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Folklore
2020 studio album by Taylor Swift

In Rainbows
2007 studio album by Radiohead

Lemonade
2016 studio album by Beyoncé

Beyoncé
2013 studio album by Beyoncé

Anti
2016 studio album by Rihanna

Evermore
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.

Music to Be Murdered By
2020 album by Eminem

Kamikaze
2018 studio album by Eminem

DAMN.
2017 studio album by Kendrick Lamar

Songs of Innocence
2014 album by U2

The Next Day
2013 studio album by David Bowie

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
2015 studio album by Miley Cyrus

Channel Orange
2012 debut studio album by Frank Ocean

Blonde
2016 studio album by Frank Ocean

The Slip
2008 studio album by Nine Inch Nails

GNX
2024 studio album by Kendrick Lamar

Ghosts I–IV
2008 studio album by Nine Inch Nails

The Stage
2016 studio album by Avenged Sevenfold

Magna Carta Holy Grail
album by Jay-Z

Everything Is Love
2018 studio album by The Carters

If You're Reading This It's Too Late
2015 mixtape by Drake

4:44
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

Die Lit
2018 studio album by Playboi Carti
New Jeans
2022 EP by NewJeans

Consolers of the Lonely
album by The Raconteurs

A Seat at the Table
album by Solange Knowles

Endless
2016 video album by Frank Ocean

Swag
2025 studio album by Justin Bieber

Weezer
2019 self-titled studio album by Weezer; covers album

KOD
2018 album by J. Cole
Freedom
2021 EP by Justin Bieber

Papi Juancho
2020 album by Maluma

Dark Lane Demo Tapes
2020 mixtape by Drake
3.15.20
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.

Flowers for Vases / Descansos
2021 album by Hayley Williams
surprise album
music albums released with little or no prior publicity
Traumazine
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.

Crest
2022 studio album by Bladee and Ecco2K

Swag II
2025 studio album by Justin Bieber

E
2019 album by Ecco2K

Queen Radio: Volume 1
2022 compilation album by Nicki Minaj

Problématique
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).

Drawing the Target Around the Arrow
2017 studio album by CEP

Ghosts VI: Locusts
2020 studio album by Nine Inch Nails
PXE
2021 EP by Ecco2K

Psykos
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".
Ghosts V: Together
2020 studio album by Nine Inch Nails