Breaking Tradition: Albums That Didn't Drop on a Tuesday

Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterly projections and more.

New Rules - A major change is about to go down in music history as The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is implementing the new rule that instead of Tuesday, Friday will be the official release date for new albums. Some of our favorite music stars have already bucked tradition, however. Read on and see how they fared.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photos: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly - K Dot had the Internet going nuts after he was forced to drop his second major label release To Pimp a Butterfly over a week earlier than expected on a Monday. Kendrick set a Spotify record with almost 10 million streams on its first day and TPAB is expected to debut at No. 1 this week with predictions of over 350,000 units sold.(Photos from left: Interscope/Top Dawg Entertainment, Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Beyoncé, Beyoncé - Beyoncé turned the music world on its head when she dropped her fifth album out of nowhere on Friday, Dec, 13, 2013. The self-titled project was released without prior announcement or promotions and still debuted at No. 1, moving 828,773 copies worldwide in its first three days of availability, and becoming the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes Store. To date, it’s sold more than 5 million copies. (Photos from left: Parkwood/Columbia, Buda Mendes/Getty Images)Jay Z, Magna Carta Holy Grail - Jay Z was in a patriotic mood when he released his 12th album Magna Carta Holy Grail on Thursday, July 4, 2013. Hov stayed breaking the rules and even forced the RIAA to change theirs as he went platinum in a day, thanks to a partnership with Samsung, which made the album instantly available for the apps users.(Photos from left: RocNation, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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New Rules - A major change is about to go down in music history as The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is implementing the new rule that instead of Tuesday, Friday will be the official release date for new albums. Some of our favorite music stars have already bucked tradition, however. Read on and see how they fared.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photos: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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