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Tag: Pop
U2 – Zooropa: #728 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Some albums are better than others.
Urge Overkill – Saturation: #729 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Alt rock with an ironic edge that still nonetheless rocks.
Pulp – Different Class: #732 of best 1,000 albums ever!
There’s something about the vibe that takes me back to the Nag’s Head pub in Rochester, Kent.
Mad Caddies – Just One More: #733 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Drink smoke drink smoke this is what we do. Well, not what I do necessarily but… you get it.
Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill: #735 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’d tell you, but don’t make me say it… Okay, you oughta know, right?
Pretenders – Pretenders: #736 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A self-assured, unique, and uniquely good debut album from Chrissie Hynde and crew.
Conehead Buddha – Rockets: #740 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Get that body up.
Cream – Wheels of Fire: #741 of best 1,000 albums ever!
There are some powerful powerful, favorite favorite, classic classics going on here.
Madonna – Bedtime Stories: #745 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The secret’s out on this one.
ABBA – The Definitive Collection: #746 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Join us on the journey to become a proud card-carrying Phase IV ABBA fan.
Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend: #747 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Matthew Sweet is a power pop master craftsman.
Gorillaz – Demon Days: #749 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It will, I suppose you could say, make you (sha, sha-ba-da) feel good.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: #750 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Is the movie Swingers and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy partially responsible for my moving to the west coast from NYC? It’s a long story…
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X: #752 of best 1,000 albums ever!
For that uniquely trip-hoppy, moody, atmospheric, and posh-sounding vibe.
Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine: #755 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Playful and orchestral, bombastic and pulsing, trippy and sultry.
Various Artists – Say Anything: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: #759 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Amazing soundtrack from an amazing movie… almost too amazing? Nah.
Patsy Cline – The Ultimate Collection: #760 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I don’t think it’s crazy at all to say that this is one spectacular musical collection.
The Yardbirds – For Your Love: #761 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’ll get stuck in your head and make you go wild.
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Through the Looking Glass: #762 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Not your typical album of cover songs. Just ask Alice, I think she’ll know…
Allah-Las – Allah-Las: #764 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Garage rock with the perfect concoction of indie, moody, and psychedelic influences.
Teleman – Brilliant Sanity: #766 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Intelligently lucid hook-driven, guitar rock. But, you know, also fun.
Cornershop – When I Was Born For the 7th Time: #768 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Record scratches, catchy pop hooks, and Indian influences that will butter the soul.
10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged: #772 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The magic of the live and acoustic setting shines through for Natalie Merchant and crew.
Ritchie Valens – Ritchie Valens: #773 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Simply classic late 1950s rock n’ roll and simply great. Come on, let’s go.
Pet Shop Boys – Please: #774 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Chic, posh, and pulsing synth pop are tops for the lads of the furry, fluffy, feathered and/or aquatic creature shop.
Jamiroquai – Emergency on Planet Earth: #775 of best 1,000 albums ever!
When you gonna learn?
Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes: #776 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s gorgeous and piercing and moving all at once.
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped: #778 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Do you believe in this sweet sensation? You should.
The Replacements – Let It Be: #780 of best 1,000 albums ever!
From jangle pop to post-punk to quiet ballads, this one has great range (and each range is great).
The Bangles – Different Light: #782 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I mean, just ask any police officer who happens to be at a local fried carbohydrate treat market.
Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors: #784 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This coat expertly spans country and pop.
Various Artists – Empire Records: The Soundtrack: #786 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A highly pleasurable mix of mid-‘90s tuned and one absolute stunner.
The Swinging Blue Jeans – The EMI Years: Best of the Swinging Blue Jeans: #787 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The grooviest, swinging, British Invasion-est music that most people these days have not (yet!) heard.
Buddy Holly – 20 Golden Greats: Buddy Holly Lives: #791 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Not fade away, indeed. That says it all for one of the early rock n’ roll greats.
Blues Traveler – Four: #792 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Even upon a midnight eerie, you’re not gonna want to give this album a run-around.
Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight: #793 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Endlessly timeless, infinitely rock n’ roll.
Ace of Base – The Sign: #794 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Can an album be “too pop”? Please refer to the sign that says, “We’re gonna go with nope.”
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour: #796 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Here’s how I’ll describe it: it’s just flipping gorgeous.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!: #799 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Heads will rock n’ roll to this one.
Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy: #802 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Much more than a standard issue album handed out at my undergrad college dorms.
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms: #803 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Now that IS workin’, that’s the way you do it.
The Pointer Sisters – Break Out: #804 of best 1,000 albums ever!
You might just say that I’m so excited and yet I’m encountering a great deal of difficulty with regard to the prevention of obfuscating that emotional state.
Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine: #805 of best 1,000 albums ever!
These dudes out of Germany ain’t messing around with normal sounds. Oh no.
Men at Work – Business as Usual: #810 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Who can it be now? Why, it’s the band from down under, of course.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra – The Dirty Boogie: #811 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Tremendous energy and jumping rockabilly bluesy swing vibes abound.
The Ronettes – Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes: #812 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It makes you feel like you’ve walked into the world of a Martin Scorsese movie. There are much worse things.
Plumtree – Mass Teen Fainting: #822 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Inviting, energetic, and catchy pop punk.
Unit 4+2 – Greatest Hits: #825 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s fun and rock and pop and a little quirky and very British Invasion.
Belly – Star: #826 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A pop grunge vibe that completely works.
Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley: #828 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’ll make you want to adorn yourself with footwear of a particular color and material and… go cat go!
Rush – Moving Pictures: #831 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Great hard rock with just the right touch of prog rock-y flair.
Hootie & The Blowfish – Cracked Rear View: #832 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Mellow, optimistic roots rock with perfect vocals from Darius Rucker.
The Doors – Other Voices: #833 of best 1,000 albums ever!
“Ray, Robbie, and John did Doors stuff post-Jim?” Yep, and this one’s really good!
Britney Spears – Blackout: #835 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Britney at her darkest, sleekest, pulsing synth-est best. Best-est?
Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure: #836 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Shmaltzy, glammy, proto-punk? Yeah, this is one unique album.
Tommy Roe – Tommy’s 22 Big Ones: #837 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Come on everybody, it’ll get you feeling dizzy.
Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis: #838 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A sweet talkin’ – not to mention singin’ – pop-soul gem.
The Mike Flowers Pops – A Groovy Place: #839 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Groovy and swinging (and clever and funny).
Mitski – Be the Cowboy: #842 of best 1,000 albums ever!
What’s difficult to define and describe becomes essential to why I’m drawn to it.
Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind: #846 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Striking, powerful, and evocative vocals mapped against a wild variety of musical styles.
U2 – Boy: #850 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The first U2 album sounds as fresh and energetic and urgent as ever.
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan: #852 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Take a freewheelin’ classic folk rock ride with a young artist named Bob Dylan, early ‘60s style.
Lenny Kravitz – 5: #861 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Kravitz doing funk rock and hippie rock for the ‘90s pushes 5 into my top 1,000.
Kirsty MacColl – Kite: #862 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Pop gems from a UK-based singer-songwriter with a flat-out gorgeous voice.
Various Artists – Luaka Bop 10th Anniversary: Zero Accidents on the Job: #864 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Legit excellent world music, alt rock, funk, and pop from an eclectic group of bands and musicians.
Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead: #869 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Don’t call this a jam band… album.
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger: #870 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Curl up your smile and take your time, take your chances.
Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense and Peppermints: #873 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A kaleidoscopic spectacle of psychedelic hippie rock.
Icona Pop – This Is… Icona Pop: #876 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Loud, brash, insanely catchy, and fun as hell. What’s not to like?
Laura Nyro – Eli and the Thirteenth Confession: #881 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A bombshell of a singer songwriter album from 1968.
Kanye West – 808s and Heartbreak: #884 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s complicated… but with this Kanye album, something broke through for me.
The Flying Burrito Brothers – The Gilded Palace of Sin: #886 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A crucial late ‘60s rock and country album that would influence much of what was coming in the ‘70s. And, bonus: a great listen all the way through.
The Power Station – The Power Station: #887 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Robert Palmer and members of Duran Duran and Chic combo for some super group action, 1980s style.
Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen: #888 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Melancholy and hauntingly beautiful, with lyrics that are strikingly original and poetic.
Roy Orbison – The Essential Roy Orbison: #892 of best 1,000 albums ever!
An iconic voice and tremendous career packaged into a massive double album.
Berlin – Pleasure Victim: #893 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Slinky, mysterious, and sexy synth pop that’s very early ‘80s in the best way.
Arctic Monkeys – Who the F*** Are Arctic Monkeys? #937 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This is a (small!) collection of songs that demanded to make this list by a fun, brash, and talented band at their early best.
Sturgill Simpson – High Top Mountain: #951 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Alt country that pleasantly zooms along with lyrics that are genuinely funny and clever.
Etta James – At Last! #959 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Spanning elegant, gorgeous pop, soul, and down and dirty blues in the best kind of way.
Ryan Adams – Love Is Hell: #969 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Adams spans singer songwriter-y pop to chilled out rock to alt country for quite a moody trip.
Aloe Blacc – Good Things: #972 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I defy you to come away from this one without humming “I need a dollar, dollar, dollar that’s what I need…”
Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers: #973 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Serious about its 1970s and 1980s guitar rock sensibilities. Doubly serious about having a gas in the lyrical content department.
The Coasters – The Coasters: #976 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Smooth, sexy, doo wop-y, rocking late 1950s vibes that project energy and fun.
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Hawk: #989 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Incredible songcraft, wild variety, and the magical odd couple mesh of Campbell’s whispery delightful voice and Lanegan’s world weary soft growl.
La Roux – La Roux: #990 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Love love “Bulletproof,” and the whole album has a high-octane dance pop energy.