Surprise albums

2020 studio album by Taylor Swift

2007 studio album by Radiohead

2016 studio album by Beyoncé

2013 studio album by Beyoncé

2016 studio album by Rihanna

Evermore (stylized in all lowercase) is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was surprise-released on December 11, 2020, through Republic Records. Swift conceived Evermore as a "sister record" to its predecessor, Folklore, which had been released in July. She recorded Evermore mainly with Aaron Dessner at his Long Pond Studio in the Hudson Valley.

2020 album by Eminem

2018 studio album by Eminem

2017 studio album by Kendrick Lamar

2014 album by U2

2013 studio album by David Bowie

2015 studio album by Miley Cyrus

2012 debut studio album by Frank Ocean

2016 studio album by Frank Ocean

2008 studio album by Nine Inch Nails

2024 studio album by Kendrick Lamar

2008 studio album by Nine Inch Nails

2016 studio album by Avenged Sevenfold

album by Jay-Z

2018 studio album by The Carters

2015 mixtape by Drake

4:44 is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on June 30, 2017, through Roc Nation as an exclusive to Sprint and Tidal customers. The album was the first in a planned series of music exclusives from the Sprint–Tidal partnership, which never came to fruition due to Sprint's demise in 2020. On July 2, the album was made available for free digital download on Tidal's site for a limited time. A physical edition was released on July 7, including three additional tracks. On the same day, the album was made available to other streaming platforms, such as Apple Music, Google P

2018 studio album by Playboi Carti

2022 EP by NewJeans

album by The Raconteurs

album by Solange Knowles

2016 video album by Frank Ocean

2025 studio album by Justin Bieber

2019 self-titled studio album by Weezer; covers album

2018 album by J. Cole

2021 EP by Justin Bieber

2020 album by Maluma

2020 mixtape by Drake

3.15.20 is the fourth studio album by the American actor and rapper Donald Glover, under his stage name Childish Gambino. It was initially uploaded to the website donaldgloverpresents.com on March 15, 2020, before being taken down 12 hours later. After a countdown, it was released to streaming and download services under the title 3.15.20 on March 22. It is therefore interchangeably referred to as both 3.15.20 and Donald Glover Presents.

2021 album by Hayley Williams

music albums released with little or no prior publicity

Traumazine is the second studio album by American rapper-songwriter Megan Thee Stallion, released on August 12, 2022. This was her final work with 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified Entertainment.

2022 studio album by Bladee and Ecco2K

2025 studio album by Justin Bieber

2019 album by Ecco2K

2022 compilation album by Nicki Minaj

Problématique is the second studio album by German singer Kim Petras. It was surprise-released on 18 September 2023, through Amigo and Republic Records. Originally planned to be her debut studio album, it faced multiple delays and was initially cancelled in 2022 in favour of Feed the Beast (2023).

2017 studio album by CEP

2020 studio album by Nine Inch Nails

2021 EP by Ecco2K

Psykos (English: "Psychosis") is a collaborative studio album by Swedish musicians Bladee and Yung Lean. A surprise album, it was released on 13 March 2024 through World Affairs. Recorded in Thailand and Sweden, the album was entirely produced by Palmistry and SilentSky (stylized as silent$ky). HotNewHipHop highlighted songs "Golden God" and "Enemy", while Paper highlighted "Ghosts".

2020 studio album by Nine Inch Nails