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1000 Forms of Fear
1000 Forms of Fear is Sia's sixth studio album, released 8 July 2014 on RCA/Monkey Puzzle, produced by Greg Kurstin. Led by "Chandelier" (number eight on the Hot 100), it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and scored 76 on Metacritic.
1989 (album)
1989 is Taylor Swift's fifth studio album (October 27, 2014, Big Machine), her first full pop record, a synth-pop homage to the 1980s produced with Max Martin; it sold 1.2 million copies in week one, won the 2016 Grammy for Album of the Year, and was re-recorded as 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023.
24K Magic (album)
24K Magic, Bruno Mars's third studio album, released November 18, 2016 by Atlantic Records. Nine-track retro R&B, funk, and new jack swing album produced by Shampoo Press & Curl and The Stereotypes; won six Grammys at the 2018 ceremony including Album of the Year.
25 (Adele album)
25 is Adele's third studio album, released 20 November 2015 on XL Recordings, named for her age at writing. Lead single Hello drove record 3.38 million first-week US sales and a Grammy Album of the Year win.
4 (Beyoncé album)
4 (2011) is Beyoncé's fourth solo studio album on Columbia Records, her first after splitting from manager father Mathew Knowles. A retro R&B set of 12 tracks including "Run the World (Girls)", "Love on Top" and "Countdown", it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 310,000 first-week US copies.
5 Seconds of Summer (album)
Self-titled 2014 debut album by Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer (ファイヴ・セカンズ・オブ・サマー) on Capitol; US Billboard 200 No. 1 with 259,000 first-week copies, UK No. 2, produced with John Feldmann.
7/27
7/27 is the 2016 second album by American girl group Fifth Harmony (Syco/Epic), named for their July 27, 2012 X Factor formation date; lead single Work From Home hit No. 5 on the Hot 100.
A.K.A. (album)
A.K.A. (Also Known As) is Jennifer Lopez's eighth studio album, released June 13, 2014, on Capitol Records; RedOne executive-produced this urban-pop return, which debuted with 33,000 copies at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend is AURORA's debut studio album, released March 11, 2016, with 13 tracks including Runaway and Murder Song; the debut-era archive The Moth Tapes follows in 2026.
Angelic 2 the Core
Angelic 2 the Core (Angelic Funkadelic/Angelic Rockadelic) is Corey Feldman's fifth album, a 22-song double album released June 22, 2016 on CiFi Records, dedicated to Michael Jackson and Corey Haim, featuring Snoop Dogg and Fred Durst, and named worst album of 2016 by Anthony Fantano.
Animal (Kesha album)
Animal is Kesha's debut studio album, released January 5, 2010 on RCA. Also known as Ke$ha's debut, it topped the Billboard 200 with 152,000 first-week copies behind the nine-week Hot 100 No. 1 "TiK ToK".
Anti (album)
Anti (ANTI), Rihanna's eighth studio album, released January 27, 2016 on Westbury Road/Roc Nation; minimalist pop/R&B departure, Samsung-funded free Tidal release, Work her 14th US number one, first Black artist album with ten years on the Billboard 200.
Artpop
ARTPOP (Artpop) is Lady Gaga's fourth studio album, released November 11, 2013 on Interscope; an EDM-driven, Jeff Koons-covered art-pop project whose singles underperformed but whose reputation has since been reassessed upward.
Avril Lavigne (album)
Avril Lavigne (2013, Epic) is the Canadian singer's self-titled fifth studio album, co-written largely with husband Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, featuring "Here's to Never Growing Up," "Rock N Roll," the Kroeger duet "Let Me Go," and "Bad Girl" with Marilyn Manson; Metascore 65.
Badlands (Halsey album)
Badlands is Halsey's debut studio album, released August 28, 2015: a dystopian concept album of electropop and dark pop, triple platinum, with every track RIAA certified, peaking at UK number 9.
Bangerz
Bangerz is Miley Cyrus's fourth studio album, released October 8, 2013 on RCA Records, executive produced by Mike Will Made It. Her first non-Disney album with an R&B and hip-hop sound, it yielded "We Can't Stop" (No. 2) and "Wrecking Ball" (her first No. 1).
Beautiful Trauma
Beautiful Trauma, seventh studio album by American singer P!nk (Alecia Moore), released October 13, 2017 via RCA Records; 13 tracks co-written by P!nk with Max Martin, Jack Antonoff and others, featuring Eminem on Revenge; debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 408,000 equivalent units.
Believe (Justin Bieber album)
Believe, Justin Bieber's third studio album (2012, Island Def Jam), executive produced by Scooter Braun and Usher, moved from teen pop to dance-pop and Euro-house; guests Ludacris, Big Sean, Drake, Nicki Minaj; UK number one.
Beyoncé (album)
Beyoncé (BEYONCÉ), also called Self-Titled, is Beyoncé's fifth studio album, surprise-released on iTunes December 13, 2013: 14 songs, 17 videos, first visual album, 830,000 downloads in three days.
Bionic (Christina Aguilera album)
Bionic, Christina Aguilera's fourth studio album (RCA, June 8, 2010), an electro-pop departure after Back to Basics; Metascore 56, US Billboard 200 number three, UK number one, later reassessed as ahead of its time.
Blue Neighbourhood
Blue Neighbourhood is Troye Sivan's debut album, released December 4, 2015 on Capitol; synth-pop about first love and coming out, with singles WILD and YOUTH, platinum in the US and Australia, reissued as Ten Years On in 2026.
Born This Way (album)
Born This Way is Lady Gaga's second studio album (Interscope, May 23, 2011), an electronic rock and techno-pop record whose title track was the 1000th Billboard Hot 100 number one and an LGBTQ+ anthem.
Born to Die
Born to Die is Lana Del Rey's major-label debut album, released 27 January 2012 on Interscope/Polydor. Produced mainly by Emile Haynie, led by "Video Games", it hit UK Number 1, scored 62 on Metacritic, and became a defining influence on 2010s pop.
Britney Jean
Britney Jean is Britney Spears' eighth studio album, released December 3, 2013 on RCA. Promoted as her most personal record and executive-produced by will.i.am, it scored Metascore 50 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200.
Camila (album)
Camila is the 2018 debut solo album by Camila Cabello, released by Epic/Syco after her Fifth Harmony exit. Originally titled The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, driven by the hit "Havana."
Can't Be Tamed
Can't Be Tamed is Miley Cyrus's third studio album, released June 2010 on Hollywood Records; a dance-pop departure from Hannah Montana that sold 106,000 first-week copies, peaked at UK number 8, and scored 48 on Metacritic.
Confident (album)
Confident is Demi Lovato's fifth studio album, released October 16, 2015 on Hollywood, Island, and Safehouse Records. An 11-track, 39-minute electropop record with Max Martin and Ryan Tedder, it peaked at number 6 in the UK.
Courage (Celine Dion album)
Courage is the 27th studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released November 15, 2019. It is her first English-language work since 2013, tackling themes of grief.
Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez album)
Cry Baby is Melanie Martinez's 2015 Atlantic debut concept album about her alter ego Cry Baby, using childhood imagery for adult themes; 13 tracks, number six on the Billboard 200, 2x-Platinum, with a music video for every song.
Cuz I Love You
Cuz I Love You is Lizzo's third studio album, released in 2019. It blends pop, R&B, and funk, and won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammys.