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Bat Out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf's 1977 debut album written by Jim Steinman and produced by Todd Rundgren, rejected by most labels, sold tens of millions and spawned two sequels and a musical.
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, also called Bat Out of Hell II, is Meat Loaf's 1993 comeback album with Jim Steinman songs, led by "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", a No. 1 hit in the US and UK.
Berlin (Lou Reed album)
Berlin (1973) is Lou Reed's third album, a Bob Ezrin-produced rock opera about Caroline and Jim's doomed relationship, a commercial and critical flop that later became acclaimed.
Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies is Alice Cooper's sixth studio album (Warner Bros., February 25, 1973), produced by Bob Ezrin; it hit No. 1 in the US and UK, went RIAA platinum, and features Donovan on the title track. Also the name of a 1977 band and a 2023 Cabbage Patch Kids documentary.
Black and Blue
Black and Blue is the Rolling Stones' 1976 thirteenth studio album. It was produced by the Glimmer Twins and featured guest guitarists Ronnie Wood, Harvey Mandel, and Wayne Perkins.
Black Holes and Revelations
Black Holes and Revelations is Muse's fourth studio album (2006, Warner Bros.), co-produced with Rich Costey. It debuted at UK No. 1 with 115,144 first-week copies, went double platinum, hit US No. 9, and spawned Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, and Knights of Cydonia.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers (Warner Bros., September 24, 1991), also called BSSM. Produced by Rick Rubin at his Laurel Canyon Mansion, it yielded Give It Away and Under the Bridge, reached number three on the Billboard 200, and went 7x Platinum in the US.
Bridges to Babylon
Bridges to Babylon is the Rolling Stones' 1997 Virgin studio album, successor to Voodoo Lounge, recorded at Ocean Way in Los Angeles with Don Was, the Dust Brothers, Danny Saber, and Rob Fraboni producing, and supported by the 1997-98 Bridges to Babylon Tour.
Californication (album)
Californication, released June 8, 1999, is the seventh studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, produced by Rick Rubin at Cello Studios. It marked John Frusciante's return, sold over 15 million copies, won a Best Rock Song Grammy for "Scar Tissue," and is infamous for its loudness-war mastering.
Cheap Trick at Budokan
Cheap Trick at Budokan (Japanese release October 1978, US February 1979) is the Rockford, Illinois band's live album, recorded April 28 and 30, 1978 at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan; a Japan-only release whose US import demand made it a triple-platinum, number-four Billboard breakthrough.
Chinese Democracy
Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses album released November 23, 2008 on Geffen/Black Frog; recorded from 1994 by Axl Rose alone of the original lineup, cost about $13 million, 14 tracks, Metacritic 64.
Clockwork Angels
Clockwork Angels is Rush's 20th and final studio album, released June 2012 on Roadrunner; a steampunk concept album produced with Nick Raskulinecz, reaching No. 2 in the US and No. 1 in Canada.
Come Taste the Band
Come Taste the Band (1975) is Deep Purple's tenth studio album and the only one by the Mark IV lineup with guitarist Tommy Bolin, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore; recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, produced with Martin Birch.
Concrete and Gold
Concrete and Gold, ninth Foo Fighters studio album, released September 15, 2017 on Roswell/RCA; produced with pop producer Greg Kurstin at EastWest Studios, featuring Paul McCartney, and topping both the US Billboard 200 and UK album charts.
Country Life (Roxy Music album)
Country Life is Roxy Music's fourth studio album, released 15 November 1974. Known for its censored cover with models Constanze Karoli and Eveline Grunwald, it peaked at No. 3 in the UK and was the band's first US Top 40 album.
Crazy Nights
Crazy Nights is the title of three albums: Kiss's 1987 pop-metal album produced by Ron Nevison, a UK top-5 hit and the band's last Platinum record; Tygers of Pan Tang's rushed 1981 NWOBHM album; and Lonestar's 1997 country album.
Crazy World (Scorpions album)
Crazy World is the Scorpions' eleventh studio album, released November 6, 1990, produced by Keith Olsen in Los Angeles, their first without Dieter Dierks and last with bassist Francis Buchholz, featuring the hit Wind of Change.
Creatures of the Night
Creatures of the Night, KISS's tenth studio album (October 1982), marked a return to hard rock with Vinnie Vincent on lead guitar, Eric Carr on drums, and no playing from cover-star Ace Frehley; a commercial flop that later became a fan favorite.
Crush (Bon Jovi album)
Crush is the seventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released in 2000. Powered by the hit "It's My Life," it topped charts in the UK and Australia.
Damn the Torpedoes (album)
Damn the Torpedoes is the 1979 third album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, produced by Jimmy Iovine on Backstreet/MCA after Petty's bankruptcy fight; it peaked at Billboard number 2 and went RIAA triple platinum.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Darkness on the Edge of Town is Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album, released by Columbia on 2 June 1978 after a legal dispute with manager Mike Appel; about 70 songs were recorded, 10 made the cut, and it peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
Deadhead
Deadhead: a devoted fan of the Grateful Dead and its touring, taping, and trading subculture; also an older English word for a non-paying passenger or spectator, attested from 1841.
December's Children (And Everybody's)
December's Children (And Everybody's), the Rolling Stones' fifth US studio album (London PS 451, December 4, 1965), a patchwork US-only collection with Get Off of My Cloud and As Tears Go By, produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.
Deep Purple (album)
Deep Purple (1969) is the English band's self-titled third studio album, the last by the Mark I lineup, released on Tetragrammaton (US) and Harvest (UK), featuring the orchestral suite April and a Bosch cover painting.
Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple in Rock (1970), Harvest SHVL 777, is Deep Purple's fourth studio album and first Mark II lineup record with Gillan and Glover; UK No. 4 for 68 weeks, featuring Child In Time.
Degüello
Degüello (1979) is ZZ Top's sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros., produced by Bill Ham after a three-year hiatus. Singles "I Thank You" (No. 34) and "Cheap Sunglasses" (No. 89); platinum-selling bridge to El Loco and Eliminator.
Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep album)
Demons and Wizards, Uriah Heep's fourth studio album, released 19 May 1972 on Bronze Records, recorded at Lansdowne Studios, produced by Gerry Bron, with Roger Dean cover, hit single Easy Livin', UK No.20, US No.23.
Destroyer (Kiss album)
Destroyer (1976) is Kiss's fourth studio album, produced by Bob Ezrin, its first platinum certification, featuring "Detroit Rock City", "God of Thunder", "Shout It Out Loud", and the No. 7 Billboard hit "Beth".
Diamond Dogs
Diamond Dogs is David Bowie's eighth studio album, a 1974 RCA concept album loosely based on Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four after rights were denied, set in Hunger City, reaching UK number one and spawning the Diamond Dogs Tour.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is AC/DC's third studio album, released in Australia on 20 September 1976, produced by Vanda and Young, withheld from the US until 1981, when it reached No. 3.