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The Wildest Left-Turn Albums Ever, From Lil Yachty to Queen to Taylor Swift

The Wildest Left-Turn Albums Ever, From Lil Yachty to Queen to Taylor Swift

Update: 2023-02-06
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Lil Yachty's psychedelic-rock experiment 'Let's Start Here' isn't the first album to stun fans – we look back at the history of artists taking wild left turns, from Queen getting funky with 'Hot Space' to Taylor Swift shape-shifting on '1989' and much, much more

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The Wildest Left-Turn Albums Ever, From Lil Yachty to Queen to Taylor Swift

The Wildest Left-Turn Albums Ever, From Lil Yachty to Queen to Taylor Swift

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