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Music's way of straddling the line between [[No Title]] and [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]], a Self Titled (or "s/t", or "eponymous") Album is a record named after the artist(s) that created it. Often the first album of the band or used for debut albums or albums that mark a change in the band's lineup.
[[The Other Wiki]] has a [[wikipedia:List of eponymous albums|long list of strictly eponymous albums]], which won't be repeated here for brevity's
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== Multiple self-titled albums from the same artist ==
* Roberto Carlos has released 58 albums in a career spanning five decades; 35 of them are titled simply ''Roberto Carlos''.
* Bachman-Turner Overdrive's first two albums, ''Bachman-Turner Overdrive'' and ''Bachman-Turner Overdrive II''. Eleven years later, the band released ''another'' album titled ''Bachman-Turner Overdrive'', without a number.
* [[The Beatles (
* Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's first album is self-titled and self-released. Their third album, released after they were picked up by Interscope, is officially titled "Americana Deluxe" per the liner notes, but since the only text on the front cover is the band's name it's often thought to be self-titled as well. (To make matters even more confusing, both the self-titled album and Americana Deluxe contain many of the same songs.)
* [[Billy Talent]]'s ''Billy Talent I'', ''Billy Talent II'', and ''Billy Talent III''.
* [[David Bowie]] has two different self-titled albums; the first is virtually forgotten, and the second is better known by its rerelease title, "Space Oddity." He also has two self-titled albums named after his hard rock band, Tin Machine. ''And'' a self-titled song, as seen below.
* Brave Belt's ''Brave Belt'' and ''Brave Belt II''. ''Brave Belt III'' turned into the aforementioned Bachman-Turner Overdrive debut.
* Hardcore punk and alternative rock band The Bronx have released three albums under that name, each of which has been titled ''The Bronx''. ''Mariachi el Bronx'' seems like an exception, but the name given for the artist on this release is, in fact, Mariachi el Bronx, the band's mariachi punk alter ego.
* [[Cheap Trick]]'s 1977 debut ''Cheap Trick'' and the band's 1997 thirteenth album of the same name.
* The entirety of [[Chicago (
* [[Duran Duran]] released two self-titled albums, one in 1981 and another in 1993. The second is often referred to as ''The Wedding Album'' due to its wedding-themed cover art.
* [[Peter Gabriel]]'s first four albums, all literally titled ''Peter Gabriel''
* [[The Hollies]] released an album called ''Hollies'' in 1964, and then another with that title in 1974 (after reuniting with original lead singer Allan Clarke). Some sources list the second album as ''Hollies '74'' to avoid confusion, but its official title is simply ''Hollies''.
* [[Led Zeppelin]]'s first three albums, titled ''Led Zeppelin'', ''Led Zeppelin II'', and ''Led Zeppelin III''. The album usually referred to as ''Led Zeppelin IV'' or ''Zoso'' (after Jimmy Page's sleeve symbol) actually has [[No Title
* [[Country Music]] band The Mavericks released two self-titled albums. One was their first; the other, their last.
* [[Paul McCartney]] titled his first solo album ''McCartney'' and a solo album released in 1980 ''McCartney II.''
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* Seal released two consecutive albums named ''Seal'' (the second is often called ''Seal II'', since the fourth is ''Seal IV'').
* Played for laughs by Ten Masked Men (hey, they are a death metal group that does covers of pop songs), who inject a Star Wars theme: ''Ten Masked Men'', ''Ten Masked Men Strike Back'', ''Return of the Ten Masked Men'' and ''The Phanten Masked Menace''.
* Traveling Wilburys, as ''Vol. 1'' and ''Vol. 3''. [[Un Installment|There is no]] ''Vol. 2''
** Put down to 'George [Harrison] being George'.
* The [[Velvet Underground]], both with and without Nico.
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* [[Killswitch Engage]]'s debut album and their latest as of 2010, both featuring a different vocalist.
* [[Crystal Castles]]' 2008 debut LP and 2010 sophomore album (dubbed ''Crystal Castles II'' by fans).
* [[Doctor Steel]]'s albums ''Dr. Steel'', ''[[Numbered Sequels|Dr. Steel II]]: [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|Eclectic Boogaloo]]'', ''The Dr. Steel Collection'' and the ''Dr. Steel Read-A-Long''. (Also extends to his video series, ''The Dr. Steel Show''. And his songs, ''Dr. Steel'' and ''The Dr. Steel Show''.)
* The Spits, a punk band, have released four full-length [[
* [[Franz Ferdinand]] ''planned'' to do this, with each album being distinguished by its cover (especially the colour schemes) rather than its name. However, when the time came to actually title the second album, they ended up deciding that ''You Could Have It So Much Better'' was...well...so much better. On the other hand, ''YCHISMB'' doesn't have the title of the album anywhere on the cover; instead, it has Alexander Rodchenko's famous photo of Lilya Brik with the band name written on it.
* [[Fleetwood Mac]] had two eponymous albums, one in 1968 (the true debut album) and one in 1975 (the first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks).
* [[
* Tokyo Blade's debut album and one of their compilations were self-titled. Their fourth album ''Ain't Misbehavin''' was reissued as a self-titled album at one point .
* [[
* Leatherwolf's debut EP and first two albums were all self-titled. The EP and the first album even shared the same cover art.
* [[Van Halen]] has ''Van Halen'', ''Van Halen II'' and ''Van Halen III'' (which is fact their ''eleventh'', but marks the third formation/singer).
* Killing Joke has two self-titled albums: Their 1980 debut and a 2003 album.
* After several nearly-eponymous albums including Earth Vs The Wildhearts and The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed, their 2007 self-titled album was their fifth or sixth (depending how you count during 1994-96), but marked a reformation, a new line-up and a partial return towards what most fans regard as their classic sound.
* Contrarian indie band [[
* ''[[
* Days Of The New have three albums, all of which are self-titled. Fans usually differentiate the albums by the color of the disc itself (Yellow, Green, and Red) or by release order (I, II, and III). Their long-awaited fourth album is going to break the pattern by only being ''nearly''-eponymous: the title has been announced as ''Days of the New Presents Tree Colors''.
* Thalía has three self-titled albums: her 1990 debut, then two consecutive albums in 2002 and 2003. The 2003 album is commonly known as ''The English Album'' since it was her only LP predominantly in English.
* [[Kylie Minogue]] has two, her Debut and her fifth album
* Eric Carmen has two of these: The first one, released in 1975 and the last one, in 1984 (at least for sixteen years, until he released a new studio album in 2000). Both are titled simply "Eric Carmen".
== Nearly-eponymous albums ==
*
* Average White Band's ''AWB'', based on the official abbreviation of the band's name.
* [[The Beach Boys]]' ''The Beach Boys Today!'' and ''Beach Boys' Party!''
* [[The Beatles (
** Some [[Wings (
* Mary J. Blige's ''Mary''.
* Buffalo Springfield's self-titled debut was followed by ''Buffalo Springfield Again''.
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* [[Devo]] has Three: "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" "Oh, No! It's Devo" and "Total Devo"
* [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and ''Another Side of Bob Dylan'', which followed a proper self-titled release.
** There was also a release in the 1970s called ''Dylan'', but the artist has officially [[Canon
* [[Missy Elliot]]'s ''Miss E...So Addictive''
* [[Aretha Franklin]] has released three albums titled ''Aretha'' over the course of her career. Then there's ''Aretha Arrives'', ''Aretha Now'', ''Aretha in Paris''...
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* [[Whitney Houston]]'s ''Whitney'' (which followed ''Whitney Houston'')
* [[Janet Jackson]]'s ''janet.''
* [[Britney Spears]] "Britney"
* [[The Kinks]]' ''Kinda Kinks'', ''The Kink Kontroversy'', ''Something Else by the Kinks'', and ''The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society''. Also their kompilation album ''The Kink Kronikles''.
* [[
* The Knack's ''Get The Knack''.
* Kyuss' ''Welcome to Sky Valley'' is actually a self titled album, as is Trouble's ''Psalm 9''.
* Lady Macbeth's debut EP, simply entitled ''The Lady Macbeth EP''
* Madvillain's ''Madvillainy''.
* [[Monty Python]]'s ''Another Monty Python Record'', ''Monty Python's Previous Record'',
* [[Eddie Murphy]]'s ''Eddie Murphy: Comedian''
* The O.C. Supertones had ''Adventures of the O.C. Supertones'', ''Supertones Strike Back'', and ''[[Revenge of the Sequel|Revenge of the O.C. Supertones]]''.
* [[POD]]'s ''Payable on Death''.
* [[Prince]] and the New Power Generation's 1992 album, whose title was [[Lucky Charms Title|this wacky symbol thingy]] that Prince later used as a name for a while.
* [[The Rolling Stones]]' ''The Rolling Stones, Now!''
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* [[The Who]]'s ''The Who Sing My Generation'', ''Ready Steady Who'', ''The Who Sell Out'', ''Who's Next'', ''The Who By Numbers'', ''Who Are You'', and ''Who's Last''.
* Wilco's ''Wilco (The Album)''.
* [[
* Yes's ''Yessongs'' and ''The Yes Album''. Both came after their first album, ''Yes'', which is completely different.
* Many artists have released albums titled ''The (name of artist) Album''.
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* The Vaccines' ''[[Self-Deprecation|What Did You Expect From]] The Vaccines?''
* [[Evanescence]] third album is self titled.
* Wavves have one self-titled album and one album that's so "nearly-eponymous" that it might as well be self-titled: the debut is ''Wavves'', while the second album is ''Wavvves'' (yes, with three v's this time). To further the confusion, both albums have [[Textless Album Cover
* [[Sparks]]' ''Introducing Sparks''. Which, despite the title, was their seventh album.
* Phantom Planet's ''Phantom Planet Is Missing''. They also have a just plain
* The Rentals' ''Return Of The Rentals'' (though the title implies otherwise, it's their first release)
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* "Bang Camaro", Bang Camaro, ''Bang Camaro''.
** Lyrics: "Bang! Camarooooooo..." (repeats)
* "[[
* Averted by [[Blue
* "Carolina Rain", etc., etc.
* "[[Electric Wizard]]", etc., etc.
* "[[Star Trek: First Contact]]", First Contact Soundtrack, #10: ''First Contact''.
* "The [[
* "Hellyeah", Hellyeah, ''Hellyeah''...HELL YEAH!
* "[[Iced Earth]]"... you know the drill.
* "[[
* "[[
* Barely averted by [[King Crimson]], with "The Court of the Crimson King" from ''In the Court of the Crimson King''.
** King Crimson did this twice, actually. In 1981, having just changed their name back from "Discipline" to "King Crimson", they put out the album "Discipline" containing the tracks "Discipline" and "Indiscipline".
* "Living In A Box".
* "[[
* For a particularly hellish example, "The Good, The Bad, And The Queen". According to the band's frontman, [[Blur (
* "Wilco (The Song)", Wilco, ''Wilco (The Album)''.
* "Buena Vista Social Club"... rinse and repeat.
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* "Wavves", from the album "Wavves", by the bedroom-musician-turned-noise-rock-band Wavves.
* "Megasus", on the album ''Megasus'', by the band Megasus.
* "Metal Church", by the band Metal Church, on their debut album, ''Metal Church''.
* Great Big Sea's debut album was Great Big Sea, and it's first track was Great Big Sea/Gone By the Board
* The [[School of Rock]] soundtrack has a song called "School of Rock" by School of Rock.
* Amesoeurs, from the album Amesoeurs, by the now broken up French shoegaze-black metal band Amesoeurs.
** Similarly, from the same album is "I XIII V XIX XV V XXI XVIII XIX – IX XIX – IV V I IV". When letters are substituted in place of the numbers, [[Fridge Brilliance|this translates to "AMESOEURS IS DEAD".]]
* ''[[
* [[
* "Tin Machine", ''Tin Machine'', [[David Bowie|Tin Machine]]
* "Damn Yankees," "Damn Yankees", "Damn Yankees"
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* "Everything Else" by [[Everything Else]] off of the album Everything Else.
* "Meat Puppets", Meat Puppets, ''Meat Puppets''.
* "Absolute Power" from ''Absolute Power'' by Absolute Power. Which is their only album, because it was a "let's make an awesome tribute to classic heavy metal" project from the start, rather than a group of the usual sort.
== Other ==
* Karp have an album that is actually titled ''Self-Titled LP''.
* [[They Might Be Giants (
* Zao has an album named ''[Self Titled]''.
* [[Queen Latifah]] released a [[Cover Album]] entitled ''The Dana Owens Album.'' Dana Owens is her real name.
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* Queen's song "Sheer Heart Attack" was not completed at the time that the album of the same name was released. It was eventually included three years later on "News Of The World".
* The Advantage have an album with the [[Pun-Based Title]] ''Elf-Titled''.
* [[
* ''[[The Tragically Hip]]'' made fun of this concept with the Greatest Hits album ''Hipeponymous''.
* [[Aphex Twin]] has the ''Richard D. James Album'', which is titled after his real name.
* [[Mindless Self Indulgence]] frontman Jimmy Urine released a solo album titled "Mindless Self Indulgence" a few years before the actual band was formed; it's now something of a sought-out item among fans, and copies sell for hundreds of dollars on eBay.
* In 2018, Kanye West released an album titled "Ye". In 2021, he legally changed his own name to [[Ye]], retroactively making the 2018 album self-titled..
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