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The Works (Queen album)
The Works (Queen album), Queen's eleventh studio album, released 27 February 1984, produced by Queen and Mack, recorded in Los Angeles and Munich, peaked UK No. 2, US No. 23, sold over five million copies.
The Yes Album
The Yes Album: Yes's third studio album (Atlantic, 19 February 1971), first with guitarist Steve Howe and last with Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125; the record that established Yes's classic progressive rock sound.
Thick as a Brick
Thick as a Brick is a 1972 concept album by British rock band Jethro Tull: one continuous 44-minute composition credited to fictional child poet Gerald Bostock as a hoax.
Time and a Word
Time and a Word is Yes's second studio album (24 July 1970, Atlantic), the last with the original lineup, featuring Tony Cox orchestral arrangements, UK peak number 45, and covers of Richie Havens and Stephen Stills songs.
Tormato
Tormato (1978) is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, briefly titled Yes Tor before its tomato-themed Hipgnosis cover. Last 1970s album with Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman; UK number 8, US Platinum.
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album, released 11 May 2018 on Domino. A piano-led concept album about a hotel on a moon colony, it reached No. 1 in the UK and was Grammy-nominated.
Transformer (Lou Reed album)
Transformer (1972) is Lou Reed's second solo album, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson for RCA; its hit "Walk on the Wild Side" (UK No. 10, US No. 16) made it a glam rock landmark distinct from Reed's Velvet Underground work.
Trespass (album)
Trespass is Genesis' second studio album, released October 1970 on Charisma (ABC in the US), recorded June–July 1970 at Trident Studios with producer John Anthony; the only album with Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Phillips, and Mayhew.
Trilogy (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album)
Trilogy is the third studio album by English progressive rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released 23 June 1972 on Island. Recorded at Advision with Eddie Offord, heavy with overdubs; contains the highest-charting single From the Beginning and Hoedown from Copland's Rodeo.
True (Jon Anderson album)
True (2024) is Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' debut album, nine songs and 58 minutes on Frontiers Music, including the 16:31 epic Once Upon a Dream; a critically praised prog record echoing Yes.
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells: Mike Oldfield's 1973 debut album and the first Virgin Records release (V2001); two long instrumental parts played almost entirely by Oldfield himself, UK number 1 for 288 chart weeks, famous for Viv Stanshall's instrument introductions and The Exorcist association.
Tusk (album)
Tusk is Fleetwood Mac's 1979 experimental double album, the follow-up to Rumours. 20 tracks, 72 minutes, $1.4 million cost, 4 million sold, US No. 4, UK No. 1, driven by Lindsey Buckingham.
Two Against Nature
Two Against Nature (2000) is Steely Dan's eighth studio album, released February 29, 2000 on Giant Records. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's first new studio album since Gaucho (1980); it won four Grammys including Album of the Year.
Tyranny and Mutation
Tyranny and Mutation (stylized TYRANNY AND MVTATION) is Blue Öyster Cult's second studio album, released February 1973 on Columbia Records (KC 32017). Eight tracks, about 38 minutes, produced by Sandy Pearlman and Murray Krugman, sides labeled The Red and The Black.
Ummagumma
Ummagumma is Pink Floyd's 1969 Harvest double album: two live sides from Birmingham and Manchester plus solo sides by Wright, Waters, Gilmour, and Mason; No. 4 UK, No. 74 US, Hipgnosis Droste-effect cover.
Under Wraps (Jethro Tull album)
Under Wraps (1984) is Jethro Tull's fifteenth studio album on Chrysalis, built on synthesizers and drum machines, reaching UK #76; reissued in 2026 as Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition remixed by Bruce Soord.
Union (Yes album)
Union (Yes album), 1991 Arista release, thirteenth Yes studio album merging the Big Generator lineup with Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe as an octet; produced by Elias, Howe, Rabin, Offord; 84-date revolving-stage tour.
Us (Peter Gabriel album)
Us (US) is Peter Gabriel's sixth studio album, released 27 September 1992, six years after So; a confessional record co-produced with Daniel Lanois about his divorce, therapy, and relationships, spawning four singles and the Secret World tour.
Vulnicura
Vulnicura, Björk's ninth album (One Little Indian, 20 January 2015), a breakup record about her split with Matthew Barney, arranged in a dated timeline, with strings by Björk and production by Arca and The Haxan Cloak.
Wall of Eyes
Wall of Eyes is the 2024 second album by the Smile, the trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner, released on XL Recordings; eight tracks, produced by Sam Petts-Davies, Metacritic 83.
We Can't Dance
We Can't Dance is Genesis's fourteenth studio album, released November 1991 and the last with Phil Collins. Recorded at The Farm, Surrey, it yielded the hits No Son of Mine, Jesus He Knows Me, and I Can't Dance.
Welcome to My Nightmare
Welcome to My Nightmare is Alice Cooper's 1975 debut solo album, his eighth studio album, released March 11, 1975 on Atlantic and produced by Bob Ezrin. A concept album about a boy named Steven, it spawned a TV special, tour, and 2011 sequel Welcome 2 My Nightmare.
Wild God
Wild God (2024) is the 18th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, mixed by David Fridmann, released 30 August 2024 on Play It Again Sam; a full-band return marked by gospel choirs and themes of joy after grief.
Wind & Wuthering
Wind & Wuthering, Genesis's eighth studio album (Charisma, December 1976/January 1977), recorded in the Netherlands; second post-Gabriel LP, last with Steve Hackett, UK No. 7, final fully progressive Genesis album.
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)
Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd's ninth studio album (September 12, 1975, Harvest Records), a concept album on absence and the music industry centered on Syd Barrett, featuring Shine On You Crazy Diamond; later ranked among rock's greatest albums.
XXX (Asia album)
XXX (Triple X) is Asia's 2012 twelfth studio album on Frontiers Records, produced by Mike Paxman, marking the 30th anniversary of the band's 1982 debut. It was the third and final original-lineup reunion album with Wetton, Downes, Howe, and Palmer, featuring the single Face on the Bridge.
Yes (Yes album)
Yes (1969) is the self-titled debut album by English rock band Yes, released on Atlantic, produced by Paul Clay, mixing originals with Beatles and Byrds covers; considered one of the first progressive rock albums.