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Rainier Fog
Rainier Fog is Alice in Chains' sixth studio album, released August 24, 2018 on BMG. Named for Mount Rainier, it was largely recorded at Seattle's Studio X, the band's first Seattle-recorded album in over 20 years, with a Metascore of 73.
Raised on Radio
Raised on Radio is Journey's ninth studio album (April 1986, Columbia), produced solely by Steve Perry after Valory and Smith left; it peaked at #4, went double platinum, and preceded the band's decade-long hiatus.
Raising Sand
Raising Sand is the 2007 Rounder Records collaborative album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, produced by T Bone Burnett; it reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and won five Grammys including Album of the Year.
Ram (album)
Ram (1971), Paul and Linda McCartney's Apple Records album, the only one credited to both; second post-Beatles LP, recorded in New York and Los Angeles, UK No. 1, US No. 2, home of "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey".
Ram It Down
Ram It Down (1988) is Judas Priest's eleventh studio album, produced by Tom Allom on Columbia. Born from the split Twin Turbos project, largely drum-machine-driven, gold in the US, and the last album with drummer Dave Holland.
Ramones (album)
Ramones (album): Ramones, American punk rock band's self-titled 1976 debut on Sire Records, recorded in a week for $6,400; 14 songs, peaked at 111, later gold and Rolling Stone's #1 punk album.
Rancid (1993 album)
Rancid (1993) is the punk band Rancid's debut full-length album, released May 10, 1993 on Epitaph Records. Fifteen tracks in 34:06, recorded at Westbeach Recorders, distinct from the 1992 EP and Rancid 2000.
Random Access Memories
Random Access Memories, Daft Punk's fourth and final studio album released 17 May 2013, a live-instrument, 1970s-inspired record with Get Lucky; sold over four million copies and won the 2014 Grammy Album of the Year.
Rare (Selena Gomez album)
Rare (2020) is the third solo studio album by Selena Gomez, released January 10, 2020 on Interscope, 13 songs in 41 minutes. Follows 2015's Revival; lead single "Lose You to Love Me" was her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.
Rastaman Vibration
Rastaman Vibration is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released April 30, 1976 on Island Records and reaching No. 8 on the Billboard 200.
Rat Wars
Rat Wars (stylized RAT WARS) is the 2023 studio album by Los Angeles industrial band HEALTH, released December 7 on Loma Vista Recordings; its 12-track, roughly 41-minute follow-up Conflict DLC (2025) is its sequel.
Rated R (Rihanna album)
Rated R (2009) is Rihanna's fourth studio album on Def Jam, a dark pop/R&B record made after the Chris Brown assault; Rude Boy hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, Metacritic 75, 998,000 US copies sold by late 2010.
Rattle That Lock
Rattle That Lock is David Gilmour's fourth solo studio album, released 18 September 2015 on Columbia Records: 10 tracks, 51 minutes, produced with Phil Manzanera, lyrics mostly by Polly Samson, title track inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost Book 2 and a French train-station chime.
Ray of Light
Ray of Light is Madonna's seventh studio album, released in 1998 by Warner Bros. and produced principally with William Orbit, marking her move into electronic dance music.
Ready to Die
Ready to Die is The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut studio album, released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records, executive produced by Sean Combs; 6x Platinum, with hits "Juicy," "Big Poppa," and "One More Chance," and inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2024.
Real Gone (album)
Real Gone is Tom Waits' 2004 studio album on Anti, his first with no piano, built on voice percussion and turntables, written with Kathleen Brennan; known for the political songs Hoist That Rag and The Day After Tomorrow.
Reality Awaits
Reality Awaits is the seventh studio album by The Strokes, released July 24, 2026 on Cult/RCA Records, produced by Rick Rubin, recorded in Costa Rica, with nine tracks led by "Going Shopping" and noted for heavy Auto-Tune.
Reasonable Doubt (album)
Reasonable Doubt is Jay-Z's debut studio album, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella/Priority/Freeze. Produced by DJ Premier, Ski, and Clark Kent, it peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200, popularized mafioso rap, and later entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Rebel Heart
Rebel Heart is Madonna's 13th studio album, released March 10, 2015 on Interscope after demo leaks. Producers include Diplo, Avicii, Kanye West, and Ariel Rechtshaid; 19-track standard, Metascore 68.
Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)
Rebirth is Lil Wayne's seventh studio album and rock crossover debut, released February 2, 2010 on Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown after repeated delays; it scored 37 on Metacritic, the lowest-reviewed record of 2010.
Recess (album)
Recess is the 2014 debut studio album by American electronic producer Skrillex (Sonny Moore), released March 14 on OWSLA/Big Beat; 11 tracks, 46 minutes, guests include Ragga Twins, Chance the Rapper, and CL; it debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Reckless (Bryan Adams album)
Reckless (1984) is Bryan Adams' fourth studio album, produced with Bob Clearmountain and written with Jim Vallance; it hit #1 on Billboard in 1985, sold about 12 million copies, and launched "Summer of '69" and "Heaven".
Reckoning (R.E.M. album)
Reckoning, alternatively titled File Under Water, is R.E.M.'s second studio album (1984, I.R.S. Records), produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon; it peaked at No. 27 in the US and No. 91 in the UK and went Gold in 1991.
Recovery (Aaron Carter album)
Recovery is a 2024 posthumous album by American singer Aaron Carter, collecting previously unheard music assembled by his family after his death in November 2022.
Recovery (Eminem album)
Recovery (2010) is Eminem's seventh studio album, originally planned as Relapse 2, released June 18, 2010 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope; 17 tracks, singles Not Afraid, Love the Way You Lie, No Love, Space Bound; best-selling album of 2010.
Red (Taylor Swift album)
Red (2012), Taylor Swift's fourth studio album on Big Machine Records, sold 1.2 million copies in week one and bridged country and pop via Max Martin and Shellback, preceding 1989 and the 2021 re-recording Red (Taylor's Version).
Red (Taylor's Version)
Red (Taylor's Version) is Taylor Swift's 2021 Republic Records re-recording of her 2012 album Red, second in the Taylor's Version project: 30 tracks, nine vault songs, and the 10-minute All Too Well.
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson's 18th studio album (May 1975, Columbia), is a spare outlaw-country concept album about a fugitive preacher; recorded for $4,000, it went double platinum and gave Nelson his first country number one single.
Red Pill Blues
Red Pill Blues is Maroon 5's sixth studio album, released November 3, 2017 on 222/Interscope; a minimal, electronic R&B-pop record titled after The Matrix, featuring SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and the Diamond-certified hit Girls Like You with Cardi B.
Red Rose Speedway
Red Rose Speedway is the 1973 second album by Paul McCartney and Wings on Apple, featuring the US number-one single "My Love", originally planned as a double album and reconstructed in the 2018 Archive Collection reissue.