What is the best pop album of the 2010s?

The 2010s reshaped pop across streaming, social media, and cultural movements, producing records spanning stadium anthems to intimate bedroom pop. Vote for the album that most defined the decade.

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Adele's 2011 smash debut catapulted her to global fame with raw emotional ballads and record-breaking sales.

1/15

1989

Taylor Swift's 2014 synth-pop reinvention that won the Album of the Year Grammy and dominated the decade.

2/15

Lemonade

Beyoncé's 2016 visual album is a bold artistic statement weaving personal narrative with politics and genre experimentation.

3/15

Thank U, Next

Ariana Grande's 2019 rapid-fire release capturing heartbreak and self-empowerment across 12 emotionally charged tracks.

4/15

Born This Way

Lady Gaga's ambitious 2011 album tackling identity and liberation with arena-sized anthems.

5/15

Emotion

Carly Rae Jepsen's beloved 2015 cult classic that critics called one of the greatest pure pop albums ever made.

6/15

Divide

Ed Sheeran's 2017 record-breaking pop album that topped charts worldwide and spawned multiple global hits.

7/15

When We All Fall Asleep

Billie Eilish's groundbreaking 2019 debut swept the Grammy Awards and defined Gen Z pop with its dark, minimal sound.

8/15

Anti

Rihanna's experimental 2016 album that departed from hit-chasing to explore a darker, more artistic side.

9/15

Beyoncé

Beyoncé's surprise 2013 visual album changed how pop records could be released and consumed.

10/15

Pure Heroine

Lorde's 2013 debut captured teenage alienation with a minimalist aesthetic that made her a global voice for a generation.

11/15

In the Lonely Hour

Sam Smith's 2014 debut introduced a raw, soulful voice and won four Grammy Awards including Record and Song of the Year.

12/15

Purpose

Justin Bieber's 2015 mature comeback album that produced several number-one hits and rehabilitated his public image.

13/15

Melodrama

Lorde's 2017 sophomore album is a cinematic, emotionally devastating exploration of heartbreak and young adulthood.

14/15

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry's 2010 album tied Michael Jackson's Bad with five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles from a single record.

15/15