Now that we're spent so very much of the end of 2017 remembering the best from the year that was, it's time to look forward at what's to come in the new year. Here, Billboard shivers to consider some of the LPs we're due over the next 12 months -- big-ticket pop stars making their hotly anticipated returns, indie favorites following up their critically acclaimed breakthroughs, icons from the past deeming to grace us with their presence once more, and so much more that we know (and don't know) about. These are the 40 albums we most hope to be looking back fondly on next December.