concept album

noun

: a collection of songs about a specific theme or story

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The show originated in 1970 when up-and-coming composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice teamed up to record a concept album that retold the last week of Jesus’s life through rock music, an audacious conceit that pushed the LP to the top of the Billboard charts. David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Jesus Christ Superstar began its life as a concept album from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice before making its Broadway debut in 1971. Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The concept album was a case of art imitating life. Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025 In the next decade, Christie drew some attention and positive critical notices for the 1971 concept album Paint America Love, but the album missed the Billboard 200 entirely and produced no hit singles. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for concept album

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