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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dangerous Woman
Dangerous Woman is Ariana Grande's third studio album, released May 20, 2016 on Republic Records; originally titled Moonlight, it features Future, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Macy Gray, earned two 2017 Grammy nominations, and is RIAA 3x Platinum.
Delirium (Ellie Goulding album)
Delirium is the third studio album by English singer Ellie Goulding, a dance-pop record released in 2015 that includes "On My Mind" and "Love Me Like You Do."
Double Dutchess
Double Dutchess is Fergie's second solo studio album, released September 22, 2017 on her Dutchess Music label through BMG, eleven years after The Dutchess; a visual album with videos for every track, peaking at No. 49 in the UK.
Electra Heart
Electra Heart is Marina and the Diamonds' 2012 concept album, built on a blonde alter ego embodying female American archetypes; a UK number one with mixed reviews that became her cult classic.
Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album)
Emotion (E•MO•TION), Carly Rae Jepsen's third studio album, released August 21, 2015 on 604/School Boy/Interscope. An '80s synth-pop record written from over 200 songs, critically acclaimed but peaking at No. 16, reissued for its 10th anniversary in 2025.
Evolve (Imagine Dragons album)
Evolve is Imagine Dragons' third studio album, released June 23, 2017 on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope; produced with Alex da Kid, Joel Little, and Mattman & Robin; lighter post-depression songwriting; singles Believer and Thunder; Metascore 47.
Fifth Harmony (album)
Fifth Harmony is the 2017 self-titled third album, also known as 5H3, by American girl group Fifth Harmony, released on Syco/Epic as their first and only album as a quartet after Camila Cabello's departure, led by the single "Down" with Gucci Mane.
Froot
Froot (FROOT) is the third studio album by Welsh artist Marina and the Diamonds, self-written, co-produced by David Kosten, released March 16, 2015 on Atlantic; it debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and scored 75 on Metacritic.
Get Weird
Get Weird is the 2015 third studio album by British girl group Little Mix, featuring the UK number-one single Black Magic and Secret Love Song; it peaked at number 2 in the UK, sold 1.2 million chart copies there, and scored 66 on Metacritic.
Girl (Pharrell Williams album)
G I R L is Pharrell Williams' second solo studio album, released March 3, 2014 on i am OTHER/Columbia. Built around the Oscar-nominated hit "Happy" from Despicable Me 2, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 in the UK, and won the 2015 Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Hands All Over (album)
Hands All Over is Maroon 5's third studio album (A&M/Octone, September 21, 2010), produced mostly by Mutt Lange in Vevey, Switzerland; it reached Billboard number two and went platinum only after "Moves Like Jagger" was added in 2011.
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is Halsey's second studio album (Astralwerks, June 2, 2017), a Romeo and Juliet-inspired concept album about doomed love that debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified Platinum, and scored 66 on Metacritic.
Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album)
Illuminate is Shawn Mendes' second studio album, released September 23, 2016 on Island Records; it debuted at No. 1, produced Treat You Better, Mercy, and There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, and was certified 3x-Platinum.
Melodrama (Lorde album)
Melodrama, Lorde's second studio album (2017, Republic Records), an 11-track breakup-and-house-party record produced mainly with Jack Antonoff; Metacritic 91, Grammy Album of the Year nominee, Billboard 200 and ARIA number 1.
Rainbow (Kesha album)
Rainbow (Kesha album, 雨後彩虹 in Taiwan release) is Kesha's 2017 third studio album on Kemosabe/RCA, first since Warrior, with Praying, Dolly Parton, Eagles of Death Metal; Billboard 200 No. 1, Metascore 81, two 2018 Grammy nominations.
Revival (Selena Gomez album)
Revival is Selena Gomez's second solo studio album, released October 9, 2015 on Interscope after leaving Hollywood Records; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 117,000 units and spawned "Good for You" and "Hands to Myself".
Romance (Camila Cabello album)
Romance is Camila Cabello's second studio album, released December 6, 2019 on Epic/Syco. Built around her Shawn Mendes relationship, it features "Señorita", debuted at No. 1 in Canada and No. 3 in the US, and scored 71 on Metacritic.
Shawn Mendes (album)
Shawn Mendes, the eponymous 2018 third album by Shawn Mendes (not the 2024 album Shawn), released on Island Records May 25, 2018; Metacritic 73, Grammy-nominated for "In My Blood" and Best Pop Vocal Album, UK chart peak No. 3.
Sounds Good Feels Good
Sounds Good Feels Good is the second studio album by Australian pop-punk band 5 Seconds of Summer (2015, Capitol), produced by John Feldmann; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, UK, and ARIA charts, scoring 67 on Metacritic.
Speak Now
Speak Now is Taylor Swift's third studio album, released October 25, 2010 on Big Machine; all 14 songs written solo, over one million first-week US sales, No. 1 on the Billboard 200, re-recorded as Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in 2023.