The recording industry once again aims to boost sluggish sales by packing their MVPs into the last three months of the year. This fall’s release schedule includes a songstress whose last four albums all debuted at No. 1 (Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom), a sequel more star-studded than the Grammys (Timbaland’s Shock Value 2), the most-delayed album of 2009 (Lil Wayne’s Rebirth), and a couple of Shady characters (Eminem’s Relapse 2 and 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct).

We’ve compiled a list of the season’s most notable releases. Find out who’s dropping when. Check back for updates as dates change.

Fat Joe – J.O.S.E. 2 – October 6
Mario – D.N.A. – October 13
Joss Stone – Colour Me Free – October 20
Michael Jackson – This Is It Soundtrack – October 27
Brian McKnight – Evolution of a Man – October 27
Amerie – In Love & War – November 3
Ryan Leslie – Transition – November 3
Melanie Fiona – The Bridge – November 10
Wale – Attention Deficit – November 10
Wyclef Jean – From the Hut to the Projects to the Mansion – November 10
50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct – November 16
Kid Sister – Ultraviolet – November 17
Leona Lewis – Echo – November 17
Justin Bieber – My World – November 17
OneRepublic – Waking Up – November 17
Rakim – The Seventh Seal – November 17
Janet Jackson – Number Ones – November 17
Pretty Ricky – Pretty Ricky – November 17
Rihanna – Rated R – November 23
Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster – November 23
Jay Sean – All or Nothing – November 23
Birdman – Pricele$$ – November 23
Shakira – She Wolf – November 23
Boyz II Men – Love – November 23
Britney Spears – The Singles Collection – November 23
Beyoncé – I Am…Yours CD/DVD – November 23
Glasses Malone – Beach Cruiser – November 23
R. Kelly – Untitled – December 1
Priscilla Renea – Jukebox – December 1
Juvenile – Cocky & Confident – December 1
Chris Brown – Graffiti – December 8
Timbaland – Shock Value II – December 8
Gucci Mane – The State vs. Radric Davis – December 8
Snoop Dogg – Malice N Wonderland – December 8
Clipse – Till the Casket Drops – December 8
Robin Thicke – Sex Therapy – December 15
Alicia Keys – The Element of Freedom – December 15
Young Money – We Are Young Money – December 21
Eminem – Relapse: Refill – December 21
Mary J. Blige – Stronger withEach Tear – December 21
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Uni5: The World’s Enemy – December 22