Bruce Springsteen Albums By Date [new] May 2026

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Released: October 2, 2007 The sound of the E Street Band fully revved up, but with dark lyrics about the lies of the Bush era. Power pop hiding a knife. Key tracks: Radio Nowhere , Long Walk Home . bruce springsteen albums by date

Released: October 23, 2020 Recorded live in five days with the full E Street Band. A rock album about mortality, friendship, and the past. Features three songs written in the 1970s and finally unveiled. Key tracks: Letter to You , Ghosts , I’ll See You in My Dreams . 🎸 Need a playlist

Released: November 21, 1995 Following Nebraska’s solo acoustic blueprint, this album focuses on immigrants, poverty, and the forgotten borderlands. Bleak and beautiful. Key tracks: The Ghost of Tom Joad , Youngstown . The 2000s: Reunion & Revival 11. The Rising Released: July 30, 2002 Springsteen’s response to 9/11. After a decade apart, the full E Street Band reunited to make an album about grief, faith, and survival. A late-career triumph. Key tracks: The Rising , My City of Ruins , Lonesome Day . Power pop hiding a knife

Released: June 2, 1978 The hangover after the dream. Gone is the teenage recklessness; here comes adult responsibility, debt, and hard choices. A darker, tighter, more focused record. Key tracks: Badlands , The Promised Land , Racing in the Street . The 1980s: Global Superstardom 5. The River Released: October 17, 1980 Springsteen’s first double album—a sprawling, messy, beautiful document of life’s highs and lows. One minute it’s a party ( Cadillac Ranch ), the next it’s a crushing ballad about a failing marriage ( Stolen Car ). Key tracks: The River , Hungry Heart .

Released: June 14, 2019 His most unexpected left turn. A solo album of lush, orchestral country-pop about aging cowboys and faded actors. Think Glen Campbell meets Nebraska . A masterpiece of maturity. Key tracks: Western Stars , Hello Sunshine .