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The Notwist

The Notwist: German indie rock/electronica band founded 1989 in Weilheim by Markus and Micha Acher; breakthrough album Neon Golden (2002); later albums Close to the Glass (2014), Vertigo Days (2021), News from Planet Zombie (2026).

The Now Now

The Now Now is the sixth studio album by Gorillaz, released June 29, 2018 on Parlophone/Warner Bros. Recorded in one month at Studio 13, London with James Ford, it reversed Humanz's guest-heavy approach with only Snoop Dogg, Jamie Principle, and George Benson as features.

The Number of the Beast (album)

Iron Maiden's third studio album, released 22 March 1982 on EMI; first with Bruce Dickinson, last with Clive Burr, first UK number one, over 14 million copies sold.

The Nylon Curtain

The Nylon Curtain is Billy Joel's eighth studio album, released September 23, 1982 on Columbia, produced by Phil Ramone; a Beatles-influenced song cycle with Allentown, Pressure, and Goodnight Saigon, reaching No. 7 on Billboard.

The O'Jays

The O'Jays are an American R&B vocal group formed in 1958 in Canton, Ohio, best known for the Philadelphia soul hits "Back Stabbers" and "Love Train."

The O2

The O2 is a Greenwich Peninsula entertainment complex in London, housed under the former Millennium Dome (opened 1999, exhibition ran through 2000). Renamed in 2005 under a £6m/year O2 deal, the 20,000-capacity arena opened in 2007 and became a top-selling venue.

The O2 Arena

The O2 Arena (The O2) is a 20,000-capacity multi-purpose indoor arena on London's Greenwich Peninsula, opened in 2007 inside the former Millennium Dome and operated by AEG; it hosts over 200 events a year.

The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys are an American vocal quartet, originally the 1945 gospel group Oak Ridge Quartet of Knoxville, Tennessee, who moved to country-pop in 1977, hit No. 1 with "Elvira," and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

The Odyssey (soundtrack)

The Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is Ludwig Göransson's score album for Christopher Nolan's 2026 Universal film The Odyssey, his third Nolan score. Released July 17, 2026 on Back Lot Music (Mutant vinyl/CD), 23 tracks, 1:58:02, orchestra-free with bronze gongs, lyre, aulos, and Albanian iso-polyphony.

The Off-Season

The Off-Season is J. Cole's sixth studio album, released May 14, 2021 on Dreamville/Interscope/Roc Nation; 12 tracks in 39 minutes with guests 21 Savage, Lil Baby, and Morray; Metacritic 76, topped the Billboard 200.

The Official Asian Music Chart

The Official Asian Music Chart is a weekly UK Top 40 of Asian songs compiled by the Official Charts Company from sales and streams, launched in 2010.

The Offspring

The Offspring is an American rock band formed in 1984 in Garden Grove, California, originally as Manic Subsidal, fronted by Bryan "Dexter" Holland and Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman.

The Offspring (album)

The Offspring (1989) is the American punk band's self-titled debut, recorded at South Coast Recording, Santa Ana, with producer Thom Wilson and released on Nemesis Records; reissued on Nitro Records in 1995 with new cover art.

The Offspring discography

The discography of the Offspring, an American punk rock band formed in 1984, spans eleven studio albums, with 1994's Smash selling over eleven million copies.

The One That Got Away (Katy Perry song)

The One That Got Away: 2011 Katy Perry ballad from Teenage Dream, written with Dr. Luke and Max Martin; her only Teenage Dream single to miss Hot 100 No. 1, peaking at No. 3; revived virally in 2026.

The Ones That Got the Plays

The Ones That Got the Plays, Katy Perry's first greatest-hits compilation (Capitol, May 13, 2026), 22 tracks, 79:55, titled after the viral "The One That Got Away," peaking at UK No. 8 and certified BPI Gold.

The Open Door

The Open Door is Evanescence's second studio album, released September 25, 2006 on Wind-up Records. Made after Ben Moody's departure with Amy Lee in full creative control, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 447,000 first-week copies and produced the hit "Call Me When You're Sober."

The Orb

The Orb: English electronic group founded in London in 1988 by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty, pioneers of ambient house. Known for 'Little Fluffy Clouds', the UK No 1 album U.F.Orb (1992), and collaborations with David Gilmour and Lee "Scratch" Perry.

The Orchard (company)

The Orchard: New York-based music distribution and label services company founded 1997; wholly owned by Sony Music Entertainment since 2015 ($200M); acquired AWAL (2021, $430M); selective label deals, no DIY plan, Workstation platform.

The Osmonds

The Osmonds are an American family music group from Ogden, Utah, who gained fame on The Andy Williams Show and topped the charts in the 1970s.

The Outfield

The Outfield were an English pop rock/power pop trio (earlier the Baseball Boys) formed in London in 1984: Tony Lewis, John Spinks, Alan Jackman. Their 1986 hit "Your Love" drove debut album Play Deep into Billboard's Top 10; the band disbanded in 2014 after Spinks died.

The Outside Agency (group)

The Outside Agency (TOA) is a Dutch industrial hardcore and crossbreed duo from Goes, Netherlands, formed by Eye-D and DJ Hidden, with a first release in 1996.

The Overview (album)

The Overview (stylised TH5 OV5RV95W) is Steven Wilson's eighth solo album, released 14 March 2025 on Fiction Records: a 41-minute, two-track progressive rock concept album about the overview effect, voted Classic Rock's Best Album of 2025.

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are an American country-rock band formed in 1971 in Springfield, Missouri, known for "Jackie Blue" and "If You Wanna Get to Heaven"; originally called the Family Tree, they recorded for A&M Records from 1973 and retired from touring at the end of 2025.

The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game is a 1954 Broadway musical by Adler and Ross, book by Abbott and Bissell from the novel 7½ Cents, about a pajama factory strike; 1,063 performances, 1955 Tony for Best Musical, 1957 Doris Day film.

The Pale Emperor

The Pale Emperor is Marilyn Manson's ninth studio album, released January 20, 2015 on Loma Vista, co-produced with Tyler Bates; a blues-influenced departure from industrial metal, Metascore 71, dedicated to his late mother.

The Paper Kingdom

The Paper Kingdom (MCR5) is My Chemical Romance's unreleased fifth album, recorded in 2012 and scrapped before the 2013 breakup; a dark concept record about parents grieving children, partially leaked in 2022 and 2026.

The Parachute Club

The Parachute Club: Canadian pop band formed in Toronto in 1982 (not the fashion brand Parachute); fused new wave with reggae and soca; "Rise Up" hit No. 9 RPM, won a 1984 Juno; inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2023.

The Paradigm Shift

The Paradigm Shift is Korn's eleventh studio album, released October 8, 2013 on Caroline Records; produced by Don Gilmore, it is the first Korn album with guitarist Brian "Head" Welch since 2003 and followed the dubstep-heavy The Path of Totality.

The Paradox (band)

The Paradox is an American pop-punk band formed in June 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, whose blend of funk, Motown, R&B, and hip-hop took them from viral clips to a Billboard No. 1.