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The Godfather (soundtrack)

The Godfather soundtrack: Nino Rota's 1972 Paramount Records score for Coppola's film, with the trumpet Godfather Waltz and Love Theme; Oscar nomination withdrawn over Fortunella reuse, AFI rank No. 5.

The Gold Experience

The Gold Experience is Prince's 1995 album, his first credited to his unpronounceable symbol, released on NPG/Warner Bros. during his label dispute; it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and went RIAA Gold.

The Golden Age of Grotesque

The Golden Age of Grotesque is Marilyn Manson's fifth studio album, released May 2003 on Nothing/Interscope, produced by Tim Skold, inspired by 1930s Berlin cabaret and Dada, with cover art by Gottfried Helnwein.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) soundtrack: Ennio Morricone's 1966 score for Sergio Leone's Western, with whistled main theme, character leitmotifs, The Ecstasy of Gold, and Edda Dell'Orso vocals.

The Grand Illusion

The Grand Illusion is Styx's seventh album, released by A&M on July 7, 1977. Recorded at Paragon Studios, Chicago, it hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200, went triple platinum, and spawned "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself."

The Grand Old Duke of York

The Grand Old Duke of York is an English nursery rhyme and action song about a duke marching ten thousand men up a hill and down again. Its oldest ancestor is the 1642 'Old Tarlton's song' about the King of France; the modern wording first appeared in Arthur Rackham's 1913 Mother Goose.

The Grateful Dead (album)

The Grateful Dead (album) is the band's 1967 self-titled debut LP, released March 17, 1967 on Warner Bros. (WS 1689). Recorded in four days at RCA Studio A, Los Angeles, produced by Dave Hassinger; nine songs, 35 minutes, US chart peak number 73.

The Great American Bar Scene

The Great American Bar Scene is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Zach Bryan, released on July 4, 2024, with guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer.

The Great Depression (DMX album)

The Great Depression is DMX's fourth studio album, released October 23, 2001 on Def Jam/Ruff Ryders. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 440,000 first-week sales, his fourth consecutive chart-topper, and was certified Platinum.

The Great Divide (Noah Kahan album)

The Great Divide is Noah Kahan's fourth studio album, released April 24, 2026 on Mercury Records. Produced by Gabe Simon and Aaron Dessner, the 17-track, 77-minute follow-up to Stick Season debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

The Great Escape (Blur album)

The Great Escape is Blur's fourth studio album, released 11 September 1995 on Food Records. It debuted at UK number 1, went triple platinum, and its single Country House beat Oasis' Roll With It in the 1995 Battle of Britpop.

The Great Gig in the Sky

"The Great Gig in the Sky", also known by early titles like "The Mortality Sequence", is the fifth track of Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, a Richard Wright piano instrumental with Clare Torry's improvised wordless vocal, later co-credited to her after a 2004 settlement.

The Great Impersonator

The Great Impersonator: Halsey's fifth studio album, released October 25, 2024 on Columbia under license from Anti-Pop. An 18-track concept album impersonating artists across the 1970s-2000s, written during her lupus and T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder treatment; debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.

The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy

The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy is the third studio album by The Claypool Lennon Delirium (Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon), released May 1, 2026 on ATO Records: a 14-song, 62-minute AI-themed concept album with a 24-page Rich Ragsdale comic book and WILLOW as sole guest vocalist.

The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender: a popular song known through Stan Freberg's comedy version and Freddie Mercury's cover, also the title of Cahalan's 2019 Rosenhan book, a 2018 Nathan Silver film, and the 2020 Netflix anime Great Pretender.

The Great Satan (Rob Zombie album)

The Great Satan is Rob Zombie's eighth studio album, released in 2026. It reunites him with Mike Riggs and Rob Blasko, returning to his "Hellbilly" style and late-1990s sound.

The Great Southern Trendkill

The Great Southern Trendkill is Pantera's eighth studio album, released May 7, 1996 on East West; gold, then platinum in 2004. Its heaviest, most abrasive record, vocals taped separately at Trent Reznor's Nothing Studios amid Anselmo's addiction.

The Great War (Sabaton album)

The Great War (2019) is Swedish power metal band Sabaton's ninth studio album and first full World War I concept album, released on Nuclear Blast, produced by Jonas Kjellgren, with 11 tracks, a History Edition with narration, and a 2022 follow-up, The War to End All Wars.

The Great White North (album)

The Great White North is a 1981 comedy album by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, featuring the hit single "Take Off."

The Greatest (Sia song)

"The Greatest" is a 2016 RCA single by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar, co-written with Greg Kurstin. Its Maddie Ziegler video, directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, honors the 49 Pulse Orlando victims; it peaked at #18 on the Hot 100 and #5 in the UK.

The Greatest Love of All

"The Greatest Love of All" (also "Greatest Love of All") is a 1977 Michael Masser–Linda Creed song from the film The Greatest, first recorded by George Benson, that became a 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit for Whitney Houston.

The Greatest Showman (soundtrack)

The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), also called the Greatest Showman OST, is the 2017 Atlantic Records cast album of the Hugh Jackman P.T. Barnum movie musical, with songs by Pasek and Paul; it was 2018's best-selling album worldwide and won a Grammy.

The Grey Album

The Grey Album is Danger Mouse's (Brian Burton) unauthorized 2004 mashup album combining Jay-Z's Black Album a cappella vocals with Beatles White Album samples; 3,000 CDs pressed, EMI cease-and-desist, Grey Tuesday protest, over one million downloads.

The Hamilton Mixtape

The Hamilton Mixtape is a 2016 Atlantic compilation of covers, remixes, and demos of songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, performed by Nas, Sia, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, and others; released December 2, 2016.

The Hampsterdance Song

"The Hampsterdance Song" is a 2000 novelty dance single by Hampton the Hampster, produced by the Boomtang Boys from a sped-up sample of Roger Miller's "Whistle Stop"; it hit number one in Canada and number five in Australia.

The Hanging Tree (The Hunger Games song)

"The Hanging Tree" is a fictional folk song from Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series, first appearing in the novel Mockingjay. Music by the Lumineers' Fraites and Schultz, arranged by James Newton Howard; Jennifer Lawrence's 2014 recording hit No. 12 on the Hot 100.

The Head on the Door

The Head on the Door is The Cure's sixth studio album, released August 1985 on Fiction and Elektra, produced by Robert Smith and David M. Allen, a five-piece pop-leaning record with the singles In Between Days and Close to Me.

The Heart Part 6

"The Heart Part 6" is a diss track by Drake, released May 5, 2024, denying Kendrick Lamar's allegations and claiming his team fed Lamar false information.

The Highwomen (album)

The Highwomen (2019) is the self-titled debut album by the country supergroup of Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby, produced by Dave Cobb on Low Country Sound/Elektra. Its title track rewrites Jimmy Webb's "Highwayman"; "Crowded Table" won the 2021 Grammy for Best Country Song.

The Hills (song)

"The Hills" is a 2015 single by the Weeknd from Beauty Behind the Madness, produced by Illangelo and Mano; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, peaked at number 3 in the UK, and references The Hills Have Eyes.