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Brain fart. The Springsteen song from the movie Philadelphia is "Streets of Philadelphia".


** The cover album ''Scratch My Back'' includes "Heroes" (Music/DavidBowie), "Mirrorball" (Elbow), "Flume" (Bon Iver), and "Philadelphia" (the Music/NeilYoung song, not the better-known Music/BruceSpringsteen song of the same title).

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** The cover album ''Scratch My Back'' includes "Heroes" (Music/DavidBowie), "Mirrorball" (Elbow), "Flume" (Bon Iver), and "Philadelphia" (the Music/NeilYoung song, not the better-known Music/BruceSpringsteen song of the same title).(Music/NeilYoung).
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** ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}'' (and the tracks "Sara", "Storms", "Angel" [Music/StevieNicks composition], and "Tusk")

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** ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}'' (and and its title track, as well as the tracks "Sara", "Storms", and "Angel" [Music/StevieNicks composition], and "Tusk")(Music/StevieNicks composition).
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** "Invisible" (a non-album single that appeared years later on ''Music/SongsOfSurrender'').

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** "Invisible" (a non-album single that appeared years later on ''Music/SongsOfSurrender'').''Songs of Surrender'').

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Added a LOT of U2 examples.


* Music/JethroTull: ''[[Music/AqualungJethroTullAlbum Aqualung]]''

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* Music/JethroTull: ''[[Music/AqualungJethroTullAlbum Aqualung]]''''Music/{{Aqualung|JethroTullAlbum}}''



* ''Music/ToddRundgren'''s 2008 album, Arena, has all the tracks be exactly 1 word long.

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* ''Music/ToddRundgren'''s 2008 album, Arena, ''Arena'', has all the tracks be exactly 1 word long.



* ''Music/WarU2Album'' by Music/{{U2}}.

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* ''Music/WarU2Album'' by Music/{{U2}}.Music/{{U2}}:
** ''Music/{{Boy}}'' (and the track "Twilight").
** ''Music/{{October}}'' and its title track, as well as the tracks "Gloria", "Rejoice", "Fire", "Tomorrow", and "Scarlet".
** ''Music/{{War|U2Album}}'' (and the tracks "Seconds" and "40").
** "Wire", "Promenade", and "Bad" (all from ''Music/TheUnforgettableFire''). "MLK", from the same album, is borderline, as it's explicitly a tribute to UsefulNotes/{{Martin Luther King|Jr}}.
** "Exit" (from ''Music/TheJoshuaTree'').
** "Desire" and "Heartland" (from ''Music/RattleAndHum'').
** "One" and "Acrobat" (from ''Music/AchtungBaby'').
** ''Music/{{Zooropa}}'', which opens with the title track, with the next three being "Babyface", "Numb", and "Lemon".
** ''Music/{{Pop|Album}}'' (and the tracks "Mofo", "Gone", "Miami", and "Please").
** "Elevation", "Kite", and "Grace" (from ''Music/AllThatYouCantLeaveBehind'').
** "Verttigo" and "Yahweh" (from ''Music/HowToDismantleAnAtomicBomb'').
** "Magnificent" and "Breathe" (from ''Music/NoLineOnTheHorizon'').
** "Volcano" (from ''Music/SongsOfInnocence'').
** "Landlady" (from ''Music/SongsOfExperience'').
** "Invisible" (a non-album single that appeared years later on ''Music/SongsOfSurrender'').



* ''Music/{{Abraxas|Album}}'' and ''Music/{{Shaman}}'' by Music/{{Santana}}.

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* ''Music/{{Abraxas|Album}}'' ''Music/{{Abraxas|Album}}'', ''Supernatural'', and ''Music/{{Shaman}}'' by Music/{{Santana}}.
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Minor fix.


** ''Panopticom" and arguably "i/o" (from ''i/o'')

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** ''Panopticom" "Panopticom" and arguably "i/o" (from ''i/o'')
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** ''Music/{{Up}}'' (and the track "Darkness")

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** ''Music/{{Up}}'' ''Music/{{Up|PeterGabrielAlbum}}'' (and the track "Darkness")

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More Fleetwood Mac examples.


* Music/TheBeachBoys have had their fare share of such titles: ''Music/{{Smile|TheBeachBoys}}'', ''Music/{{Friends}}'', ''Music/{{Sunflower}}'', and ''Music/{{Holland|1973}}''.

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* Music/TheBeachBoys have had their fare fair share of such titles: ''Music/{{Smile|TheBeachBoys}}'', ''Music/{{Friends}}'', ''Music/{{Sunflower}}'', and ''Music/{{Holland|1973}}''.



** "Rhiannon", "Crystal", and "Landslide" from ''Music/{{Fleetwood Mac|White Album}}'' (1975)

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** "Albatross" (a 1968 instrumental non-album single that remains the only UK #1 single from any incarnation of the band)
** "Underway" (from the original 1971 version of ''Then Play On'')
** "Dragonfly" (a non-album single that appeared as a bonus track on the remastered ''Then Play On'' in 2020)
** "Sometimes" (from ''Future Games'')
** "Dust" (from ''Bare Trees'')
** ''Penguin'' (and the tracks "Dissatisfied" and "Revelation'')
** "Hypnotized", "Forever", and Why" (from ''Mystery to Me'')
** "Angel" (a Bob Welch composition from ''Heroes Are Hard to Find'')
** "Rhiannon", "Crystal", and "Landslide" from (from ''Music/{{Fleetwood Mac|White Album}}'' (1975)(1975))



** ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}'' (and the tracks "Sara", "Storms", "Angel", and "Tusk")

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** ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}'' (and the tracks "Sara", "Storms", "Angel", "Angel" [Music/StevieNicks composition], and "Tusk")


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** "Freedom" (from ''Behind the Mask'')
** "Miranda", "Come", and "Peacekeeper" (the first two from the original release of ''Say You Will'', the last included on a bonus disc in that album's "Deluxe Edition")

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Added a LOT of Peter Gabriel examples, plus more Fleetwood Mac.


* Every song on Music/EltonJohn's ''Made in England'' album has a one word title, with the exception of the title track.

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* Every song on Music/EltonJohn's ''Made in England'' ''Music/MadeInEngland'' album has a one word one-word title, with the exception of the title track.



** Their fourth and fifth albums, ''Music/MezmerizeHypnotize'', each have a one word title. Collectively, they contain the one-word tracks "Revenga", "Cigaro", "Question!", "Attack", "Dreaming", "Hypnotize", and "Tentative".

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** Their fourth and fifth albums, ''Music/MezmerizeHypnotize'', each have a one word one-word title. Collectively, they contain the one-word tracks "Revenga", "Cigaro", "Question!", "Attack", "Dreaming", "Hypnotize", and "Tentative".



* Music/FleetwoodMac: ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}''
* ''Music/{{So}}'' (and the track "Sledgehammer") by Music/PeterGabriel.

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* Music/FleetwoodMac: ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}''
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** "Rhiannon", "Crystal", and "Landslide" from ''Music/{{Fleetwood Mac|White Album}}'' (1975)
** ''Music/{{Rumours}}'' (and the tracks "Dreams" and "Songbird")
** ''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}'' (and the tracks "Sara", "Storms", "Angel", and "Tusk")
** "Gypsy" (from ''Music/{{Mirage}}'')
** "Everywhere", "Caroline", and "Mystified" (from ''Music/TangoInTheNight'')
* Music/PeterGabriel has three (arguably four) studio albums with such a title, and all of his studio albums have at least one track that fits.
** "Humdrum" and "Slowburn" (from the 1977 album ''Peter Gabriel'', aka ''Car'')
** "Indigo", "Exposure", and "Perspective" (from the 1978 album ''Peter Gabriel'', aka ''Scratch'')
** "Intruder", "Start", and "Biko" (from the 1980 album ''Peter Gabriel'', aka ''Melt'')
** "Wallflower" (from the 1982 album ''Peter Gabriel'', aka ''Security'')
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''Music/{{So}}'' (and the track "Sledgehammer") by Music/PeterGabriel."Music/{{Sledgehammer|1986}}")
** ''Music/{{Up}}'' (and the track "Darkness")
** ''Us'' (and the track "Steam")
** The cover album ''Scratch My Back'' includes "Heroes" (Music/DavidBowie), "Mirrorball" (Elbow), "Flume" (Bon Iver), and "Philadelphia" (the Music/NeilYoung song, not the better-known Music/BruceSpringsteen song of the same title).
** ''Panopticom" and arguably "i/o" (from ''i/o'')



* Music/KwonEunbi's solo career began with exclusively with one word titles for her singles "Esper," "Door," "Glitch," and "Underwater," and her mini-albums ''Open'', ''Color'', and ''Lethality''.

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* Music/KwonEunbi's solo career began with exclusively with one word one-word titles for her singles "Esper," "Door," "Glitch," and "Underwater," and her mini-albums ''Open'', ''Color'', and ''Lethality''.
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* Music/FleetwoodMac: ''Music/{{Tusk}}''

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* Music/FleetwoodMac: ''Music/{{Tusk}}''''Music/{{Tusk|1979}}''

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* Music/{{Belly}}: There was the name of the band. There were their two albums, ''Star'' and ''King''. Then there were about half the songs on those albums, including "Angel", "Dusted", "Gepetto", "Witch", "Star", "Stay", "Puberty", "Red", "Silverfish", "King", "Broken", and "Thief".

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* Music/{{Belly}}: Music/{{Belly|Band}}: There was the name of the band. There were their two albums, ''Star'' and ''King''. Then there were about half the songs on those albums, including "Angel", "Dusted", "Gepetto", "Witch", "Star", "Stay", "Puberty", "Red", "Silverfish", "King", "Broken", and "Thief"."Thief".
* There's also a [[Music/BellyRapper rapper with the name Belly]]
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* Music/MichaelJackson also had a tendency to use one word for his album titles: ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', ''Music/{{Bad}}'', ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'', ''[[Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI History]]'', ''Music/{{Invincible}}'',...

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* Music/MichaelJackson also had a tendency to use one word for his album titles: ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', ''Music/{{Bad}}'', ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'', ''Music/{{Dangerous|Album}}'', ''[[Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI History]]'', ''Music/{{Invincible}}'',...
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* There are quite a few on the album ''Music/CarouselAnExaminationOfTheShadowCreekflow'' by Music/VyletPony -- "Brohoof", "Hush!", "Carousel", "Futura" and "Creekflow".
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** ''Music/{{Destroyer}}'' (and the track "Beth")

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** ''Music/{{Destroyer}}'' ''Music/{{Destroyer|Album}}'' (and the track "Beth")
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** ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' (and the track "Charisma")

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** ''Music/{{Dynasty}}'' ''Music/{{Dynasty|Album}}'' (and the track "Charisma")
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* Music/{{Stereophonics}} have the albums ''Kind'' and ''Oochya!'', as well as the songs "Dakota", "Superman", "Devil", "Traffic", "Lolita", "Rooftop" and "Surprise".
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* Music/KwonEunbi's solo career began with exclusively with one word titles for her singles "Esper," "Door," "Glitch," and "Underwater," and her mini-albums ''Open'', ''Color'', and ''Lethality''.
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* ''True'', ''Stories'' and ''Tim'' by Music/{{Avicii}}.
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* Music/PearlJam are prone to this in studio albums (exceptions are ''No Code'', ''Riot Act'', ''Lightning Bolt'' and the SelfTitledAlbum), and were on song titles (which they retracted by writing [[LongTitle "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"]], though there already were exceptions like "Why Go" and the B-sides "Dirty Frank" and "Yellow Ledbetter").

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* Music/PearlJam are prone to this in studio albums (exceptions are ''No Code'', ''Riot Act'', ''Lightning Bolt'' and the SelfTitledAlbum), and were on song titles (which they retracted by writing [[LongTitle "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"]], Town", though there already were exceptions like "Why Go" and the B-sides "Dirty Frank" and "Yellow Ledbetter").
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* ''Vile'', ''Kill'' and ''Torture'' by Music/CannibalCorpse.
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* Music/{{Jhariah}} has "Doomsday", "Reverse", "Promises", "Goodbye", and "SPLIT!"
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* Music/IronButterfly: ''Music/InAGaddaDaVida''.

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* Music/IronButterfly: Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}}: ''Music/InAGaddaDaVida''.
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* ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'', ''Music/{{ThingFish}}'' and ''Music/{{Guitar}}'' by Music/FrankZappa.
* ''Music/AftermathAlbum'' by Music/TheRollingStones.

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* ''Music/{{Apostrophe}}'', ''Music/{{ThingFish}}'' ''Music/ThingFish'' and ''Music/{{Guitar}}'' by Music/FrankZappa.
* ''Music/AftermathAlbum'' by Music/TheRollingStones.Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}.

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* The albums ''Illinois'' and ''Michigan'' by Music/SufjanStevens, as well as many individual songs ("Chicago", "Borderline", "Eugene", "Vesuvius", "Holland", "Romulus", "Djohariah", "Pittsfield", "Sister", "Kill", "Arnika", "Heirloom", "Rake").

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* The albums ''Illinois'' ''Music/{{Illinois}}'' and ''Michigan'' by Music/SufjanStevens, as well as many individual songs ("Chicago", "Borderline", "Eugene", "Vesuvius", "Holland", "Romulus", "Djohariah", "Pittsfield", "Sister", "Kill", "Arnika", "Heirloom", "Rake").
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* ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' by Music/TheRollingStones.

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* ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' ''Music/AftermathAlbum'' by Music/TheRollingStones.
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* ''Music/{{Homework}}'' and ''Music/{{Discovery}}'' by Music/DaftPunk.

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* ''Music/{{Homework}}'' and ''Music/{{Discovery}}'' ''Music/{{Discovery|DaftPunkAlbum}}'' by Music/DaftPunk.
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* ''Music/{{Abraxas}}'' and ''Music/{{Shaman}}'' by Music/{{Santana}}.

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* ''Music/{{Abraxas}}'' ''Music/{{Abraxas|Album}}'' and ''Music/{{Shaman}}'' by Music/{{Santana}}.
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* Music/DoeMaar: ''Music/{{Virus}}''.

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* Music/DoeMaar: ''Music/{{Virus}}''.''Music/VirusAlbum''.
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* ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}'' by Music/{{Underworld}}.

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* ''Music/{{dubnobasswithmyheadman}}'' by Music/{{Underworld}}.Music/{{Underworld|Band}}.

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