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inspired by this i*con*ic post by @Suedey, i started thinking about the best pop albums of the past and revisiting my favourites some of which i had not in a long time... it's an ongoing process but i'll add/fill in the blanks as i progress and probably change rankings too.
i've tried to limit them to albums that have at least one big pop song (be it a ballad), * means i've relistened and strikethrough means they haven't aged well for me. omitted stuff i just don't care for but probably missed something obvious.
2001 fever - kylie* / runner-up: rock steady - no doubt* / aaliyah - aaliyah
2002 finalists: under rug swept - alanis morissette?
2003 black cherry - goldfrapp* / runners-up: folklore - nelly furtado* / revolution in me - siobhan donaghy* / life for rent - dido* / tasty - kelis*
2004 finalists: love angel music baby - gwen stefani /scissor sisters - scissor sisters*
2005 confessions on a dance floor - madonna* / supernature - goldfrapp* / the emancipation of mimi - mariah carey*
2006 b'day - beyonce* /kelis was here - kelis* / futuresex/lovesounds - justin timberlake*
2007 overpowered - roisin murphy* / runners-up: tangled up - girls aloud* / out of the woods - tracey thorn* / black out - britney spears* / good girl gone bad - rihanna / because i love it - amerie / robyn - robyn /trip the light fantastic - sophie ellis bextor*
2008 finalists: out of control - girls aloud / hercules and love affair - hercules and love affair* / x - kylie / i am... sasha fierce - beyonce / in ghost colours - cut copy*
2009 finalists: the fame monster ep - lady gaga / i look to you - whitney / rated r - rihanna / it's blitz - yeah yeah yeahs
2010 finalists: flesh tone - kelis* / family jewels - marina and the diamonds* / aphrodite - kylie / we are born - sia / night work - scissor sisters /body talk - robyn / high violet - the national
2011 finalists: you are all i see - active child / cults - cults / make a scene - sophie ellis bexter* / born this way - lady gaga / light after dark - claire maguire / zonoscope - cut copy / house of balloons - the weeknd / shapeshifting - young galaxy / arabian horse - gusgus / you and i - the pierces
2012 finalists: true ep - solange / paradise ep - lana del rey* / devotion - jessie ware / visions - grimes / electra heart - marina and the diamonds / armor on ep - dawn richard / kaleidoscope dream - miguel / lescop - lescop
2013 finalists: days are gone - haim / random access memories - daft punk / skyer - postiljonen / cupid deluxe - blood orange / samson and delilah - vv brown* / woman - rhye / pull my hair back - jessy lanza*
2014 i never learn - lykke li / lp1 - fka twigs / chaleur humaine - christine and the queens / little red - katy b
2015 e•mo•tion - carly rae jepsen* / runners-up: ten love songs - susanne sundfør / froot - marina and the diamonds* / currents - tame impala / reality show - jazmine sullivan / art angels - grimes / ratchet - shamir / i love you honeybear - father john misty / rose - abra
2016 nothing's real - shura / runners-up: dangerous woman - ariana grande / red flag - all saints / front row seat to earth - weyes blood / sept 5th - dvsn
2017 finalists: ralph ep - ralph* / cigarettes after sex - cigarettes after sex* / not even happiness - julie byrne* / melodrama - lorde / don't smile at me - billie eilish
2018 finalists: rebound - eleanor friedberger / be the cowboy - mitski / honey - robyn* / heaven's only wishful ep - mormor / so sad so sexy - lykke li / let's be wilderness - postdata
2019 finalists: dedicated - carly rae jepsen / pang - caroline polachek* / some place else ep - mormor / master ep - mariah the scientist
2020 future nostalgia - dua lipa* / la vita nuova ep - christine and the queens*
i've tried to limit them to albums that have at least one big pop song (be it a ballad), * means i've relistened and strikethrough means they haven't aged well for me. omitted stuff i just don't care for but probably missed something obvious.
2001 fever - kylie* / runner-up: rock steady - no doubt* / aaliyah - aaliyah
2002 finalists: under rug swept - alanis morissette?
2003 black cherry - goldfrapp* / runners-up: folklore - nelly furtado* / revolution in me - siobhan donaghy* / life for rent - dido* / tasty - kelis*
2004 finalists: love angel music baby - gwen stefani /
2005 confessions on a dance floor - madonna* / supernature - goldfrapp* / the emancipation of mimi - mariah carey*
2006 b'day - beyonce* /
2007 overpowered - roisin murphy* / runners-up: tangled up - girls aloud* / out of the woods - tracey thorn* / black out - britney spears* / good girl gone bad - rihanna / because i love it - amerie / robyn - robyn /
2008 finalists: out of control - girls aloud / hercules and love affair - hercules and love affair* / x - kylie / i am... sasha fierce - beyonce / in ghost colours - cut copy*
2009 finalists: the fame monster ep - lady gaga / i look to you - whitney / rated r - rihanna / it's blitz - yeah yeah yeahs
2010 finalists: flesh tone - kelis* / family jewels - marina and the diamonds* / aphrodite - kylie / we are born - sia / night work - scissor sisters /body talk - robyn / high violet - the national
2011 finalists: you are all i see - active child / cults - cults / make a scene - sophie ellis bexter* / born this way - lady gaga / light after dark - claire maguire / zonoscope - cut copy / house of balloons - the weeknd / shapeshifting - young galaxy / arabian horse - gusgus / you and i - the pierces
2012 finalists: true ep - solange / paradise ep - lana del rey* / devotion - jessie ware / visions - grimes / electra heart - marina and the diamonds / armor on ep - dawn richard / kaleidoscope dream - miguel / lescop - lescop
2013 finalists: days are gone - haim / random access memories - daft punk / skyer - postiljonen / cupid deluxe - blood orange / samson and delilah - vv brown* / woman - rhye / pull my hair back - jessy lanza*
2014 i never learn - lykke li / lp1 - fka twigs / chaleur humaine - christine and the queens / little red - katy b
2015 e•mo•tion - carly rae jepsen* / runners-up: ten love songs - susanne sundfør / froot - marina and the diamonds* / currents - tame impala / reality show - jazmine sullivan / art angels - grimes / ratchet - shamir / i love you honeybear - father john misty / rose - abra
2016 nothing's real - shura / runners-up: dangerous woman - ariana grande / red flag - all saints / front row seat to earth - weyes blood / sept 5th - dvsn
2017 finalists: ralph ep - ralph* / cigarettes after sex - cigarettes after sex* / not even happiness - julie byrne* / melodrama - lorde / don't smile at me - billie eilish
2018 finalists: rebound - eleanor friedberger / be the cowboy - mitski / honey - robyn* / heaven's only wishful ep - mormor / so sad so sexy - lykke li / let's be wilderness - postdata
2019 finalists: dedicated - carly rae jepsen / pang - caroline polachek* / some place else ep - mormor / master ep - mariah the scientist
2020 future nostalgia - dua lipa* / la vita nuova ep - christine and the queens*