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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: 1974 double concept album by Genesis, sixth and last studio album with Peter Gabriel, telling the surreal New York story of Rael; UK No. 10, US No. 41, 50th-anniversary edition 2025.
The Last in Line
The Last in Line is Dio's 1984 second album, recorded at Caribou Ranch with keyboardist Claude Schnell; it peaked at UK No. 4 and US Billboard No. 23, went RIAA Platinum in 1987, and later named the band Last In Line.
The Last Will and Testament
The Last Will and Testament is Opeth's fourteenth studio album, a concept album released on November 22, 2024, marking the return of Mikael Åkerfeldt's death metal growled vocals.
The Last Wun
The Last Wun is Gunna's sixth studio album, released August 8, 2025 via Young Stoner Life/300 Entertainment; 25 tracks, Turbo executive production, Afrobeats features, No. 3 Billboard 200 debut.
The Life of a Showgirl
The Life of a Showgirl is Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album, released October 3, 2025, produced with Max Martin and Shellback, announced on the New Heights podcast, and inspired by the Eras Tour.
The Life of Pablo
The Life of Pablo is Kanye West's seventh studio album, released February 13, 2016 on Def Jam/GOOD as a Tidal exclusive after earlier titles So Help Me God, Swish, and Waves; it was the first Billboard No. 1 driven mostly by streaming and was repeatedly updated after release.
The Lion and the Cobra
The Lion and the Cobra (1987) is Sinéad O'Connor's debut album on Ensign/Chrysalis, titled from Psalm 91; nine tracks including Troy, Mandinka, and I Want Your (Hands on Me).
The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records, May 31, 1994), songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, score by Hans Zimmer; 1994's top-selling US album, four Grammys, two Oscars, over 10 million copies sold.
The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)
The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the 2019 Walt Disney Records album for Jon Favreau's remake: Hans Zimmer's reworked score, Elton John–Tim Rice songs sung by Beyoncé, Donald Glover and the cast, plus "Never Too Late" and Beyoncé's companion album The Gift.
The Lion King: The Gift
The Lion King: The Gift is Beyoncé's 2019 companion album to Disney's Lion King remake, also called The Gift, curated with African and diaspora artists, separate from the official soundtrack, with Spirit as its only song in the film and Black Is King as its visual album.
The Long Run (album)
The Long Run (1979) is the Eagles' sixth studio album and last before their 1980 breakup; produced by Bill Szymczyk over 18 months in Miami, a US number 1, 7x Platinum, with three Top 10 singles.
The Lost Tapes 2
The Lost Tapes 2 is Nas's 2019 compilation of 16 unreleased tracks from his Hip Hop Is Dead, Untitled, Life Is Good, and Nasir sessions, released via Mass Appeal/Def Jam; Metascore 58. Distinct from same-named albums by Luniz and Sada Baby.
The Low End Theory
The Low End Theory: 1991 second album by A Tribe Called Quest on Jive Records, 14 tracks fusing jazz and hip hop; gold 1992, platinum 1995, National Recording Registry 2022.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is Traffic's fifth studio album, released November 1971 on Island Records, produced by Steve Winwood, reaching No. 7 in the US but not charting in the UK, anchored by the 11:41 title track.
The Madcap Laughs
The Madcap Laughs is Syd Barrett's debut solo album, released January 3, 1970 on Harvest after his Pink Floyd exit. Recorded 1968-1969 at Abbey Road with producers Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters.
The Magic Whip
The Magic Whip (2015) is the eighth album by Britpop band Blur, its first in 12 years and first with guitarist Graham Coxon since 1999, built from spontaneous Hong Kong jam sessions and completed with producer Stephen Street.
The Man-Machine
The Man-Machine (Die Mensch-Maschine) is Kraftwerk's seventh studio album, released May 1978, recorded at Kling Klang studio in six weeks with sequencer-linked drums; its six tracks include The Robots and The Model, a later UK No. 1.
The Mandalorian and Grogu (soundtrack)
The Mandalorian and Grogu is the soundtrack album for the 2026 Star Wars film, composed by Ludwig Göransson and released by Walt Disney Records on May 15, 2026.
The Mandrake Project
The Mandrake Project is Bruce Dickinson's seventh solo album, released March 1, 2024 on BMG, his first since Tyranny of Souls (2005), produced with Roy Z and paired with a 12-issue Z2 Comics series.
The Marble Index
The Marble Index is Nico's second solo album, released November 1968 on Elektra. Nico's droning harmonium and vocals with John Cale's classical-inspired arrangements; produced with Frazier Mohawk; influential on goth rock.
The Marshall Mathers LP
The Marshall Mathers LP is Eminem's third studio album, released May 23, 2000 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. It sold nearly 2 million copies in week one, spawned "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady," and drew GLAAD and Senate criticism.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (MMLP2) is a 2013 Eminem album on Aftermath, Shady, and Interscope, a sequel to his 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP.
The Massacre
The Massacre is 50 Cent's second studio album, released March 3, 2005 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope; 22 tracks executive produced with Dr. Dre and Eminem, selling 1.14 million in four days and topping Billboard's 2005 year-end chart.
The Masterplan (album)
The Masterplan (album): Oasis B-sides compilation released 2 November 1998 on Creation Records; 14 tracks from 1994–1998 singles, UK number 2, over 3 million sold, triple platinum, 2023 25th-anniversary reissue.
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1999 Maverick/Warner various-artists soundtrack album for The Matrix, mixing industrial rock, metal, and electronica; it peaked at number 7 in the US, sold 1.5 million copies, and is separate from Don Davis's score.
The Me That Remains
The Me That Remains is Amy Grant's 2026 album on Thirty Tigers, her first of original songs in 13 years, produced by Mac McAnally and written after her 2022 brain injury.
The Miracle (album)
The Miracle (album), Queen's 13th studio album, released 22 May 1989 on Parlophone; first Queen album with all songs collectively credited to the band, a UK No. 1 recorded 1987–1989 with David Richards, not supported by touring.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998, Ruffhouse/Columbia) is Lauryn Hill's debut and only solo studio album, blending hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, and reggae. It won five Grammys including the first hip-hop Album of the Year, topped the Billboard 200, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2024.
The Mollusk
The Mollusk (1997) is Ween's sixth studio album on Elektra, a nautical prog-psych concept album recorded in a Jersey Shore beach house; known for Ocean Man, its SpongeBob SquarePants influence, and Storm Thorgerson cover art.
The Monkees (album)
The Monkees (album): 1966 debut album by the Monkees, also their eponymous first LP on Colgems. 12 songs, 30 minutes; topped the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks, quintuple platinum, driven by "Last Train to Clarksville"; produced by Boyce and Hart with the Candy Store Prophets.