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Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)

Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) is Happy Mondays' 1987 debut album on Factory Records (FACT 170), produced by John Cale; early pressings carried "Desmond", later replaced by "24 Hour Party People".

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is Oasis's fourth studio album, released 28 February 2000 on their own Big Brother Recordings label, produced by Mark "Spike" Stent and Noel Gallagher, a UK number one selling 310,000 copies in its first week.

Steel Wheels

Steel Wheels is a 1989 studio album by the Rolling Stones, their first in three years, reaching the Top 5 on both sides of the Atlantic.

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers, Rolling Stones studio album released 23 April 1971, first on Rolling Stones Records with the tongue logo; recorded 1969–1970 at Olympic, Trident, Muscle Shoals, and Stargroves; Andy Warhol zipper cover.

Strangeways, Here We Come

Strangeways, Here We Come is the fourth and final studio album by the Smiths, released 28 September 1987 on Rough Trade after the band split; it peaked at number 2 in the UK, went gold in the UK and US, and is the band's most elaborately produced record.

Submarine (The Marías album)

Submarine is The Marías' second studio album, released May 31, 2024 on Nice Life/Atlantic; 14 dream-pop, jazz and disco tracks written by María Zardoya and Josh Conway after their breakup, featuring "No One Noticed."

Suck It and See

Suck It and See, Arctic Monkeys' fourth studio album, released 6 June 2011 on Domino, produced by James Ford, recorded live at Sound City LA, UK number 1, Metascore 74.

Summer in Paradise

Summer in Paradise (1992) is the Beach Boys' 27th studio album, produced by Terry Melcher on Brother Records. First Beach Boys album to fail to chart, sold about 1,000 copies, no Brian Wilson involvement, never reissued.

Sungazer (album)

Sungazer (album) is the 2026 fourth studio album by Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap, released 10 July 2026 on Mushroom Music; 11 songs, 46 minutes; first album in a decade, distinct from the Sungazer jazz duo.

Superunknown

Superunknown is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in March 1994. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, sold six million US copies, and won two Grammy Awards.

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie: Alanis Morissette's fourth album, released November 3, 1998 on Maverick; 17 songs, 71 minutes, co-produced with Glen Ballard; US No. 1, triple platinum, led by the Grammy-nominated single "Thank U".

Surfer Girl

Surfer Girl: the Beach Boys' third studio album (Capitol, September 16, 1963), the first credited to Brian Wilson as sole producer; title single hit number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100; includes In My Room and Little Deuce Coupe.

Surfer Rosa

Surfer Rosa, Pixies' 1988 debut full-length album on 4AD, recorded with Steve Albini at Q Division, Boston; known for its raw drum sound, bathroom-recorded vocals, "Where Is My Mind?", and influence on 1990s alternative rock.

Synthesis (Evanescence album)

Synthesis is Evanescence's fourth studio album, released November 10, 2017 on BMG: orchestral and electronic re-recordings of catalog songs plus two new tracks, Hi-Lo and Imperfection, produced by Amy Lee and Will Hunt with arrangements by David Campbell, followed by the Synthesis Live orchestra tour.

Technique (album)

Technique is New Order's fifth studio album, released 30 January 1989 on Factory Records (FACT 275). Recorded partly in Ibiza and at Real World Studios, it fused acid house with rock and became the band's first UK number 1 album.

Teen of Denial (Joe's Story)

Teen of Denial: Joe's Story is Car Seat Headrest's 2026 Matador re-recording of its 2016 breakout Teens of Denial, made for the tenth anniversary with producer Steve Fisk, new songs, rewritten lyrics, and all swearing removed.

Tell Me I'm Pretty

Tell Me I'm Pretty is the fourth studio album by Kentucky rock band Cage the Elephant, released December 18, 2015 on RCA Records; produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, it shifts toward late-'60s garage rock.

Temple of the Dog (album)

Temple of the Dog, the sole 1991 A&M album by the Seattle supergroup of the same name, a tribute to Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood recorded in fifteen days with Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam members, and Matt Cameron.

Ten (Pearl Jam album)

Ten is Pearl Jam's 1991 debut album on Epic, recorded at London Bridge Studios with Rick Parashar and mixed by Tim Palmer. Named for Mookie Blaylock's jersey number, it sold over 10 million copies and defined grunge's mainstream breakthrough.

Tender Prey

Tender Prey is the fifth studio album by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on Mute Records in 1988 and best known for the song "The Mercy Seat".

Tenterhooks (Silversun Pickups album)

Tenterhooks is the seventh studio album by Los Angeles alt-rock band Silversun Pickups, released February 6, 2026 on New Machine Recordings; third album produced by Butch Vig, ten tracks, Metacritic 59.

Terror Twilight

Terror Twilight is Pavement's fifth and final studio album (Matador, June 8, 1999), produced by Nigel Godrich, written almost entirely by Stephen Malkmus, peaking at No. 95 on Billboard and reissued in 2022 as Farewell Horizontal.

Thank Your Lucky Stars (Beach House album)

Thank Your Lucky Stars is the sixth studio album by American dream pop duo Beach House, released October 16, 2015 on Sub Pop (SP1142) less than two months after Depression Cherry, from the same Bogalusa, Louisiana sessions with producer Chris Coady; nine tracks, 40 minutes, Metascore 80, Billboard 200 number 39.

That's Why I Gave Up on Music

That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた) is Yorushika's 2019 debut full album, a 14-track concept album about Amy, a young man who quits music, and Elma, with the companion album Elma as its answer.

The 1975 (album)

The 1975 is the self-titled debut studio album by the English band The 1975, released through Dirty Hit/Polydor on 1 September 2013 and debuting at number one in the UK.

The Afterparty (Lykke Li album)

The Afterparty is Swedish pop singer Lykke Li's sixth studio album, released May 8, 2026 on Neon Gold Records and announced as her final album. Nine tracks, 24 minutes, recorded in Stockholm with a 17-piece orchestra; lead single 'Lucky Again' samples Max Richter; Metascore 75.

The Beatles' Second Album

The Beatles' Second Album is a Capitol Records US compilation released April 10, 1964 (T 2080/ST 2080), the third Beatles LP issued in America. Its 11 tracks went to Number 1 for five weeks and include first LP appearances of I Call Your Name and Long Tall Sally.

The Bends (album)

The Bends is Radiohead's second studio album, released 13 March 1995 on XL Recordings. Produced by John Leckie, recorded through 1994, it features Fake Plastic Trees, Just, and Street Spirit, and introduced engineer Nigel Godrich.

The Boatman's Call

The Boatman's Call (1997) is the tenth studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds on Mute, a sparse piano-led record shaped by the end of his affair with PJ Harvey, peaking at UK number 22.

The Captain and Me

The Captain and Me is The Doobie Brothers' third studio album, released March 2, 1973 on Warner Bros., produced by Ted Templeman, with hits "Long Train Runnin'" (#8) and "China Grove" (#15), double platinum.