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The Magic Number
The Magic Number (1989) opens De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising; it samples Bob Dorough's Schoolhouse Rock! song "Three Is a Magic Number", Johnny Cash's "Five Feet High and Rising", and James Brown's "Funky Drummer", announcing the D.A.I.S.Y. Age.
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 (Taylor Swift song)
"The Man" is a 2019 Taylor Swift song from Lover, co-written with Joel Little, about gender double standards; its self-directed February 2020 music video featured her prosthetic male alter ego voiced by Dwayne Johnson and won the VMA for Best Direction.
The Man Who Sold the World (song)
"The Man Who Sold the World" is a 1970 David Bowie song, title track of his third album, produced by Tony Visconti; never a Bowie single, it became famous through covers by Lulu and Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance.
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 Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492), Mozart-Da Ponte comic opera in four acts after Beaumarchais, premiered 1 May 1786 at Vienna's Burgtheater under Joseph II; first of the Da Ponte trilogy.
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 Merry Widow discography
The Merry Widow discography covers recorded versions of Lehár's 1905 operetta Die lustige Witwe, from the landmark 1953 Angel recording with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf to Karajan's 1972 set, English-language casts, and later complete recordings.
The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)
"The Message" is a 1982 rap song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five on Sugar Hill Records, widely credited as the start of socially conscious rap.
The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey song)
"The Middle" (2018, Interscope) is a pop-dance crossover hit by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey, written by Sarah Aarons and the Monsters & Strangerz; it peaked at No. 5 on the Hot 100 and earned Record and Song of the Year Grammy nominations. Not the Jimmy Eat World song of the same name.
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.
The Monkees discography
The Monkees discography covers the studio albums and singles of the American rock band the Monkees, whose debut topped the Billboard chart for 13 weeks in 1966.
The Monster (song)
"The Monster" (2013) by Eminem featuring Rihanna, fourth single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2, began as Bebe Rexha's rejected demo, reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 for four weeks, and won the 2015 Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (Charisma CAS 1080, 1973) is Monty Python's fourth comedy album, the first commercial LP pressed with two parallel grooves on Side 2, giving it three playable sides and a die-cut Terry Gilliam gallows sleeve.
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Prince song)
Prince's 1994 single The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, his first release as the Love Symbol on NPG Records; his only UK number 1, last US top 10 hit, and subject of an Italian plagiarism ruling.
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 (화양연화 Pt.2) is BTS's fourth mini album, released November 30, 2015 with title track RUN; 9 tracks, 81,498 first-week Korean sales, and BTS's first Billboard 200 entry at number 171.
The Moth (Devin Townsend album)
The Moth is Devin Townsend's 30th album, a 24-track symphonic rock opera released May 29, 2026 via InsideOut Music, recorded with the North Netherlands Orchestra and a 65-person choir, distinct from his Ziltoid and straight metal records.
The Mountain (पर्वत) (Gorillaz album)
The Mountain (पर्वत, Parvat) is Gorillaz's ninth studio album, released 27 February 2026 on Kong, its own label. Shaped by the deaths of Albarn and Hewlett's fathers and Indian travels, it features posthumous and living collaborators and a 2026 world tour.
The Muffin Man
The Muffin Man is an English nursery rhyme and singing game (Roud 7922) first recorded around 1820, about a Victorian street seller of English muffins on Drury Lane, London; later recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and referenced by Frank Zappa and Shrek.