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Iz It a Crime?

Iz It a Crime? is Snoop Dogg's 21st solo studio album (May 15, 2025, Death Row/gamma), sampling Sade, following Missionary; the title also names a 2025 Cam'ron drama film and a Mariah the Scientist single.

J.Lo (album)

J.Lo is Jennifer Lopez's second studio album (Epic, January 16, 2001), named after her fan nickname. It debuted at number one in the US the same week The Wedding Planner topped the box office, and was reissued in 2026.

Jagged Little Pill

Jagged Little Pill (1995), Alanis Morissette's third studio album and first international release, co-written with Glen Ballard; 33 million copies sold, 1996 Grammys including Album of the Year, and a 15-Tony-nomination Broadway musical adaptation.

Jaime (album)

Jaime is Brittany Howard's debut solo album, released September 20, 2019 on ATO Records. Named for her late sister, it was recorded in Topanga Canyon with Shawn Everett, earned a Metacritic 88, and won a Grammy for Stay High.

James Taylor (album)

James Taylor (album): self-titled 1968 debut by James Taylor, released December 1968 (UK) and February 1969 (US) on Apple Records, produced by Peter Asher; first non-Beatle Apple release, featuring "Carolina in My Mind" with Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Jamming with Edward!

Jamming with Edward! is a 1972 Rolling Stones Records instrumental jam album by Jagger, Wyman, Watts with Nicky Hopkins and Ry Cooder, taped impromptu at Olympic Studios in 1969, peaking at No. 33 in the US.

Janet (album)

janet. is Janet Jackson's fifth studio album, released May 18, 1993 on Virgin Records under a $40 million contract, produced with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Known for "That's the Way Love Goes," it debuted at number one and spent 106 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, also called Rhythm Nation 1814, is Janet Jackson's 1989 A&M concept album with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; seven top-five Hot 100 singles, over seven million U.S. copies, 2021 National Recording Registry.

Jazz (Queen album)

Jazz is Queen's seventh studio album, released 10 November 1978 on EMI and Elektra. Recorded entirely outside England at Mountain Studios, Montreux, with Roy Thomas Baker; includes Don't Stop Me Now, Fat Bottomed Girls, and Bicycle Race.

Jerusalem and Dopesmoker

Jerusalem and Dopesmoker are two releases of Sleep's third album, one 63-minute stoner doom song recorded 1996 for London Records, released 52 minutes (1999) and 63 minutes (2003).

Jesus Christ Superstar (album)

Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 concept album): double-LP rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on Decca, with Ian Gillan as Jesus and Murray Head as Judas; gold in three weeks, banned by BBC, basis of the 1971 Broadway musical.

Jesus Is King

Jesus Is King is Kanye West's ninth studio album, released October 25, 2019 on Def Jam: a 27-minute, 11-track gospel-rap record with the Sunday Service Choir. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won the 2021 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Joanne (album)

Joanne is Lady Gaga's fifth studio album, released October 21, 2016 on Streamline/Interscope. Named for her late aunt, it pivots from Artpop's dance-pop to country, folk, and soft rock with Mark Ronson and BloodPop, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.

John Barleycorn Must Die

John Barleycorn Must Die is Traffic's third studio album, released by Island Records in July 1970 and recorded by the trio of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is John Lennon's debut solo studio album, released in 1970, and is widely regarded as one of the most confessional albums in rock.

John Wesley Harding

John Wesley Harding: Bob Dylan's eighth studio album, released December 27, 1967 on Columbia, recorded in Nashville; also the stage name of British singer-songwriter Wesley Stace (born 1965).

Jonatan (album)

Jonatan is the fifth studio album by Swedish rapper Yung Lean (Jonatan Leandoer Håstad), released 2 May 2025 on World Affairs; 13 tracks, 38:51, executive produced by Rami Dawod with contributions from Oneohtrix Point Never and Beck, abandoning cloud rap for indie rock and post-punk.

Journey (Journey album)

Journey (1975) is the self-titled debut album by the rock band Journey, released April 1, 1975 on Columbia. A largely instrumental jazz-fusion progressive rock record by the original Schon, Rolie, Valory, Tickner, Dunbar lineup, produced by Roy Halee; it sold about 100,000 copies and peaked at No. 130.

JT (James Taylor album)

JT is James Taylor's eighth studio album and Columbia Records debut, released June 1977, produced by Peter Asher, featuring the Top Ten hit Handy Man, a Best Male Pop Vocal Grammy, and over 3 million copies sold.

Jump Out

Jump Out is the third album by American rapper OsamaSon (Amari Middleton), released January 24, 2025 on Motion Music/Atlantic. Executive-produced by ok, it leaked repeatedly, hit the Billboard 200, and scored 8.2 with Best New Music from Pitchfork.

Just Push Play

Just Push Play (2001) is Aerosmith's thirteenth studio album, self-produced with the Boneyard Boys on Columbia. Recorded all-digital in home Pro Tools studios, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, went Platinum, and yielded the Top 10 single "Jaded."

Justice (Justin Bieber album)

Justice is Justin Bieber's sixth studio album, released March 19, 2021 on Def Jam/RBMG; 16 pop/R&B tracks including Peaches, Ghost, Holy, and Lonely, known for criticized MLK samples and six 2022 Grammy nominations.

Justified (album)

Justified is Justin Timberlake's debut solo album, released November 5, 2002 on Jive; produced mainly by the Neptunes and Timbaland, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and won two Grammys.

Kala (album)

Kala is the 2007 second studio album by British artist M.I.A., named after her mother, recorded across India, Africa, Trinidad, Australia, and London, produced mainly by Switch, scoring 87 on Metacritic and yielding the triple-platinum hit Paper Planes.

Kamikaze (Eminem album)

Kamikaze (KAMIKAZƎ) is Eminem's tenth studio album, a surprise release on August 31, 2018 via Aftermath/Shady/Interscope, responding to Revival's poor reception; 13 tracks, No. 1 in 103 markets, Metacritic 62/100.

Kansas Anymore

Kansas Anymore is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Role Model, released on July 19, 2024, and inspired by a breakup and homesickness for Maine.

Katy Hudson (album)

Katy Hudson (2001) is Katy Perry's self-titled debut gospel/CCM album on Nashville's Red Hill Records, recorded at 16, all songs written or co-written by her; it sold under 200 copies and was buried when the label folded.

Katy Lied

Katy Lied is Steely Dan's fourth studio album, released March 1975 on ABC Records; recorded at ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, with a dbx noise-reduction fault, Michael McDonald's debut, and 2025 UHQR reissue.

Keep Me Fed

Keep Me Fed is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band The Warning, released June 28, 2024 on Lava/Republic. Produced by Anton DeLost in Monterrey; 12 tracks; UK Rock & Metal number 1, Billboard peak 59.

Keepin' the Summer Alive

Keepin' the Summer Alive is the twenty-fourth studio album by the Beach Boys, released in March 1980 and the band's first album of the 1980s.