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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album, recorded at Abbey Road with producer Norman Smith, titled after a Wind in the Willows chapter, and the only album led throughout by Syd Barrett, who wrote 10 of 11 tracks; it reached No. 6 in the UK.

The Place After This One

The Place After This One is Underoath's tenth studio album, released March 28, 2025 via MNRK Heavy, produced by Danen Reed Rector, with heavier electronic influence and an open-ended title about what comes next.

The Plot in You (album)

The Plot in You (album): self-titled sixth album by the Ohio metalcore band The Plot in You, released July 10, 2026 on Fearless Records; 12 tracks, 40 minutes, collecting the Volume Series EPs plus new singles You Get One and Carved.

The Powers That B

The Powers That B is Death Grips' fourth studio album and first double album, released March 31, 2015 on Third Worlds/Harvest. It pairs Niggas on the Moon, built on Björk vocal samples, with the noise-rock Jenny Death.

The Prerequisite

The Prerequisite is the commonly used name for Kanye West's 15-track demo tape from about 2001, precursor to The College Dropout, leaked online in April 2013; never officially released.

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Roger Waters' 1984 debut solo album, a 42-minute real-time dream concept record rejected by Pink Floyd, featuring Eric Clapton, charting at UK number 13.

The Provocateur

The Provocateur is the 2025 debut EP by Slovak pop artist ADÉLA (Adéla Jergová), released August 22 via Capitol Records; seven electro-pop tracks including Superscar, SexOnTheBeat, and Grimes-produced MachineGirl, distinct from other works of the same name.

The Rainbow Goblins (虹伝説) (album)

The Rainbow Goblins (虹伝説, Niji Densetsu) is a 1981 jazz fusion concept album by Masayoshi Takanaka, his first double album, setting Ul de Rico's 1978 picture book of seven rainbow-eating goblins to 14 tracks with narration.

The Raven (The Stranglers album)

The Raven (1979) is the fourth studio album by The Stranglers, released 21 September 1979 on United Artists, recorded at Pathé Marconi Paris and Air Studios London, produced by Alan Winstanley with the band, reaching UK No. 4 with Gold certification.

The Real Me (Future album)

The Real Me is Future's tenth solo studio album, released July 10, 2026 on Epic/Freebandz: 22 tracks, 58 minutes, no features, led by single "Radio". It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, his twelfth chart-topper, and drew mixed reviews (AOTY critic score 58).

The Revenge of Alice Cooper

The Revenge of Alice Cooper (2025, earMUSIC) is the reunion album by the original Alice Cooper band, their first full studio album since 1973's Muscle of Love, produced by Bob Ezrin with a posthumous Glen Buxton guitar part and Robby Krieger guesting on Black Mamba.

The Righteous & the Butterfly

The Righteous & the Butterfly is a 2014 album by masked Cleveland metal band Mushroomhead, their eighth studio album on Megaforce Records, 14 tracks including an Adele cover, dedicated to late guitarist J.J. Righteous and photographer Vanessa Solowiow.

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is Chappell Roan's debut album, released September 22, 2023 on Amusement/Island Records; produced by Dan Nigro, it initially missed the Billboard 200 before her 2024 Coachella breakthrough.

The Rising (album)

The Rising (2002) is Bruce Springsteen's twelfth studio album and first with the E Street Band in 18 years, produced by Brendan O'Brien. A 15-song response to 9/11, it debuted at number one, went gold in a week, and won the Best Rock Album Grammy.

The River (Bruce Springsteen album)

The River (1980) is Bruce Springsteen's fifth album and first double, 20 songs on Columbia recorded at the Power Station from March 1979; his first Billboard 200 number one, led by Hungry Heart, later collected in The Ties That Bind box set.

The Road to El Dorado (soundtrack)

The Road to El Dorado (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is Elton John and Tim Rice's 2000 DreamWorks album for the animated film, with score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell; "Someday Out of the Blue" hit No. 5 Adult Contemporary.

The Rolling Stones (album)

The Rolling Stones (album): 1964 Decca debut of the Rolling Stones, UK No. 1 with an untitled cover; issued in the US as England's Newest Hit Makers, No. 11, mostly blues covers plus Tell Me.

The Romantic (album)

The Romantic is Bruno Mars' fourth solo studio album, released by Atlantic Records on February 27, 2026, his first solo album since 24K Magic (2016). Nine songs, 31 minutes; debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the single "I Just Might" debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

The Same Place (Olivia Tremor Control album)

The Same Place is the third and final album by Elephant 6 band The Olivia Tremor Control, a 27-track double album released October 23, 2026, completed after the deaths of Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart.

The Scholars (album)

The Scholars is the 2025 studio album by Car Seat Headrest. The concept album is set at Parnassus University and follows students and faculty searching for meaning.

The Scientist (song)

The Scientist is a 2002 piano ballad by Coldplay, second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, written by Martin, Berryman, Buckland, and Champion, UK chart peak number 10, MTV VMA-winning reverse video.

The Score (album)

The Score (1996) is the second and final studio album by the Fugees (Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel), recorded at the Booga Basement; it sold 17 million copies, won two 1997 Grammys, and defined alternative hip-hop.

The Search for Everything

The Search for Everything is John Mayer's seventh studio album, released April 14, 2017 on Columbia. A breakup album about Katy Perry, it was issued via two four-song EP waves, recorded over three years at Capitol Studios with Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan, scoring 61 on Metacritic.

The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two

The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two is a duets album by Barbra Streisand, released June 27, 2025. It is the sequel to Partners and features twelve guests.

The Secret of Us

The Secret of Us names two 2024 works: Gracie Abrams's second studio album (Interscope, June 21, 2024, featuring Taylor Swift on "us.", UK No. 1) and a Thai Channel 3 girls' love TV drama of 8 episodes starring Sirilak Kwong and Kornnaphat Sethratanapong.

The Seeds of Love

The Seeds of Love is Tears for Fears' third studio album, released September 1989 on Fontana. Recorded over four years with Oleta Adams, Phil Collins, and producer Dave Bascombe, it reached UK No. 1 and US Platinum.

The Sensual World

The Sensual World is Kate Bush's sixth studio album, released October 1989 on EMI, reaching UK number 2. Its title track reworks Molly Bloom's Ulysses soliloquy after the Joyce estate refused permission; later re-recorded as Flower of the Mountain.

The Serenity of Suffering

The Serenity of Suffering is Korn's twelfth studio album, released 21 October 2016 on Roadrunner, produced by Nick Raskulinecz with Corey Taylor guesting; it returned to the band's classic heavy nu metal sound and hit #4 on the Billboard 200.

The Shit Ov God

The Shit Ov God is the thirteenth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released May 9, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records, known for Nergal's deliberately provocative title and its divided reviews.

The Sickness

The Sickness (2000) is the debut album by Chicago metal band Disturbed, released on Giant/Reprise, with singles Stupify, Voices, and Down with the Sickness; five-times Platinum, 4 million sold, 25th anniversary reissue and 34-date tour in 2025.