPEG or PDF of the finished chart, or publish to get a shareable page with a preview card and a remix button so friends can answer with their own grid.
What you can do
- Square grids from 3x3 to 10x10 on a dark background, prebuilt.
- Optional numbered title list beside the grid.
- Cover art uploads straight into the cells.
- Not albums only: film posters, game covers or book jackets fill the same cells.
- Grid size, cell color and border color are all editable.
- Add a heading, extra text or free-floating images around the grid.
- Works in the browser on a phone or a desktop, no sign up.
- PNG, JPEG or PDF export, or a published link other people can remix.
Make your own album chart
The 3x3 introduction
Nine albums that explain your taste, posted whenever someone asks. Small enough to read at feed size, curated enough to start a conversation.
A year or a decade in 5x5
Twenty-five records that defined a stretch of time, with the numbered list carrying titles the thumbnails are too small to show.
The 10x10 all-timer wall
A hundred covers, one canvas. The format rewards the deep cuts in the bottom rows as much as the obvious picks up top.
Not just music
The same dark grid works for films, games, books or anything else with cover art. A 4x4 of comfort films is the same chart with different cells.
A challenge for your server
Publish your grid and let people remix it with their own picks. Same shape, different taste, instant thread.
Common questions
What is an album chart?
A square grid of album covers, usually on a dark background, sometimes with a numbered list of the titles beside it. The 3x3 and 5x5 forms took off on music forums and social feeds as the standard way to show your taste as one picture.
How do I get the album covers in?
Upload them: tap a cell and pick the image from your device. There is no built-in music database or search, so this stays a chart tool that works for any cover art you have, music or not.
Can I make a 3x3 and grow it later?
Yes. The grid is one element with row and column settings, so a 3x3 can become a 4x4 or a 5x5 without starting over. Filled cells keep their images.
How does the numbered title list work?
The "with title list" starts place a text block of numbered lines beside the grid. Click it and type a title after each number. It is ordinary text, so you can restyle it, move it under the grid, or delete it.
Is this a Topsters alternative?
It covers the same format: dark background, square cover grid, optional numbered titles, image export. The differences are that covers are uploaded rather than searched, the chart is fully rearrangeable as a freeform canvas, and publishing gives you a live link with remixing rather than only a saved image.
What does the export look like?
A picture of the chart on its dark background with the site address in small type in a corner. No logo over the artwork, no resolution cap and no export limit. PNG, JPEG and PDF are all available.
Do I need an account?
Not to make or download one. The editor and exports work signed out, and drafts stay in this browser. Publishing to a shareable page is the one step that asks you to sign in.