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Dots and Loops

Dots and Loops is a 1997 studio album by Stereolab, produced by John McEntire. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Double Fantasy

Double Fantasy (1980) is the final studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released by Geffen on November 17, 1980, recorded at the Hit Factory, and winner of the 1982 Grammy for Album of the Year.

Down on the Upside

Down on the Upside, Soundgarden's fifth studio album (A&M, May 21, 1996), self-produced with Adam Kasper in Seattle; number two on the Billboard 200, platinum, the band's last album before the 1997 breakup.

Dreamboat Annie

Dreamboat Annie is the 1975 debut album by rock band Heart, recorded in Vancouver and released on Mushroom Records (Canada September 1975; US February 14, 1976), with hit singles "Magic Man," "Crazy On You," and the title track, selling over 2.5 million copies.

Drones (Muse album)

Drones is Muse's seventh studio album, released 8 June 2015, their first concept album about a person indoctrinated into drone warfare who defects. Produced with Mutt Lange; won the Grammy for Best Rock Album.

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.

Early Daze

Early Daze is a 2024 Neil Young & Crazy Horse archival album of ten 1969 studio recordings with the original lineup (Whitten, Molina, Talbot, Nitzsche), on Reprise; not the Sex Pistols 1994 EP or Hawkwind's 2011 album of the same name.

Eat the Elephant

Eat the Elephant is A Perfect Circle's fourth studio album, released April 20, 2018 on BMG; first album in 14 years after Emotive, 12 songs, 57 minutes, piano-driven adult-alternative shift, Metascore 68.

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.

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party (EDAABP) is Hayley Williams' third solo album, self-released August 28, 2025 on her Post Atlantic imprint after 17 surprise singles; Metacritic 91, four 2026 Grammy nominations.

Either/Or (album)

Either/Or is Elliott Smith's third studio album (Kill Rock Stars, 1997), recorded alone in Portland homes on a Tascam 38 with double-tracked vocals, his best-selling album, boosted by Good Will Hunting and reissued in 2017 as an Expanded Edition.

El Camino (The Black Keys album)

El Camino is The Black Keys' seventh studio album, released December 6, 2011 on Nonesuch. Produced with Danger Mouse at Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, its 11 tracks include Lonely Boy and Gold on the Ceiling, winning three 55th annual Grammy Awards.

Elastica (album)

Elastica is the 1995 self-titled debut album by Britpop band Elastica (Justine Frischmann, Donna Matthews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch). Released 13 March 1995 on Deceptive/DGC, it topped the UK chart as the fastest-selling British debut, with singles Stutter, Line Up, Connection, Car Song, and Waking Up.

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.

Elliott Smith (album)

Elliott Smith (1995) is the American singer-songwriter's self-titled second solo album, released July 1995 on Kill Rock Stars (KRS246). Recorded DIY on 8-track in friends' Portland homes, ignored by press at release, now a landmark indie-folk record reissued in 2020.

Empathogen (album)

Empathogen (stylized lowercase) is WILLOW's sixth studio album, released May 3, 2024 on Three Six Zero/gamma. A jazz-funk-pop fusion with Jon Batiste and St. Vincent, self-produced, Grammy-nominated, and called her 'first grown-up album'.

Essex Honey

Essex Honey is the fifth studio album by the English musician Dev Hynes, released as Blood Orange in 2025, exploring grief for his mother and his Essex childhood.

Evanescence (Evanescence album)

Evanescence (2011) is the self-titled third studio album by the rock band Evanescence, released October 11, 2011 on Wind-Up Records after their scrapped 2010 Steve Lillywhite sessions; produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Metascore 63, UK chart peak No. 4.

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is The Cranberries' 1993 debut album, produced by Stephen Street, featuring "Dreams" and "Linger"; a slow-burn hit that reached UK No. 1 in 1994 and sold over six million copies.

Everybody Scream

Everybody Scream is the sixth studio album by Florence + the Machine, released October 31, 2025 on Republic Records. Written after Welch's near-fatal 2023 ectopic pregnancy, its 12 witchcraft-themed tracks earned a Metascore of 81.

Everyday Life (Coldplay album)

Everyday Life is Coldplay's eighth studio album, a 2019 double album (Sunrise/Sunset) released 22 November by Parlophone; singles Orphans and Arabesque; UK number one, Metacritic 73, no tour, concerts in Amman and London.

Everything Now

Everything Now is Arcade Fire's fifth studio album, released July 28, 2017 on Columbia. Produced with Thomas Bangalter and Steve Mackey, it critiques consumerism and media overload and was Grammy-nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.

Everything Under the Sun (Nickelback album)

Everything Under the Sun is Nickelback's eleventh studio album, announced July 14, 2026, due October 30, 2026 via Virgin Music Group after leaving BMG; 12 tracks, lead single Rattle the Cage featuring John 5, followed by a 2027 world tour with Don Broco.

Everything Will Be Alright in the End

Everything Will Be Alright in the End (EWBAITE) is Weezer's ninth studio album, released October 7, 2014 on Island, produced by Ric Ocasek; Metascore 77, closing Futurescope Trilogy, fan-favorite return to form.

Everything You've Come to Expect

Everything You've Come to Expect is the 2016 second album by the Last Shadow Puppets, Alex Turner and Miles Kane's side project, released by Domino, produced by James Ford with Owen Pallett strings, UK number 1, Metascore 70.

Everything's Falling

Everything's Falling (2026) is the fifth studio album by Mexican rock band The Warning, the Monterrey sisters Daniela, Paulina, and Alejandra Villarreal. Released via Lava/Republic, produced by Anton DeLost, themed on failure and the Icarus myth, with singles Kerosene, Ego, and Ritual.

Evolution (Sheryl Crow album)

Evolution is Sheryl Crow's twelfth studio album, released March 29, 2024 on Big Machine, produced by Mike Elizondo after she called 2019's Threads her last; its title track addresses AI, and the deluxe adds a Peter Gabriel cover.

Excitable Boy

Excitable Boy is Warren Zevon's third album, released January 1978 on Asylum, produced by Jackson Browne and Waddy Wachtel; his breakthrough, containing the #21 hit Werewolves of London and peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200.

Exile on Main St.

Exile on Main St. (1972), the Rolling Stones' first double LP, recorded mainly at Villa Nellcôte in southern France; blues, gospel and country-inflected rock later ranked Number Seven by Rolling Stone.

F♯ A♯ ∞

F♯ A♯ ∞ is the 1997 debut album by Montreal post-rock collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on Constellation vinyl (500 copies) and reworked for the 1998 Kranky CD; its locked groove repeats indefinitely.