Best Pop Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
2	Abbey Road - The Beatles	1969	92.1	86	100	91.6	90.7	93	92	91.2
5	OK Computer - Radiohead	1997	91.7	86	95	92.8	90.7	94.4	92	91.2
7	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie	1972	91.6	85.2	100	91.1	90.3	93.4	90	91
9	Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder	1976	91	86.4	100	93.9	91.9	90.2	85	89.8
10	Revolver - The Beatles	1966	91	84.6	100	89.2	88.7	93.2	91	90.2
15	good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar	2012	90.4	86.6	90	93.7	91.6	94.2	88	88.4
21	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles	1967	89.9	82.4	99	88.1	88	92.6	90	89
22	In Rainbows - Radiohead	2007	89.7	86.6	88	92.8	91.3	94.2	89	86.2
23	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers	1984	89.7	83.8	98	90	89.5	91.6	85	90
28	Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys	1966	89.5	84	100	87.1	85.7	92.6	88	89.4
30	The Smile Sessions - The Beach Boys	2011	89.5	85	96	88	89.4	93	85	90
33	Rumours - Fleetwood Mac	1977	89.4	81	100	87.2	89.7	92.2	87	88.6
36	Remain in Light - Talking Heads	1980	89.3	85.2	97	89.2	85.9	91	87	89.8
40	The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths	1986	89.1	82.6	100	87.3	85.8	91.6	88	88.6
42	Standing On A Beach: The Singles - The Cure	1986	89.1	83.8	100	88.8	88.8	90	84	88
46	1967-1970 - The Beatles	1973	89	88.6	90	91	90.3	89.8	87	86
50	All Things Must Pass - George Harrison	1970	88.9	82.6	96	89.7	89.5	91.8	85	87.8
52	Thriller - Michael Jackson	1982	88.8	81.2	97	90.7	92.2	91.8	82	86.8
53	The Beatles - The Beatles	1968	88.8	82.8	96	87.8	86.7	92	89	87.2
56	Disintegration - The Cure	1989	88.7	85.2	87	90.3	89.1	92.8	86	90.4
58	London Calling - The Clash	1979	88.6	80.2	100	87.4	84.7	92.2	87	88.8
61	Doolittle - Pixies	1989	88.5	81.6	100	84.4	84	92.8	88	88.6
64	loveless - my bloody valentine	1991	88.5	85	91	88.6	86.2	93.2	86	89.2
66	Blue - Joni Mitchell	1971	88.4	81.4	100	88.5	86.1	91	84	87.8
68	Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads	1984	88.4	86.8	84	92	92.8	90	83	90
69	LONG SEASON - Fishmans	1996	88.4	84.4	92	90	88.1	94	85	85
70	Hounds of Love - Kate Bush	1985	88.3	83	96	89.3	85.8	90	85	89.2
73	Rubber Soul - The Beatles	1965	88.2	80.2	100	85.2	85.9	91.8	88	86.2
75	Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution	1984	88.1	82.8	95	90.5	86.7	91	83	87.8
76	Homogenic - Björk	1997	88.1	83.2	91	90.8	88.3	91	84	88.2
77	Illinois - Sufjan Stevens	2005	88.1	82.8	92	90.6	87.7	91.4	86	86
80	The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground	1969	88	81.6	100	86.7	84.6	91.6	86	85.4
81	Low - David Bowie	1977	87.9	82.6	95	87.8	84.8	90.6	86	88.8
84	The Immaculate Collection - Madonna	1990	87.9	80.6	100	89.6	88.2	90	81	86
87	Clube da Esquina - Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges	1972	87.9	83.2	88	89.8	91.3	95.2	82	85.6
92	Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths	1984	87.8	82.2	95	88	85.2	91	85	88
93	Aja - Steely Dan	1977	87.8	80.6	99	87	85.5	91.8	83	87.4
94	Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens	2015	87.7	81.8	91	89.1	88.2	92.2	86	85.8
96	Vespertine - Björk	2001	87.7	85.6	83	92.8	90.7	91	83	87.8
98	Hunky Dory - David Bowie	1971	87.7	79.6	99	85.2	84.5	91.6	87	87
106	A Tábua de Esmeralda - Jorge Ben	1974	87.5	81.6	90	88.5	90.8	94.8	83	84
110	Either/Or - Elliott Smith	1997	87.5	83.6	84	89.4	89.1	92.8	84	89.4
113	1962-1966 - The Beatles	1973	87.4	85.6	95	87.2	87.9	89.4	85	82
118	Kid A - Radiohead	2000	87.3	85	79	90.3	86.7	92.4	89	88.8
119	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West	2010	87.3	81.6	91	89.3	89.7	90	85	84.6
121	Sign "☮︎" the Times - Prince	1987	87.3	80.8	99	87.3	84.7	91	81	87.2
124	Bocanada - Gustavo Cerati	1999	87.2	81.4	90	89.1	89.4	95.2	81	84.6
127	Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins	1993	87.2	80.4	89	87.9	86.4	93.2	85	88.2
132	Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins	1990	87	84.2	85	89.9	88.3	92.4	84	85.4
135	Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley	2002	87	80.2	96	84.3	89.5	89.8	81	88
136	The Best of Sade - Sade	1994	87	83.2	87	92	91.9	94.6	78	82
137	Blonde - Frank Ocean	2016	86.9	81.8	87	89.4	90.9	96	83	80.4
140	Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay	2024	86.9	82	89	90.3	88.8	96.8	83	78.4
142	Off the Wall - Michael Jackson	1979	86.9	79.2	99	89.6	88.1	91.2	79	82
143	Greatest Hits - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	1993	86.9	81.4	97	83.8	86.6	91.2	82	86
151	The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads - Talking Heads	1982	86.8	84.4	88	88	88.8	88.2	80	90
152	Canción Animal - Soda Stereo	1990	86.8	77.6	100	84	86.2	95.2	81	83.4
154	Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers	1977	86.7	79.6	93	86.9	86.3	91.4	82	88
159	Substance - New Order	1987	86.7	83.8	85	90	84.9	91.2	84	88
181	Violator - Depeche Mode	1990	86.4	81.2	86	87.8	85	93.8	83	88.2
186	Gal Costa - Gal Costa	1969	86.4	78.4	100	86.2	89.2	93	78	80
188	Another Green World - Eno	1975	86.4	80.2	99	84.5	81.6	90.8	83	85.6
193	Ants From Up There - Black Country, New Road	2022	86.3	80.8	88	90.2	88	94.2	85	78.2
195	Forever Changes - Love	1967	86.3	79	100	82	79.4	92.6	85	86.4
196	Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel	1970	86.3	79.4	98	85.5	86.1	85.2	84	86.2
201	Ágætis byrjun - Sigur Rós	1999	86.3	81	84	87.8	86	91.8	86	87.4
206	Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy - The Who	1971	86.3	85	100	85.3	82.7	85.8	81	84
209	Velocity : Design : Comfort. - Sweet Trip	2003	86.2	81.6	85	88.3	85.2	95	82	86.4
214	1 - The Beatles	2000	86.2	83.4	84	88.2	88.3	92.4	85	82
215	Odessey and Oracle - The Zombies	1968	86.2	81	93	83.4	82.7	91.2	85	86.8
233	Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell	1974	86	78.2	99	86.1	85	87.4	82	84
235	Re - Café Tacvba	1994	85.9	76.6	90	85.1	88.3	94.2	81	86.4
236	Louder than Bombs - The Smiths	1987	85.9	82.8	89	86	85.4	91.4	83	84
237	Talking Book - Stevie Wonder	1972	85.9	78.6	100	86.4	83.5	88	81	84
239	Moving Pictures - Rush	1981	85.9	78.6	90	84.7	83.9	92.6	83	88.6
242	Let It Be - The Replacements	1984	85.9	77.8	100	82.2	81.7	91.8	82	85.8
246	Almendra - Almendra	1969	85.9	78	100	84.4	87.9	90.8	80	80
247	Funeral - Arcade Fire	2004	85.9	78.4	91	86.4	82	89.4	88	85.8
253	Souvlaki - Slowdive	1993	85.8	83	78	87.8	86.7	93.4	85	86.8
255	Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk	1988	85.8	81.6	87	85.2	83.4	92	84	87.2
256	"Heroes" - David Bowie	1977	85.8	80	92	86.9	83.7	89.4	83	85.4
264	The College Dropout - Kanye West	2004	85.7	83	81	91.2	89.3	91.2	83	81.2
266	Love Deluxe - Sade	1992	85.7	83.2	76	90.8	90.4	93.2	79	87.2
275	The Whole Story - Kate Bush	1986	85.6	82.4	83	86.6	89.2	87.2	81	90
276	Fear of Music - Talking Heads	1979	85.6	80	96	85.1	81.8	88.4	84	84
282	The Best of Blondie - Blondie	1981	85.6	79.2	95	89.1	88.5	85.4	80	82
283	Laughing Stock - Talk Talk	1991	85.6	82.6	82	86.6	84.7	91.2	83	89
291	The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks	1968	85.5	79.8	93	81.8	80.7	92.8	84	86.6
297	Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles	1967	85.5	81.4	88	86	83.9	89.8	86	83.2
301	The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses	1989	85.4	80.2	82	86.1	86.9	92.8	86	84
303	Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai	1972	85.4	78.6	90	85.9	89.3	96.2	78	80
305	Bryter Layter - Nick Drake	1971	85.4	79.6	90	86.1	85.1	92	83	82
307	Moondance - Van Morrison	1970	85.4	78.2	94	81.9	82.1	90.8	84	86.8
312	Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood	2019	85.3	80.2	87	88.7	87.4	91.8	82	80.2
313	Tapestry - Carole King	1971	85.3	76.4	98	85.7	85.6	87.6	82	82
316	When the Pawn... - Fiona Apple	1999	85.3	82.2	77	90.8	90.3	91.6	82	83.2
324	A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead	2016	85.2	79.2	87	87.5	83.9	91	87	81
328	XO - Elliott Smith	1998	85.2	80.4	84	87.3	86.3	90.2	82	86
329	The Stranger - Billy Joel	1977	85.2	78.4	87	87.9	89.1	87.8	82	84
330	Treasure - Cocteau Twins	1984	85.1	80	92	84.8	83.2	90.2	82	83.8

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