Best pop albums
Pop is melodic, hook-driven popular music built on concise verse-chorus songcraft, typically in three-to-four-minute form. Emerging as a distinct category in the 1950s, it absorbs the production styles of every era (rock, disco, R&B, hip-hop, electronic) while keeping immediacy and mass appeal at its core.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best pop album is Purple Rain by Prince, rated 4.6/5 by 21 listeners.
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Love SongsMichael Jackson · 20024.5 score · 5.0 avg · 5 ratings4.55.0 avg · 5 ratings
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ParadisesLadytron · 20264.5 score · 5.0 avg · 5 ratings4.55.0 avg · 5 ratings
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CarréWeRenoi · 20234.4 score · 5.0 avg · 4 ratings4.45.0 avg · 4 ratings
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ClandestinoManu Chao · 19984.4 score · 4.4 avg · 64 ratings4.44.4 avg · 64 ratings
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TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)P!nk · 20234.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings4.44.7 avg · 7 ratings
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Visitor (Deluxe)Sienna Spiro · 20264.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings4.44.7 avg · 7 ratings
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Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye · 19734.4 score · 4.6 avg · 11 ratings4.44.6 avg · 11 ratings
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The Sound of The SmithsThe Smiths · 20084.4 score · 4.4 avg · 37 ratings4.44.4 avg · 37 ratings
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I Wish You Love: More From The BodyguardWhitney Houston · 20174.4 score · 4.8 avg · 6 ratings4.44.8 avg · 6 ratings
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Everything You've Come to ExpectThe Last Shadow Puppets · 20164.4 score · 4.8 avg · 5 ratings4.44.8 avg · 5 ratings
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MalaDevendra Banhart · 20134.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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AJ TraceyAJ Tracey · 20194.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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High DramaAdam Lambert · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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SevergreenSeverina · 20044.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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The ProfileLana Del Rey · 20154.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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MessyOlivia Dean · 20234.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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Apollo XXISteve Lacy · 20194.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003R.E.M. · 20034.3 score · 4.7 avg · 6 ratings4.34.7 avg · 6 ratings
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PyramideWeRenoi · 20244.3 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings4.34.5 avg · 14 ratings
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RubyJENNIE · 20254.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings4.34.6 avg · 8 ratings
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Tough LoveNessa Barrett · 20264.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings4.34.6 avg · 8 ratings
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James ArthurJames Arthur · 20134.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings4.34.7 avg · 5 ratings
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Hits BackThe Clash · 20134.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings4.34.7 avg · 5 ratings
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To the LimitJoan Armatrading · 19784.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings4.34.7 avg · 5 ratings
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Vows RemixesKimbra · 20124.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings4.34.7 avg · 5 ratings
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The TreatmentMr. Probz · 20134.3 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.34.6 avg · 7 ratings
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Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 19664.3 score · 4.4 avg · 20 ratings4.34.4 avg · 20 ratings
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Made in the ManorKano · 20164.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings4.34.8 avg · 4 ratings
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The Emancipation of MimiMariah Carey · 20054.3 score · 4.4 avg · 14 ratings4.34.4 avg · 14 ratings
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VisionsNorah Jones · 20244.3 score · 4.4 avg · 16 ratings4.34.4 avg · 16 ratings
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The Essential TotoToto · 20034.3 score · 4.6 avg · 6 ratings4.34.6 avg · 6 ratings
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eternal sunshineAriana Grande · 20244.3 score · 4.3 avg · 69 ratings4.34.3 avg · 69 ratings
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LemonadeBeyoncé · 20164.3 score · 4.3 avg · 262 ratings4.34.3 avg · 262 ratings
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SchlagschattenAnnenMayKantereit · 20184.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings4.34.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Live At Wembley ArenaABBA · 20144.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings4.34.8 avg · 3 ratings
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The Beginning & The Best Of The E.N.D.The Black Eyed Peas · 20114.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings4.34.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Curdled MilkNicole Dollanganger · 20124.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings4.34.8 avg · 3 ratings
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ForeverCher · 20244.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings4.34.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Love, Marriage & DivorceToni Braxton · 20144.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Face ValuePhil Collins · 19814.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest PerformancesWhitney Houston · 20144.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Live at the BBCDire Straits · 19954.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Jordan: The ComebackPrefab Sprout · 19904.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Voice of the HeartCarpenters · 19834.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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The Greatest HitsDionne Warwick · 20094.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Live at Third Man RecordsBillie Eilish · 20194.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings4.34.6 avg · 5 ratings
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ParadizeIndochine · 20024.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings4.34.5 avg · 7 ratings
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Mit KKraftklub · 20124.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings4.34.5 avg · 7 ratings
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TelegramWeRenoi · 20224.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings4.34.5 avg · 7 ratings
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