What is the best classic pop album of the streaming era?

The streaming era ushered in a new golden age of pop — which album from this period will be remembered as a modern classic?

1

21

Adele's 2011 heartbreak album that became streaming's first true mega-seller.

2

1989

Taylor Swift's 2014 synth-pop blockbuster that dominated streaming and radio simultaneously.

3

Future Nostalgia

Dua Lipa's 2020 disco-pop album already considered a timeless entry in the pop canon.

4

folklore

Taylor Swift's 2020 indie-folk album that earned Album of the Year and streams in the billions.

5

Anti

Rihanna's 2016 experimental left-turn that became her most streamed and critically beloved album.

6

Lemonade

Beyoncé's 2016 album hailed as an immediate classic on release, now as studied as it is streamed.

7

Melodrama

Lorde's 2017 album that critics have cemented as one of pop's greatest achievements of the streaming age.

8

Rainbow

Kacey Musgraves' 2018 country-pop gem that won Album of the Year and crossed genre boundaries.

9

25

Adele's 2015 album, a streaming phenomenon that still broke first-week physical sales records.

10

When We All Fall Asleep

Billie Eilish's 2019 dark-pop debut, streaming's portrait of an entirely new kind of teen icon.

11

SOUR

Olivia Rodrigo's 2021 debut instant-classic anchored by Driver's License and the album's emotional sweep.

12

Harry's House

Harry Styles' 2022 Grammy Album of the Year, the streaming era's warmest pop embrace.

13

30

Adele's 2021 album, a streaming-era emotional event that broke records even in the age of playlists.

14

Midnights

Taylor Swift's 2022 album that broke Spotify's all-time single-day streaming records on release.