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Amala (album)

Amala is the 2018 debut studio album by Doja Cat (Amala Zandile Dlamini), released March 30, 2018 on Kemosabe/RCA with 13 tracks; a February 2019 deluxe added Juicy, Tia Tamera, and MOOO! after that song went viral.

Amar Sonar Bangla (আমার সোনার বাংলা)

Amar Sonar Bangla (আমার সোনার বাংলা, My Golden Bengal), also Amar Shonar Bangla, is Bangladesh's national anthem: Tagore's 1905 anti-partition song, set to Gagan Harkara's Baul tune, legally fixed as its first ten lines.

Amber (Autechre album)

Amber is Autechre's second album (Warp, WARP25, 7 November 1994), 11 tracks, 1h14, their most ambient record; peaked at UK No. 81; followed Incunabula and preceded Tri Repetae.

Amélie (musical)

Amélie (Amélie, A New Musical) is a stage musical adapted from Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 French film, with book by Craig Lucas, music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Messé. Premiered Berkeley Rep 2015, Broadway 2017 flop, reworked Watermill 2019 and West End 2021.

Amen (Igorrr album)

Amen, 2025 fifth album by French project Igorrr (Gautier Serre), Metal Blade, 12 tracks, 44:09, mixing black metal, baroque, breakcore; title nods to the amen break; guests Trey Spruance and Scott Ian.

Amen break

The Amen break, also known as the Amen breakbeat, is a drum solo on The Winstons' 1969 song "Amen, Brother", the most sampled drum loop in music.

Ameno (song)

"Ameno" is a 1996 song by Era, the French new-age project of Eric Lévi, with pseudo-Latin lyrics by Guy Protheroe. It charted across Europe, sold millions via the album Era, and later spawned the dorime meme and the 2021 Ameno Amapiano remix.

America (Simon & Garfunkel song)

"America" is a 1968 Paul Simon song by Simon & Garfunkel from Bookends, telling of two lovers crossing the United States to look for America; rhymefree lyrics, UK No. 25 in 1972, covered by Yes and First Aid Kit.

America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful: American patriotic song, lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates (1893, Pikes Peak) set to Samuel Ward's 1882 hymn tune Materna; unofficial second anthem, widely sung in churches.

American Beauty (album)

American Beauty is the Grateful Dead's fifth studio album, released November 1970, recorded at Wally Heider Studios with producer Stephen Quinn Barncard. The acoustic country-rock follow-up to Workingman's Dead went double platinum and includes Truckin', Ripple, and Friend of the Devil.

American Beauty/American Psycho

American Beauty/American Psycho is Fall Out Boy's sixth studio album, released January 20, 2015 on Island; second post-hiatus LP after Save Rock and Roll, sample-driven pop-rock produced with Jake Sinclair, featuring Centuries, Uma Thurman, and Immortals.

American Boy

American Boy (2008) by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, second single from Shine, produced by will.i.am; UK number one for four weeks, US Hot 100 number nine, 2009 Grammy winner for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

American Dream (21 Savage album)

American Dream is the third solo studio album by Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, released on January 12, 2024, and his fourth consecutive album to debut at number one.

American Football (1999 album)

American Football is the 1999 debut album by the American emo band American Football, released by Polyvinyl Record Co. and later hailed as one of emo's most influential records.

American Football (2026 album)

American Football (LP4) is the fourth self-titled album by American Football, released May 1, 2026 on Polyvinyl. First album in seven years, co-produced with Sonny DiPerri, centered on divorce and middle age; Metascore 82.

American Girls (Harry Styles song)

"American Girls" is a 2026 synth-pop song by Harry Styles, the second single from his fourth album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Written with Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, it topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number 3 in Australia.

American Heart (Benson Boone album)

American Heart (2025) is Benson Boone's second album on Night Street/Warner Records: 10 tracks, 30 minutes, co-written with Jack LaFrantz, debuting at No. 2 with 61,000 units.

American Idiot

American Idiot is Green Day's seventh studio album, a 2004 punk rock opera produced by Rob Cavallo. It topped the Billboard 200, sold over 23 million copies, won the 2005 Grammy for Best Rock Album, and inspired a 2010 Broadway musical.

American Idiot (song)

American Idiot (song): Green Day's August 31, 2004 lead single and title track of the album American Idiot, an anti-Bush, anti-Iraq War protest anthem by Armstrong, Dirnt, and Tré Cool, produced by Rob Cavallo; revived on charts in 2018 and lyric-updated to "MAGA" in 2024.

American III: Solitary Man

American III: Solitary Man is Johnny Cash's third Rick Rubin-produced American Recordings album, released October 17, 2000; 14 tracks including covers of Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, U2, and Nick Cave, peaking at number 88 on the Billboard 200.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around is Johnny Cash's fourth Rick Rubin-produced American Recordings album, released November 5, 2002, famous for the Nine Inch Nails cover "Hurt," Platinum sales, a No. 22 Billboard 200 peak, and 2003 Americana and CMA Album of the Year awards.

American Life

American Life is Madonna's ninth studio album, released April 21, 2003 on Warner Bros. Produced and co-written with Mirwais Ahmadzaï, the 11-track, 49-minute folk-electronic record hit number one on the Billboard 200, went RIAA platinum, but became her lowest-selling album after the Iraq War-era video for its title track was withdrawn.

American Pie (Don McLean album)

American Pie is a 1971 studio album by Don McLean. The title track, an eight-minute song about the changing American landscape, reached number one on the Billboard 200.

American Pie (song)

"American Pie" is Don McLean's roughly 8:31 folk-rock song, released October 24, 1971 on United Artists; four weeks at US number 1 in 1972, "the day the music died" refers to Buddy Holly's 1959 crash, and it held the longest-number-one record for 49 years.

American Psycho (soundtrack)

American Psycho (soundtrack): 2000 Koch Records album of remixed 1980s-1990s pop and rock with Christian Bale monologues, plus John Cale's score, famous for the "Hip to Be Square" recall after Huey Lewis & the News denied soundtrack rights.

American Recordings (album)

American Recordings is Johnny Cash's April 26, 1994 solo acoustic album, produced by Rick Rubin for Rubin's American Recordings label. Recorded in Cash's Tennessee cabin and Rubin's LA home, it won the 1995 Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album and launched a six-album series.

American Teen (album)

American Teen is the debut studio album by American singer Khalid, released in 2017, featuring "Location" and peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200.

American Woman

"American Woman" is a 1970 hard rock song by Canada's the Guess Who (Bachman, Cummings, Kale, Peterson), the first Canadian group to top the Billboard Hot 100; Lenny Kravitz's 1999 Austin Powers cover is its best-known remake.

Americana (The Offspring album)

Americana is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band the Offspring, released in 1998 and featuring the hit "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)".

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Ice Cube's May 16, 1990 debut solo album on Priority Records, produced entirely by Public Enemy's Bomb Squad with Sir Jinx after his split from N.W.A; number 19 Billboard 200, platinum.