Mainstream binge
Recs welcome always folks |
| 1 |  | Ariana Grande
Dangerous Woman
Done
Dangerous Woman is a solid album although I wish it stopped at track 7. Her other albums have jams sprinkled all over but are far less consistent.
Thank U, Next 2.2
Sweetener 2.3
Dangerous Woman 3.6
My Everything 2.1
Yours Truly 1.9 |
| 2 |  | Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
Done.
Although I discovered now that the Complete version of her s/t has some good additional tracks on it so gotta check that out.
She has super jams and has many ok songs, but like Ariana she is yet to make a consistently good record - edit: last album was bonkers, there it is.
Future Nostalgia 3.95
Dua Lipa 2.9
The Only EP 2.0 |
| 3 |  | Shakira
Shakira.
Done.
Her discog is quite respectable. She ventured into a lot of genres and stayed relevant over many, many years. She's however missing a magnum opus to make her discog shine - bar a handful unique and creative tracks, most of her records are simply ok and didn't mark me much.
El Dorado 1.9
Shakira 2.6
Sale El Sol 2.0
She Wolf 1.75
Oral Fixation Vol. 2 - 2.9
Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 - 3.4
Laundry Service 3.1
Donde Estan Los Ladrones 3.1
Pes Descalzos 2.3
Peligro 2.0
Magia 2.8 |
| 4 |  | Britney Spears
Oops!...I Did It Again
Done.
It's like she took five albums to find her direction while occasionally dropping an accidental banger, found it on Circus, and then threw it to go make generic bland dance music. On her three last albums she often feels like a guest vocalist on somebody else's track more than lead artist. The last one did improve, but it remains very slight, and Circus will probably remain her magnum opus by the looks of it. I have to say she is quite a consistent album maker, and while she rarely is marking, she also scarcely annoys, unlike a lot of her fellow superstars here.
Glory 2.8
Britney Jean 2.6
Femme Fatale 2.6
Circus 3.55
Blackout 2.6
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic EP 2.5
In the Zone 3.2
Britney 2.7
Oops I Did It Again 2.55
Baby One More Time 2.3 |
| 5 |  | Madonna
American Life |
| 6 |  | Banks
III
Done
She is quite consistent and all her records have at least a couple jams. Unlike a lot of people I think Goddess is her weakest, she is exploring and maturing still, and I appreciate her desire to create a unique style - especially with III.
III 3.9
The Altar 3.35
Goddess 2.8
London EP 2.7
Fall Over EP 3.3 |
| 7 |  | Janet Jackson
The Velvet Rope |
| 8 |  | Selena Gomez
Revival |
| 9 |  | Christina Aguilera
Back to Basics |
| 10 |  | Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor |
| 11 |  | Kylie Minogue
Aphrodite |
| 12 |  | Beyonce
Lemonade |
| 13 |  | Mariah Carey
Daydream |
| 14 |  | Rihanna
Loud
Done
Most of her discog is made of poorly constructed albums, with occasional jams sprinkled over a lot of annoying and boring material. Fewer jams than I expected too, I was hoping for better. Her last album is very strong however (before track 9) and comes as a bit of a surprise - hopefully it hints at her future direction?
ANTI 3.35
Unapologetic 1.95
Talk that Talk 1.8
Loud 3.0
Rated R 2.1
Good Girl Gone Bad 2.4
A Girl Like Me 2.0
Music of the Sun 2.8 |
| 15 |  | Justin Timberlake
Justified |
| 16 |  | Demi Lovato
Tell Me You Love Me |
| 17 |  | Miley Cyrus
She Is Coming |
| 18 |  | Drake
Thank Me Later |
| 19 |  | Robbie Williams
I've Been Expecting You |
| 20 |  | Taylor Swift
1989
Done
Not as bad as I expected, but also not great. She is kind of the epitome of generic 00s-10s pop, and her overwhelming success kind of hurts her catalogue for me as it all feels so so generic. I didn't hate country-era Taylor but it really isn't my cuppa, and after that her pop career really has too few bangers spread too thin, except on 1989 which is a fun record all in all. On her last two records she's been less pop, less explosive, and more introspective, but I don't think it really works.
Folklore 2.3
Lover 2.3
Reputation 2.7
1989 3.5
Red 2.75
Speak Now 2.6
Beautiful Eyes EP 2.6
Fearless 2.65
Taylor Swift 2.5 |
| 21 |  | Lady Gaga
The Fame |
| 22 |  | Katy Perry
Teenage Dream |
| 23 |  | Pink
The Truth About Love |
| 24 |  | Adele
21 |
| 25 |  | Bruno Mars
24K Magic |
| 26 |  | Mark Ronson
Here Comes The Fuzz |
| 27 |  | Pharrell Williams
In My Mind |
| 28 |  | Lorde
Melodrama |
| 29 |  | Avicii
Tim |
| 30 |  | Ed Sheeran
+ |
| 31 |  | Imagine Dragons
Night Visions |
| 32 |  | George Michael
Older |
| 33 |  | Coldplay
Parachutes
I guess I'll have to force myself to spin their latest albums |
| 34 |  | Sia
1000 Forms Of Fear |
| 35 |  | Michael Jackson
Off the Wall |
| 36 |  | Maroon 5
Hands All Over |
| 37 |  | J Balvin
Vibras |
| 38 |  | Danny Ocean
54+1
Done, surprisingly ok
54+1 3.55 |
| 39 |  | Cardi B
Invasion Of Privacy
Expect to hate this, and the godawful art does not help
Done.
Welp it was bad, but not unbearable and not as awful as I was expecting. But yeah I don't really enjoy her vocals so it couldn't go very far anyways.
Invasion of Privacy 1.8 |
| 40 |  | Modjo
Modjo
Done
Their one album in the db was far better than the one hit wonder I was expecting, I quite dug it
Modjo 3.7 |
| 41 |  | Post Malone
Stoney |
| 42 |  | Lana Del Rey
Born to Die |
| 43 |  | Carly Rae Jepsen
Dedicated
Done.
I'll have to rejam Emotions per dedex's rec, but yeah none of her albums really resonated with me. Everything before Dedicated has lots of annoying moments that counterbalance the bops, and the last one is more consistent but often falls flat and fails at being catchy - the end is cool though. Have to rejam Dedicated and Emotions to see which one I like best.
Dedicated 3.3
Emotions Side B EP 2.7
Emotions 3.3
Kiss 1.3
Curiosity EP 2.6
Tugs of War 2.3 |
| 44 |  | Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better |
| 45 |  | Wham!
Make It Big |
| 46 |  | Nelly Furtado
Loose
PunchforPunch's rec |
| 47 |  | Lights
Siberia
Jammed this particular album already, not sure if she falls under the mainstream umbrella but alright. Tundra's rec |
| 48 |  | Sade
Love Deluxe
Did a solid while ago. About time I revisit her discog. Keyblade's rec |
| 49 |  | Norah Jones
Come Away with Me |
| 50 |  | Katie Melua
Ketevan |
| 51 |  | Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Random find, not really relevant to the list but whatever |
| 52 |  | DNCE
DNCE
Done
A frustrating band that has a few playlist worthy tracks, but that fails to really fully get out of its shell. The prod is tame, the compositions are tame, and it feels like they are trying to do funk pop but without fully committing to the kitsch. The result is often half baked. Now that applies only to the EPs, as the LP really is the first EP plus one or two more worthwhile tracks and then filler.
People to People EP 3.0
DNCE 2.9
Swaaay EP 3.4 |
| 53 | | Ximena Sarinana
Donde Bailaran las Ninas
Done.
Random find that was pretty boring which is why I only jammed the two albums that were already in the database. Apart from a couple tracks not much I'll remember.
Donde Bailaran las Ninas 2.25
Mediocre 2.6 |
| 54 |  | Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel... |
| 55 |  | Kelsey Lu
Church
Random find |
| 56 |  | Christine and the Queens
Chaleur Humaine
This and the ones below are stolen from luci's pop list |
| 57 |  | Usher
Confessions |
| 58 |  | Calvin Harris
Ready For The Weekend |
| 59 |  | Paramore
Riot! |
| 60 |  | Sky Ferreira
Ghost |
| 61 |  | Ciara
Basic Instinct |
| 62 |  | Azealia Banks
Broke With Expensive Taste |
| 63 |  | Sophie
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides |
| 64 |  | Kelela
Take Me Apart
Done
Really forgettable R&B, but also nothing bad really.
Take Me Apart 2.35
Hallucinogen EP 3.1 |
| 65 |  | Robyn
Body Talk |
| 66 |  | Lizzo
Big GRRRL Small World |
| 67 |  | Kesha
Animal |
| 68 |  | Bag Raiders
Bag Raiders |
| 69 |  | Owl City
Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| 70 |  | Sean Paul
Imperial Blaze |
| 71 |  | Billie Eilish
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |
| 72 |  | Aya Nakamura
Nakamura
Intrigued by the album cover on this |
| 73 |  | Jorja Smith
Lost & Found
Done
Very nice and promising with some great tracks, but she persists in making lots of ballad songs without quite making them work just yet. Will definitely follow her future output though
Lost & Found 3.6
Project 11 EP 3.75 |
| 74 |  | Lyna
Lemon Haze
From BE, one short EP, guess I'll check her out
Done
Showing promise, but not there yet and a bit cringy at times
Lemon Haze 2.9 |
| 75 |  | Charlie Puth
Voicenotes |
| 76 |  | Enrique Iglesias
Enrique |
| 77 |  | Hayley Williams
Petals For Armor |
| 78 |  | Doja Cat
Amala
Done
Honestly I think she's underrated. I don't care much for lyrics typically, which helps bcs I think hers may be cringe-inducing for a lot of people. But musically she's really fun, and her sound can show lots of depth on some of her best tracks allying pop, RnB, rapped sections, and other more minor influences. The debut EP is fun, and while a bit erratic Amala explores many directions and shows a rich, exciting sound, that sadly she mostly stripped away from Hot Pink. I hope she switches back to more of a pop/rnb direction with her next releases. I was maybe a bit too kind to her first two records with my ratings because I think the average is just too too low. Edit: She kinda did find a good style on Planet Her, but there are still too many directions attempted at once and not enough of her psychedelic colours to make it a truly grand record.
Planet Her 3.4
Hot Pink 3.3
Amala 3.75
Purrr! EP 3.85 |
| 79 |  | Princess Nokia
1992 |
| 80 |  | David Guetta
One Love |
| 81 |  | The 1975
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It |
| 82 |  | Harry Styles
Fine Line |
| 83 |  | Little Mix
Glory Days |
| 84 |  | Avril Lavigne
The Best Damn Thing
m/ m/ |
| 85 |  | Julia Michaels
Inner Monologue Pt. 1 |
| 86 |  | Kim Petras
TURN OFF THE LIGHT |
| 87 |  | Zara Larsson
Poster Girl |
| 88 |  | Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR |
| 89 |  | ABBA
Waterloo |
| 90 |  | Megan Thee Stallion
Suga |
| 91 |  | Jennifer Lopez
On the 6 |
| 92 |  | Kali Uchis
Isolation |
| 93 |  | Natalie Imbruglia
Left of the Middle |
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