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This is a list of musical albums with articles in the Wikipedia. For a list of particularly notable albums (with or without an extant article) see [[List of albums by genre]].
This is a list of '''lists of [[album]]s'''.
==Numbers and punctuation==
*'''[[10,000 Maniacs]]''' - ''[[In My Tribe]]'' - [[1987]] - breakthrough [[folk rock]] album and last to feature [[Natalie Merchant]]
*'''[[3rd Bass]]''' - ''[[The Cactus Album]]'' - [[1989]] - one of the first critically acclaimed [[hip hop music|hip hop]] albums by a white group
*'''[[? & the Mysterians]]''' - ''[[Ninety-Six Tears]]'' - [[1966]] - cult classic [[psychedelic rock]] album
==A==
*'''[[ABBA]]''' - ''[[Super Trouper]]'' - [[1980]] - best-selling [[Europop]] album
*'''[[ABBA]]''' - ''[[Waterloo (album)|Waterloo]]'' - [[1974]] - massively best-selling album throughout [[Europe]]
*'''[[Above the Law]]''' - ''[[Black Mafia Life]]'' - [[1993]] - acclaimed [[gangsta rap]] album that re-established the group after a two year break
*'''[[AC/DC]]''' - ''[[Back in Black]]'' - [[1980]] - bestselling album, first after the death of [[Bon Scott]] and featuring [[Brian Johnson]]
*'''[[AC/DC]]''' - ''[[Highway to Hell]]'' - [[1979]] - international hit that helped make the band a mainstream success, last to feature [[Bon Scott]]
*'''[[Adam & the Ants]]''' - ''[[Kings of the Wild Frontier]]'' - [[1980]] - influential post punk album, first recorded with a brand-new backing band
*'''[[Aerosmith]]''' - ''[[Draw the Line]]'' - [[1977]] - third album, commercial and critical disappointment in the light of previous success
*'''[[Aerosmith]]''' - ''[[Night in the Ruts]]'' - [[1979]] - sixth album, recorded partially after the departure of [[Joe Perry]]
*'''[[Aerosmith]]''' - ''[[Rocks (album)|Rocks]]'' - [[1976]] - internationally popular second album
*'''[[Aerosmith]]''' - ''[[Toys in the Attic]]'' - [[1975]] - breakthrough success for the band
*'''[[The Afghan Whigs]]''' - ''[[Congregation]]'' - [[1991]] - popular [[grunge music]] album that some considered watered-down
*'''[[AFI (A Fire Inside)|AFI]]''' - ''[[Art of Drowning]]'' - [[2000]] - unusually popular [[punk rock]] album that achieved unusual chart success
*'''[[Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force]]''' - ''[[Planet Rock - The Album]]'' - [[1986]] - featuring one of the earliest [[hip hop music|hip hop]] mainstream hits, "Planet Rock"
*'''[[Al Green]]''' - ''[[Call Me]]'' - [[1973]] - Green's most popular album, which uniquely incorporated [[country music]] into album-oriented [[soul music|soul]]
*'''[[Alan Parsons Project]]''' - ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'' - [[1975]] - cult favorite, avant-garde [[progressive rock]] album that retells various [[Edgar Allen Poe]] stories
*'''[[Alanis Morissette]]''' - ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'' - [[1995]] - massive blockbuster remembered for plaintive and starkly emotional vocals
*'''[[Alice Cooper]]''' - ''[[Billion Dollar Babies]]'' - [[1973]] - widely regarded as the best album by the band in the first period of their career
*'''[[Alice in Chains]]''' - ''[[Dirt (album)|Dirt]]'' - [[1992]] - influential album that helped break [[grunge music]] into the mainstream
*'''[[The Allman Brothers Band]]''' - ''[[Live at Fillmore East]]'' - [[1971]] - band's most popular release and an influential live recording
*'''[[America (band)|America]]''' - ''[[Homecoming (album)|Homecoming]]'' - [[1973]] - breakthrough success for the band
*'''[[Ani DiFranco]]''' - ''[[Ani DiFranco (album)|Ani DiFranco]]'' - [[1989]] - debut release that made DiFranco famous for her songwriting and plaintive vocals
*'''[[The Animals]]''' - ''[[Animalism]]'' - [[1966]] - critically acclaimed [[blues rock]] album
*'''[[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]''' - ''[[Among the Living]]'' - [[1987]] - fourth album and band's most popular
*'''[[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]''' - ''[[Persistence of Time]]'' - [[1990]] - ninth album by Anthrax, and the first to incorporate lyrics stressing peace and tolerance
*'''[[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]''' - ''[[State of Euphoria]]'' - [[1988]] - seventh album, critical failure regarded as one of the band's weakest efforts
*'''[[Aphex Twin]]''' - ''[[I Care Because You Do]]'' - [[1995]] - critically acclaimed [[ambient music|ambient]] album
*'''[[Aretha Franklin]]''' - ''[[I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You]]'' - [[1967]] - bestselling, critically-acclaimed album that includes Franklin's signature song, "Respect"
*'''[[Aretha Franklin]]''' - ''[[Lady Soul]]'' - [[1968]] - popular album that proved Franklin could consistently succeed with full-length LPs
*'''[[Aretha Franklin]]''' - ''[[Young, Gifted and Black]]'' - [[1971]] - [[Grammy]]-winning, critically acclaimed release
*'''[[Arrested Development]]''' - ''[[Three Years, Five Months, Two Days in the Life of]]'' - [[1992]] - popular album that helped break [[hip hop music|hip hop]] into the mainstream, early hit for [[alternative hip hop|alternative]] and [[southern rap|southern]] hip hop
*'''[[Arthur Brown]]''' - ''[[Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]'' - [[1968]] - cult favorite [[psychedelic rock]] album
*'''[[Ash (band)|Ash]]''' - ''[[1977 (album)|1977]]'' - [[1996]] - popular [[Britpop]] album
*'''[[Asia (band)|Asia]]''' - ''[[Asia (album)|Asia]]'' - [[1982]] - breakthrough album by the [[progressive rock]] band
*'''[[Audioslave]]''' - ''[[Audioslave (album)|Audioslave]]'' - [[2002]] - debut release by Audioslave, formed out of the ashes of [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Soundgarden]]
*'''[[Augustus Pablo]]''' - ''[[East of the River Nile]]'' - [[1977]] - critically acclaimed [[reggae]] album
 
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==B==
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*'''[[The B-52's]]''' - ''[[The B-52s (album)]]'' - [[1979]] - breakthrough [[New Wave music|New Wave]]-[[pop music|pop]] hit
!width:40%;"|Article
*'''[[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]]''' - ''[[Fontanelle]]'' - [[1992]] - influential early [[riot grrl]] album
!width:60%;"|Summary
*'''[[Bad Brains]]''' - ''[[I Against I]]'' - [[1986]] - popular [[alternative rock]], [[roots reggae]] and [[hardcore punk]] album
|-
*'''[[Bad Company]]''' - ''[[Bad Company (album)|Bad Company]]'' - [[1974]] - popular [[hard rock]] album
|[[List of albums containing a hidden track]]||Lists albums that contain a [[hidden track]] and also information on how to find them.<br>A hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Compact Cassette|audio cassette]], [[Gramophone record|vinyl record]] or other recorded medium<br>in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener.
*'''[[Bad Religion]]''' - ''[[Suffer (album)|Suffer]]'' - [[1988]] - critically success [[punk rock]] album, the first to be recorded after the old line-up was reinstituted
|-
*'''[[Badfinger]]''' - ''[[No Dice]]'' - [[1970]] - early example of [[power pop]]
|[[List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart]]||Lists albums which have spent the longest number of weeks in the UK Albums Chart, as recorded by the [[Official Charts Company]]. This comprises a top 100 from August 1981 onwards, a top 75 before this from 1978 and various lengths before this from July 1956.
*'''[[Badfinger]]''' - ''[[Straight Up]]'' - [[1971]] - pioneering album that cemented the sound of [[power pop]]
|-
*'''[[Bananarama]]''' - ''[[Deep Sea Skiving]]'' - [[1983]] - internationally popular [[New Wave music|New Wave]]-[[pop music|pop]] album
|[[List of albums titled Live|List of albums titled ''Live'']]||Lists albums entitled "Live" or with a similar name.
*'''[[The Band]]''' - ''[[Music from Big Pink]]'' - [[1968]] - early and influential mix of [[country music|country]], [[Appalachian folk music]] and [[rock and roll]]
|-
*'''[[The Band]]''' - ''[[The Band (album)|The Band]]'' - [[1969]] - one of the most acclaimed [[folk-rock]] fusions
|[[List of albums with tracks hidden in the pregap]]||Lists albums that include unlisted [[hidden track]]s in the pregap of the CD version.
*'''[[Barenaked Ladies]]''' - ''[[Barenaked Lunch]]'' - [[1990]] - second indie tape release, helped establish a cult following for the band
|-
*'''[[Barrington Levy]]''' - ''[[Englishman (album)|Englishman]]'' - [[1979]] - Levy's international breakthrough [[dancehall]] album
|[[List of best-selling albums]]||Lists albums with the highest sales figure reported for each of them.<br>Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being for claims of at least 40 million copies<br>and the lowest being for claims of 20–29 million copies.
*'''[[Barry White]]''' - ''[[Stone Gon']]'' - [[1973]] - commercially and critically successful [[soul music|soul]] album, known as White's contribution to album-oriented 1970s soul
|-
*'''[[The Beach Boys]]''' - ''[[Pet Sounds]]'' - [[1966]] - critically acclaimed album widely acknowledged as the band's best, and one of the most influential rock albums
|[[List of best-selling albums of 2013]]||Lists the best-selling albums of the year 2013.
*'''[[The Beach Boys]]''' - ''[[Endless Summer (album)|Endless Summer]]'' - [[1974]] - bestseller for three years, collection of prior singles
|-
*'''[[The Beach Boys]]''' - ''[[Smile (album)|Smile]]'' - legendary unreleased album, much-sought after
|[[List of best-selling albums of 2014]]||Lists the best-selling albums of the year 2014.
*'''[[Beastie Boys]]''' - ''[[Licensed to Ill]]'' - [[1986]] - breakthrough album for group and hip hop among mainstream fans
|-
*'''[[Beastie Boys]]''' - ''[[Paul's Boutique]]'' - [[1989]] - gave the group critical credibility, making them one of the first white [[hip hop music|hip hop]] groups to do so
|[[List of best-selling hip-hop albums of the 2010s in the United States]]||Lists 2010s hip-hop albums with the highest sales figures in the United States.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[1 (album)|1]]'' - [[2000]] - collection of #1 hits that sparked a renaissance in Beatles' popularity
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Abbey Road]]'' - [[1969]] - one of the band's most acclaimed works, featuring both hit singles and more complex, multi-part compositions
|[[List of B-side compilation albums]]||Lists compilations albums that contains [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]].
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Beatles for Sale]]'' - [[1964]] - fourth album that saw major musical innovation and growth from the band
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[A Hard Day's Night]]'' - [[1964]] - third album, based off the film of the same name, regarded as competent, but not as innovative as later work
|[[List of chamber pop albums]]||Lists [[chamber pop]] albums in release order.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Help!]]'' - [[1965]] - [[soundtrack]] to a film of the same name, not as popular as many other LPs, but much critically-acclaimed
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Let It Be]]'' - [[1970]] - final Beatles album, often considered disappointing
|[[List of concept albums]]||Lists [[concept album]]s produced by bands and solo artists across all [[music genre]]s.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Magical Mystery Tour]]'' - [[1967]] - [[soundtrack]] to a film of the same name; soundtrack widely acclaimed, but the film flopped
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Please Please Me]]'' - [[1963]] - blockbuster that launched the Beatles' career
|[[List of country rock albums]]||Lists [[country rock]] albums in a chronological order.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' - [[1966]] - turning-point in the band's career, marking the end of simple pop and increasing complexity in lyrics and accompaniment
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' - [[1965]] - blockbuster album that introduced the first of many major innovations, such as the use of the [[sitar]]
|[[List of double albums]]||Lists [[double album]]s, in which the initial release of the album includes two (or more) [[Gramophone record|LP records]] or [[compact disc]]s.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' - [[1967]] - widely acknowledged as a masterpiece of [[psychedelic rock]]
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[The White Album]]'' - [[1968]] - self-titled release colloquially referred to be the color of the album cover, major critical success often considered the most avant-garde of the Beatles recordings
|[[List of emo pop albums]]||Lists [[emo pop]] albums in a chronological order.
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[With the Beatles]]'' - [[1963]] - second album, began The Beatles' musical evolution
|-
*'''[[The Beatles]]''' - ''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' - [[1969]] - hit film and sountrack, widely regarded as humorous, fun and solid if not as pioneering as other releases
|[[Lists of fastest-selling albums]]||Lists albums with the highest sales in their first week of release.
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[Mellow Gold]]'' - [[1994]] - breakthrough album
|-
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[Midnite Vultures]]'' - [[1999]] - popular genre-bending album that mixed soul, funk and hip hop with indie rock
|[[List of greatest hits albums]]||Lists albums titled "Greatest Hits," or with a similar title such as "The Very Best Of."
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[Mutations (album)|Mutations]]'' - [[1998]] - follow-up to blockbuster ''Odelay'', failed to live up to prior commercial or critical success
|-
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[Odelay]]'' - [[1996]] - gave Beck massive mainstream success
|[[List of grunge albums]]||Lists albums described as "[[grunge]]" by [[AllMusic]]. They appear on at least one cited album list and have an article on [[Wikipedia]].
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[One Foot in the Grave (Beck)|One Foot in the Grave]]'' - [[1994]] - cult favorite that established Beck's devoted fanbase
|-
*'''[[Beck]]''' - ''[[Sea Change]]'' - [[2002]] - popular later album
|[[List of longest gaps between studio albums]]||Lists the longest gaps between studio albums.
*'''[[The Bee Gees]]''' - ''[[The Bee Gees' First]]'' - [[1967]] - psychedelic rock album that had some fans, most of whom were disappointed by the future switch to pop-disco
|-
*'''[[The Bee Gees]]''' - ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' - [[1977]] - blockbuster album that established the primacy of [[disco]] on the American pop charts
|[[List of pop punk albums]]||Lists [[pop punk]] albums in a chronological order.
*'''[[Beenie Man]]''' - ''[[Blessed]]'' - [[1995]] - Beenie Man's international breakthrough that became a hit in Jamaica and elsewhere
|-
*'''[[Ben Folds]]''' - ''[[Rocking the Suburbs]]'' - [[2001]] - mainstream success and first solo album for Folds
|[[List of power pop albums]]||Lists [[power pop]] albums in a chronological order.
*'''[[Ben Harper]]''' - ''[[Fight for Your Mind]]'' - [[1995]] - expanded Harper's fanbase with excellent reviews, last solo album before adding The Innocent Criminals
|-
*'''[[Big Star]]''' - ''[[Radio City]]'' - [[1974]] - influential early [[power pop]] album and cult favorite
|[[List of punk compilation albums]]||Lists notable punk compilation albums.
*'''[[Billy Bragg]]''' - ''[[Talking with the Taxman about Poetry]]'' - [[1986]] - cult favorite that established Bragg's musical capabilities by adding new instruments and more accompaniment
|-
*'''[[Billy Idol]]''' - ''[[Rebel Yell]]'' - [[1983]] - blockbuster beakthrough release
|[[List of punk rock albums]]||Lists notable or influential albums in the history of [[punk rock]]. It has been derived by compiling lists from professional reviews.
*'''[[Billy Joel]]''' - ''[[The Piano Man]]'' - [[1973]] - commercially well-received album that began Joel's career
|-
*'''[[Björk]]''' - ''[[Debut]]'' - [[1993]] - debut solo album that established the singer's quirky image and gave her a solid fanbase
|[[List of rock albums]]||Lists rock albums that are particularly notable or influential. It has been derived by compiling lists published by professional sources. Each album has appeared in at least one notable list describing the most influential rock and roll albums.
*'''[[Blackstar]]''' - ''[[Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar]]'' - [[1998]] - influential [[alternative hip hop]] album
|-
*'''[[Black Crowes]]''' - ''[[Amorica]]'' - [[1994]] - despite lukewarm critical receptions, ''Amorica'' was a best-seller due to controversy aroused by the [[album cover]]
|[[List of tribute albums]]||Lists [[tribute album]]s, organized according to the original artists.
*'''[[Black Crowes]]''' - ''[[Shake Your Moneymaker]]'' - [[1990]] - debut album that established a devoted fanbase for the band
|-
*'''[[Black Flag]]''' - ''[[Damaged]]'' - [[1981]] - influential [[hardcore punk]] album
|[[List of triple albums]]||Lists triple albums, in which the initial release of the album includes three LP records or compact discs.
*'''[[Black Sabbath]]''' - ''[[Master of Reality]]'' - [[1971]] - less well-received than ''Paranoid'', still considered a classic of early [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
|-
*'''[[Black Sabbath]]''' - ''[[Paranoid (album)|Paranoid]]'' - [[1971]] - considered one of the first [[heavy metal music]] albums
|[[Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones]]||Lists the number-one hits in the [[UK Albums Chart]], from its inception in 1956 to the present.<br>The sources are the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' chart from 1956 to the end of 1958, the ''[[Melody Maker]]'' chart from November 1958 to March 1960, the ''[[Record Retailer]]'' chart from March 1960 to March 1972 and the ''[[Music Week]]'' chart from then onwards.<br>In January 1989 the compilation album chart started, and compilation albums were excluded from the main chart.
*'''[[Black Uhuru]]''' - ''[[Chill Out]]'' - [[1982]] - influential [[dub music]] album
|-
*'''[[Blind Faith]]''' - ''[[Blind Faith (album)|Blind Faith]]'' - [[1969]] - best-selling sole album by a [[supergroup]]
|[[Walt Disney Records discography]]||Lists soundtrack albums from Disney films.
*'''[[Blind Melon]]''' - ''[[Blind Melon (album)|Blind Melon]]'' - [[1992]] - breakthrough traditional rock album
|}
*'''[[blink-182]]''' - ''[[Buddha (album)|Buddha]]'' - [[1994]] - debut album originally released only on tape
*'''[[blink-182]]''' - ''[[Enema of the State]]'' - [[1999]] - popular pop punk album that earned the band scorn from [[punk rock]] purists
*'''[[Blondie]]''' - ''[[Parallel Lines]]'' - [[1978]] - breakthrough [[New Wave music|New Wave]] album that brought the band and genre to mainstream audiences
*'''[[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]''' - ''[[Child Is Father to the Man]]'' - [[1968]] - pioneering fusion of [[jazz]], [[rock music|rock]] and [[classical music]]
*'''[[Bloodhound Gang]]''' - ''[[One Fierce Beer Coaster]]'' - [[1996]] - popular success known for a bizarre sense of humor
*'''[[Blue Cheer]]''' - ''[[Vincebus Eruptum]]'' - [[1968]] - cult favorite and early influence on [[heavy metal music]]
*'''[[Blue Öyster Cult]]''' - ''[[Agents of Fortune]]'' - [[1976]] - one of the earliest [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] albums to have mainstream appeal
*'''[[Blues Traveler]]''' - ''[[Four (album)|Four]]'' - [[1994]] - popular album that helped the band achieve its only taste of mainstream success
*'''[[Blur]]''' - ''[[Modern Life Is Rubbish]]'' - [[1993]] - second album that established the band's reputation and added psychedelia and other influences
*'''[[Blur]]''' - ''[[Parklife]]'' - [[1994]] - one of the most influential examples of early [[Britpop]] that helped break the genre into pop audiences
*'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' - ''[[Blood on the Tracks]]'' - [[1975]]
*'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' - ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]'' - [[1966]]
*'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' - ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]'' - [[1965]]
*'''[[Bob Dylan]] & [[The Band]]''' - ''[[The Basement Tapes]]'' - [[1975]]
*'''[[Bob Marley & the Wailers]]''' - ''[[Exodus (album)|Exodus]]'' - [[1977]]
*'''[[Bob Marley & the Wailers]]''' - ''[[Uprising]]'' - [[1980]]
*'''[[Bob Marley & the Wailers]]''' - ''[[Burnin']]'' - [[1973]]
*'''[[Bob Marley & the Wailers]]''' - ''[[Catch a Fire]]'' - [[1973]]
*'''[[Bob Marley & the Wailers]]''' - ''[[Natty Dread]]'' - [[1974]]
*'''[[Bob Seger]]''' - ''[[Live Bullet]]'' - [[1976]]
*'''[[Bon Jovi]]''' - ''[[Crossroad (album)|Crossroad]]'' - [[1994]]
*'''[[Bon Jovi]]''' - ''[[Crush (album)|Crush]]'' - [[2000]]
*'''[[Bon Jovi]]''' - ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]]'' - [[1988]]
*'''[[Bone Thugs N Harmony]]''' - ''[[E 1999 Eternal]]'' - [[1995]]
*'''[[Bonnie Raitt]]''' - ''[[Nick of Time]]'' - [[1989]]
*'''[[Booker T. & the MGs]]''' - ''[[Green Onions]]'' - [[1962]]
*'''[[Bootsy Collins]]''' - ''[[Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band]]'' - [[1976]]
*'''[[Boston (band)|Boston]]''' - ''[[Boston (album)|Boston]]'' - [[1976]]
*'''[[Bounty Killer]]''' - ''[[My Xperience]]'' - [[1996]]
*'''[[Bread (band)|Bread]]''' - ''[[Bread (album)|Bread]]'' - [[1969]]
*'''[[The Breeders]]''' - ''[[Last Splash]]'' - [[1993]]
*'''[[Brian Eno]]''' - ''[[Another Green World]]'' - [[1975]]
*'''[[Bright Eyes]]''' - ''[[Every Day and Every Night]]'' - [[2000]]
*'''[[Bright Eyes]]''' - ''[[Fevers and Mirrors]]'' - [[2000]]
*'''[[Bright Eyes]]''' - ''[[Letting Off the Happiness]]'' - [[1998]]
*'''[[Bright Eyes]]''' - ''[[Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground]]'' - [[2002]]
*'''[[Brigitte Fontaine]] & [[Areski Belkacem]]''' - ''[[Vous and Nous]]'' - [[1977]]
*'''[[Brinsley Schwarz]]''' - ''[[Silver Pistol]]'' - [[1972]]
*'''[[Britney Spears]]''' - ''[[Oops!...I Did It Again]]'' - [[2000]]
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]'' - [[1984]]
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[Born to Run]]'' - [[1975]] - Springsteen's breakthrough album that included the blockbuster title track and made him a mainstream star
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey]]'' - [[1973]] - debut album that began a series of articles hyping Springsteen as the next big thing in music
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[Nebraska (album)|Nebraska]]'' - [[1982]] - critically acclaimed album released only after Springsteen scrapped the record and released the stripped-down demos
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle]]'' - [[1973]]
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band]]''' - ''[[Darkness on the Edge of Town]]'' - [[1978]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Bandolier (album)|Bandolier]]'' - [[1975]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Budgie (album)|Budgie]]'' - [[1971]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Deliver Us from Evil]]'' - [[1982]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[If I Were Britannia I'd Waive the Rules]]'' - [[1976]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[In For The Kill]]'' - [[1974]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Never Turn Your Back on a Friend]]'' - [[1973]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Nightflight]]'' - [[1981]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Power Supply]]'' - [[1980]]
*'''[[Budgie (band)|Budgie]]''' - ''[[Squawk (album)|Squawk]]'' - [[1971]]
*'''[[Buffalo Springfield]]''' - ''[[Buffalo Springfield Again]]'' - [[1967]]
*'''[[Buju Banton]]''' - ''[[Till Shiloh]]'' - [[1995]]
*'''[[Bunny Wailer]]''' - ''[[Liberation]]'' - [[1989]]
*'''[[Burning Spear]]''' - ''[[Man in the Hills]]'' - [[1976]]
*'''[[Bush (band)|Bush]]''' - ''[[Sixteen Stone]]'' - [[1994]]
*'''[[The Byrds]]''' - ''[[Sweetheart of the Rodeo]]'' - [[1968]]
 
==CSee also==
*[[Lists of songs]]
*[[Carcass]] - ''[[Heartwork]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Carcass]] - ''[[Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Carcass]] - ''[[Swansong]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Carcass]] - ''[[Wake Up And Smell The...Carcass]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Celtic Frost]] - ''[[Into the Pandemonium]]'' - [[1987]]
*[[Chris Cornell]] - ''[[Euphoria Morning]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[The Clash]] - ''[[London Calling]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Cocteau Twins]] - ''[[Head over Heels]]'' - [[1983]] - influential [[dream pop]] album that could be considered the genesis of [[Britpop]], [[space rock]], [[twee pop]] and [[shoegazing]]
*[[Culture Club]] - ''[[Kissing to Be Clever]]'' - [[1982]]
*[[The Cure]] - ''[[Disintegration]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[The Cure]] - ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Curtis Mayfield]] - ''[[Superfly (soundtrack)|Superfly]]'' - [[1972]]
*[[Crass]] - ''[[Bullshit Detecter]]'' - [[1980]] - [[1984]]
*[[Crass]] - ''[[The Feeding of the 5000]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[Crass]] - ''[[Stations of the Crass]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Crass]] - ''[[Yes Sir, I Will]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Culture Club]] - ''[[Kissing to Be Clever]]'' - [[1982]]
*[[Cyndi Lauper]] - ''[[She's So Unusual]]'' - [[1984]] - one of the first albums made a blockbuster by [[MTV]]
==D==
*[[D'Angelo]] - ''[[Voodoo (album)|Voodoo]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[David Bowie]] - ''[[Aladdin Sane]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[David Bowie]] - ''[[The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]]'' - [[1972]] - classic [[glam rock]] [[concept album]] that tells the story of a cross-dressing [[Mars (planet)|Martian]] [[rock star]]
*[[De La Soul]] - ''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]'' - [[1989]] - widely considered the first [[alternative hip hop]] album, both praised and derided upon its release for uplifting and optimistic lyrics
*[[Dead Kennedys]] - ''[[Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables]]'' - [[1980]]
*[[The Dead Kennedys]] - ''[[Frankenchrist]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[Dead Prez]] - ''[[Let's Get Free]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Def Jef]] - ''[[Just a Poet with a Soul]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Deftones]] - ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Deftones]] - ''[[Around the Fur]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Deftones]] - ''[[White Pony]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Diamond Head]] - ''[[Canterbury (album)|Canterbury]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Dismember]] - ''[[Like an Ever Flowing Stream]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy]] - ''[[Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury]]'' - [[1992]] - [[alternative hip hop]] album that sparked controversy and critical acclaim with topical lyrical content
*[[DJ Spooky]] - ''[[Songs of a Dead Dreamer]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[The Doors]] - ''[[The Doors (album)|The Doors]]'' - [[1967]]
*[[Dr. Dre]] - ''[[The Chronic]]'' - [[1992]] - one of the first major [[hip hop]] albums, established the popular supremacy of [[West Coast rap]] and [[g funk]], and also launched the career of [[Snoop Doggy Dogg]]
*[[Dredg]] - ''[[El Cielo (album)|El Cielo]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[Dredg]] - ''[[Leitmotif (album)|Leitmotif]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Duran Duran]] - ''[[Rio]]'' - [[1982]]
==E==
*[[The Eagles]] - ''[[Hotel California]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Embrace]] - ''[[Embrace]]'' - [[1987]]
*[[Entombed]] - ''[[Clandestine]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Eric Clapton]] - ''[[461 Ocean Boulevard]]'' - [[1974]]
*[[Erykah Badu]] - ''[[Baduizm]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Eurythmics]] - ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]'' - [[1983]]
 
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==F==
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*[[Faith Hill]] - ''[[Breathe (Faith Hill album)|Breathe]]'' - [[1999]]
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*[[The Firm]] - ''[[The Firm (album)|The Firm]]'' - [[1985]]
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*[[The Firm]] - ''[[Mean Business]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Fleetwood Mac]] - ''[[Rumours]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Frank Zappa]] - ''[[We're Only in It for the Money]]'' - [[1968]]
*[[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] - ''[[Liverpool (album)|Liverpool]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Fugazi_(band)|Fugazi]] - ''[[13 Songs]]'' - [[1990]]
*[[Fugazi_(band)|Fugazi]] - ''[[The Argument]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[America Eats Its Young]]'' - [[1972]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Cosmic Slop]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Electric Spanking of War Babies]]'' - [[1981]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Funkadelic (album)|Funkadelic]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Hardcore Jollies]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Let's Take It to the Stage]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Maggot Brain]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Standing on the Verge of Getting It On]]'' - [[1974]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Tales of Kidd Funkadelic]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Funkadelic]] - ''[[Uncle Jam Wants You]]'' - [[1979]]
 
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==G==
*[[Gang Starr]] - ''[[No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album)|No More Mr. Nice Guy]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[George Strait]] - ''[[Right or Wrong]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[The Get-Up Kids]] - ''[[Something to Write Home About]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Ghostface Killah]] - ''[[Supreme Clientele]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Gin Blossoms]] - ''[[New Miserable Experience]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[The Go-Go's]] - ''[[The Beauty and the Beat]]'' - [[1981]]
*[[Godsmack]] - ''[[Faceless]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[The Grateful Dead]] - ''[[American Beauty (album)|American Beauty]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Green Day]] - ''[[Dookie]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Green Day]] - ''[[Insomniac (album)|Insomniac]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Green Day]] - ''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Green Day]] - ''[[Shenanigans]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[Green River (band)|Green River]] - ''[[Rehab Doll/Dry As a Bone]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Guns n' Roses]] - ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' - [[1987]] - breakthrough debut that made grungey [[hair metal]] mainstream for a few years
*[[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] - ''[[Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1]]'' - [[1993]] - critically acclaimed album that cemented the sound of [[jazz rap]]
*[[GZA]] - ''[[Liquid Swords]]'' - [[1995]]
 
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==H==
*[[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - ''[[Aftertaste (album)|Aftertaste]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - ''[[Betty (album)|Betty]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - ''[[Born Annoying]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - ''[[Meantime]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - ''[[Strap It On]]'' - [[1991]]
==I==
*[[Ice-T]] - ''[[Rhyme Pays]]'' - [[1987]]
*[[Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]] - ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'' - [[1982]]
==J==
*[[Jackson Browne]] - ''[[Late for the Sky]]'' - [[1974]]
*[[Jamaaladeen Tacuma]] - ''[[Jukebox (album)|Jukebox]]'' - [[1987]]
*[[Jane's Addiction]] - ''[[Nothing's Shocking]]'' - [[1988]] - popular album that helped launch [[alternative rock]] into the mainstream
*[[Jay-Z]] - ''[[Reasonable Doubt]]'' - [[1996]] - debut album by one of [[hip hop]]'s future superstars
*[[Jefferson Airplane]] - ''[[Surrealistic Pillow]]'' - [[1967]] - innovative early [[psychedelic rock]] album
*[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] - ''[[A (album)|A]]'' - [[1980]]
*[[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] - ''[[Aqualung (album)|Aqualung]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[Jimmy Buffett]] - ''[[Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - ''[[The Harder They Come (soundtrack)|The Harder They Come]]'' - [[1972]] - [[soundtrack]] that became the first major success for [[reggae]] outside of [[Jamaica]] and other [[Caribbean]] islands
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Coverdale Page]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Death Wish II]]'' - [[1982]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Live at the Greek]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'' - [[1987]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[No Quarter]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Outrider]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Jimmy Page]] - ''[[Walking Into Clarksdale]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Journey]] - ''[[Escape]]'' - [[1981]]
*[[Journey]] - ''[[Infinity (album)|Infinity]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[Journey]] - ''[[Journey (album)|Journey]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[Joy Division]] - ''[[Closer]]'' - [[1980]]
*[[Jungle Brothers]] - ''[[Done By the Forces of Nature]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Juvenile]] - ''[[400 Degreez]]'' - [[1998]]
 
==K==
*[[Killswitch Engage]] - ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[King Diamond]] - ''[[Conspiracy (album)|Conspiracy]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[The Kinks]] - ''[[Village Green Preservation Society]]'' - [[1968]]
*[[Kool & the Gang]] - ''[[Spirit of the Boogie]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[Korn]] - ''[[Korn (album)|Korn]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Korn]] - ''[[Untouchables]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[Kyuss]] - ''[[Blues for the Red Sun]]'' - [[1992]] - critically acclaimed classic album that established the conventions of [[stoner metal]]
==L==
*[[Lauryn Hill]] - ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' - [[1998]] - pioneering [[nu soul]] album that became a major mainstream success
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[CODA]]'' - [[1982]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[In Through the Out Door]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Led Zeppelin I]]'' - [[1969]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]'' - [[1969]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Four Symbols]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Physical Graffiti]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Presence (album)|Presence]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[The Song Remains the Same (album)|The Song Remains the Same]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Linkin Park]] - ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Linkin Park]] - ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]'' - [[2003]]
*[[Lit]] - ''[[A Place in the Sun (album)|A Place in the Sun]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Love (band)|Love]] - ''[[Forever Changes]]'' - [[1967]]
*[[Ludacris]] - ''[[Word of Mouf]]'' - [[2001]]
 
==M==
*[[Madonna (singer)|Madonna]] - ''[[Like a Virgin]]'' - [[1984]]
*[[Marvin Gaye]] - ''[[What's Going On?]]'' - [[1971]] - blockbuster release that helped invent a new kind of album-oriented [[soul music]]
*[[Mary J Blige]] - ''[[What's the 411?]]'' - [[1992]] - popular album that blended [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[soul music|soul]] in unique ways; beginning of [[nu soul]]
*[[Massive Attack]] - ''[[Blue Lines]]'' - [[1991]] - best-selling album that is regarded as the beginning of [[trip hop]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Countdown to Extinction]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Hidden Treasures]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Rude Awakening]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Rust in Peace]]'' - [[1990]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[So Far, So Good... So What?]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[The World Needs a Hero]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Megadeth]] - ''[[Youthanasia]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Merle Haggard]] & [[Willie Nelson]] - ''[[Pancho & Lefty]]'' - [[1982]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice For All]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[The Black Album]]'' - [[1991]] - major commercial breakthrough
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Garage Inc]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Load (album)|Load]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Master Of Puppets]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'' - [[1984]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[Reload]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Metallica]] - ''[[S&M (album)|S&M]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Method Man]] - ''[[Tical]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Miles Davis]] - ''[[Kind of Blue]]'' - [[1959]]
*[[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] - ''[[The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] - ''[[Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[The Misfits|Misfits]] - ''[[Bullet_(album)|Bullet]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[The Misfits|Misfits]] - ''[[Cough/Cool]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Moby]] - ''[[Animal Rights]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Monty Python]] team - ''[[Monty Python Sings]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Mos Def]] - ''[[Black on Both Sides]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Mos Def]] & [[Talib Kweli]] - ''[[Black Star (album)|Black Star]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Mötley Crüe]] - ''[[Dr. Feelgood (album)|Dr. Feelgood]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[My Bloody Valentine]] - ''[[Loveless]]'' - [[1991]]
 
==N==
*[[Nas]] - ''[[Illmatic]]'' - [[1994]] - critically acclaimed debut that made Nas one of the most hyped acts in [[hip hop music|hip hop]] history
*[[Natalie Merchant]] - ''[[Tigerlily]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[The Nazz]] - ''[[Nazz (album)|The Nazz]]'' - [[1968]]
*[[Neil Young]] - ''[[Harvest (album)|Harvest]]'' - [[1972]]
*[[New Order]] - ''[[Power, Corruption & Lies]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[The New York Dolls]] - ''[[The New York Dolls (album)|The New York Dolls]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[Nine Inch Nails]] - ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Nine Inch Nails]] - ''[[The Fragile]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Nine Inch Nails]] - ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] - ''[[Bleach (album)|Bleach]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] - ''[[Nevermind]]'' - [[1991]] - major commercial and critical success, launched [[grunge music]] into the mainstream
*[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] - ''[[Incesticide]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] - ''[[In Utero]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] - ''[[MTV Unplugged in New York]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Notorious B.I.G.]] - ''[[Life After Death]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Notorious B.I.G.]] - ''[[Ready to Die]]'' - [[1994]]
*[['N Sync]] - ''[[No Strings Attached]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[N.W.A.]] - ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'' - [[1989]] - first blockbuster [[gangsta rap]] album that stirred controversy, especially the track "Fuck Tha Police"
==O==
*[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] - ''[[Definitely Maybe]]'' - [[1994]] - debut album that brought [[Britpop]] to the top of the charts
*[[The Offspring]] - ''[[Smash]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] - ''[[Nigga Please]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[One Minute Silence]] - ''[[Available in All Colours]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Ozzy Osbourne]] - ''[[Blizzard of Ozz]]'' - [[1980]]
*[[Ozzy Osbourne]] - ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]'' - [[2001]]
==P==
*[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] - ''[[Mothership Connection]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Patti Smith]] - ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[Paul Simon]] - ''[[Paul Simon (album)|Paul Simon]]'' - [[1972]]
*[[Pantera]] - ''[[Cowboys from Hell]]'' - [[1990]]
*[[Pantera]] - ''[[Vulgar Display of Power]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Binaural (album)|Binaural]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Live on Two Legs (album)|Live on Two Legs]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[No Code (album)|No Code]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Vitalogy]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Vs. (album)|Vs.]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Pearl Jam]] - ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Pet Lamb]] - ''[[Sweaty Handshake]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[The Pharcyde]] - ''[[Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde]]'' - [[1992]] - cult favorite and early [[alternative hip hop]] album
*[[Pink Floyd]] - ''[[Animals (album)|Animals]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Pink Floyd]] - ''[[Dark Side of the Moon]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[Pink Floyd]] - ''[[Meddle]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[Pink Floyd]] - ''[[The Wall]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Pink Floyd]] - ''[[Wish You Were Here]]'' - [[1975]]
*[[PJ Harvey]] - ''[[Dry]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[P.J. Proby]] - ''[[Three Week Hero]]'' - [[1969]]
*[[The Police]] - ''[[Synchronicity (album)|Synchronicity]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Presidents of the United States of America]] - ''[[Presidents of the United States of America (album)|Presidents of the United States of America]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Pretenders]] - ''[[The Pretenders (album)|The Pretenders]]''
*[[Public Enemy]] - ''[[It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]]'' - [[1988]] - critically acclaimed and controversial [[hip hop music|hip hop]] album that helped bring the genre to the mainstream
 
==Q==
*[[Queen Latifah]] - ''[[All Hail the Queen]]'' - [[1989]] - popular album that helped invented [[alternative hip hop]]
*[[Queens of the Stone Age]] - ''[[R (album)|R]]'' - [[2000]] - acclaimed second album, comparatively mellow
*[[Queens of the Stone Age]] - ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]'' - [[2002]] - breakthrough success for the band and a harbinger of a return to [[hard rock]] in popular music
*[[Quiet Riot]] - ''[[Metal Health]]'' - [[1983]] - blockbuster [[hair metal]] release
 
==R==
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[Amnesiac]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[The Bends]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[Drill (album)|Drill]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[Hail to the Thief]]'' - [[2003]]
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[Kid A]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Radiohead]] - ''[[OK Computer]]'' - [[1997]]
*[[Raekwon]] - ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx]]''- [[1995]] - widely considered one of the best [[Wu-Tang]] solo albums and a masterpiece of [[mafioso rap]]
*[[Rage Against the Machine]] - ''[[Evil Empire (album)|Evil Empire]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Rage Against the Machine]] - ''[[Rage Against the Machine (album)|Rage Against the Machine]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Rage Against the Machine]] - ''[[The Battle of Los Angeles (album)|The Battle of Los Angeles]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]] - ''[[Rainbow Rising]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[The Ramones]] - ''[[Rocket to Russia]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[The Ramones]] - ''[[The Ramones (album)|The Ramones]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[Rancid]] - ''[[...And Out Come the Wolves]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Rancid]] - ''[[Let's Go]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Randy Newman]] - ''[[12 Songs]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Ratt]] - ''[[Out of the Cellar]]'' - [[1984]]
*[[Reba McEntire]] - ''[[My Kind of Country]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] - ''[[Blood Sugar Sex Magik]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] - ''[[Californication]]'' - [[1999]] - popular album critically acclaimed by many critics but derided by some fans as a sell-out record that abandoned much of the band's funk roots
*[[The Replacements]] - ''[[Tim]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[Rites of Spring]] - ''[[Rites of Spring]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[Robert Plant]] - ''[[The Honeydrippers: Volume One]]'' - [[1984]]
*[[Run-D.M.C.]] - ''[[Raising Hell]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Rush]] - ''[[Rush (album)|Rush]]'' - [[1974]]
 
==S==
*[[Santana]] - ''[[Abraxas (album)|Abraxas]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Seal (singer)|Seal]] - ''[[Seal (2003 album)|Seal]]'' - [[2003]]
*[[Sepultura]] - ''[[Beneath the Remains]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[Sepultura]] - ''[[Chaos A.D.]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Sepultura]] - ''[[Roots (album)|Roots]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Sex Pistols]] - ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Shellac (band)|Shellac]] - ''[[At Action Park]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Shellac (band)|Shellac]] - ''[[1000 Hurts]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Simon & Garfunkel]] - ''[[Bridge over Troubled Water]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[Skid Row]] - ''[[Slave to the Grind]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[Decade of Aggression]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[God Hates Us All]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[Hell Awaits]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[Reign in Blood]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[Seasons in the Abyss]]'' - [[1990]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[Show No Mercy]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Slayer]] - ''[[South of Heaven]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Slick Rick]] - ''[[The Great Adventures of Slick Rick]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Slipknot]] - ''[[Iowa (album)|Iowa]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Slipknot]] - ''[[Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Slipknot]] - ''[[Slipknot (album)|Slipknot]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] - ''[[Gish]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] - ''[[Lull (EP)|Lull]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] - ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] - ''[[Pisces Iscariot]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] - ''[[Siamese Dream]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[The Smiths]] - ''[[The Queen Is Dead]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Snoop Doggy Dogg]] - ''[[Doggystyle]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Social Distortion]] - ''[[Mainline (The Wreckage of the Past)]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Social Distortion]] - ''[[Mommy's Little Monster]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Social Distortion]] - ''[[Social Distortion (album)|Social Distortion]]'' - [[1990]]
*[[Sonic Youth]] - ''[[Daydream Nation]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Soundgarden]] - ''[[Screaming Life/Fopp]]'' - [[1990]] - compilation of two [[EP]]s
*[[Soundgarden]] - ''[[Ultramega OK]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[Soundgarden]] - ''[[Badmotorfinger]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Soundgarden]] - ''[[Superunknown]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] - ''[[Texas Flood]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Stevie Wonder]] - ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]'' - [[1976]]
*[[The Stooges]] - ''[[Raw Power]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[The Strokes]] - ''[[Is This It]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Styx (band)|Styx]] - ''[[The Grand Illusion (album)|The Grand Illusion]]'' - [[1977]]
*[[Sublime]] - ''[[40 Oz. to Freedom]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Sum 41]] - ''[[All Killer No Filler]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Sun Ra]] - ''[[The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One]]'' - [[1965]]
*[[System of a Down]] - ''[[Steal This Album!]]'' - [[2002]]
*[[System of a Down]] - ''[[System of a Down (album)|System of a Down]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[System of a Down]] - ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[The Specials]] - ''[[More Specials]]'' - [[1980]]
 
==T==
*[[Talking Heads]] - ''[[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[Talking Heads]] - ''[[Remain in Light]]''
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Caucasian Psychosis]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Babyteeth (album)|Babyteeth]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Infernal Love]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Nurse (album)|Nurse]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Pleasure Death]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Semi-Detached]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Shameless (album)|Shameless]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[So Much For the Ten Year Plan]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Suicide Pact-You First]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Therapy?]] - ''[[Troublegum]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[They Might Be Giants]] - ''[[Flood (album)|Flood]]'' (''The Pink Album'') - [[1990]]
*[[They Might Be Giants]] - ''[[They Might Be Giants (album)|They Might Be Giants]]'' - [[1986]]
*[[Tina Turner]] - ''[[Private Dancer]]'' - [[1984]] - debut solo album that made Turner a star and proved husband [[Ike Turner]] was not the sole cause of her previous success
*[[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]] - ''[[Damn the Torpedoes]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Tom Waits]] - ''[[Rain Dogs]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[Tom Waits]] - ''[[Swordfishtrombones]]'' - [[1983]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]] - ''[[Ænima]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]] - ''[[Lateralus]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]] - ''[[Opiate (album)|Opiate]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]] - ''[[Salival]]'' - [[2000]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]] - ''[[Undertow]]'' - [[1993]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[Boys For Pele]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[From the Choirgirl Hotel]]'' - [[1998]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[Little Earthquakes]]'' - [[1992]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[Strange Little Girls]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[To Venus And Back]]'' - [[1999]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[Under the Pink]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Tori Amos]] - ''[[Y Kant Tori Read]]'' - [[1988]]
*[[A Tribe Called Quest]] - ''[[The Low-End Theory]]'' - [[1991]] - widely considered one of the best [[alternative hip hop]] albums, revolutionized the genre
*[[Tupac Shakur]] - ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[Tupac Shakur]] - ''[[Me Against the World]]'' - [[1995]]
 
==U==
*[[UFO (band)|UFO]] - ''[[Flying (UFO album)|Flying]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[UFO (band)|UFO]] - ''[[Lights Out (album)|Lights Out]]'' - [[1985]]
*[[U2 (band)|U2]] - ''[[Achtung Baby]]'' - [[1991]]
*[[U2 (band)|U2]] - ''[[Boy]]'' - [[1980]]
 
==V==
*[[Van Halen]] - ''[[Van Halen (album)|Van Halen]]'' - [[1978]]
*[[Van Halen]] - ''[[Van Halen II]]'' - [[1979]]
*[[Van Morrison]] - ''[[Astral Weeks]]'' - [[1968]]
*[[Van Morrison]] - ''[[Moondance]]'' - [[1970]]
*[[The Vandals]] - ''[[Peace Thru Vandalism]]'' - [[1989]]
*[[The Vandals]] - ''[[The Quickening]]'' - [[1996]]
*Various Artists - ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack]]'' - [[2000]] - surprise blockbuster that proved hardcore [[bluegrass]] and [[country music]] could sell among mainstream audiences
*Various Artists - ''[[The Best of Bond...James Bond]]''
*Various Artists - ''[[The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!]]''
*[[The Velvet Underground]] - ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]'' - [[1967]]
*[[The Verve]] - ''[[Urban Hymns]]'' - [[1997]]
 
==W==
*[[Weezer]] - ''[[The Blue Album (Weezer album)|The Blue Album]]'' - [[1994]]
*[[Weezer]] - ''[[The Green Album]]'' - [[2001]]
*[[Weezer]] - ''[[Pinkerton]]'' - [[1996]]
*[[White Zombie]] - ''[[Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head]]'' - [[1995]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[My Generation]]'' - [[1965]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[A Quick One]]'' - [[1966]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[The Who Sell Out]]'' - [[1967]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[Tommy]]'' - [[1969]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[Who's Next]]'' - [[1971]]
*[[The Who]] - ''[[Quadrophenia]]'' - [[1973]]
*[[The Wu-Tang Clan]] - ''[[Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers]]'' - [[1993]] - critically acclaimed [[East Coast hip hop]] album that helped keep the genre alive with [[G funk]] dominated the charts
 
==X==
==Y==
*[[The Yardbirds]] - ''[[Little Games]]'' - [[1967]]
*[[Yngwie J. Malmsteen]] - ''[[Trial by Fire]]'' - [[1989]]
 
==Z==
*[[ZZ Top]] - ''[[Afterburner]]'' - [[1985]]