What is the best pop-rock album of all time?

Where pop hooks meet rock energy — vote for the greatest pop-rock album ever recorded.

1. 1
   Rumours

   Fleetwood Mac's 1977 landmark balancing heartbreak, pop hooks, and rock energy.
2. 2
   Jagged Little Pill

   Alanis Morissette's 1995 explosive debut that defined 90s alternative pop-rock.
3. 3
   A Rush of Blood to the Head

   Coldplay's 2002 breakthrough album with The Scientist and Clocks.
4. 4
   Hotel California

   Eagles' 1976 California rock-pop masterpiece, one of history's best-selling albums.
5. 5
   Songs About Jane

   Maroon 5's 2002 debut fusing pop, funk, and rock in a way that spawned countless imitators.
6. 6
   Tragic Kingdom

   No Doubt's 1995 ska-pop-rock album anchored by Don't Speak and Gwen Stefani's raw charisma.
7. 7
   The Joshua Tree

   U2's 1987 album blending Irish rock, Americana, and soaring pop balladry.
8. 8
   Hot Fuss

   The Killers' 2004 debut fusing post-punk synths and pop-rock anthems.
9. 9
   American Idiot

   Green Day's 2004 punk-pop rock opera, a defining album of a generation's disillusionment.
10. 10
    From Under the Cork Tree

    Fall Out Boy's 2005 emo-pop-rock breakthrough with Sugar We're Goin Down.
11. 11
    Yourself or Someone Like You

    Matchbox Twenty's 1996 debut blending adult pop-rock with alt-radio appeal.
12. 12
    August and Everything After

    Counting Crows' 1993 debut, a literate folk-pop-rock classic beloved by critics and fans.
13. 13
    Hopes and Fears

    Keane's 2004 debut with piano-driven pop-rock anthems that conquered British charts.
14. 14
    Riot!

    Paramore's 2007 pop-punk album that made them the defining voice of mid-aughts alternative pop.
15. 15
    Born to Run

    Bruce Springsteen's 1975 heartland rock-pop epic that turned him into The Boss.

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