Bands with great second albums

“Fragile” was Yes’ 4th album.
There is no album titled “Blood Sweat And Tears II”

My most memorable second releases are from

Led Zep
Aerosmith
Grand Funk
Lynyrd 
Eagles
Elton
Wayne Shorter
Sade
Dwight Yoakam
George Straight
Lyle Lovett
Don Henley
Alice In Chains
Allman Bros
Bruce Springsteen
Nirvana
Dave Matthews
Steely Dan
Radiohead
Emmylou Harris
ZZ Top
Clapton
Guess Who
Joe Cocker
Live
Nick Drake
Rod Stewart
Santana
SRV
Sting
Van Halen

Sorry for the long list but to me these artist second albums were as good (or close) as their first (if not better)

@towertone5,

The longer the better.

elvis costello, this years modelgraham parker, heat treatmentmeat puppets iielliott smith s/twire, chairs missingjoy division, closerposies, frosting on the beaterloudon wainwright, album ii

I'm pretty sure Tom Petty's "Damn the Torpedoes" was his sophomore effort. Better than the 1st, to me.