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Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z's third studio album (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, September 29, 1998), topped the Billboard 200 for a month, won the 1999 Best Rap Album Grammy, and samples Annie's "It's a Hard Knock Life."
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Slipknot's third studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), released May 2004 on Roadrunner, produced by Rick Rubin at The Mansion, LA; hit No. 2 on Billboard, went Platinum, and won a 2006 Grammy.
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter is Jay-Z's fourth studio album, released December 28, 1999 on Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. It debuted at number one with 463,000 copies, then a rap sales record, went triple platinum, and features Timbaland, DJ Premier, and "Big Pimpin'" with UGK.
Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album)
Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath, 1972) is the English heavy metal band's fourth studio album, self-produced at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Working title Snowblind was rejected by Warner Bros over cocaine references; it hit number 13 in the US and number 8 in the UK.
Vol. II (Angine de Poitrine album)
Vol. II is the second album by masked Quebec microtonal math-rock duo Angine de Poitrine (Khn and Klek de Poitrine), released April 3, 2026 after their viral KEXP session; six tracks including Fabienk, Sarniezz, and Angor.
Volume V (album)
Volume V (Volume 5) is the fifth studio album by New Orleans sludge metal supergroup Down, released November 20, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records; first full-length since 2007's Over the Under, with King Diamond guesting on "Merciful Fate".
Voodoo (D'Angelo album)
Voodoo is the second studio album by American R&B singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer), released in 2000 and known for its live funk rhythms and Grammy-winning single "Untitled (How Does It Feel)".
Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous, ABBA's sixth studio album, released 23 April 1979 on Polar Music; their most disco-influenced LP, recorded over a year including at Criteria Studios Miami, with four hit singles and No. 1 in over 10 countries.
Voyage (ABBA album)
Voyage (2021) is Swedish pop group ABBA's ninth studio album and first in 40 years, after The Visitors (1981). Ten Andersson/Ulvaeus songs recorded at Polar and RMV Studios, tied to the ABBA Voyage avatar concert; Grammy Album of the Year nominee.
Vs. (Pearl Jam album)
Vs. (1993) is Pearl Jam's second studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien at The Site in Nicasio; it debuted at number 1 on Billboard with 950,378 copies in five days, a five-year record, and is 7x platinum.
Vulgar Display of Power
Vulgar Display of Power, Pantera's sixth studio album (Atco, February 25, 1992), defined groove metal with Terry Date producing at Pantego Sound Studio; it peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and is certified 2x Platinum.
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.
Vultures 1
Vultures 1 is the 2024 debut album by ¥$, the duo of Ye (Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign; 15 tracks on YZY, Billboard 200 No. 1, hit CARNIVAL, FUGA distribution dispute, Donna Summer lawsuit.
Vultures 2
Vultures 2 (VULTURES 2), second studio album by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign), surprise-released August 3, 2024 on YZY; 16 tracks, 49 minutes; debuted No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 107,000 units and was updated on streaming after release.
Waking the Fallen
Waking the Fallen is Avenged Sevenfold's second studio album, released August 26, 2003 on Hopeless Records. The melodic metalcore record, first with Synyster Gates and Johnny Christ, produced by Andrew Murdock, went RIAA platinum in 2021.
Walk Among Us
Walk Among Us is the debut full-length studio album by the American horror punk band the Misfits. Released in 1982, it was recorded in New Jersey.
Walk This Road (album)
Walk This Road (2025) is the Doobie Brothers' 16th studio album on Rhino, the first with Michael McDonald since 1980, produced by John Shanks, featuring Mavis Staples and Mick Fleetwood, Metascore 69.
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.
Walls and Bridges
Walls and Bridges is the fifth solo studio album by John Lennon, released on Apple Records in 1974 and featuring his first solo US number-one single, "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night".
Wanted on Voyage
Wanted on Voyage is the 2014 debut album by English singer-songwriter George Ezra, released by Columbia. Recorded in London with Cam Blackwood and Joel Pott, it peaked at No. 1 in the UK behind the hit single "Budapest".
War (U2 album)
War (1983) is U2's third studio album, released 28 February 1983 on Island Records, produced by Steve Lillywhite at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. It was U2's first UK number 1 album, reached US No. 12, and features Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day.
War Eternal
War Eternal is Arch Enemy's tenth studio album, melodic death metal, released June 2014 on Century Media, the first with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz replacing Angela Gossow and without Christopher Amott; highest US and German chart positions to date.
Warning (Green Day album)
Warning (2000) is Green Day's sixth studio album on Reprise, a folk- and classic-rock-influenced turn recorded at Studio 880, Oakland. Lead single Minority topped Modern Rock, but the gold album sold 1.1 million, a commercial dip before American Idiot.
Warrior (Kesha album)
Warrior, Kesha's second studio album (RCA/Kemosabe, 2012), blends dance-pop with rock, punk, and country; peaked No. 6 Billboard 200, No. 60 UK, with the single "Die Young" reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100.
Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)
Warriors is a 2024 concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, adapting the 1979 film The Warriors and Yurick's novel; released via Atlantic, 27 tracks, Nas executive producer, all-female Warriors, Broadway show planned.
Watching Movies with the Sound Off
Watching Movies with the Sound Off is Mac Miller's second studio album, released June 2013 on Rostrum Records, self-produced as Larry Fisherman with guests Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul, and Tyler, The Creator.
Waterloo (album)
Waterloo is ABBA's second studio album, released 4 March 1974 on Polar Music and the first under the ABBA name; its title track won Eurovision 1974 in Brighton with 24 points, launching the group internationally.
We Are Not Your Kind
We Are Not Your Kind is Slipknot's sixth studio album, released August 9, 2019 on Roadrunner Records; the Chris Fehn-era band's first UK and Billboard 200 number one, with Metacritic score 89.
We Can't Be Stopped
We Can't Be Stopped: Geto Boys (Willie D, Scarface, Bushwick Bill) 1991 Rap-A-Lot album, RIAA platinum, No. 24 Billboard 200, with the single "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"; distinct from the group's 1990 album The Geto Boys.
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.