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12 Memories
12 Memories (2003) is the fourth studio album by Scottish band Travis, released on Independiente and Epic. A darker, self-produced post-9/11 record shaped by Neil Primrose's pool accident, with singles Re-Offender, The Beautiful Occupation, and Love Will Come Through.
13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
13 Ways to Bleed on Stage, Cold's second studio album (September 12, 2000, Flip/Geffen), produced by Adam Kasper, Chris Vrenna, and Fred Durst; 13 dark alternative-metal/post-grunge tracks including "Just Got Wicked" and "She Said".
30 Seconds to Mars (album)
30 Seconds to Mars (2002) is the debut studio album by Thirty Seconds to Mars, produced by Bob Ezrin and Brian Virtue on Immortal/Virgin; a space-themed concept album with 11 tracks, Metascore 60, and 2 million copies sold.
A Beautiful Lie
A Beautiful Lie is the second studio album by the American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records America.
A Ghost Is Born
A Ghost Is Born is Wilco's fifth studio album, released June 22, 2004 on Nonesuch, produced with Jim O'Rourke at Sear Sound, NYC; Grammy-winning, gold-certified, Metacritic 81, with 2025 deluxe reissue.
A Rush of Blood to the Head
A Rush of Blood to the Head is Coldplay's second studio album, released 26 August 2002 on Parlophone; a louder, piano-driven follow-up to Parachutes featuring In My Place, The Scientist, and Clocks, with a Metacritic score of 80.
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' thirteenth studio album, a 2004 Mute double album recorded in Paris with Nick Launay, their first without Blixa Bargeld, featuring the London Community Gospel Choir and a UK chart peak of number 11.
Absolution (album)
Absolution is Muse's third studio album (2003), produced by Rich Costey, their first UK number 1 with 86 Top 100 weeks, an apocalyptic symphonic rock record, reissued as the XX Anniversary edition in 2023.
All That You Can't Leave Behind
All That You Can't Leave Behind is U2's tenth studio album, released 30 October 2000 on Island Records. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, it returned the band to classic rock after Pop, hit number one in 32 countries, sold about 12 million copies, and won seven Grammy Awards.
Around the Sun
Around the Sun is R.E.M.'s 13th studio album, released October 5, 2004 on Warner Bros., produced by Pat McCarthy with the band. Its troubled, interrupted recording, UK number 1 but weak US sales, and poor reviews made it the band's critical low point.
Audioslave (album)
Audioslave (2002) is the self-titled debut album by the supergroup of Chris Cornell with Rage Against the Machine's Morello, Commerford, and Wilk, produced by Rick Rubin; 14 tracks, Billboard 200 number seven, 3x Platinum in the US.
Backspacer
Backspacer is Pearl Jam's ninth studio album, released September 20, 2009, produced by Brendan O'Brien and named for a key on Eddie Vedder's typewriter. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 189,000 first-week copies, the band's first chart-topper since No Code (1996).
Binaural (album)
Binaural is Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, released May 16, 2000 on Epic; first with drummer Matt Cameron, produced by Tchad Blake using binaural two-microphone recording, 13 tracks, 52:05, 226,000 first-week US sales.
Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is Alice in Chains' fourth studio album, released September 29, 2009 on Virgin; first with vocalist William DuVall after Layne Staley's 2002 death, with Elton John on the title track.
Brainwashed (George Harrison album)
Brainwashed is George Harrison's twelfth and final studio album, released posthumously on 18 November 2002, completed by Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Jim Keltner from Harrison's instructions, fifteen years after Cloud Nine.
Brand New Eyes
Brand New Eyes (stylized brand new eyes) is Paramore's third studio album, released September 29, 2009 on Fueled by Ramen; produced by Rob Cavallo, it hit #2 on the Billboard 200, topped UK charts, and preceded the Farro brothers' 2010 exit.
By the Way
By the Way is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' eighth studio album, released July 9, 2002 on Warner Bros., produced by Rick Rubin. Notable for melodic, Beach Boys-inspired songwriting, it became the band's first UK number one album and sold about 10 million copies.
Dark Horse (Nickelback album)
Dark Horse (2008) is Nickelback's sixth studio album on Roadrunner, produced by Mutt Lange with Joey Moi, 11 tracks, 43:33, triple platinum, 2009 Juno Album of the Year winner, Metascore 49.
Day & Age
Day & Age (2008) is the third studio album by The Killers, produced with Stuart Price, released on Island Records in November 2008; 12 songs, 48 minutes, featuring Human, Spaceman, and A Dustland Fairytale, Metacritic 69.
De Stijl (album)
De Stijl, the White Stripes' second album (June 20, 2000, Sympathy for the Record Industry SFTRI 609), named for the Dutch art movement, recorded lo-fi in Detroit, with Son House and Blind Willie McTell covers, later reissued on XL, V2, Third Man, and Sony.
Dead Letters
Dead Letters is best known as the 2003 album by Finnish rock band The Rasmus, recorded at Nord Studios, Stockholm, featuring In the Shadows; the title also denotes albums by Sunshone Still, the band Deadletter, a PGP email study, and a Grateful Dead studies book.
Demon Days
Demon Days is the second studio album by virtual band Gorillaz, released 11 May 2005, produced by Danger Mouse with Damon Albarn, featuring De La Soul, MF Doom, Shaun Ryder, and Dennis Hopper; Metacritic score 82.
Dig Out Your Soul
Dig Out Your Soul is the seventh and final studio album by English rock band Oasis, released 6 October 2008 on Big Brother Recordings, produced by Dave Sardy, recorded at Abbey Road, a UK number one that sold over one million copies before the band's 2009 split.
Diorama (Silverchair album)
Diorama (2002) is the fourth studio album by Australian band Silverchair, produced by David Bottrill with Van Dyke Parks orchestrations. It broke from grunge toward piano-based orchestral art rock, debuted at ARIA No. 1, and touring was curtailed by Daniel Johns's reactive arthritis.
Don't Believe the Truth
Don't Believe the Truth is Oasis's sixth studio album, released 30 May 2005 on Big Brother Recordings. A UK number one with 237,865 first-week sales, it featured songwriting from all band members and the singles Lyla and The Importance of Being Idle.
Drops of Jupiter
Drops of Jupiter, Train's second studio album (Columbia, March 27, 2001), produced by Brendan O'Brien in Atlanta. Title track written after Pat Monahan's mother's death hit Hot 100 No. 5, won two Grammys, and the album went double platinum.
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album, released September 25, 2007 on Roswell/RCA, produced by Gil Norton. It blends the hard rock and acoustic sides of In Your Honor on one disc, hit UK No. 1, and won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rock Album.
Elephant (album)
Elephant (2003) is the fourth studio album by The White Stripes, also called Elephant by The White Stripes, recorded on pre-1963 analogue gear at Toe Rag Studios, London; it gave the duo their first UK No. 1, sold 3.5 million copies, and won the 2004 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare is Arctic Monkeys' second studio album, released April 2007 on Domino. Produced by James Ford and Mike Crossey, it hit UK number 1, went 2x Platinum, and scored 82 on Metacritic.
First Impressions of Earth
First Impressions of Earth is The Strokes' third studio album, released January 3, 2006 on RCA. Produced mainly by David Kahne, 14 tracks, 52 minutes; reached number 1 in the UK, Metascore 69.