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The Allman Brothers Band discography

The Allman Brothers Band discography covers 12 studio albums from the 1969 debut to Hittin' the Note (2003), landmark live albums such as At Fillmore East (1971), and ongoing archival releases, 62 albums listed by the band's official archive.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2014 Columbia/Madison Gate album by Hans Zimmer & the Magnificent Six (Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Kawczynski, Mazzaro), replacing James Horner's score; features Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar's "It's On Again."

The Anacreontic Song

The Anacreontic Song, or "To Anacreon in Heaven," is the 1770s constitutional anthem of London's Anacreontic Society, with lyrics by Ralph Tomlinson and music by John Stafford Smith; its melody became "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The Angry Birds Movie (soundtrack)

The Angry Birds Movie (soundtrack): Atlantic Records' May 6, 2016 song album (Blake Shelton's "Friends," Demi Lovato, Charli XCX, covers) plus Heitor Pereira's 32-track bird-sound percussion score album.

The Animals discography

The Animals discography: catalog of the Newcastle rhythm and blues band (also Eric Burdon and the Animals), from the 1964 MGM/Columbia debut and "House of the Rising Sun" through the 1967-1969 psychedelic albums and the 1977 and 1983 reunion records.

The ArchAndroid

The ArchAndroid, also called The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III of IV), is Janelle Monáe's 2010 debut studio album on Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy, and Atlantic, a 70-minute Afrofuturist concept album starring the android Cindi Mayweather, Metacritic score 91.

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, also called The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba, is the allegro sinfonia opening Act III of Handel's 1749 oratorio Solomon (HWV 67), scored for two oboes and strings, famous as a wedding processional and from the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

The Arsonist (Sodom album)

The Arsonist is the 17th studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released June 27, 2025 on Steamhammer/SPV; 13 tracks, 48:47, analog-recorded, with singles Trigger Discipline and tributes Witchhunter and A.W.T.F.

The Art of Loving (album)

The Art of Loving is the 2025 second studio album by English singer Olivia Dean, released via Capitol and Polydor, produced with Zach Nahome, recorded in a Hackney house; UK chart double with "Man I Need", Grammy and BRIT winner.

The Astonishing

The Astonishing is a 2016 two-act rock opera by Dream Theater, its thirteenth studio album, set in a dystopian future where rebels fight an empire with music.

The Auditorium Vol. 1

The Auditorium Vol. 1 is the 2024 debut joint album by rapper Common and producer Pete Rock, released July 12, 2024 on Loma Vista; 15 tracks of 1990s-style boom bap with Bilal, Jennifer Hudson, and Posdnuos, nominated for the 2025 Grammy Best Rap Album.

The B-52's (album)

The B-52's (1979) is the Athens, Georgia new wave band's debut album on Warner Bros., produced by Chris Blackwell at Compass Point; features Rock Lobster and Planet Claire and sold over 500,000 copies.

The Bad Fire

The Bad Fire is the eleventh studio album by the Scottish band Mogwai, released in 2025 and produced by John Congleton; its title is Glaswegian slang for hell.

The Bad Touch

The Bad Touch: 1999 Bloodhound Gang song by Jimmy Pop from Hooray for Boobies, based on Pet Shop Boys' "In The Night"; UK No. 4, US No. 52; chorus known as "Discovery Channel".

The Ballad of Chevy Chase

The Ballad of Chevy Chase (Child 162, Roud 223), also The Hunting of the Cheviot, is an English border ballad on the 1388 Battle of Otterburn, first extant in Ashmole 48 (c. 1557–65) and famous through Sidney's praise and Percy's 1765 Reliques.

The Ballad of John and Yoko

The Ballad of John and Yoko: Beatles non-album single written by John Lennon, recorded 14 April 1969 with only Paul McCartney, released 30 May 1969; the band's 17th and final UK number one until "Now and Then" in 2023.

The Ballad of the Witches' Road

"The Ballad of the Witches' Road" is the central song of Marvel's 2024 Disney+ series Agatha All Along, written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. It exists in eight versions, including the Sacred Chant Version that opens the Witches' Road and Lorna Wu's 1970s protection-spell ballad, and earned Emmy and Music Supervisors Guild recognition.

The Ballroom Blitz

The Ballroom Blitz is a 1973 glam rock song by The Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, inspired by a bottled-offstage Scottish gig; UK number 2, US number 5, covered by The Damned, Krokus, and Tia Carrere in Wayne's World.

The Band (album)

The Band (1969), the self-titled "Brown Album" by the Band, is the group's second album on Capitol, recorded in a Hollywood Hills pool house, reaching No. 9 and entering the National Recording Registry in 2009.

The Band's Visit (musical)

The Band's Visit is a 2016 musical by David Yazbek and Itamar Moses, adapted from Eran Kolirin's 2007 Israeli film about an Egyptian police orchestra stranded overnight in Bet Hatikva, Israel. It won 10 of 11 Tony Awards in 2018, including Best Musical, after Off-Broadway and Broadway runs.

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) is Rossini's 1816 two-act opera buffa, libretto by Sterbini after Beaumarchais's 1775 play, premiered at Rome's Teatro Argentina and famous for "Largo al factotum".

The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta) is Bedřich Smetana's three-act comic opera to a libretto by Karel Sabina, premiered in Prague in 1866; the Czech national opera, famous for its overture, polka, furiant, and skočná.

The Basement Tapes

The Basement Tapes: Bob Dylan and the Band's 1967 informal home recordings at Big Pink, West Saugerties, New York; bootlegged as Great White Wonder (1969), officially released 1975, fully issued in 2014 as Bootleg Series Vol. 11.

The Beach Boys (album)

The Beach Boys (1985) is the band's self-titled studio album on Caribou Records, produced by Steve Levine, their first digital recording, with the Top 40 single "Getcha Back."

The Beach Boys discography

The Beach Boys discography: the American band's recorded catalog from Surfin' Safari (1962) through That's Why God Made the Radio (2012), including Pet Sounds, over 100 million records sold, and 36 US Top 40 hits.

The Beach Boys Love You

The Beach Boys Love You (1977, Brother/Reprise) is a Beach Boys album written and produced solely by Brian Wilson after being planned as his solo record Brian Loves You; a Moog-driven flop at No. 53 US that became a cult favorite, followed by the shelved Adult/Child.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys Today! is the Beach Boys' eighth studio album, released March 8, 1965 on Capitol. First album after Brian Wilson stopped touring; split into a pop Side 1 and ballad Side 2, it paved the way to Pet Sounds.

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album is a 1964 holiday collection by the American band The Beach Boys. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Christmas Album chart.

The Beatles (album)

The Beatles, known as the White Album, is the Beatles' 30-track double album released 22 November 1968 on Apple, recorded at Abbey Road May–October 1968 after Rishikesh songwriting, first Apple-label album, 19-times platinum in the US.

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) is the band's only official live album, compiled from 1964 and 1965 concerts, recorded on three-track tape, remixed in 2016 as Live At The Hollywood Bowl.