116 Albums With Identical Titles By Different Artists

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Does an album’s title really matter? Of course, it does. It’s probably the most important decision a musical artist makes when releasing a collection of songs they may have worked on for years. So why would some artists name their album with a title that has already been used? When David Bowie released Low in 1977, thrash metal band Testament probably wasn’t concerned that they’d use the same title 17 years later. Yet these naming coincidences create fascinating stories throughout music history.

For collectors, duplicate titles can be frustrating. Picture a fan ordering Dark Side of the Moon online only to receive Medicine Head’s obscure 1972 album instead of Pink Floyd’s iconic masterpiece—a mistake that would certainly disappoint most listeners. Digital platforms struggle too, occasionally serving up P!nk’s Funhouse when a listener wanted The Stooges’ raw proto-punk classic.

But perhaps these overlaps serve a deeper purpose. When The Replacements deliberately borrowed The Beatles’ title for their Let It Be, they created an artistic conversation across generations. Similarly, when both Fleetwood Mac and Camel released albums called Mirage within a decade of each other, they unintentionally formed a connection despite occupying completely different musical worlds.

Some artists view titles as merely practical labels—simply containers for the music within. Others see them as essential extensions of their artistic vision. Bob Dylan’s Modern Times carries different cultural weight than Al Stewart’s or Jefferson Starship’s albums of the same name, each serving its distinct purpose despite sharing identical spelling.

What these duplicate titles ultimately show us is something much simpler: in music, great minds sometimes think alike. Whether it’s coincidence or homage, the fact that both Michael Jackson and Lambchop called albums Thriller, or that five different artists chose Time as their album title, reminds us that even in creative fields, some ideas are just too good not to use twice.

116 Albums With Identical Titles By Different Artists

1. 13

Black Sabbath (2013)
Blur (1999)

2. 1984

Rick Wakeman (1981)
Van Halen (1984)

3. 1999

Cassius (1999)
Prince (1982)

4. 7

Beach House (2018)
S Club 7 (2000)

5. Album of the Year

Black Milk (2010)
Faith No More (1997)

6. Back Home Again

John Denver (1974)
Kenny Rogers (1991)

7. Black and Blue / Black & Blue

Backstreet Boys (2000)
The Rolling Stones (1976)

8. Blood

Lianne La Havas (2015)
This Mortal Coil (1991)

9. Blonde

Cœur de Pirate (2011)
Frank Ocean (2016)

10. Bloom / bloom

Beach House (2012)
Machine Gun Kelly (2017)

11. Blue

iamamiwhoami (2014)
Joni Mitchell (1971)

12. Body Talk

George Benson (1973)
Robyn (2010)

13. Born Again

Black Sabbath (1983)
The Notorious B.I.G. (1999)

14. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
Buck Owens (1971) (named after the Simon & Garfunkel song)

15. Changes

Johnny Rivers (1966)
The Monkees (1970)

16. Closer

Josh Groban (2003)
Joy Division (1980)

17. Cloud Nine

The Temptations (1969)
George Harrison (1987)

18. Control

Janet Jackson (1986)
Pedro the Lion (2002)

19. Crash

The Human League (1986)
Dave Matthews Band (1996)

20. Curtis

50 Cent (2007)
Curtis Mayfield (1970)

21. Dark Side of the Moon

Medicine Head (1972)
Pink Floyd (1973)

22. Dedicated

Carly Rae Jepsen (2019)
Lemar (2003)

23. Discovery

Daft Punk (2001)
Electric Light Orchestra (1979)

24. Earthling

David Bowie (1997)
Eddie Vedder (2022)

25. Ecstasy

Lou Reed (2000)
Ohio Players (1973)

26. Endless Wire

Gordon Lightfoot (1978)
The Who (2006)

27. Faith

George Michael (1987)
The Cure (1981)

28. Farther Along

The Byrds (1971)
Spirit (1976)

29. Feels Like Home

Linda Ronstadt (1995)
Norah Jones (2004)
Sheryl Crow (2013)

30. Flesh and Blood

Roxy Music (1980)
Poison (1990)

31. Flood

Boris (2000)
They Might Be Giants (1990)

32. Friends

The Beach Boys (1968)
Elton John (1971)

33. Full Circle

The Doors (1972)
Creed (2009)

34. Fun House / Funhouse

P!nk (2008)
The Stooges (1970)

35. Get Lucky

Loverboy (1981)
Mark Knopfler (2009)

36. Giant Steps

John Coltrane (1960)
The Boo Radleys (1993)

37. Girls, Girls, Girls

Elvis Presley (1962)
Motley Crue (1987)

38. Graduation

Kanye West (2007)
Ohio Players (1985)

39. Head First

The Babys (1978)
Uriah Heep (1983)

40. Heartbreaker

Dolly Parton (1978)
Dionne Warwick (1982)

41. Honey

Ohio Players (1975)
Robyn (2018)

42. Hotel California

Eagles (1976)
Tyga (2013)

43. Hourglass

America (1994)
James Taylor (1997)

44. Hours / ‘Hours…’

David Bowie (1999)
Funeral for a Friend (2005)

45. Human

Gary Numan and Michael R. Smith (1995)
Rod Stewart (2001)

46. Hysteria

The Human League (1984)
Def Leppard (1987)

47. Illuminations

Buffy Sainte-Marie (1969)
Santana and Alice Coltrane (1974)

48. Islands

King Crimson (1971)
The Band (1977)

49. Jeopardy

Greg Kihn (2004)
The Sound (1980)

50. Let It Be

The Beatles (1970)
The Replacements (1984)

51. Look Sharp!

Joe Jackson (1979)
Roxette (1988)

52. Los Angeles

Flying Lotus (2008)
X (1980)

53. Low

David Bowie (1977)
Testament (1994)

54. LP1

FKA twigs (2014)
Liam Payne (2019)

55. Lust for Life

Iggy Pop (1977)
Lana Del Rey (2017)

56. Mirage

Camel (1974)
Fleetwood Mac (1982)

57. Mirrors

Blue Öyster Cult (1979)
Peggy Lee (1975)

58. Modern Times

Al Stewart (1975)
Jefferson Starship (1981)
Bob Dylan (2006)

59. Monster

Steppenwolf (1969)
R.E.M. (1994)
Kiss (2012)

60. Monomania

Adventures in Stereo (2000)
Deerhunter (2013)

61. Music

Madonna (2000)
Playboi Carti (2025)

62. My Way

Frank Sinatra (1969)
Usher (1997)

63. No Rest for the Wicked

Helix (1983)
Ozzy Osbourne (1988)

64. Notorious

Duran Duran (1986)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1991)

65. Nude

Camel (1981)
Dead or Alive (1989)

66. One for All

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1990)
Brand Nubian (1990)

67. Out of the Blue

Debbie Gibson (1987)
Electric Light Orchestra (1977)

68. Phoenix

Grand Funk Railroad (1972)
Dan Fogelberg (1979)
Pedro the Lion (2019)
Rita Ora (2018)

69. Pieces of a Man

Gil Scott-Heron (1971)
Mick Jenkins (2018)

70. Play

Moby (1999)
Squeeze (1991)

71. Pop

GAS (2000)
U2 (1997)

72. Queen

Nicki Minaj (2018)
Queen (1973)

73. Rainbow

Neil Diamond (1973)
Johnny Cash (1985)
Dolly Parton (1987)

74. Ready to Die

Iggy and The Stooges (2013)
The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)

75. Rebirth

Jennifer Lopez (2005)
Lil Wayne (2010)

76. Reckoning

The Grateful Dead (1981)
R.E.M. (1984)

77. Red

King Crimson (1974)
Taylor Swift (2012)

78. Reload

Metallica (1997)
Tom Jones (1999)

79. Renaissance

Vanilla Fudge (1968)
Village People (1981)

80. Revenge

Eurythmics (1986)
Kiss (1992)

81. Revival

Eminem (2017)
Selena Gomez (2015)

82. Revolver / rEVOLVEr

The Beatles (1966)
T-Pain (2011)

83. Rhymes and Reasons

John Denver (1969)
Carole King (1972)

84. Rockin

The Guess Who (1972)
Ronnie Hawkins (1977)

85. Rumours

Fleetwood Mac (1977)
Freddie McGregor (1997)

86. Smile

Brian Wilson (2004)
Katy Perry (2020)

87. Soul Food

Goodie Mob (1995)
Oblivians (1995)

88. Steal This Album! / Steal This Album

System of a Down (2002)
The Coup (1998)

89. Survival

Grand Funk Railroad (1971)
Bob Marley and the Wailers (1979)

90. Tapestry

Don McLean (1970)
Carole King (1971)

91. Ten

cLOUDDEAD (2004)
Pearl Jam (1991)

92. Thank You

Duran Duran (1995)
Stone Temple Pilots (2003)

93. The Hot Rock

Quincy Jones (1972)
Sleater-Kinney (1999)

94. The Tipping Point

The Roots (2004)
Tears for Fears (2022)

95. Third

Portishead (2008)
Soft Machine (1970)

96. This Is Our Music

Galaxie 500 (1990)
The Ornette Coleman Quartet (1961)

97. Thriller

Lambchop (1997)
Michael Jackson (1982)

98. Tim

Avicii (2019)
The Replacements (1985)

99. Time

Electric Light Orchestra (1981)
Fleetwood Mac (1995)
Lionel Richie (1998)
Steve Howe (2011)
Rod Stewart (2013)

100. Tonight

Four Tops (1981)
David Bowie (1984)

101. Tonight’s the Night

Neil Young (1975)
The Shirelles (1960)

102. True

Avicii (2013)
Spandau Ballet (1983)

103. Ultra

Depeche Mode (1997)
Ultra (1999)

104. Up

R.E.M. (1998)
Right Said Fred (1992)
Peter Gabriel (2002)

105. Us

Brother Ali (2009)
Peter Gabriel (1992)

106. Utopia / UTOPIA

Björk (2017)
Travis Scott (2023)

107. Victim of Love

Charles Bradley (2013)
Elton John (1979)

108. Vs.

Mission of Burma (1982)
Pearl Jam (1993)

109. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Andrew Gold (1976)
Van Morrison (2003)

110. Wildlife

Mott the Hoople (1971)
Wings (1971)

111. Wildflower

Sheryl Crow (2005)
The Avalanches (2016)

112. Willpower / #willpower

Today Is the Day (1994)
will.i.am (2013)

113. Winds of Change

Eric Burdon and the Animals (1967)
Jefferson Starship (1982)

114. Wish You Were Here

Badfinger (1974)
Pink Floyd (1975)

115. Wrecking Ball

Bruce Springsteen (2012)
Emmylou Harris (1995)

116. X / “X”

Chris Brown (2014)
Klaus Schulze (1978)
INXS (1990)
Def Leppard (2002)

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