concept album

American  

[kahn-sept al-buhm] / ˈkɑn sɛpt ˈæl bəm /

noun

• concept albums
  plural

1. a musical album made up of compositions that work together to convey a theme or tell a story.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• concept albums
  plural

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concept album

The 1974 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home, meanwhile, is a musical autobiography that opens with Parton reciting the first letter she wrote home after moving to Nashville as a teenager.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

She released her version in 1980 as part of a concept album hailing blue-collar workers that was a companion to her hit film “9 to 5.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Elsewhere, FKA Twigs won best dance/electronic album for her cutting-edge concept album, Eusexua.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

You said that at one point, this was almost a concept album from the perspective of a robot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

I pulled up the band’s discography and selected the album I was looking for: 2112, Rush’s classic sci-fi-themed concept album.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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