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* ''Caress of Steel'' by Music/{{Rush}}: They followed that album up with the groundbreaking ''Music/TwentyOneTwelve'' and regained momentum they had lost.

* ''Nastradamus'' by Music/{{Nas}}: An album notorious for its rushed production schedule and stunt marketing designed to capitalize on the [=Y2K=] scare, it all but destroyed Nas' credibility after his previous two albums earned him accusations of selling out. His prospects changed, however, when he released the vicious Music/JayZ diss track "Ether", the culmination of what is now one of the most iconic beefs in rap history. Nas solidified his comeback with the song's parent album ''Stillmatic'', which nearly rivals ''It Was Written'' as his best-received post-''Illmatic'' record and whose third single "One Mic" is considered a career highlight. Nas has remained a highly respected figure in the hip hop community ever since.

* ''Encore'' and/or ''Relapse'' by Music/{{Eminem}}: Todd has referenced both albums as a low point in Eminem's career, the former being an instant drop in quality that led to a hiatus, the latter being a flop attempt at a comeback after said hiatus. Whilst he has previously elaborated on "Just Lose It" in his Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2004, ''Encore'' also had the infamously bad "Ass Like That" and ''Relapse'' is notorious for the single "We Made You". While he did make somewhat of a comeback in the 2010s, with "Not Afraid" and two collaborations with Music/{{Rihanna}} topping the Hot 100, Todd deciding to cover Madonna's ''American Life'' suggested at the possibility of an ''Encore'' episode due not only to Eminem's level of fame, but also because he similarly ceased to be a truly controversial figure in music after the album's release.

* ''Viva Las Vengeance'' by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Despite receiving positive reviews, this album didn't contain any hits unlike its predecessor, and not helping its case was accusations of sexual misconduct against Brendon Urie coming to light. Todd stated that he has gotten lots of requests for this album in the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, but he enjoys it too much to cover. As this album was only released in 2022, time will tell if Urie could recover.

* ''Treat Myself'' by Music/MeghanTrainor: Though this was originally slated to be released in August 2018, it was delayed several times due to creative indecision and Trainor's struggle with panic disorder. It finally dropped to little attention in January 2020, by which point the industry had shifted dramatically since her mid-2010s heyday. However, she eventually made a return to commercial relevance in 2022 with the song "Made You Look", which has been climbing the charts since it debuted in August and will likely be her biggest hit since 2016 once the Taylor Swift and Drake + 21 Savage album bombs clear from the charts.

* ''Treat Myself'' by Music/MeghanTrainor (2020): Though this was originally slated to be released in August 2018, it was delayed several times due to creative indecision and Trainor's struggle with panic disorder. It finally dropped to little attention in January 2020, by which point the industry had shifted dramatically since her mid-2010s heyday. However, she eventually made a return to commercial relevance in 2022 with the song "Made You Look", which has been climbing the charts since it debuted in August and will likely be her biggest hit since 2016 once the Taylor Swift and Drake + 21 Savage album bombs clear from the charts.

* ''Culture II'' or ''Culture III'' by Music/{{Migos}} (2018 and 2021): The former actually sold well upon release, but compared to their ubiquity throughout 2017, the aftermath of its release was extremely underwhelming. Despite being arguably the most influential act to the TrapMusic boom of the mid-late 2010s, they've found only sporadic chart success at best throughout the trap era. Todd jokingly blamed their subsequent song from ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily2019'' for killing their career, but so far he's not entirely wrong - as the latter album dropped a few years later to little fanfare, managing only one top 20 hit (and even ''that'' was due to Music/{{Drake}}), and they [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482136076189769730 reached #2]] on Todd's list of artists whose stock dropped the most in 2021, only behind [=DaBaby=][[note]]Though Todd later admitted that them and Music/Maroon5 were placed too high, as they already had been on downward swings, and planned an adjusted list[[/note]].

* ''Razorblade Suitcase'' by Bush: This follow-up to their 6x platinum debut ''Sixteen Stone'' was a notorious SophomoreSlump: their attempts at a DarkerAndEdgier sound completely backfired, not helped by the presence of producer Music/SteveAlbini drawing unfavourable comparisons to Nirvana's ''Music/InUtero''. Despite its chart-topping Stateside debut, the album only sold half as many copies as its predecessor and only its first two singles "Swallowed" and "Greedy Fly" (which had a notoriously long, expensive and [[MindScrew confusing]] music video) made much of an impact on the Billboard rock charts, and the band experienced diminishing returns ever since. On his Twitter account, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1449144771448999936?s=20 Todd has asked his followers if this album qualifies]], indicating that he's considering reviewing it.

* ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' by Music/ArcticMonkeys: They had reached arguably the peak of their influence thanks to the groundbreaking success of "Do I Wanna Know?" in 2013, only to go on a hiatus shortly afterwards. While their comeback album got good reviews for its eclecticism, it was also criticized for deviating too much from their previous albums. It was also a huge sales flop, only receiving a UK Gold certification (and no certification in America), whereas ''Music/{{AM}}'' had gone 4x Platinum in Britain and Single-Platinum in the US. However, following some of their older singles (and even non-singles like "505") receiving second wind thanks to Website/{{TikTok}}, their followup album ''The Car'', despite continuing on with the same sound and critical acclaim as the previous album, is predicted to generate three UK top 20 entries the week following its release, [[Music/TaylorSwift mainly]] thanks to the UK charts' 3-song per artist rule.

* ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' by Music/ArcticMonkeys: They had reached arguably the peak of their influence thanks to the groundbreaking success of "Do I Wanna Know?" in 2013, only to go on a hiatus shortly afterwards. While their comeback album got good reviews for its eclecticism, it was also criticized for deviating too much from their previous albums. It was also a huge sales flop, only receiving a UK Gold certification (and no certification in America), whereas ''Music/{{AM}}'' had gone 4x Platinum in Britain and Single-Platinum in the US. However, following some of their older singles (and even non-singles like "505") receiving second wind thanks to Website/{{TikTok}}, their followup album ''The Car'', despite continuing on with the same sound and critical acclaim as the previous album, is predicted to generate three UK top 20 entries following its release, [[Music/TaylorSwift mainly]] thanks to the UK charts' 3-song per artist rule.

* ''The Burning World'' by Music/{{Swans}}: This was the end of their "original phase" where they made a more commercial, laid-back sound. The final result was not well received and Mike Gira to this day disavows it. Not only was the original lineup's final album ''Music/SoundtracksForTheBlind'' well-regarded, Gira would form the band in the 2010s and still release well-regarded albums afterward.

* ''Viva Las Vengeance'' by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Despite receiving positive reviews, this album didn't contain any hits unlike its predecessor, and not helping its case was accusations of sexual misconduct against Brendon Urie coming to light. Todd stated that he has gotten lots of requests for this album in the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, but he enjoys it too much to cover. As this album was only released in 2022, time will tell if they could recover.

* ''Viva Las Vengeance'' by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Despite receiving positive reviews, this album didn't contain any hits unlike its predecessor, and not helping its case was accusations of creepy behavior and transphobic and racist comments against Brendon Urie coming to light around the same time (similar to Creator/JaredLeto). Todd stated that he has gotten lots of requests for this album in the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, but he enjoys it too much to cover.

* ''Viva Las Vengeance'' by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd stated that he has gotten lots of requests for this album in the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, but he enjoys it too much to cover.

** Todd instead covered its predecessor, ''Turn It Upside Down''.

** ''Britney Jean'': While she had a steady stream of hits following her 2008 comeback ''Circus'',

* ''Blackout'' and ''Britney Jean'' by Music/BritneySpears: At the time, ''Blackout'' was extremely OvershadowedByControversy due to being released at the height of her CreatorBreakdown, resulting in lackluster sales and single performances that seemed to suggest that her reign as the biggest female pop singer in the world had ended. However, her next album ''Circus'' was extremely successful, extending her musical relevance into the early 2010s. However, by that point, her critical reputation began to decline as she became increasingly resistant to her celebrity status, relying increasingly on irritating hooks alone to earn hits (which was eventually revealed to be due to her controversial conservatorship), finally culminating in this album, which earned mediocre reviews and solidified the public impression that she no longer had any charisma as a performer. Not to mention, the album was falsely marketed for being Britney's most personal album when in reality that only amounted to two songs at most. By the time Britney's conservatorship was terminated, her legacy as pop royalty was secured, allowing her to release a top 10 debut single shortly after returning to music. Additionally, a fair number of people now consider ''Blackout'' [[VindicatedByHistory Britney's best album]], to the point that it even made the 2020 version of ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s ''500 Greatest Albums of All Time''. Given these circumstances, it's doubtful that Todd would review either of these records.

* Music/BritneySpears:
** ''Blackout'': At the time, it was extremely OvershadowedByControversy due to being released at the height of her CreatorBreakdown, resulting in lackluster sales and single performances that seemed to suggest that her reign as the biggest female pop singer in the world had ended. However, her next album ''Circus'' was extremely successful, extending her musical relevance into the early 2010s. Additionally, a fair number of people [[VindicatedByHistory now consider this Britney's best album]], to the point that it even made the 2020 version of ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s ''500 Greatest Albums of All Time''.
** ''Britney Jean'': While she had a steady stream of hits following her 2008 comeback ''Circus'', her critical reputation began to decline as she became increasingly resistant to her celebrity status, relying increasingly on irritating hooks alone to earn hits (which was eventually revealed to be due to her controversial conservatorship), finally culminating in this album, which earned mediocre reviews and solidified the public impression that she no longer had any charisma as a performer. Not to mention, the album was falsely marketed for being Britney's most personal album when in reality that only amounted to two songs at most. By the time Britney's conservatorship was terminated, her legacy as pop royalty was secured, allowing her to release a top 10 debut single shortly after returning to music. Given the circumstances, it's doubtful that Todd would review this record, anyway.

* 'Music/BritneySpears:

* ''Blackout'' by Music/BritneySpears: At the time, it was extremely OvershadowedByControversy due to being released at the height of her CreatorBreakdown, resulting in lackluster sales and single performances that seemed to suggest that her reign as the biggest female pop singer in the world had ended. However, her next album ''Circus'' was extremely successful, extending her musical relevance into the early 2010s. Additionally, a fair number of people [[VindicatedByHistory now consider this Britney's best album]], to the point that it even made the 2020 version of ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s ''500 Greatest Albums of All Time''.