The best pop albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective · 4.5 from 3 scores
  2. 2Speakerboxxx / The Love BelowOutKast · 4.5 from 3 scores
  3. 3Be the CowboyMitski · 4.8 from 2 scores
  1. 4MONTEROLil Nas X4.8 from 2 scores
  2. 5Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk4.3 from 4 scores
  3. 6Puberty 2Mitski4.3 from 3 scores
  4. 7OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN‐INSIDESSOPHIE4.3 from 3 scores
  5. 8Dawn FMThe Weeknd4.3 from 3 scores
  6. 9KalaM.I.A.4.3 from 3 scores
  7. 10folkloreTaylor Swift4.5 from 2 scores
  8. 11Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  9. 12Hounds of LoveKate Bush5 from 1 score
  10. 13Abbey RoadThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  11. 14The BeatlesThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  12. 15SettleDisclosure4.1 from 4 scores
  13. 16VeckatimestGrizzly Bear4.2 from 3 scores
  14. 17Happier Than EverBillie Eilish4.3 from 2 scores
  15. 18The Bones of What You BelieveCHVRCHES4.3 from 2 scores
  16. 19The Best Damn ThingAvril Lavigne4.3 from 2 scores
  17. 20thank u, nextAriana Grande4.3 from 2 scores
  18. 21Future NostalgiaDua Lipa4.3 from 2 scores
  19. 22ContinuumJohn Mayer4.5 from 1 score
  20. 23DangerousMichael Jackson4.5 from 1 score
  21. 24Tango in the NightFleetwood Mac4.5 from 1 score
  22. 25ArrivalABBA4.5 from 1 score
  23. 26All Things Must PassGeorge Harrison4.5 from 1 score
  24. 27Let It BeThe Beatles4.5 from 1 score
  25. 28Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel4.5 from 1 score
  26. 29AMArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  27. 30MannersPassion Pit4 from 3 scores
  28. 31Every Open EyeCHVRCHES4 from 3 scores
  29. 32Depression CherryBeach House4 from 3 scores
  30. 33ChromaticaLady Gaga4 from 2 scores
  31. 34Dangerous WomanAriana Grande4 from 2 scores
  32. 35THE ALBUMBLACKPINK4 from 2 scores
  33. 36Some NightsFun4 from 2 scores
  34. 37WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?Billie Eilish4 from 2 scores
  35. 38After HoursThe Weeknd4 from 2 scores
  36. 39LungsFlorence + the Machine4 from 2 scores
  37. 40The ReminderFeist4 from 2 scores
  38. 41Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys3.8 from 3 scores
  39. 42It’s Not Me, It’s YouLily Allen3.8 from 3 scores
  40. 43James BlakeJames Blake3.8 from 3 scores
  41. 44Back to BlackAmy Winehouse3.8 from 3 scores
  42. 45BEBTS4 from 1 score
  43. 46Oops!…I Did It AgainBritney Spears4 from 1 score
  44. 47The Gods We Can TouchAURORA4 from 1 score
  45. 48MAP OF THE SOUL : 7BTS4 from 1 score
  46. 49RareSelena Gomez4 from 1 score
  47. 50Out of the BlueElectric Light Orchestra4 from 1 score