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Turn Blue (album)
Turn Blue is the Black Keys' eighth studio album, released May 13, 2014 on Nonesuch. Produced by Danger Mouse with Auerbach and Carney, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Two Hands (Big Thief album)
Two Hands is the fourth studio album by Brooklyn indie rock band Big Thief, released October 11, 2019 on 4AD, recorded live at Sonic Ranch near El Paso as the earth twin of U.F.O.F.
Two Star & the Dream Police
Two Star & the Dream Police is the 2024 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Mk.gee (Michael Gordon), released February 9, 2024 on R&R; 12 tracks, 33 minutes, blending bedroom pop, soft rock, and alternative R&B.
Uh Huh Her (album)
Uh Huh Her is PJ Harvey's sixth studio album, self-produced and released May 2004 on Island Records; darker and rawer than Stories from the City, UK number 12, Grammy-nominated, with singles 'The Letter', 'You Come Through' and 'Shame'.
Ultrasound (album)
Ultrasound (album): Palace's fourth studio album, released 5 April 2024; also The Neighbourhood's 2025 (((((ultraSOUND))))), Organ Donors' 2020 ULTRASOUND, and Splitsville's 1997 Ultrasound.
Unlimited Love
Unlimited Love, Red Hot Chili Peppers' twelfth studio album (April 1, 2022, Warner Records), produced by Rick Rubin, 17 tracks, first with John Frusciante since 2006's Stadium Arcadium; debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and UK charts.
Up (R.E.M. album)
Up (1998) is R.E.M.'s eleventh studio album and first without drummer Bill Berry, an electronic-leaning record produced by Pat McCarthy that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 in the UK, and was reissued in 2023.
Us and the Night
Us and the Night, 3 Doors Down's sixth studio album (Republic, March 11, 2016), produced by Matt Wallace, first without Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell, lead single "In the Dark," Metascore 51.
Utopia Parkway
Utopia Parkway is the second studio album by Fountains of Wayne (Atlantic, April 6, 1999), a 14-track suburban-themed power pop record by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger; a critical hit that never cracked Billboard's Top 100 and got the band dropped.
Vampire Weekend (album)
Vampire Weekend (2008), self-titled debut album by the American indie rock band on XL Recordings; Afropop- and preppy-inflected 11-song, 34-minute record, Metascore 82, Billboard 200 peak 17, RIAA Platinum.
Van Weezer
Van Weezer is Weezer's fifteenth studio album, released May 7, 2021 on Atlantic. An '80s hair-metal tribute produced by Suzy Shinn, delayed by the pandemic, it scored 67 on Metacritic and hit No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
Vessel (Twenty One Pilots album)
Vessel (2013) is Twenty One Pilots' Fueled by Ramen major label debut, reworking half its 12 tracks from Regional at Best; RIAA Platinum, all tracks Gold or higher, UK peak No. 39.
Vices & Virtues
Vices & Virtues is the third studio album by Panic! at the Disco, released March 22, 2011 on Fueled By Ramen. Recorded as a duo of Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith after Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left, produced by John Feldmann and Butch Walker, it debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200.
Violence Insane in a Beautiful World
Violence Insane in a Beautiful World is the seventh solo studio album by Queen's Roger Taylor, released on 18 September 2026 through Columbia Records, his first since 2021's Outsider.
Vitalogy
Vitalogy is Pearl Jam's third studio album (Epic, 1994), vinyl-first on November 22 and wide December 6, produced by Brendan O'Brien and Pearl Jam. Known for its book-like packaging, experimental tracks like Bugs, and a record 172-place jump to number one.
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is Coldplay's fourth studio album, released 12 June 2008 on Parlophone, produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs, Jon Hopkins, and Rik Simpson; it topped US and UK charts and won three 2009 Grammys.
Vs. (Pearl Jam album)
Vs. (1993) is Pearl Jam's second studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien at The Site in Nicasio; it debuted at number 1 on Billboard with 950,378 copies in five days, a five-year record, and is 7x platinum.
Walk This Road (album)
Walk This Road (2025) is the Doobie Brothers' 16th studio album on Rhino, the first with Michael McDonald since 1980, produced by John Shanks, featuring Mavis Staples and Mick Fleetwood, Metascore 69.
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is Death Cab for Cutie's second studio album, released March 21, 2000 on Barsuk Records; ten tracks, 41:52, produced by Chris Walla, their 2000 critical breakthrough.
Weather (Huey Lewis and the News album)
Weather (2020) is the tenth and likely final studio album by Huey Lewis and the News, released February 14, 2020 on BMG; seven songs, 26 minutes, first original album since 2001's Plan B, recorded before Lewis's Ménière's hearing loss.
Weathered
Weathered (2001) is Creed's third studio album, made as a trio after bassist Brian Marshall left. It topped the Billboard 200 for eight weeks, sold 887,000 copies in week one, and went 6x Platinum.
Weezer (Black Album)
Weezer (Black Album), Weezer's sixth self-titled studio album, released March 1, 2019 on Atlantic; produced by Dave Sitek, preceded by the Teal Album, Metascore 53.
Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer's self-titled debut, is a May 10, 1994 DGC album produced by Ric Ocasek, with singles Buddy Holly, Undone – The Sweater Song, and Say It Ain't So; triple platinum, Rolling Stone 500 list.
Weezer (Gold Album)
Weezer (Gold Album) is Weezer's twentieth studio album, a self-titled 2026 release on Reprise/Warner produced by Klas Åhlund and Kenneth Blume, with shared songwriting including Patrick Wilson's first credits since the debut and a Karly Hartzman duet.
Weezer (Green Album)
Weezer (Green Album), Weezer's third studio album, released May 15, 2001 on Geffen; Ric Ocasek-produced return to power pop after Pinkerton, featuring Mikey Welsh, singles Hash Pipe and Island in the Sun, number four on the Billboard 200.
Weezer (White Album)
Weezer (White Album) is Weezer's tenth studio album and fourth self-titled LP, released April 1, 2016 on Atlantic/Crush. Produced by Jake Sinclair, the 10-track, 34-minute beach-themed album earned Metacritic 71.
What a Devastating Turn of Events
What a Devastating Turn of Events, also styled What A Devastating Turn of Events, is the 2024 debut album by British indie pop singer Rachel Chinouriri, released 3 May via Parlophone/Atlas Artists; 14 tracks, UK chart peak No. 17, Metacritic 83, title track about her cousin's suicide in Zimbabwe.
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the Arctic Monkeys' 2006 debut album, was briefly the fastest-selling debut in British chart history and won the 2006 Mercury Prize.
When the Pawn...
When the Pawn... is Fiona Apple's second album, released November 9, 1999 on Epic, produced by Jon Brion, famous for its 90-word poem title and songs like Paper Bag.
Who Is the Sky?
Who Is the Sky? is David Byrne's ninth (or 11th solo) studio album, released September 5, 2025 on Matador Records, produced by Kid Harpoon with Ghost Train Orchestra, guests Hayley Williams and St. Vincent.