Hiatuses like these put “long” gaps like the one Frank Ocean ended with 2016’sBlondein perspective.

Read on for more of the most agonizing waits between albums.

Shania Twain’sNOW(2017)

Released 15 years after 2002’sUp!

Delayed album covers

Astralwerks;BMG; EPIC Records Group

Shania Twain ‘NOW’ album cover

Mercury Nashville

Compton Explicit LyricsDr. Dre Label: Aftermath

Aftermath

Black MessiahD’Angelo D’Angelo And The VanguardLabel: Sony Legacy

Sony Legacy

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My Bloody Valentine

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EPIC RECORDS GROUP

Chinese DemocracyGuns N' Roses Label: Geffen

Geffen

Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature

Giant/Reprise

Wildflower Explicit LyricsAvalanches Label: Astralwerks

Astralwerks

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Warp Records

No Cities To LoveSleater-Kinney Label: Sub Pop Records

Sub Pop Records

And the Anonymous NobodyDe La Soul Format: Audio CDLabel: A.O.I. Llc

A.O.I. Llc

Double DutchessFergie Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

BMG

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Republic

Blue &amp; LonesomeDigipackThe Rolling StonesLabel: Interscope

Interscope

The Next DayDavid Bowie Label: Sony Legacy

Sony Legacy