# "The Difficult Second" Studio Albums

A curated list by [Jennifer Laing](https://waxlog.com/user/jennifer_laing) on Waxlog.

> 2nd studio albums in my collection.

51 releases · last updated 2026-05-23

## Releases

1. **Adele** — 21
2. **Allo, Darlin'** — Europe
3. **Arctic Monkeys** — Favourite Worst Nightmare
4. **Syd Barrett** — Barrett
5. **Belle & Sebastian** — If You're Feeling Sinister
6. **Benson Boone** — American Heart
7. **Billy Bragg** — Brewing Up With Billy Bragg
8. **Ian Brown** — Golden Greats
9. **Bill Callahan** — Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
10. **Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band** — Strictly Personal
11. **Catatonia** — International Velvet
12. **CMAT** — CrazyMad, For Me
13. **Joe Cocker** — Joe Cocker\!
14. **Coldplay** — A Rush Of Blood To The Head
15. **Cream** — Disraeli Gears
16. **Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & Dallas Taylor & Greg Reeves** — Déjà Vu
17. **Devo** — Duty Now For The Future
18. **Bob Dylan** — The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
19. **Elvis Costello & The Attractions** — This Year's Model
20. **Fatboy Slim** — You've Come A Long Way, Baby
21. **The Jam** — This Is The Modern World
22. **Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners** — Too\-Rye\-Ay
23. **Keane** — Under The Iron Sea
24. **Kid Canaveral** — Now That You Are A Dancer
25. **Carole King** — Tapestry
26. **Kris Kristofferson** — The Silver Tongued Devil And I
27. **Led Zeppelin** — Led Zeppelin II
28. **The Lost Soul Band** — Friday The 13th And Everything's Rosie
29. **Don McLean** — American Pie
30. **Nirvana** — Nevermind
31. **Paolo Nutini** — Sunny Side Up
32. **Nyah Fearties** — Desperation O' A Dyin' Culture
33. **Pixies** — Doolittle
34. **Iggy Pop** — Lust For Life
35. **The Proclaimers** — Sunshine On Leith
36. **Radiohead** — The Bends
37. **Mark Ronson** — Version
38. **The Scottish Enlightenment** — Potato Flower
39. **Michelle Shocked** — Short Sharp Shocked
40. **Paul Simon** — Paul Simon
41. **Simon & Garfunkel** — Sounds Of Silence
42. **The Smiths** — Meat Is Murder
43. **Sonic Youth** — Bad Moon Rising
44. **Them** — Them Again featuring Van Morrison
45. **KT Tunstall** — Drastic Fantastic
46. **The Velvet Underground** — White Light/White Heat
47. **The Wedding Present** — Bizarro
48. **The White Stripes** — De Stijl
49. **Amy Winehouse** — Back To Black
50. **Yard Act** — Where’s My Utopia?
51. **Lola Young** — This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway

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