Pop Trajectories

Explore the careers of iconic musicians and the trajectory of their albums. To start, select an artist. Then progress down the timeline of their career, interacting with visualizations and album art as you go.

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Lady Gaga

The Trajectory of Lady Gaga

2008

The Fame

Released August 19, 2008

Artist

Lady Gaga released The Fame in 2008. She later rereleased it as 'The Fame Monster' in 2009. Sales for these albums are grouped together.

2009

The Fame Monster

Released November 18, 2009

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Bad Romance
RedOne, Lady Gaga
4:54
Alejandro
RedOne, Lady Gaga
4:34
Monster
RedOne, Lady Gaga, Space Cowboy
4:10
Speechless
Lady Gaga
4:31
Dance in the Dark
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay
4:49
Telephone (featuring Beyoncé)
Lady Gaga, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Lazonate Franklin, Beyoncé
3:41
So Happy I could Die
Lady Gaga, RedOne, Space Cowboy
3:55
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2010

The Remix

Released March 3, 2010

Artist
Title
Writers
Length
Just Dance (Richard Vission Remix)
Lady Gaga, RedOne, Aliaune Thiam
6:13
Poker Face (LLG vs. GLG Radio Mix)
Lady Gaga, RedOne
4:03
LoveGame (Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix) (featuring Marilyn Manson)
Lady Gaga, RedOne
5:21
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I can Say) (Frankmusic 'Cut Snare Edit' Remix)
Lady Gaga, Martin Kierzenbaum
3:49
Paparazzi (Stuart Price Remix)
Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari
3:21
Boys Boys Boys (Manhattan Clique Remix)
Lady Gaga, RedOne
6:37
The Fame (Glam as You Remix)
Stefani Germanotta, Martin Kierszenbaum
3:57
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2011

Born This Way

Released May 23, 2011

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Marry the Night
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay
4:25
Born this Way
Lady Gaga, Jeppe Laursen
4:20
Government Hooker
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair
4:14
Judas
Lady Gaga, RedOne
4:09
Americano
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair, Brian Lee
4:07
Hair
Lady Gaga, RedOne
5:08
Scheiße
Lady Gaga, Redone
3:46
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Born This Way: The Remix

Released November 18, 2011

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Born this Way (Zedd remix)
Lady Gaga, Jeppe Laursen
6:30
Judas (Goldfrapp remix)
Lady Gaga, RedOne
4:41
The Edge of Glory (Foster the People remix)
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Paul Blair
6:10
You and I (Wild Beasts remix)
Lady Gaga
3:50
Marry the Night (The Weeknd & Illangelo remix)
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay
4:03
Black Jesus + Amen Fashion (Michael Woods remix)
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair
6:10
Bloody Mary (The Horrors remix)
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, RedOne
5:18
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A Very Gaga Holiday

Released November 22, 2011

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
White Chrismas
Irving Berlin
3:22
Orange Colored Sky
Milton DeLugg, Willie Stein
2:33
You and I
Lady Gaga
3:34
The Edge of Glory
Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow
4:52
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2013

ARTPOP

Released November 11, 2013

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Aura
Lady Gaga, Anton Zaslavski, Amit Duvedevani, Ezrez Eisen
3:55
Venus
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Nick Monson, Dino Zisis, Hugo Leclerq, Le Sony'r Ra
3:53
G. U. Y.
Lady Gaga, Anton Zaslavski,
3:52
Sexxx Dreams
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Martin Bresso, William Grigahcine
3:34
Jewels n' Drugs (featuring T.I., Too Short, and Twista)
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Nick Monson, Dino Zisis, Carl Mitchell, Todd Shaw, Clifford Harris Jr.
3:48
Manicure
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Nick Monson, Dino Zisis
3:19
Do What U Want (featuring R. Kelly)
Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Martin Bresso, William Grigahcine, R. Kelly
3:47
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2014

Cheek to Cheek

Released September 23, 2014

Artist
Title
Writers
Length
Anything Goes
Cole Porter
2:04
Cheek to Cheek
Irving Berlin
2:51
Don't Wait to Long
Sunny Skylar
2:36
I Can't Give You Anything but Love
Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
3:13
Nature Boy
eden ahbez
4:08
Goody Goody
Matt Malneck, John Mercer
2:12
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Cole Porter
3:10
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2016

Joanne

Released October 21, 2016

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Diamond Heart
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Josh Homme
3:30
A-Yo
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker, Hillary Lindsey
3:28
Joanne
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson
3:17
John Wayne
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker, Josh Homme
2:54
Dancin' in Circles
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker, Beck Hansen
3:27
Perfect Illusion
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker, Kevin Parker
3:02
Million Reasons
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Hillary Lindsey
3:25
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2018

A Star is Born

Released October 5, 2018

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Intro
0:20
Black Eyes
Bradley Cooper, Lukas Nelson
3:03
Somewhere over the Rainbow
0:42
Fabulous French
0:19
La Vie en rose
Louiguy, Edith Piaf
2:59
I'll Wait for You
0:19
Maybe It's Time
Jason Isbell
2:39
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2020

Chromatica

Released April 10, 2020

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When this site was created, Chromatica had been announced but not released. A single from the album, Stupid Love, was released. Artwork from that single is used in place of the final album artwork. No album sales have happened yet.

The Trajectory of Queen

1970

The band formed


Artist
1971

John Deacon joined the band

The band recorded their first songs

1972

Signed under a record label


Artist
1973

Queen

Released July 13, 1973

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Keep Yourself Alive
Brian May
Freddie Mercury - Roger Taylor - Brian May
3:46
Doing All Right
May - Tim Staffell
4:10
Great King Rat
Freddie Mercury
5:41
My Fairy King
Mercury
4:07
Liar
Mercury
6:26
The Night Comes Down
May
4:24
Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll
Roger Taylor
Taylor
1:48
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1974

Queen II

Released March 8, 1974

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Procession
Brian May
1:12
Father to Son
Brian May
6:14
White Queen (As It Began)
Brian May
4:34
Some Day One Day
Brian May
Brian May
4:23
The Loser in the End
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
4:02
Ogre Battle
Freddie Mercury
4:10
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
Freddie Mercury
2:40
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Sheer Heart Attack

Released November 8, 1974

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Brighton Rock
Brian May
Mercury with Brian May
5:08
Killer Queen
Freddie Mercury
3:01
Tenement Funster
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
2:48
Flick of the Wrist
Mercury
3:19
Lily of the Valley
Mercury
1:43
Now I'm Here
May
4:10
In the Lap of the Gods
Mercury
3:20
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1975

A Night At The Opera

Released November 21, 1975

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)
Freddie Mercury
3:43
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
Freddie Mercury
1:08
I'm in Love with My Car
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
3:05
You're My Best Friend
John Deacon
2:50
39
Brian May
Brian May
3:30
Sweet Lady
May
4:01
Seaside Rendezvous
Mercury
2:13
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1976

A Day at the Races

Released December 10, 1976

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Tie Your Mother Down
Brian May
4:48
You Take My Breath Away
Freddie Mercury
5:09
Long Away
May
Brian May
3:34
The Millionaire Waltz
Mercury
4:54
You and I
John Deacon
3:25
Somebody to Love
Mercury
4:56
White Man
May
4:59
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1977

News of the World

Released October 28, 1977

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
We Will Rock You
Brian May
2:01
We Are the Champions
Freddie Mercury
2:59
Sheer Heart Attack
Roger Taylor
Mercury and Roger Taylor
3:26
All Dead, All Dead
May
Brian May
3:10
Spread Your Wings
John Deacon
4:24
Fight from the Inside
Taylor
Taylor
3:03
Get Down, Make Love
Mercury
3:51
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1978

Jazz

Released November 10, 1978

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Mustapha
Freddie Mercury
3:03
Fat Bottomed Girls
Brian May
Mercury with Brian May
4:14
Jealousy
Mercury
3:14
Bicycle Race
Mercury
3:04
If You Can't Beat Them
John Deacon
4:15
Let Me Entertain You
Mercury
3:01
Dead on Time
May
3:23
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1980

The Game

Released June 30, 1980

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Play the Game
Freddie Mercury
3:30
Dragon Attack
Brian May
4:18
Another One Bites the Dust
John Deacon
3:35
Need Your Loving Tonight
Deacon
2:50
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Mercury
2:42
Rock It (Prime Jive)
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor with Mercury
4:33
Don't Try Suicide
Mercury
3:52
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Flash Gordon

Released December 8, 1980

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Flash's Theme
Brian May
3:30
In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
Roger Taylor
2:21
Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)
Freddie Mercury
2:53
The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)
Mercury
0:58
Football Fight
Mercury
1:29
In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)
Mercury
2:26
Execution of Flash
Taylor
1:06
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1982

Hot Space

Released May 21, 1982

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Staying Power
Freddie Mercury
4:10
Dancer
Brian May
3:46
Back Chat
John Deacon
4:31
Body Language
Mercury
4:29
Action This Day
Roger Taylor
Mercury and Roger Taylor
3:33
Put Out the Fire
May
Mercury with Brian May
3:15
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)
Mercury
3:39
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1984

The Works

Released February 27, 1984

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Radio Ga Ga
Roger Taylor
5:48
Tear It Up
Brian May
3:28
It's a Hard Life
Freddie Mercury
4:08
Man on the Prowl
Mercury
3:28
Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')
May - Taylor
5:10
I Want to Break Free
John Deacon
3:20
Keep Passing the Open Windows
Mercury
5:21
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1985

Performed at Live aid in front of the biggest-ever TV audience


Artist
1986

A Kind of Magic

Released June 2, 1986

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
One Vision
Roger Taylor - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - John Deacon
5:11
A Kind of Magic
Taylor
4:24
One Year of Love
Deacon
4:27
Pain Is So Close to Pleasure
Mercury - Deacon
4:21
Friends Will Be Friends
Mercury - Deacon
4:06
Who Wants to Live Forever
May
Mercury and Brian May
5:15
Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
May
4:33
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1987

Mercury was diagnosed as HIV positive

1989

The Miracle

Released May 22, 1989

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Party
Freddie Mercury - Brian May - John Deacon
Mercury with May
2:24
Khashoggi's Ship
Mercury - May - Deacon - Roger Taylor
2:48
The Miracle
Mercury - Deacon
5:02
I Want It All
May
Mercury with May
4:41
The Invisible Man
Taylor
Mercury with Taylor
3:55
Breakthru
Mercury - Taylor
4:07
Rain Must Fall
Mercury - Deacon
4:20
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1991

Innuendo

Released February 5, 1991

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Innuendo
Freddie Mercury - Roger Taylor
6:31
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Mercury
4:22
Headlong
Brian May
4:38
I Can't Live with You
May
4:33
Don't Try So Hard
Mercury
3:39
Ride the Wild Wind
Taylor
4:42
All God's People
Mercury - Mike Moran
4:21
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On 23 November 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Mercury confirmed that he had AIDS

Within 24 hours of the statement, he died of bronchial pneumonia, which was brought on as a complication of AIDS

1995

Made in Heaven

Released November 6, 1995

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
It's a Beautiful Day
Freddie Mercury - John Deacon
2:32
Made in Heaven
Mercury
5:25
Let Me Live
Mercury - Deacon
Roger Taylor, Mercury and Brian May
4:45
Mother Love
Mercury - Brian May
Mercury with May
4:49
My Life Has Been Saved
Deacon
3:15
I Was Born to Love You
Mercury
4:49
Heaven for Everyone
Roger Taylor
5:36
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The Trajectory of Michael Jackson

1972

Got To Be There

Released January 24, 1972

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers
4:09
I Wanna Be Where You Are
Arthur "T-Boy" Ross - Leon Ware
3:00
Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me_
Willie Hutch
3:46
In Our Small Way
Beatrice Verdi - Christine Yarian
3:34
Got to Be There_
Elliot Willensky
3:23
Rockin' Robin_
Jimmie Thomas
2:30
Wings of My Love_
The Corporation
3:32
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Ben

Released August 4, 1972

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Ben
Walter Scharf -�Don Black
2:42
Greatest Show on Earth
Mel Larson - Jerry Marcellino
2:47
People Make the World Go Round
Thom Bell - Linda Creed
3:15
We've Got a Good Thing Going
The Corporation (Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, Freddie Perren)
3:01
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Gladys Hampton - Regina Adams -�Ace Adams
2:58
My Girl
Smokey Robinson -�Ronald White
3:05
What Goes Around Comes Around
Allen Levinsky - Arthur Stokes - Dana Meyers - Floyd Weatherspoon
3:35
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1973

Music & Me

Released April 13, 1973

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
With a Child's Heart
Sylvia Moy - Henry Cosby -Vicki Basemore
3:34
Up Again
Freddie Perren - Christine Yarian
2:47
All the Things You Are
Oscar Hammerstein II - Jerome Kern
2:55
Happy
Michel Legrand - Smokey Robinson
3:19
Too Young
Sidney Lippman - Sylvia Dee
3:37
Doggin' Around
Lena Agree
2:52
Euphoria
Leon Ware
2:48
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1975

Forever, Michael

Released January 16, 1975

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
We're Almost There
Edward Holland, Jr. - Brian Holland
3:41
Take Me Back
Edward Holland, Jr. - Brian Holland
3:29
One Day in Your Life
Sam Brown III - Ren_e Armand
4:15
Cinderella Stay Awhile
Mack David - Michael Burnett Sutton - Michael Jackson
3:11
We've Got Forever
David - Elliot Willensky
3:12
Just a Little Bit of You
E. Holland - B. Holland
3:14
You Are There
Brown - Randy Meitzenheimer - Christine Yarian
3:23
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1979

Off The Wall

Released August 10, 1979

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson
6:02
Rock with You
Rod Temperton
3:38
Working Day and Night
Jackson
5:10
Get on the Floor
Jackson - Louis Johnson
4:42
Off the Wall
Temperton
4:11
Girlfriend
Paul McCartney
3:08
She's Out of My Life
Tom Bahler
3:41
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1982

Thriller

Released November 30, 1982

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Michael Jackson
6:02
Baby Be Mine
Rod Temperton
4:20
The Girl Is Mine
Michael Jackson
3:41
Thriller
Rod Temperton
5:57
Beat It
Michael Jackson
4:18
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
4:57
Human Nature
Steve Porcaro - John Bettis
4:07
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1983

The first Moonwalk occurred during Jackson's performance of 'Billie Jean' broadcast on May 16, 1983.

1987

Bad

Released September 1, 1987

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Bad
Michael Jackson
4:08
The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson
4:56
Speed Demon
Michael Jackson
4:03
Liberian Girl
Michael Jackson
3:55
Just Good Friends
Terry Britten - Graham Lyle
4:09
Another Part of Me
Michael Jackson
3:55
Man in the Mirror�
Siedah Garrett - Glen Ballard
5:21
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1991

Dangerous

Released November 26, 1991

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Jam
Michael Jackson - Rene Moore - Bruce Swedien - Teddy Riley
5:39
Why You Wanna Trip on Me
Riley - Bernard Belle
5:24
In the Closet
Michael Jackson - Riley
6:32
She Drives Me Wild
Michael Jackson - Riley - Aqil Davidson
3:42
Remember the Time
Michael Jackson - Riley - Belle
4:01
Can't Let Her Get Away
Michael Jackson - Riley
4:59
Heal the World
Michael Jackson
6:25
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1995

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

Released June 20, 1995

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
4:54
The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson
4:58
Black or White�
Michael Jackson - Bill Bottrell
4:16
Rock with You
Rod Temperton
3:40
She's Out of My Life
Tom Bahler
3:38
Bad
Michael Jackson
4:07
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Michael Jackson
4:13
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2001

Invincible

Released October 30, 2001

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Unbreakable
Michael Jackson - Rodney Jerkins - Fred Jerkins III - LaShawn Daniels - Nora Payne - Robert Smith - Christopher George Latore Wallace
6:25
Heartbreaker
Jackson - Jerkins - Jerkins III - DanielsMischke - Norman Gregg
5:10
Invincible
Jackson - Jerkins - Jerkins III - Daniels - Gregg
4:45
Break of Dawn
Jackson - Elliot Straite
5:32
Heaven Can Wait
Jackson - Teddy Riley - Andreao "Fanatic" Heard - Nate Smith - Teron Beal - Eritza Laues - Kenny Quiller
4:49
You Rock My World
Jackson - Jerkins - Jerkins III - Daniels - Payne
5:39
Butterflies
Andre Harris - Marsha Ambrosius
4:40
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2009

Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009 at the age 50. His physician was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

2010

Michael

Released December 10, 2010

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Hold My Hand
Aliaune "Akon" Thiam - Giorgio Tuinfort - Claude Kelly
3:32
Hollywood Tonight
M. Jackson - Brad Buxer - Teddy Riley
4:30
Keep Your Head Up
M. Jackson - Eddie "Angelikson" Cascio - James Porte
4:49
(I Like) The Way You Love Me
M. Jackson
4:33
Monster
M. Jackson - Cascio - Porte - Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
5:04
Best of Joy�
M. Jackson
3:02
Breaking News
M. Jackson - Cascio - Porte
4:14
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2014

Xscape

Released May 9, 2014

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Love Never Felt So Good
Michael Jackson - Paul Anka
3:54
Chicago
M. Jackson - Cory Rooney
4:05
Loving You
M. Jackson
3:15
A Place with No Name
M. Jackson - Lee Martin Bunnell - Elliot Straite
5:35
Slave to the Rhythm
Antonio Reid - Kenneth Edmonds - Daryl Simmons - Kevin Roberson
4:15
Do You Know Where Your Children Are
M. Jackson
4:36
Blue Gangsta
M. Jackson - Straite
4:14
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The Trajectory of The Beatles

1963

Please Please Me

Released March 22, 1963

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
I Saw Her Standing There
Lennon-McCartney
McCartney
2:55
Misery
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon with McCartney
1:49
Anna (Go to Him)
Arthur Alexander
Lennon
2:55
Chains
Gerry Goffin - Carole King
Harrison
2:23
Boys
Luther Dixon - Wes Farrell
Starr
2:24
Ask Me Why
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon
2:24
Please Please Me
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon with McCartney
1:59
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With The Beatles

Released September 22, 1963

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
It Won't Be Long
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon
2:13
All I've Got to Do
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon
2:02
All My Loving
Lennon-McCartney
McCartney
2:07
Don't Bother Me
George Harrison
Harrison
2:28
Little Child
Lennon-McCartney
Lennon with McCartney
1:46
Till There Was You
Meredith Willson
McCartney
2:14
Please Mr. Postman
Georgia Dobbins - William Garrett - Freddie Gorman - Brian Holland - Robert Bateman
Lennon
2:34
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October -- Press in the UK coins the term 'Beatlemania' to describe the intense popularity and hysteria surrounding the group.

1964

February 9, 1964 -- The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show with 73 million people watching.


A Hard Day's Night

Released July 10, 1964

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
A Hard Day's Night
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon with McCartney
2:34
I Should Have Known Better
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:43
If I Fell
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon with McCartney
2:19
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
Lennon–McCartney
Harrison
1:56
And I Love Her
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:30
Tell Me Why
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:09
Can't Buy Me Love
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:12
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Beatles for Sale

Released December 4, 1964

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
No Reply
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:15
I'm a Loser
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:30
Baby's in Black
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon and McCartney
2:04
Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry
Lennon
2:31
I'll Follow the Sun
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
1:49
Mr. Moonlight
Roy Lee Johnson
Lennon
2:38
Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller/Richard Penniman
McCartney
2:38
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The Beatles success in the United States sparks the start of the 'British Invasion'.

1965

Help!

Released August 6, 1965

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Help!
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:18
The Night Before
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:34
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:09
I Need You
George Harrison
Harrison
2:28
Another Girl
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:05
You're Going to Lose That Girl
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:18
Ticket to Ride
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:09
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October 16, 1965 -- The Beatles receive the MBE (Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).


Rubber Soul

Released December 3, 1965

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Drive My Car
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney with Lennon
2:25
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:01
You Won't See Me
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
3:18
Nowhere Man
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:40
Think for Yourself
George Harrison
Harrison
2:16
The Word
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:41
Michelle
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:40
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1966

March 1966 -- A London newspaper quotes John Lennon as saying '...We're more popular than Jesus now...'


Later the quote is published in US magazines sparking outrage, primarily in the Southern United States.


Revolver

Released August 5, 1966

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Taxman
George Harrison
Harrison
2:36
Eleanor Rigby
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:11
I'm Only Sleeping
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:58
Love You To
George Harrison
Harrison
3:00
Here, There and Everywhere
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:29
Yellow Submarine
Lennon–McCartney
Starr
2:40
She Said She Said
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:39
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1967

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts and Club Band

Released May 26, 1967

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
SgPepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:00
With a Little Help from My Friends
Lennon–McCartney
Starr
2:42
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:28
Getting Better
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney with Lennon
2:48
Fixing a Hole
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:36
She's Leaving Home
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney with Lennon
3:25
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:37
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June 3, 1987 -- The Beatles perform 'All You Need Is Love' a non-album single for a live performance on 'Our World'. The song was meant to spread positivity during the height of the Vietnam War.

1968

The Beatles (White Album)

Released November 22, 1968

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Back in the U.S.S.R
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
2:43
Dear Prudence
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:56
Glass Onion
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
2:18
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
3:08
Wild Honey Pie
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
0:52
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon with Yoko Ono
3:14
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
George Harrison
Harrison
4:45
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The tensions in the group increased while making the White Album. The Beatles (White Album) was the only double album released by the group.

1969

Yellow Submarine

Released January 13, 1969

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Yellow Submarine
Lennon–McCartney
Starr
2:39
Only a Northern Song
George Harrison
Harrison
3:24
All Together Now
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney with Lennon
2:11
Hey Bulldog
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:11
It's All Too Much
George Harrison
Harrison
6:25
All You Need Is Love
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:51
Pepperland
George Martin
instrumental
2:21
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March 20, 1969 -- John Lennon marries Yoko Ono.


Abbey Road

Released September 26, 1969

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Come Together
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
4:19
Something
George Harrison
Harrison
3:02
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
3:27
Oh! Darling
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
3:27
Octopus's Garden
Richard Starkey
Starr
2:51
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
7:47
Here Comes the Sun
Harrison
Harrison
3:05
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1970

Let It Be

Released May 8, 1970

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Lead vocals
Length
Two of Us
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney with Lennon
3:36
Dig a Pony
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:54
Across the Universe
Lennon–McCartney
Lennon
3:48
I Me Mine
George Harrison
Harrison
2:26
Dig It
Lennon - McCartney - Harrison - Richard Starkey
Lennon
0:50
Let It Be
Lennon–McCartney
McCartney
4:03
Maggie Mae
Traditional arr. Lennon - McCartney - Harrison - Starkey
Lennon with McCartney
0:40
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By the end of 1970 The Beatles had broken up. There were many contributing factors to the conflict between memebers.

1980

December 8, 1980 -- John Lennon is murdered in New York City.

The Trajectory of Kanye West

2004

The College Dropout

Released February 10, 2004

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Length
Intro (Skit)
Kanye West
0:19
We Don't Care
West - Miri Ben-Ari - Ross Vannelli
3:59
Graduation Day
West - John Stephens - Ben-Ari
1:22
All Falls Down
West - Lauryn Hill
3:43
I'll Fly Away
Albert E. Brumley
1:09
Spaceship
West - Leonard Harris - Dexter Mills - Marvin Gaye - Gwen Gordy Fuqua - Sandra Greene
5:24
Jesus Walks
West - Che Smith - Ben-Ari - Curtis Lundy
3:13
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2005

Late Registration

Released August 30, 2005

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Wake Up Mr. West
Michael Masser - Gerry Goffin
0:41
Heard 'Em Say
Kanye West - Adam Levine - Masser - Goffin
West - Jon Brion
3:23
Touch the Sky
West - Justin Smith - Wasalu Jaco - Curtis Mayfield
Just Blaze
3:57
Gold Digger
West - Ray Charles - Renald Richard
West - Brion
3:28
Skit No.
0:33
Drive Slow
West - Paul Slayton - Leonard Harris
West
4:32
My Way Home
West - Lonnie Lynn - Gil Scott-Heron
West
1:43
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2007

Graduation

Released September 11, 2007

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Good Morning
Kanye West - Elton John - Bernie Taupin
Kanye West
3:15
Champion
West - Walter Becker - Donald Fagen
West - Brian Miller
2:47
Stronger
West - Thomas Bangalter - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - Edwin Birdsong
West - Mike Dean
5:12
I Wonder
West - Labi Siffre
West
4:03
Good Life
West - Faheem Najm - Aldrin Davis - Quincy Jones - James Ingram
West - Toomp - Dean
3:27
Can't Tell Me Nothing
West - Davis
West - Toomp
4:31
Barry Bonds
West - Dominick Lamb - Dwayne Carter Jr. - Norman Landsberg - John Ventura - Leslie Weinstein - Felix Pappalardi
Nottz - West
3:24
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2008

808s and Heartbreak

Released November 24, 2008

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Say You Will
Kanye West - Dexter Mills - Jeff Bhasker - Jay Jenkins
West
6:17
Welcome to Heartbreak
West - Bhasker - Patrick Reynolds - Scott Mescudi
West - Bhasker - Plain Pat
4:22
Heartless
West - Ernest Wilson - Mescudi - Malik Jones
West - No I.D.
3:30
Amazing
West - Jones - Mills - Bhasker - Jenkins
West - Bhasker
3:58
Love Lockdown
West - Bhasker - Jenny-Bea Englishman - Jones - LaNeah Menzies
West - Bhasker
4:30
Paranoid
West - Reynolds - Mescudi - Mills - Bhasker
West - Bhasker - Pat
4:37
RoboCop
West - Englishman - Jones - Mills - Mescudi - Antony Williams - Bhasker - Faheem Najm - Jenkins - Patrick Doyle
West
4:34
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2010

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Released November 22, 2010

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Dark Fantasy
Kanye West - Robert Diggs - Ernest Wilson - Jeff Bhasker - Mike Dean - Malik Jones - Jon Anderson - Mike Oldfield
RZA - West - No I.D. - Bhasker - M. Dean
4:40
Gorgeous
West - Wilson - M. Dean - Jones - Che Smith - Corey Woods - Scott Mescudi - Gene Clark - Roger McGuinn
West - No I.D. - M. Dean
5:57
Power
West - Larry Griffin Jr. - M. Dean - Bhasker - Andwele Gardner - Ken Lewis - Francois Bernheim - Jean-Pierre Lang - Boris Bergman - Robert FrippvMichael Giles - Greg Lake - Ian McDonald - Peter Sinfield
S1 - West - Bhasker - M. Dean - Andrew Dawson
4:52
All of the Lights (Interlude)
West - Bhasker - Jones - Warren Trotter - Stacy Ferguson
West - M. Dean
1:02
All of the Lights
West - Bhasker - Jones - Trotter - Ferguson
West - Bhasker
4:59
Monster
West - Shawn Carter - Patrick Reynolds - M. Dean - William Roberts II - Onika Maraj - Justin Vernon - Bhasker
West - M. Dean - Plain Pat
6:18
So Appalled
West - Wilson - M. Dean - Carter - Terrence Thornton - Cydel Young - Kaseem Dean - Diggs - Manfred Mann
West - No I.D. - M. Dean
6:38
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2013

Yeezus

Released June 18, 2013

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
On Sight
Kanye West - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - Thomas Bangalter - Malik Jones - Che Smith - Elon Rutberg - Cydel Young - Derek Watkins - Mike Dean
West - Daft Punk - Dean - Benji B
2:36
Black Skinhead
West - de Homem-Christo - Bangalter - Jones - Young - Rutberg - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco - Sakiya Sandifer - Dean - Watkins
West - Daft Punk - Gesaffelstein - Brodinski - Dean - Lupe Fiasco - Jack Donoghue - Noah Goldstein
3:08
I Am a God
West - de Homem-Christo - Bangalter - Ross Birchard - Justin Vernon - Jones - Smith - Rutberg - Young - Dean - Watkins - Clifton Bailey - Harvel Hart - Anand Bakshi - Rahul Burman
West - Dean - Daft Punk - Hudson Mohawke
3:51
New Slaves
West - Christopher Breaux - Young - Ben Bronfman - Jones - Smith - Rutberg - Sandifer - Louis Johnson - Dean - Gabor Presser - Anna Adamis
West - Bronfman - Dean - Travis Scott - Goldstein - Shama Joseph - Che Pope
4:16
Hold My Liquor
West - Dean - Vernon - Keith Cozart - Rutberg - Smith - Jones - Alejandro Ghersi - Young - Watkins
Dean - West - Arca - Goldstein
5:26
I'm In It
West - Vernon - Jeffrey Ethan Campbell - Josh Leary - Jones - Young - Sandifer - Rutberg - Dean - Andre Harris - Jill Scott - Vidal Davis - Carvin Haggins - Kenny Lattimore
West - Evian Christ - Dom Solo - Goldstein - Arca - Dean
3:54
Blood on the Leaves
West - Birchard - Rutberg - Jones - Tony Williams - Young - Dean - Lewis Allen
West - Hudson Mohawke - Lunice - Carlos Broady - 88-Keys - Dean - Arca
6:00
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2016

The Life of Pablo

Released February 14, 2016

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Ultralight Beam
Kanye West - Michael Dean - Kelly Price - Terius Nash - Nico Segal - Kirk Franklin - Kasseem Dean - Chancelor Bennett - Noah Goldstein - Jerome Potter - Samuel Griesemer - Cydel Young - Derek Watkins
West - Mike Dean - Chance the Rapper - Swizz Beatz - Rick Rubin - Watkins - Plain Pat - DJDS - Goldstein
5:20
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt.
West - Scott Mescudi - Rubin - M. Dean - Goldstein - Leland Wayne - Young - Allen Ritter - Potter - Griesemer - Bennett - T. L. Barrett
West - M. Dean - Rubin - Metro Boomin - DJDS - Ritter - Goldstein
2:15
Pt. 2
West - Rubin - Young - Sidney Selby III - Adnan Khan - Caroline Shaw - Pat Reynolds - Barrett
West - Menace - Rubin - Plain Pat - Shaw
2:10
Famous
West - Young - Kejuan Muchita - Goldstein - Andrew Dawson - M. Dean - Bennett - K. Dean - Ernest Brown - Ed Hundertmark - Reynolds - Jimmy Webb - Winston Riley - Luis Enriquez Bacalov - Enzo Vita - Sergio Bardotti - Giampiero Scalamogna
West - Havoc - Goldstein - Charlie Heat - Dawson - Hudson Mohawke - M. Dean - Plain Pat
3:16
Feedback
West - Brown - Goldstein - Young - Darius Jenkins - K. Rachel Mills - Marcus Byrd - Bennett - Ardalan Sarfaraz - Manouchehr Cheshmazar
West - Charlie Heat - Goldstein
2:27
Low Lights
West - M. Dean - Potter - Griesemer - Sandy Rivera
West - DJDS - M. Dean
2:11
Highlights
West - Nash - Goldstein - Young - Jeffery Williams - M. Dean - Greg Phillinganes - Tyler Bryant - Joshua Luellen - Reynolds - Jamichael Hall
West - M. Dean - Velous - Southside - Plain Pat - Goldstein
3:19
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2018

Ye

Released June 1, 2018

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
I Thought About Killing You
Kanye West - Mike Dean - Francis Farewell Starlite - Benjamin Levin - Cydel Young - Dexter Mills - Malik Yusef - Richard Cowie - Joseph Adenuga Olaitan - Kenneth Preshon - Terrence Boykin
West - Francis and the Lights - Benny Blanco - Dean - Andy C - Aaron Lammer
4:34
Yikes
West - Dean - James Mbarack Achieng - Ayub Ogada - Aubrey Graham - Young - Mills - Danielle Balbuena - Jordan Jenks - Asten Harris - Yusef - Preshon - Boykin - Jordan Thorpe
West - Dean - Pi'erre Bourne - Apex Martin
3:08
All Mine
West - Dean - Starlite - Young - Mills - Jeremih Felton - Balbuena - Ant Clemons - Uforo Ebong - Tyrone Griffin Jr. - Yusef - Preshon - Boykin - Thorpe
West - Dean - Francis and the Lights - Scott Carter
2:25
Wouldn't Leave (featuring PartyNextDoor)
West - Dean - Reverend W.A. Donaldson - Griffin Jr. - Justin Vernon - Jahron Brathwaite - Starlite - Yusef - Noah Goldstein - Felton - Preshon - Boykin - Thorpe
West - Ty Dolla Sign - Dean - Goldstein
3:25
No Mistakes
West - Dean - Edwin Hawkins - Ricky Walters - Che Pope - Young - Yusef - Preshon - Boykin
West - Pope - Caroline Shaw - Dean - Eric Danchick
2:03
Ghost Town (featuring PartyNextDoor)
West - Dean - Trade Martin - Shirley Ann Lee - Brathwaite - Young - Mills - Balbuena - Starlite - Yusef - Carole Bayer Sager - Helen Jayne Culver - Goldstein - Preshon - Boykin - Thorpe
West - Dean - Francis and the Lights - Benny Blanco - Goldstein
4:31
Violent Crimes
West - Balbuena - Dean - Kevin Parker - James Ireland - Griffin Jr.Yusef - 7 Aurelius - Irving Lorenzo - Thorpe
West - Irv Gotti - 7 Aurelius
3:35
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2019

Jesus is King

Released October 25, 2019

Artist
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
Every Hour (featuring Sunday Service Choir)
Kanye West - Benjamin Scholefield - Federico Vindver
West - Budgie - Vindver
1:52
Selah
West - Cydel Young - Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. - Vindver - Gene Thornton - Jahmal Gwin - Jeffrey LaValley - Rennard East - Terrence Thornton - Evan Mast
West - E*vax - BoogzDaBeast - Vindver - Benny Blanco - Francis Starlite
2:45
Follow God
West - Aaron Butts - Bryant Bell - Calvin Eubanks - Curtis Eubanks - Gwin
West - BoogzDaBeast - Xcelence
1:45
Closed on Sunday
West - Angel Lopez - Brian Miller - Chango Farías Gómez - Vindver - G. Thornton - EastT. Thornton - Timothy Mosley - Victory Elyse Boyd
West - Lopez - Brian 'AllDay' Miller - Vindver - Timbaland
2:32
On God
West - Young - Vindver - Gwin - Jordan Timothy Jenks - Michael Cerda
West - BoogzDaBeast - Cerda - Pi'erre Bourne - Vindver
2:16
Everything We Need (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons)
West - Anthony Clemons - Bradford Lewis - Young - Vindver - Isaac DeBoni - Gwin - Michael Mulé - Mike Dean - Ronald Spence Jr. - Tyrone William Griffin Jr.
West - FNZ - Ronny J - BoogzDaBeast - Vindver - Dean
1:56
Water (featuring Ant Clemons)
West - Alexander Nelson Klein - Lopez - Clemons - Bruce Haack - Vindver - Gwin - Mosley - Boyd
West - BoogzDaBeast - Lopez - Vindver - Timbaland
2:48
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