Musical Albums
Take a deeper look into the creation of music history's most powerful musical albums, like Nevermind, The Joshua Tree and At Folsom Prison. Learn about the record labels and producers behind these albums, as well as the featured artists. Browse each album's list of tracks and track lengths. Filter musical albums by first letter, popular artists, decade, genre and awards won.
Musical Albums
Kid A is the fourth album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 2 October 2000 in the United Kingdom and on 3 October 2000 in the United States and...
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The College Dropout is the debut album by rapper and producer Kanye West, released February 10, 2004. It was nominated for Grammy Award for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album and Best...
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Straight Outta Compton is the second album by Compton, California-based gangsta rap group N.W.A, originally released in 1988 through group member Eazy-E's label, Ruthless Records. The...
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Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis. Released on 2 October 1995 in the UK, the album was Oasis' most enduring commercial success, charting at number...
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Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on Geffen Records...
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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November of 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios...
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Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution, the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
Purple Rain regularly is ranked among the best albums in rock music history. Time magazine...
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Songs in the Key of Life is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Motown on September 28, 1976 . It was the last of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period",...
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Stankonia is a hip-hop album by OutKast, released by La Face Records on October 31, 2000. The album reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart , selling over...
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The Marshall Mathers LP is the Grammy Award-winning second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. Widely seen as his magnum opus, the album sold over 1.76 million copies...
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Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records. The RIAA certified it Quadruple Platinum on July 16th 1997...
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Licensed to Ill is the debut album by the Beastie Boys, released in 1986.
It was the first rap LP to top Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It also peaked at #2 on the Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums...
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Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in 1985 and released by Elektra Records on March 3, 1986 in North America.
Now...
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Raising Hell is a 1986 album by hip-hop group Run-D.M.C..
Its breakthrough album, Raising Hell trumped standing perceptions of commercial viability for hip-hop groups, achieving...
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Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylan's sixth studio album, released in 1965 by Columbia Records. It is Dylan's first album to be recorded entirely with a full rock band, after he experimented...
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers! is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1956.
It took an alternative tack after In the Wee Small Hours, recording existing pop standards in a hipper, jazzier...
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Back in Black is the 7th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on July 25, 1980. Back in Black was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott...
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The Chronic is the solo debut studio album of hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992 on his former own label, Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records...
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Out of Time is the seventh album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on Warner Bros. in 1991. With Out of Time R.E.M. changed its status of cult band to a massive...
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Ropin' the Wind is American country music artist Garth Brooks' third album, released on Tuesday, September 10, 1991. It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Pop charts...
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Rumours is the thirteenth album by rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1977. It was the second album recorded with this line-up, following the successful self-titled Fleetwood Mac album in...
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Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson. A concept album, Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive preacher, on the run from the law...
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Exile on Main St. is an album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. Released as a double LP—and drawing on influences from rock & roll, blues, country and soul—Exile was initially...
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At Folsom Prison is a live album by Johnny Cash, recorded on January 13, 1968 at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California. Also on the album are June Carter, Carl Perkins, and Cash's band...
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A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released on 26 August 2002 in the United Kingdom by record label Parlophone. Produced by the...
The Musical Albums category allows users to explore more than 35,000 articles about the the most popular or influential musical albums throughout music history. Albums can be filtered by name, decade, genre, and awards won. Each album is represented by its cover art, a short description, and a link to a more detailed article. The detail page for each album includes basic facts about the artist, release date, and recording label. Track listings are included for most albums, as are lists of other albums by the same artist, and frequently asked questions about the album. Users may also read about the producers, recording label, and artist of the album, as well as any awards the album has received.