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Purpose (Justin Bieber album)
Purpose is Justin Bieber's fourth studio album, released in 2015. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and earned four Grammy nominations for its content.
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.
Rebel Heart
Rebel Heart is Madonna's 13th studio album, released March 10, 2015 on Interscope after demo leaks. Producers include Diplo, Avicii, Kanye West, and Ariel Rechtshaid; 19-track standard, Metascore 68.
Red (Taylor Swift album)
Red (2012), Taylor Swift's fourth studio album on Big Machine Records, sold 1.2 million copies in week one and bridged country and pop via Max Martin and Shellback, preceding 1989 and the 2021 re-recording Red (Taylor's Version).
Red Pill Blues
Red Pill Blues is Maroon 5's sixth studio album, released November 3, 2017 on 222/Interscope; a minimal, electronic R&B-pop record titled after The Matrix, featuring SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and the Diamond-certified hit Girls Like You with Cardi B.
Reflection (Fifth Harmony album)
Reflection is the 2015 debut studio album by American girl group Fifth Harmony (Epic/Syco), featuring "BO$$", "Sledgehammer", and "Worth It"; RIAA Gold then Platinum, Canada Gold, 2.3 billion Spotify streams.
Reputation (album)
Reputation (stylized reputation) is Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, released November 2017 on Big Machine; 15 tracks with Max Martin, Shellback, and Jack Antonoff; darker post-2016-feud pop; no Grammy nominations; masters repurchased in 2025, no Taylor's Version.
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.
Stars Dance
Stars Dance is Selena Gomez's 2013 debut solo album on Hollywood Records, her fourth overall and first without The Scene. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, led by the double-platinum single "Come & Get It."
Sweetener (album)
Sweetener is Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, released August 17, 2018 on Republic Records. Produced half by Pharrell Williams and half by Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won her first Grammy, Best Pop Vocal Album.
Take Me Home (One Direction album)
Take Me Home is One Direction's second studio album, released November 2012 on Syco/Columbia. Singles Live While We're Young, Little Things, Kiss You; UK and US number one; among 2012's biggest-selling albums worldwide.
Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk is Rihanna's sixth studio album, released November 18, 2011 on Def Jam; recorded in under two months on tour, led by "We Found Love" with Calvin Harris, ten weeks at US No. 1.
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection is Katy Perry's March 2012 Capitol Records reissue of her 2010 album Teenage Dream, adding Part of Me, Wide Awake, Dressin' Up, guest versions, and a Tommie Sunshine megamix.
Tell Me You Love Me (album)
Tell Me You Love Me is Demi Lovato's sixth studio album, released September 29, 2017 on Island/Hollywood; a soul and R&B-leaning pop record featuring Sorry Not Sorry and Lil Wayne's guest verse on Lonely.
Thank U, Next
thank u, next is Ariana Grande's fifth studio album, also called Thank U, Next, released February 8, 2019 on Republic Records five months after Sweetener; 12 songs, no guest vocalists, Metascore 86, with the title track and 7 Rings as number-one singles.
Thank You (Meghan Trainor album)
Thank You is Meghan Trainor's second major-label studio album, released May 13, 2016 on Epic Records and executive produced by Ricky Reed. It replaced the doo-wop of Title with 1990s-inspired pop and R&B, led by the single No, and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
The 20/20 Experience
The 20/20 Experience is Justin Timberlake's third solo album, released March 19, 2013 on RCA and produced mainly by Timbaland. Ten seven-minute songs, Metascore 75, 968,000 first-week US sales at number one.
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 is Justin Timberlake's fourth studio album (RCA, September 30, 2013), the second half of his two-volume 2013 project, scoring Metascore 60 versus part one's 75.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is John Mayer's seventh studio album, released April 14, 2017 on Columbia. A breakup album about Katy Perry, it was issued via two four-song EP waves, recorded over three years at Capitol Studios with Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan, scoring 61 on Metacritic.
The Thrill of It All (Sam Smith album)
The Thrill of It All is Sam Smith's second studio album, released 3 November 2017 on Capitol. Known for debuting at number one in both the UK and US, the gospel-tinged single Too Good at Goodbyes, and the faith-and-identity song HIM.
This Is Acting
This Is Acting is Sia's seventh studio album (RCA/Monkey Puzzle, January 29, 2016), collecting songs she wrote for Adele, Rihanna, and Beyoncé that were rejected; it reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200, went RIAA Platinum, and received a 24-track 10th anniversary edition in 2026.
This Is What the Truth Feels Like
This Is What the Truth Feels Like is Gwen Stefani's third solo album, released March 18, 2016 on Interscope. Her first solo record in a decade, it documents her divorce from Gavin Rossdale and new romance with Blake Shelton, and became her first solo Billboard 200 number one.
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! is the fourth studio album by Panic! at the Disco, released on DCD2 and Fueled by Ramen in 2013.
Ultraviolence (album)
Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey's second studio album (2014, Polydor/Interscope), produced by Dan Auerbach in Nashville; slow-tempo rock and blues, debuted at No. 1 in 12 countries with 182,000 US first-week sales.
Unapologetic
Unapologetic is Rihanna's seventh studio album (Def Jam, November 19, 2012). It became her first Billboard 200 number one with 238,000 first-week copies, led by the single "Diamonds", and won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammys.
Unorthodox Jukebox
Unorthodox Jukebox is Bruno Mars's second studio album, released December 2012 on Atlantic Records; a genre-spanning 10-song set produced with The Smeezingtons, Mark Ronson, and Jeff Bhasker that topped the Billboard 200 and won the 2014 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.