Best Special Album

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever is a 2016 compilation album by BTS that concludes the group's youth-centered The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series. It collects songs from the series' first two parts and adds new material, including Fire, Save Me, and Epilogue: Young Forever, as w...

Feel Special is the eighth Korean-language extended play by TWICE, released in September 2019 through JYP Entertainment. Its title track addresses loneliness, self-worth, and the emotional support that can make someone feel valued, while the wider record combines dance-pop and electronic production...

Leadbelly’s *Midnight Special*, released in 1964 by Rounder Records, showcases the powerful vocals and distinctive guitar work of Huddie Ledbetter, known as Leadbelly. This blues album features his renowned interpretations of traditional songs including the title track. It's notable for preserving a...

Jimmy Smith's *Midnight Special* (1965) is a seminal jazz album celebrated for its pioneering use of the Hammond B3 organ. Smith’s dynamic playing blends gospel, blues and soul with a powerful rhythm section and horn arrangements. This record remains significant within organ-jazz and is appreciated...

Rivers and Roads is Special Consensus's 2018 Compass album, notable for winning IBMA Album of the Year and receiving a Grammy nomination.

Semicolon is a special album by South Korean group Seventeen, released by Pledis Entertainment in October 2020. Led by the swing-influenced single "Home;Run," the six-track record centers on taking a pause and recovering before continuing forward. Its track list also includes songs performed by age-...

Copeland Special is an electric blues album by Texas guitarist and vocalist Johnny Copeland, released in 1981 on Rounder Records. The album served as his breakthrough recording, introducing his aggressive guitar style and passionate vocals to a wider audience outside of the regional Texas circuit. C...

"Specialist in All Styles" is a 2002 studio album by the Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab, marking their return to recording after a long hiatus. Originally formed in 1970, the group is known for blending Cuban son and mambo with West African musical traditions, utilizing multiple vocalists and a ho...

Chicago Barn Dance is Special Consensus's 2020 Compass album; its title song won the 2020 IBMA Song of the Year award for its writers.

Scratch Gravel Road is a 2012 Compass album by Chicago's Special Consensus, notable for a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.

Summer Nights is a special album by TWICE, released through JYP Entertainment in July 2018 as a reissue of the EP What Is Love? It adds three songs, including the lead single "Dance the Night Away," "Chillax," and "Shot Thru the Heart," while retaining the earlier record's tracks. The release uses a...

Great Blue North is Special Consensus's 2023 Compass album, a Canada-focused bluegrass set whose track Alberta Bound won IBMA honors.

Special Moves is a live album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released in 2010. It was recorded during the band's April 2009 performances at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York, and presents selections from several stages of the group's catalog. The release was accompanied by Bur...

Country Line Special documents British harmonica pioneer Cyril Davies, co-founder of Blues Incorporated, performing Chicago-rooted blues in the early 1960s before his death in 1964.

Wanna One's only full-length studio album released in November 2018 by Swing Entertainment, serving as the group's farewell release before their disbandment in January 2019.

Stray Kids' fifth extended play, released in June 2019, the second installment in the Clé trilogy exploring themes of youth, choice, and personal identity.

Special is the fourth studio album by American singer and rapper Lizzo, released in 2022. Its songs combine pop, funk, disco, R&B, and hip-hop while addressing confidence, relationships, self-acceptance, and resilience. The album includes "About Damn Time," which reached number one on the Billboard...

Something Special is a 1981 studio album by Kool & the Gang, recorded during the group's successful pop-funk period with lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor. It includes "Get Down on It," a dance-focused single built around a prominent bass line, group responses, and a direct invitation to participate...

A Very Special Christmas is a 1987 various-artists holiday compilation produced by Jimmy Iovine and released by A&M Records to benefit Special Olympics. It features contemporary performers interpreting traditional carols and modern Christmas songs, with contributors drawn largely from prominent rock...

A Very Special Christmas 2 is the 1992 A&M sequel benefiting Special Olympics, produced by Jimmy Iovine, Vicki Iovine and Robert Sargent Shriver.