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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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  1. Purple Rain cover№ 1Purple RainPrince · 19844.5Weighted score4.6 avg · 21 ratings
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  1. 2Love Songs coverLove SongsMichael Jackson · 20024.5 score · 5.0 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Paradises coverParadisesLadytron · 20264.5 score · 5.0 avg · 5 ratings
  3. 4Carré coverCarréWeRenoi · 20234.4 score · 5.0 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5Clandestino coverClandestinoManu Chao · 19984.4 score · 4.4 avg · 64 ratings
  5. 6TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition) coverTRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)P!nk · 20234.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings
  6. 7Visitor (Deluxe) coverVisitor (Deluxe)Sienna Spiro · 20264.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings
  7. 8Let's Get It On coverLet's Get It OnMarvin Gaye · 19734.4 score · 4.6 avg · 11 ratings
  8. 9The Sound of The Smiths coverThe Sound of The SmithsThe Smiths · 20084.4 score · 4.4 avg · 37 ratings
  9. 10I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard coverI Wish You Love: More From The BodyguardWhitney Houston · 20174.4 score · 4.8 avg · 6 ratings
  10. 11Everything You've Come to Expect coverEverything You've Come to ExpectThe Last Shadow Puppets · 20164.4 score · 4.8 avg · 5 ratings
  11. 12Mala coverMalaDevendra Banhart · 20134.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  12. 13AJ Tracey coverAJ TraceyAJ Tracey · 20194.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  13. 14High Drama coverHigh DramaAdam Lambert · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  14. 15Severgreen coverSevergreenSeverina · 20044.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  15. 16The Profile coverThe ProfileLana Del Rey · 20154.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  16. 17Messy coverMessyOlivia Dean · 20234.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  17. 18Apollo XXI coverApollo XXISteve Lacy · 20194.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  18. 19In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 coverIn Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003R.E.M. · 20034.3 score · 4.7 avg · 6 ratings
  19. 20Pyramide coverPyramideWeRenoi · 20244.3 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings
  20. 21Ruby coverRubyJENNIE · 20254.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings
  21. 22Tough Love coverTough LoveNessa Barrett · 20264.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings
  22. 23James Arthur coverJames ArthurJames Arthur · 20134.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings
  23. 24Hits Back coverHits BackThe Clash · 20134.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings
  24. 25To the Limit coverTo the LimitJoan Armatrading · 19784.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings
  25. 26Vows Remixes coverVows RemixesKimbra · 20124.3 score · 4.7 avg · 5 ratings
  26. 27The Treatment coverThe TreatmentMr. Probz · 20134.3 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  27. 28Pet Sounds coverPet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 19664.3 score · 4.4 avg · 20 ratings
  28. 29Made in the Manor coverMade in the ManorKano · 20164.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings
  29. 30The Emancipation of Mimi coverThe Emancipation of MimiMariah Carey · 20054.3 score · 4.4 avg · 14 ratings
  30. 31Visions coverVisionsNorah Jones · 20244.3 score · 4.4 avg · 16 ratings
  31. 32The Essential Toto coverThe Essential TotoToto · 20034.3 score · 4.6 avg · 6 ratings
  32. 33eternal sunshine covereternal sunshineAriana Grande · 20244.3 score · 4.3 avg · 69 ratings
  33. 34Lemonade coverLemonadeBeyoncé · 20164.3 score · 4.3 avg · 262 ratings
  34. 35Schlagschatten coverSchlagschattenAnnenMayKantereit · 20184.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  35. 36Live At Wembley Arena coverLive At Wembley ArenaABBA · 20144.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  36. 37The Beginning & The Best Of The E.N.D. coverThe Beginning & The Best Of The E.N.D.The Black Eyed Peas · 20114.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  37. 38Curdled Milk coverCurdled MilkNicole Dollanganger · 20124.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  38. 39Forever coverForeverCher · 20244.3 score · 4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  39. 40Love, Marriage & Divorce coverLove, Marriage & DivorceToni Braxton · 20144.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  40. 41Face Value coverFace ValuePhil Collins · 19814.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  41. 42Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances coverWhitney Houston Live: Her Greatest PerformancesWhitney Houston · 20144.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  42. 43Live at the BBC coverLive at the BBCDire Straits · 19954.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  43. 44Jordan: The Comeback coverJordan: The ComebackPrefab Sprout · 19904.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  44. 45Voice of the Heart coverVoice of the HeartCarpenters · 19834.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  45. 46The Greatest Hits coverThe Greatest HitsDionne Warwick · 20094.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  46. 47Live at Third Man Records coverLive at Third Man RecordsBillie Eilish · 20194.3 score · 4.6 avg · 5 ratings
  47. 48Paradize coverParadizeIndochine · 20024.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings
  48. 49Mit K coverMit KKraftklub · 20124.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings
  49. 50Telegram coverTelegramWeRenoi · 20224.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings

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