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Emerson, Lake & Palmer (album)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) is the English progressive rock trio's debut album, recorded at Advision Studios, produced by Greg Lake, reaching UK No. 4 and US No. 18, containing "Lucky Man" and classical adaptations of Bartók and Janáček.

Escape (Journey album)

Escape (E5C4P3) is Journey's seventh studio album, released July 17, 1981 on Columbia. The band's first and only Billboard 200 No. 1, RIAA Diamond certified, home of "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", and "Who's Crying Now", made with new keyboardist Jonathan Cain.

Even in the Quietest Moments...

Even in the Quietest Moments... (1977) is Supertramp's fifth studio album, recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado and the Record Plant, Los Angeles; it reached number 16 on Billboard, number 12 in the UK, and features "Give a Little Bit" and "Fool's Overture".

Eye in the Sky (album)

Eye in the Sky (1982) is the sixth studio album by The Alan Parsons Project, on Arista. Distinguishing facts: US No. 3 title track, Sirius as Chicago Bulls anthem, Grammy-nominated engineering, 2019 Grammy-winning reissue.

Face Dances

Face Dances (1981) is The Who's ninth studio album, the first after Keith Moon's death, with Kenney Jones on drums, produced by Bill Szymczyk, released 16 March 1981, reaching UK #2 and US #4.

Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)

Face the Music is Electric Light Orchestra's fifth studio album, released September 1975 on Jet/Epic. Recorded in Munich, London, and New York, it produced the hits Evil Woman and Strange Magic and reached No. 8 in the US.

Farmhouse (album)

Farmhouse is Phish's ninth studio album, released by Elektra on May 16, 2000. Recorded at The Barn in Vermont, produced by Bryce Goggin and Trey Anastasio, it reached #12 on the Billboard 200, went Gold, and preceded the band's two-year hiatus.

Fly by Night (album)

Fly by Night is Rush's second studio album (February 1975, Mercury), the first with drummer-lyricist Neil Peart, recorded at Toronto Sound Studios with Terry Brown; Billboard #113, RIAA platinum, home of 'Anthem' and 'By-Tor and the Snow Dog'.

Foxtrot (album)

Foxtrot, Genesis's fourth studio album (October 1972, Charisma), the Gabriel-era progressive rock landmark containing the 23-minute "Supper's Ready"; first Genesis album to chart in the UK at No. 12; recorded at Island Studios in five final days under David Hitchcock.

Fragile (Yes album)

Fragile is the fourth studio album by English prog band Yes, released 26 November 1971 on Atlantic. First album with keyboardist Rick Wakeman, first Roger Dean cover, and Yes' breakthrough via the hit single Roundabout, reaching US Top 10 and double platinum.

Freak Out!

Freak Out! (June 27, 1966, Verve Records) is the debut double album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, one of rock's first double albums and concept LPs, 15 tracks blending doo-wop, R&B, free jazz, and tape collage, honored in the Grammy Hall of Fame and reissued in a 105-track 60th anniversary edition in 2026.

From Genesis to Revelation

From Genesis to Revelation is the 1969 debut album by English rock band Genesis, produced by Jonathan King on Decca. A biblical concept pop album with a plain black sleeve, it sold about 650 copies after shops filed it under religious music.

Future Games

Future Games is Fleetwood Mac's fifth studio album, released 3 September 1971 on Reprise; first with Christine McVie as full member and Bob Welch, recorded at Advision Studios, reaching #91 in the US and failing to chart in the UK.

Gaucho (album)

Gaucho is Steely Dan's seventh studio album, released November 21, 1980, its last until 2000. A two-year, reportedly most-expensive-ever production marked by a tape erasure, Becker's accident, and the Keith Jarrett credit dispute.

Genesis (Genesis album)

Genesis (1983) is the twelfth Genesis studio album, self-titled as the first with all tracks written by Collins, Banks, and Rutherford; it hit UK no. 1, went quadruple Platinum, and yielded "Mama" and "That's All".

Goats Head Soup

Goats Head Soup, the Rolling Stones' 1973 studio album (also known as 山羊の頭のスープ), recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, produced by Jimmy Miller, featuring "Angie", number 1 in the US and UK, reissued in 2020 with a Giles Martin mix.

Going for the One

Going for the One, Yes's eighth studio album (July 1977, Atlantic), marked Rick Wakeman's return and a shift to shorter songs; it topped the UK chart, reached US number 8, and includes "Wonderous Stories" and "Awaken".

Gone to Earth (David Sylvian album)

Gone to Earth (September 1986, Virgin) is David Sylvian's double album follow-up to Brilliant Trees: seven vocal tracks plus ten ambient instrumentals, with Robert Fripp and Bill Nelson, UK peak No. 24, themes of gnosticism and alchemy.

Hail to the Thief

Hail to the Thief (The Gloaming) is Radiohead's sixth studio album, released 9 June 2003; recorded in two weeks in Los Angeles with Nigel Godrich, its title parodies 'Hail to the Chief' and was read as anti-Bush commentary.

Heathen (David Bowie album)

Heathen (2002) is David Bowie's studio album on ISO/Columbia, produced with Tony Visconti in their first collaboration in 22 years. 12 tracks including Cactus and Slow Burn; UK No. 5, US No. 14; hailed as his best since Scary Monsters.

Heaven & Earth (Yes album)

Heaven & Earth, Yes' 21st studio album (2014, Frontiers Records), produced by Roy Thomas Baker; first with singer Jon Davison, last with bassist Chris Squire; UK No. 20, metascore 53.

Hemispheres (Rush album)

Hemispheres is Rush's sixth studio album, released October 1978, recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales, and mixed at Trident Studios, London. Its side-long suite Cygnus X-1 Book II continues the story from A Farewell to Kings, with Apollo and Dionysus embodying the mind-heart conflict; the album also features The Trees and the instrumental La Villa Strangiato.

Here Come the Warm Jets

Here Come the Warm Jets is the 1973 debut solo album by English musician Brian Eno, released on Island Records after his departure from Roxy Music.

Hounds of Love

Hounds of Love (Kate Bush, 1985): fifth studio album, UK No. 1, two-part LP with the The Ninth Wave suite, Fairlight CMI home-studio production, BPI Double Platinum, 2022 Stranger Things revival.

Hours (David Bowie album)

Hours... (1999) is David Bowie's studio album for Virgin, produced with Reeves Gabrels, partly from his Omikron game soundtrack, and the first major-label album sold as a full internet download.

Houses of the Holy

Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1973 through Atlantic Records and produced by Jimmy Page.

Hunky Dory

Hunky Dory is David Bowie's fourth studio album, released 17 December 1971 on RCA, produced by Ken Scott and Bowie at Trident Studios. Piano-driven songs including Changes and Life on Mars?, with Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, and Woody Woodmansey; slow seller that later ranked among Bowie's best albums.

Iconoclasts (album)

Iconoclasts is Anna von Hausswolff's sixth studio album, released October 31, 2025 on Year0001. The 12-song, organ-driven record features Iggy Pop and Ethel Cain, scored 88 on Metacritic, and won Sweden's P3 Guld Album of the Year.

In Rainbows

In Rainbows is Radiohead's seventh studio album, self-released 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download after leaving EMI; 38% of buyers paid about $6, and it scored 88 on Metacritic.

In the Court of the Crimson King

In the Court of the Crimson King (An Observation by King Crimson) is King Crimson's 1969 debut album, recorded at Wessex Studios and self-produced; widely treated as the founding record of progressive rock.