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Most Acclaimed Pop Albums of All Time Beta

100 of 226

#1 Pet Sounds (1966)

The Beach Boys | 18 lists

#2 Purple Rain (1984)

Prince and the Revolution | 19 lists

#3 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

The Beatles | 15 lists

#4 The Queen Is Dead (1986)

The Smiths | 24 lists

#5 Thriller (1982)

Michael Jackson | 19 lists

#6 Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Stevie Wonder | 14 lists

#7 Hunky Dory (1971)

David Bowie | 15 lists

#8 Hounds of Love (1985)

Kate Bush | 18 lists

#9 Rubber Soul (1965)

The Beatles | 12 lists

#10 Funeral (2004)

Arcade Fire | 28 lists

#11 Graceland (1986)

Paul Simon | 19 lists

#12 Forever Changes (1967)

Love | 12 lists

#13 Low (1977)

David Bowie | 12 lists

#14 Tapestry (1971)

Carole King | 10 lists

#15 Dusty in Memphis (1969)

Dusty Springfield | 12 lists

#16 Channel Orange (2012)

Frank Ocean | 20 lists

#17 Different Class (1995)

Pulp | 21 lists

#18 Achtung Baby (1991)

U2 | 19 lists

#19 Trans Europa Express (1977)

Kraftwerk | 11 lists

#20 Blonde (2016)

Frank Ocean | 15 lists

#21 Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson | 10 lists

#22 The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

The Kinks | 11 lists

#23 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)

Oasis | 17 lists

#24 Post (1995)

Björk | 18 lists

#25 If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)

Belle and Sebastian | 17 lists

#26 69 Love Songs (1999)

The Magnetic Fields | 17 lists

#27 The Man-Machine (1978)

Kraftwerk | 9 lists

#28 Illinois (2005)

Sufjan Stevens | 19 lists

#29 Homogenic (1997)

Björk | 14 lists

#30 The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Joni Mitchell | 9 lists

#31 Melodrama (2017)

Lorde | 14 lists

#32 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

Elton John | 8 lists

#33 Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)

Serge Gainsbourg | 9 lists

#34 Beyoncé (2013)

Beyoncé | 14 lists

#35 Kala (2007)

M.I.A. | 18 lists

#36 Third/Sister Lovers (1978)

Big Star | 9 lists

#37 Violator (1990)

Depeche Mode | 13 lists

#38 Like a Prayer (1989)

Madonna | 10 lists

#39 The Smiths (1984)

The Smiths | 11 lists

#40 Loaded (1970)

The Velvet Underground | 9 lists

#41 Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)

Lana Del Rey | 12 lists

#42 Moondance (1970)

Van Morrison | 7 lists

#43 Odessey and Oracle (1968)

The Zombies | 8 lists

#44 Modern Vampires of the City (2013)

Vampire Weekend | 17 lists

#45 Something/Anything? (1972)

Todd Rundgren | 8 lists

#46 Body Talk (2010)

Robyn | 16 lists

#47 Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

Simon & Garfunkel | 7 lists

#48 Steve McQueen / Two Wheels Good (1985)

Prefab Sprout | 11 lists

#49 Another Green World (1975)

Brian Eno | 8 lists

#50 Let England Shake (2011)

PJ Harvey | 14 lists

#51 Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)

New Order | 10 lists

#52 For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Bon Iver | 18 lists

#53 Debut (1993)

Björk | 10 lists

#54 The Idler Wheel... (2012)

Fiona Apple | 13 lists

#55 Ys (2006)

Joanna Newsom | 14 lists

#56 1989 (2014)

Taylor Swift | 11 lists

#57 Imperial Bedroom (1982)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 10 lists

#58 So (1986)

Peter Gabriel | 10 lists

#59 Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956)

Frank Sinatra | 6 lists

#60 Ray of Light (1998)

Madonna | 11 lists

#61 Computer World (1981)

Kraftwerk | 8 lists

#62 Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

Animal Collective | 13 lists

#63 Moon Safari (1998)

Air | 12 lists

#64 1999 (1982)

Prince | 7 lists

#65 "Heroes" (1977)

David Bowie | 6 lists

#66 Court and Spark (1974)

Joni Mitchell | 6 lists

#67 Dare (1981)

The Human League | 7 lists

#68 I'm Your Man (1988)

Leonard Cohen | 10 lists

#69 Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)

The Smiths | 9 lists

#70 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

The Flaming Lips | 13 lists

#71 Vampire Weekend (2008)

Vampire Weekend | 15 lists

#72 Technique (1989)

New Order | 8 lists

#73 Synchronicity (1983)

The Police | 8 lists

#74 Anti (2016)

Rihanna | 11 lists

#75 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

OutKast | 13 lists

#76 Scott 4 (1969)

Scott Walker | 6 lists

#77 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

David Bowie | 8 lists

#78 Faith (1987)

George Michael | 9 lists

#79 In the Wee Small Hours (1955)

Frank Sinatra | 5 lists

#80 Control (1986)

Janet Jackson | 8 lists

#81 Surf's Up (1971)

The Beach Boys | 6 lists

#82 Elvis Presley (1956)

Elvis Presley | 5 lists

#83 21 (2011)

Adele | 9 lists

#84 Emotion (2015)

Carly Rae Jepsen | 11 lists

#85 A Wizard, a True Star (1973)

Todd Rundgren | 5 lists

#86 Live at Leeds (1970)

The Who | 5 lists

#87 Teen Dream (2010)

Beach House | 12 lists

#88 Take Care (2011)

Drake | 11 lists

#89 The Lexicon of Love (1982)

ABC | 5 lists

#90 Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Bee Gees & Various Artists | 6 lists

#91 Imagine (1971)

John Lennon | 5 lists

#92 Dirty Mind (1980)

Prince | 8 lists

#93 She's So Unusual (1983)

Cyndi Lauper | 7 lists

#94 The Stranger (1977)

Billy Joel | 5 lists

#95 Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)

Janet Jackson | 7 lists

#96 Little Earthquakes (1992)

Tori Amos | 9 lists

#97 Behaviour (1990)

Pet Shop Boys | 7 lists

#98 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)

Billie Eilish | 8 lists

#99 Bad (1987)

Michael Jackson | 7 lists

#100 Fleet Foxes (2008)

Fleet Foxes | 10 lists

The Beach Boys

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Art Rock / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock

18 lists

Pet Sounds 1966

#16

Prince and the Revolution

Rock / Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock

19 lists

Purple Rain 1984

#20

The Beatles

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll

15 lists

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967

#21

The Smiths

Rock / Pop / Punk / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Jangle Pop / Post-Punk

24 lists

The Queen Is Dead 1986

#25

Michael Jackson

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Disco

19 lists

Thriller 1982

#35

Stevie Wonder

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Art Pop / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

14 lists

Songs in the Key of Life 1976

#36

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Art Rock / Glam Rock / Pop Rock

15 lists

Hunky Dory 1971

#43

Kate Bush

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / Art Rock / Pop Rock

18 lists

Hounds of Love 1985

#51

The Beatles

Rock / Pop / Folk / Beat Music / Folk Rock

12 lists

Rubber Soul 1965

#10

#56

Arcade Fire

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Indie Rock

28 lists

Funeral 2004

#11

#57

Paul Simon

Rock / Pop / R&B / Funk / Folk / World / African / Afrobeat / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues

19 lists

Graceland 1986

#12

#64

Love

Rock / Pop / Folk / Baroque Pop / Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock

12 lists

Forever Changes 1967

#13

#65

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

12 lists

Low 1977

#14

#83

Carole King

Rock / Pop / Pop Rock

10 lists

Tapestry 1971

#15

#88

Dusty Springfield

Rock / Pop / Soul / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock

12 lists

Dusty in Memphis 1969

#16

#89

Frank Ocean

Pop / Soul / R&B / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

20 lists

Channel Orange 2012

#17

#92

Pulp

Rock / Pop / Britpop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock

21 lists

Different Class 1995

#18

#107

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Downtempo / Pop Rock / Synth-pop

19 lists

Achtung Baby 1991

#19

#108

Kraftwerk

Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / Electro / Synth-pop

11 lists

Trans Europa Express 1977

#20

#111

Frank Ocean

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Art Pop / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul / Psychedelic Rock

15 lists

Blonde 2016

#21

#115

Michael Jackson

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

10 lists

Off the Wall 1979

#22

#122

The Kinks

Rock / Pop / Folk / Baroque Pop / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Traditional Pop

11 lists

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society 1968

#23

#128

Oasis

Rock / Pop / Britpop

17 lists

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995

#24

#133

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Jazz / Art Pop / Big Band / Big Beat / Downtempo / IDM / Trip Hop

18 lists

Post 1995

#25

#141

Belle and Sebastian

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock

17 lists

If You're Feeling Sinister 1996

#26

#143

The Magnetic Fields

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Synth-pop

17 lists

69 Love Songs 1999

#27

#152

Kraftwerk

Pop / Electronic / Electro / Synth-pop

9 lists

The Man-Machine 1978

#28

#155

Sufjan Stevens

Rock / Pop / Folk / Baroque Pop / Folk Rock / Indie Folk / Indie Pop

19 lists

Illinois 2005

#29

#158

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Downtempo / IDM / Trip Hop

14 lists

Homogenic 1997

#30

#165

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Pop / Jazz / Folk / Art Pop / Folk Rock / Jazz Fusion

9 lists

The Hissing of Summer Lawns 1975

#31

#168

Lorde

Pop / Electronic / Indie Pop / Synth-pop

14 lists

Melodrama 2017

#32

#170

Elton John

Rock / Pop / Country / Country Rock / Glam Rock / Pop Rock

8 lists

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973

#33

#174

Serge Gainsbourg

Rock / Pop / Punk / Chanson / Proto-Punk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Histoire de Melody Nelson 1971

#34

#175

Beyoncé

Pop / Hip Hop / R&B / Contemporary R&B

14 lists

Beyoncé 2013

#35

#176

M.I.A.

Pop / Hip Hop / Electronic / Reggae / Grime / Synth-pop

18 lists

Kala 2007

#36

#177

Big Star

Rock / Pop / Art Rock / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock / Power Pop

9 lists

Third/Sister Lovers 1978

#37

#189

Depeche Mode

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Synth-pop

13 lists

Violator 1990

#38

#195

Madonna

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

10 lists

Like a Prayer 1989

#39

#196

The Smiths

Rock / Pop / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

11 lists

The Smiths 1984

#40

#200

The Velvet Underground

Rock / Pop / Punk / Art Rock / Proto-Punk

9 lists

Loaded 1970

#41

#201

Lana Del Rey

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Folk / Dream Pop / Folk Rock / Indie Pop / Psychedelic Rock / Soft Rock / Trip Hop

12 lists

Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2019

#42

#203

Van Morrison

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Jazz / Folk / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues / Traditional Folk

7 lists

Moondance 1970

#43

#210

The Zombies

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock

8 lists

Odessey and Oracle 1968

#44

#212

Vampire Weekend

Rock / Pop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Pop Rock

17 lists

Modern Vampires of the City 2013

#45

#213

Todd Rundgren

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Blues Rock / Pop Rock / Power Pop / Prog Rock / Soft Rock

8 lists

Something/Anything? 1972

#46

#217

Robyn

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Downtempo / Electro / House / Synth-pop

16 lists

Body Talk 2010

#47

#218

Simon & Garfunkel

Rock / Pop / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

7 lists

Bridge over Troubled Water 1970

#48

#221

Prefab Sprout

Rock / Pop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Pop Rock

11 lists

Steve McQueen / Two Wheels Good 1985

#49

#223

Brian Eno

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

8 lists

Another Green World 1975

#50

#229

PJ Harvey

Rock / Pop / Folk / Alternative Rock / Art Pop / Folk Rock / Indie Rock

14 lists

Let England Shake 2011

#51

#231

New Order

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk / Synth-pop

10 lists

Power, Corruption & Lies 1983

#52

#241

Bon Iver

Rock / Pop / Folk / Baroque Pop / Folk Rock / Indie Folk

18 lists

For Emma, Forever Ago 2007

#53

#244

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / House / Synth-pop

10 lists

Debut 1993

#54

#253

Fiona Apple

Rock / Pop / Alternative Rock / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock

13 lists

The Idler Wheel... 2012

#55

#254

Joanna Newsom

Pop / Folk / Baroque Pop / Indie Folk

14 lists

Ys 2006

#56

#255

Taylor Swift

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

11 lists

1989 2014

#57

#258

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Rock / Pop / Alternative Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock

10 lists

Imperial Bedroom 1982

#58

#259

Peter Gabriel

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Art Rock / Pop Rock / Prog Rock / Synth-pop

10 lists

So 1986

#59

#260

Frank Sinatra

Pop / Jazz / Big Band / Traditional Pop / Vocal Jazz

6 lists

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 1956

#60

#267

Madonna

Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Dance-pop / Downtempo / House / Trip Hop

11 lists

Ray of Light 1998

#61

#270

Kraftwerk

Pop / Electronic / Electro / Synth-pop

8 lists

Computer World 1981

#62

#279

Animal Collective

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Dance / Indie Pop / Psychedelic Rock

13 lists

Merriweather Post Pavilion 2009

#63

#281

Air

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Chanson / Downtempo / Dream Pop / Synth-pop

12 lists

Moon Safari 1998

#64

#282

Prince

Rock / Pop / Funk / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / Pop Rock

7 lists

1999 1982

#65

#289

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

6 lists

"Heroes" 1977

#66

#291

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Pop / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

6 lists

Court and Spark 1974

#67

#292

The Human League

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

7 lists

Dare 1981

#68

#295

Leonard Cohen

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Folk / Folk Rock / Synth-pop

10 lists

I'm Your Man 1988

#69

#298

The Smiths

Rock / Pop / Alternative Rock / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Jangle Pop

9 lists

Strangeways, Here We Come 1987

#70

#302

The Flaming Lips

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Indie Rock / Synth-pop

13 lists

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 2002

#71

#303

Vampire Weekend

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Indie Rock

15 lists

Vampire Weekend 2008

#72

#304

New Order

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Dance / Alternative Rock / Synth-pop

8 lists

Technique 1989

#73

#306

The Police

Rock / Pop / New Wave / Pop Rock

8 lists

Synchronicity 1983

#74

#311

Rihanna

Pop / Soul / R&B / Contemporary R&B

11 lists

Anti 2016

#75

#312

OutKast

Pop / Hip Hop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Conscious Hip Hop / Contemporary R&B / Electro / Gangsta Rap / Pop Rap

13 lists

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 2003

#76

#314

Scott Walker

Pop / Baroque Pop / Chanson

6 lists

Scott 4 1969

#77

#321

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Punk / Art Pop / Art Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

8 lists

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980

#78

#324

George Michael

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Soul / Alternative Dance / Blue-Eyed Soul / Dance-pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

9 lists

Faith 1987

#79

#325

Frank Sinatra

Pop / Jazz / Big Band / Traditional Pop

5 lists

In the Wee Small Hours 1955

#80

#329

Janet Jackson

Pop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / Synth-pop

8 lists

Control 1986

#81

#334

The Beach Boys

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll

6 lists

Surf's Up 1971

#82

#342

Elvis Presley

Rock / Pop / Rock & Roll

5 lists

Elvis Presley 1956

#83

#346

Adele

Pop / Soul / R&B / Blues / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul / Piano Blues

9 lists

21 2011

#84

#351

Carly Rae Jepsen

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

11 lists

Emotion 2015

#85

#372

Todd Rundgren

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Soul / R&B / Art Pop / Art Rock / Pop Rock / Prog Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rhythm & Blues / Rock & Roll / Soft Rock

5 lists

A Wizard, a True Star 1973

#86

#373

The Who

Rock / Pop / Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Rock & Roll

5 lists

Live at Leeds 1970

#87

#374

Beach House

Rock / Pop / Dream Pop / Indie Pop

12 lists

Teen Dream 2010

#88

#376

Drake

Pop / Hip Hop / R&B / Contemporary R&B / Pop Rap

11 lists

Take Care 2011

#89

#377

ABC

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / New Wave / Synth-pop

5 lists

The Lexicon of Love 1982

#90

#381

Bee Gees & Various Artists

Pop / Soul / Funk / Disco

6 lists

Saturday Night Fever 1977

#91

#389

John Lennon

Rock / Pop / Pop Rock

5 lists

Imagine 1971

#92

#392

Prince

Rock / Pop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Alternative Dance / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound / New Wave

8 lists

Dirty Mind 1980

#93

#394

Cyndi Lauper

Pop / Electronic / Synth-pop

7 lists

She's So Unusual 1983

#94

#395

Billy Joel

Rock / Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

5 lists

The Stranger 1977

#95

#399

Janet Jackson

Pop / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Minneapolis Sound

7 lists

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 1989

#96

#403

Tori Amos

Rock / Pop / Alternative Rock

9 lists

Little Earthquakes 1992

#97

#406

Pet Shop Boys

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

7 lists

Behaviour 1990

#98

#410

Billie Eilish

Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / Downtempo / Indie Pop / Synth-pop

8 lists

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2019

#99

#412

Michael Jackson

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Dance-pop / Disco / Pop Rock

7 lists

Bad 1987

#100

#413

Fleet Foxes

Rock / Pop / Folk / Country / Baroque Pop / Folk Rock / Indie Folk / Indie Rock

10 lists

Fleet Foxes 2008

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