Most artists take a while to establish their sound, and debut albums can be strange beasts when that sound isn't nailed down.

Elsewhere on Billboard, BELOVED is No. 2 on the Top R&B Albums chart behind pop star Justin Bieber’s surprise drop SWAG. The latter project is also No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with 167,161 equivalent ...

With the No. 3 debut on Top Album Sales with 20,000 copies, Pink Floyd captures its largest sales week for an album in over 10 years. The act last sold more copies of a single album on the Jan ...

This Alternative Artist Landed a Top-20 Chart Debut With an Album Made Almost Entirely on His Phone. Darkroom/Interscope's D4Vd debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 this week, recording most of ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s first collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?, debuts at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 19, marking the 22nd top 10 for John and fourth for ...

On this day (June 2) in 1986, Randy Travis released his debut album, Storms of Life. It was the first of many No. 1 albums for Travis. More than that, it solidified his role as one of a handful of ...

Phoenix’s debut album United turned 25 years old last Sunday. That album featured “Honeymoon” — the song that apparently introduced Sofia Coppola to her future husband Thomas Mars’ music ...

Rising pop artist Addison Rae has released the fourth song off her incoming debut, “Headphones On,” via Columbia Records. Co-written and produced by Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd ...

The Miki Berenyi Trio, the group led by former Lush singer/guitarist Miki Berenyi, will release their debut album, Tripla, this week and they’ve just announced a fall North American tour.Dates ...

Lifeguard Reveal Debut Album, Summer Tour. Ripped and Torn, out June 6 on Matador Records, follows several years of buzz for the Chicago trio. By Simon Vozick-Levinson. Simon Vozick-Levinson ...

John earned his first Billboard 200 top 10 more than 54 years ago, with his self-titled album on the Jan. 30, 1971-dated chart. A living soloist last logged a longer top 10 span on the Oct. 16 ...