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Rough and Rowdy Ways
Rough and Rowdy Ways is Bob Dylan's 39th studio album, released June 19, 2020 on Columbia, his first original-material album since Tempest (2012). Ten tracks closing with the 16:54 No. 1 single Murder Most Foul; recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys.
Roxy Music (album)
Roxy Music (1972) is the English art rock band's self-titled debut album, released June 16, 1972 on Island Records, produced by Peter Sinfield at Command Studios, London; Virginia Plain was recorded separately and added to later editions.
Royalty (Chris Brown album)
Royalty is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Chris Brown, released December 18, 2015 on RCA Records. Named after his daughter Royalty Brown, recorded at Record Plant, it topped iTunes on release and peaked at 23 in the UK.
Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul: The Beatles' sixth studio album, released 3 December 1965 on Parlophone. Recorded in 113 hours at Abbey Road, it introduced the sitar on "Norwegian Wood", topped UK/US charts, inspired Pet Sounds, and received a 2026 Dolby Atmos Special Edition.
Rum Sodomy & the Lash
Rum Sodomy & the Lash is The Pogues' second studio album, released August 5, 1985 on Stiff Records and produced by Elvis Costello; its title comes from an apocryphal Churchill quote about the Royal Navy and its cover adapts Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.
Rumours (album)
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album (released February 4, 1977), recorded amid the band's mutual breakups, spent 31 weeks at US number one, won the Grammy Album of the Year, and has sold over 40 million copies.
Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels 2 (RTJ2), 2014 second album by Killer Mike and El-P on Mass Appeal; 11 tracks produced by El-P with Little Shalimar; Metacritic 89; named 2014 Hip-Hop Album of the Year by Rolling Stone and NME.
Rush (Rush album)
Rush (1974) is the Canadian band Rush's self-titled debut album, issued on their Moon Records label March 18, 1974 and the only one featuring drummer John Rutsey; its Zeppelin-style hard rock song Working Man broke the band in Cleveland.
Rushmere (album)
Rushmere is the fifth studio album by English folk-rock band Mumford & Sons, released March 28, 2025 on Gentlemen of the Road/Island. First album in seven years after Delta, first as a trio after Winston Marshall's exit, co-produced with Dave Cobb.
Rust in Peace
Rust in Peace is Megadeth's fourth studio album, released September 24, 1990 on Capitol Records, produced by Dave Mustaine and Mike Clink. The first album with Marty Friedman and Nick Menza, it features Holy Wars... The Punishment Due and Hangar 18, was certified Gold, and was nominated for the 1991 Best Metal Performance Grammy.
Rust Never Sleeps
Rust Never Sleeps is Neil Young & Crazy Horse's 1979 Reprise album, half acoustic and half electric, built from 1978 live recordings with overdubs; titled from a Devo slogan and known for "Hey Hey, My My" and "Powderfinger".
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Black Sabbath's fifth studio album, released December 1, 1973 on Vertigo and Warner Bros. Written at Clearwell Castle after writer's block, with Rick Wakeman on keyboards; first Sabbath album with positive mainstream reviews and fifth US platinum album.
Sable, Fable
SABLE, fABLE (also styled Sable, Fable) is Bon Iver's fifth studio album, released April 11, 2025 on Jagjaguwar, combining the 2024 SABLE EP with nine new fABLE tracks about love and renewal.
Sabotage (Black Sabbath album)
Sabotage is Black Sabbath's sixth studio album, released July 28, 1975, the last of the original lineup's classic run, recorded at Morgan Studios amid litigation with manager Patrick Meehan, featuring Hole in the Sky, Symptom of the Universe, and The Writ.
Sad Wings of Destiny
Sad Wings of Destiny, Judas Priest's second album (Gull, March 23, 1976), recorded at Rockfield Studios, peaked at UK number 48 and became a blueprint for NWOBHM and thrash metal.
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Sailing the Seas of Cheese is Primus's second studio album, released May 14, 1991 on Interscope; the funk-metal trio's major-label debut went gold by 1993 via MTV singles "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Tommy the Cat."
Salad Days (Mac DeMarco album)
Salad Days, also known as Salad Days (Mac DeMarco album), is a 2014 indie rock/jangle pop studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco, released April 1, 2014 on Captured Tracks, self-recorded in his Brooklyn apartment, reaching number 30 on the Billboard 200.
Sam's Town
Sam's Town (2006) is The Killers' second album, the follow-up to Hot Fuss. Recorded in Las Vegas at the Palms with Flood and Alan Moulder, it shifted from new wave to Springsteen-style heartland rock, hit No. 1 in the UK, No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and was later reappraised as underrated.
Same Difference (Swae Lee album)
Same Difference is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and singer Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, released by Eardruma and Interscope on April 3, 2026.
Samurai (Lupe Fiasco album)
Samurai (2024) is the ninth studio album by Lupe Fiasco, released by 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers. The eight-track, 30-minute Soundtrakk-produced concept album imagines Amy Winehouse as a battle rapper, inspired by her Salaam Remi voicemail in the documentary Amy.
Sanctuary (Evanescence album)
Sanctuary (Evanescence album): Evanescence's sixth studio album, released June 5, 2026 via BMG; follow-up to The Bitter Truth; singles Afterlife and Who Will You Follow, the band's first two Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s.
Sandbox (The All-American Rejects album)
Sandbox is the fifth studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released May 15, 2026 on their own Slick Shoes imprint. Their first album since 2012's Kids in the Street and first independent release after four Interscope records, it was self-produced in Tulsa, Austin, and Nashville and promoted via the viral 2025 House Party Tour.
Sandinista!
Sandinista! is The Clash's fourth studio album, a 36-track triple LP released 12 December 1980 (UK catalogue FSLN 1), self-produced with Mikey Dread, sold at single-LP price, and known for its dub, rap and jazz eclecticism.
Santana (1971 album)
Santana III (1971) is the third studio album by Latin rock band Santana, released on Columbia, a Billboard number 1, the last album of the classic Woodstock-era lineup, and the record that introduced guitarist Neal Schon.
Satellites (The Script album)
Satellites (2024) is the seventh studio album by Irish pop-rock band The Script, released on BMG on 16 August 2024. It is their first album as a four-piece after guitarist Mark Sheehan's April 2023 death and debuted at No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK.
Saturday Night Wrist
Saturday Night Wrist is the fifth studio album by the band Deftones, released on October 31, 2006, through Maverick Records and its last with bassist Chi Cheng.
Savage Imperial Death March
Savage Imperial Death March is a collaborative album by sludge band the Melvins and grindcore band Napalm Death, released April 10, 2026 on Ipecac Recordings with eight tracks; an earlier six-song version appeared in 2025 via Amphetamine Reptile Records.
Save Rock and Roll
Save Rock and Roll is Fall Out Boy's fifth studio album, released April 2013 on Island Records after a hiatus following Folie à Deux, produced by Butch Walker, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard, later certified Platinum, with guests Elton John, 2 Chainz, Foxes, Big Sean, and Courtney Love.
Saving Grace (Robert Plant album)
Saving Grace (2025) is Robert Plant's twelfth solo album, credited with Suzi Dian and his band Saving Grace, released on Nonesuch; ten roots, blues, gospel, and indie-rock covers recorded 2019-2025 in the Cotswolds and Welsh Borders.
Saviors (album)
Saviors is Green Day's 14th studio album, released January 19, 2024 on Reprise; produced by Rob Cavallo, partly recorded at RAK Studios London, Metacritic 73, three Grammy nominations.