I know, I know, some people want us to break the tyranny of release dates, but the ever-increasing evidence that the final three months are going to be a last gasp of sorts for the big, blockbuster album is just too good to resist this afternoon. And given that Q4 ‘08 has just begun, and there are many records on the docket for the coming weeks, I figured I’d ask: What not-yet-released album (or albums) are you most excited to play the crap out of over the next couple of months? Sure, it’s a tough question, and leak culture has made the whole idea of anticipating a certain album on a certain day much harder, but I’m still interested in seeing what you all want to hear. To help you out, I’ve listed some of the releases from the forthcoming weeks after the jump. (Note No. 1: It’s a very partial list, so don’t get mad if your most anticipated album isn’t on there. Note No. 2: Yes, I know that pretty much everything that’s coming out in the next week and a half has leaked, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t be excited. I mean, what happened to joy, man?)

Oct. 7
Deerhoof, Offend Maggie
Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series Vol. 8
Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life
Oasis, Dig Out Your Soul
Marnie Stern, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed

Oct. 14
Holly Golightly, Dirt Won’t Hurt
Keane, Perfect Symmetry (hey, it’s produced by Jon Brion, you never know)
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey

Oct. 21
AC/DC, Black Ice
Kenny Chesney, Lucky Old Sun
Electric Six, Flashy
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
LaBelle, Back To Now
Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
Sugababes, Catfights & Spotlights

Oct. 28
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Cardinology
The Cure, 4:13 Dream
Deerhunter, Microcastle
Toby Keith, That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy
John Legend, Evolver
P!nk, Funhouse
Snow Patrol, One Hundred Million Suns

Nov. 4
Big Boi, Sir Luscious Leftfoot … Son of Chico Dusty
Chris Cornell, Scream (lol)
Fall Out Boy, Folie A Deux
Keri Hilson, In A Perfect World
Hinder, Take It To The Limit (hey, you never know)
Brad Paisley, Play
Q-Tip, The Renaissance
Wilderness, (k)no(w)here

Nov. 11
David Archuleta
Common, Universal Mind Control
Missy Elliott, Block Party
Love Is All, A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
Ludacris, Theater Of The Mind
Taylor Swift, Fearless
T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz

Nov. 18
Beyonce, untitled album
Kelly Clarkson, untitled album
David Cook
The Fireman (a.k.a. Paul McCartney), Electric Arguements
Sammy Hagar, Cosmic Universal Fashion
Nickelback, Dark Horse

Nov. 20
Girls Aloud, Tangled Up

Nov. 25
Tom Jones, 24 Hours
Kid Sister, Dream Date
The Killers, Day & Age
Scott Weiland, Happy In Galoshes

“NOVEMBER SOMETHING”
Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak

Dec. 2
Jay-Z, Blueprint 3
Britney Spears, Circus

Dec. 9
50 Cent, Before I Self-Destruct
Ciara, Fantasy Ride

The Day The World Ends
Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy

On The CD Front [Pause & Play]
The Pitchfork Guide To Upcoming Releases: Fall 2008 [Pitchfork]