List of albums
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

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List of ballroom and social dance albums Lists albums specifically compiled for International Style ballroom dancing.
Lists of best-selling albums Lists the highest sales figure reported for an album is added to the list.
Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being
for claims of at least 100 million copies, and the lowest being for claims of 20–29 million copies.
List of albums containing a hidden track Contains the names of albums that contain a hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

 and also information on how to find them.
A hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...

, vinyl record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 or other
recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. In some cases, the piece of music may simply have.
List of albums with tracks hidden in the pregap Lists albums that include unlisted hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

s in the pregap of the CD version.
List of concept albums List of concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

s produced by bands and solo artists across all musical genres.
List of eponymous albums List of albums whose title is exactly the same name as the artist who recorded it.
List of grunge albums List of grunge music
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 albums with articles on Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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. They appear on at least one cited album list and are described as "grunge" by Allmusic.
List of hip hop albums Provides a guide to the most important hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 albums, as determined by their presence on compiled lists of significant albums: see the "Lists consulted" section for full details.
List of jazz albums Lists Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 albums on Wikipedia.
List of Crown albums in The Penguin Guide to Jazz List of albums that have received the The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which are currently available in Europe or the United States...

"Crown" award.
List of Core Collection albums in The Penguin Guide to Jazz List of albums in the The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which are currently available in Europe or the United States...

"Core Collection".
List of punk rock albums Lists of notable or influential albums in the history of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

. It has been derived by compiling lists from professional reviews.
List of rock and roll albums Lists rock and roll albums that are particularly notable or influential. It has been derived by compiling lists published by professional sources. Each album has appeared in at least two notable lists describing the most influential rock and roll albums.
List of double albums Lists double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

s, in which the initial release of the album includes two (or more) LP records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 or Compact Disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

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List of number-one albums (UK) Lists the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

, from its inception in 1956 to the present. The sources are the Record Mirror
Record Mirror
Record Mirror was a British weekly pop music newspaper, founded by Isadore Green and featured, news articles, interviews, record charts, record reviews, concert reviews, letters from readers and photographs. The paper became respected by both mainstream pop music fans and serious record collectors...

chart from 1956 to the end of 1958, the Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...

chart from November 1958 to March 1960, the Record Retailer
Record Retailer
Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK record industry. It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both labels and dealers. Its founding editor was Roy Parker...

chart from March 1960 to March 1972 and the Music Week
Music Week
Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week...

chart from then onwards. In January 1989 the compilation album chart started, and compilation albums were excluded from the main chart.
List of "Greatest Hits" albums List of albums titled "Greatest Hits".
List of albums titled Live list of albums titled "Live".
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