Surprise album (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Surprise album" in English language version.

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apple.com

"BEYONCÉ Shatters iTunes Store Records with 828,773 Albums Sold in Just Three Days". Apple. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

billboard.com

Caulfield, Keith (19 March 2013). "Bon Jovi Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, David Bowie at No. 2". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
Hampp, Andrew (13 December 2013). "How Beyonce's 'Beyonce' Stayed Secret Until the Day of Release, Its First Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
Brandle, Lars (21 October 2022). "Taylor Swift's 'Chaotic Surprise' Is 'Midnights (3am Edition),' Featuring 7 Extra Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

books.google.com

Pegg 2016, pp. 308–311. Pegg, Nicholas (2016). The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78565-365-0.

buzzfeednews.com

Ugwu, Reggie (24 August 2016). "Frank Ocean's Apple Deal Was A Wake-Up Call For The Music Industry". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

consequence.net

Sackllah, David (5 May 2016). "Why Radiohead Is the Only Rock Band to Perfect the Surprise Album Release". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

creative-hiphop.com

"Eminem Talks Surprise "Kamikaze" Release And "Revival" Backlash With Sway". Creative-HipHop. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.

diymag.com

Finn, Rachel (25 March 2019). "Out Of The Blue: A Brief History Of The Surprise Album". DIY. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

gigwise.com

Butler, Ben (20 May 2016). "The 10 greatest surprise album drops ever - ranked". Gigwise. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

indexoncensorship.org

Greenwood, Colin (13 September 2010). "Radiohead's Colin Greenwood: Set yourself free". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

medium.com

Harding, Courtney (5 August 2016). "Surprise Album Releases are Terrible". Medium. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

nme.com

"Taylor Swift to release surprise ninth album 'Evermore' tonight". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

nytimes.com

Leeds, Jeff (6 May 2008). "Nine Inch Nails Album Is Free Online". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

pitchfork.com

Sodomsky, Sam (24 July 2020). "The National's Aaron Dessner Talks Taylor Swift's New Album folklore". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

rollingstone.com

Serpick, Evan (29 May 2008). "Nine Inch Nails Release Free Album Online". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
Greene, Andy (9 January 2013). "David Bowie Worked in Secret on Comeback LP for Two Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
Leight, Elias (23 July 2020). "Taylor Swift Finally Abandoned the Traditional Album Rollout". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
Zemler, Emily (19 April 2024). "Taylor Swift Unveils Double Album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

southpawers.com

Remy (1 January 2021). "Eminem explains the reason why he prefers to drop surprise albums". SOUTHPAWERS. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

telegraph.co.uk

McCormick, Neil (8 January 2013). "David Bowie's 'Where Are We Now?' – first review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

theguardian.com

Petridis, Alexis (11 January 2013). "The inside story of how David Bowie made The Next Day". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
"David Bowie to release new album, with surprise single out now". The Guardian. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (18 March 2013). "David Bowie tops albums chart for first time in 20 years". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

themusicnetwork.com

Murphy, Sam (29 September 2019). "Why the surprise album drop is falling in popularity". The Music Network. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

theringer.com

Zoladz, Lindsay (1 June 2016). "Save the Term 'Surprise' for Albums That Are Actually Surprising". The Ringer. Spotify. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

udiscovermusic.com

Smith, Da'Shan (2 June 2019). "Surprise Albums: 17 Drops That Shocked The Music World". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

ultimateclassicrock.com

Rapp, Allison (29 September 2021). "David Bowie's 'Lost' Album 'Toy' Set for Official Release". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

vox.com

"New albums will come out on Fridays instead of Tuesdays now. Blame Beyonce". 26 February 2015.

vulture.com

Brown, Harley (2 January 2019). "Does the Surprise Album Release Still Work?". Vulture. New York. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Zoladz, Lindsay (8 April 2015). "Everybody 'Pulling a Beyoncé' Has Given Me Surprise-Album Fatigue". Vulture. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Curto, Justin (22 December 2020). "Did 2020 Kill the Long, Fancy Pop-Album Rollout for Good?". Vulture. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

web.archive.org

Rapp, Allison (29 September 2021). "David Bowie's 'Lost' Album 'Toy' Set for Official Release". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
Greene, Andy (9 January 2013). "David Bowie Worked in Secret on Comeback LP for Two Years". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
Petridis, Alexis (11 January 2013). "The inside story of how David Bowie made The Next Day". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
McCormick, Neil (8 January 2013). "David Bowie's 'Where Are We Now?' – first review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
"David Bowie to release new album, with surprise single out now". The Guardian. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (18 March 2013). "David Bowie tops albums chart for first time in 20 years". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
Caulfield, Keith (19 March 2013). "Bon Jovi Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, David Bowie at No. 2". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
Hampp, Andrew (13 December 2013). "How Beyonce's 'Beyonce' Stayed Secret Until the Day of Release, Its First Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
"Eminem Talks Surprise "Kamikaze" Release And "Revival" Backlash With Sway". Creative-HipHop. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
Zemler, Emily (19 April 2024). "Taylor Swift Unveils Double Album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

worldcat.org

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Shah, Neil (23 July 2020). "Taylor Swift's New Album 'Folklore' Is Making a Surprise Debut". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

wsj.com

Shah, Neil (23 July 2020). "Taylor Swift's New Album 'Folklore' Is Making a Surprise Debut". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

x.com

Swift, Taylor [@taylorswift13] (21 October 2022). "Surprise! I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour. However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

yahoo.com

finance.yahoo.com

Bean, Daniel (23 February 2015). "From My Inbox: People Are Still Trying to Get U2's Free Album off Their iPhones". Yahoo! Finance. Verizon Media. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

youtube.com

Heinzerling, Zachary (Director) (13 December 2013). "Self Titled" Part 1. The Visual Album (Short film, documentary). Retrieved 26 March 2014.