• Adele, 2121
    Each song on Adele's sophomore effort 21 is literarily filled with either nostalgia, hope and love which is not over yet or anger and suchlike love. It really exceeds all expectations and sets the modern pop music's level really high
    Adele, 2011
    • Pop Soul
    • Pop
    • Blue Eyed Soul
  • Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50Wish You Were Here 50
    • Art Rock
    • Progressive Rock
  • Taylor Swift, The Life of a ShowgirlThe Life of a Showgirl
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Indie Pop
    • Pop Rock
  • The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.The E.N.D.
    The US hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas recorded a new disc The E.N.D. It is a bright collection of dance tracks with a feasible slant to electro-funk, which is a powerful comeback after 2005's Monkey Business
    • Dance-Pop
    • Electropop
    • Pop Rap
    • Electro House
  • Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Japan)Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Japan)
    Viva La Vida is a result of a fruitful collaboration of Coldplay and producer Brian Eno, an example of how the sounding of a band can be given a new tint with the help of almost unnoticeable strokes leaving the basic palette practically unchanged
    Coldplay, 2008
    • Britpop
    • Piano Rock
    • Pop/Rock
  • Kings of Leon, Only by the NightOnly by the Night
    The US indie-rock band Kings Of Leon issued the fourth disc Only By The Night. With the more polished sound, they presented to the public the collection of excellent tracks with the stylish Southern rock slant
    • Indie Rock
    • Pop/Rock
  • Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSoundsFutureSex/LoveSounds
    On FutureSex/LoveSounds the pop, R&B, funk, soul and rock music of the 1980s combines with the modern trends of production and studio processing, and Justin Timberlake's singing reechoes the performace manner of Prince and young James Brown
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Dance-Pop
    • Electropop
    • Pop
    • Pop Rap
  • Adele, 2525
    Adele, 2015
    • Pop Soul
    • Adult Contemporary
    • Piano Rock
  • Nelly Furtado, LooseLoose
    Nelly Furtado's greatest strength has always been her musical versatility. On Loose the folksy blend of styles that made the pop chanteuse famous is still there. It's principally a beat driven collection, most capably described by Nelly as “punk hop”
    • Latin Pop
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Dance-Pop
    • Pop
    • Hip Hop
  • Fine Young Cannibals, FYC40FYC40
    • Pop Rock
    • New Wave
    • Synth Pop
  • Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & HooligansDoo-Wops & Hooligans
    Every track on the record Doo-Wops & Hooligans is a combination of a danceable or an R&B beat and a successful melody which is made even more expressive with Bruno Mars' praiseworthy vocals
    • Pop
  • Katy Perry, One of the BoysOne of the Boys
    Katy Perry reminds of both Alanis Morissette and Gwen Stefani with the manner of performance and this is far from all the interesting moments on One Of The Boys so there surely will be nobody disappointed with the beginning star's work
    • Teen Pop
    • Dance-Pop
    • Pop
    • Pop/Rock
  • Amy Winehouse, Back to BlackBack to Black
    As on the debut album, on Back To Black Amy Winehouse reveals herself as quite a frank person, who is not afraid of disclosing her personal mishaps to the audience such as alcohol addiction fight and a breakup from which it has been hard to recover
    • Soul
    • Neo-Soul
    • Pop
  • Peter Criss, Peter CrissPeter Criss
    • Hard Rock
  • Sarcofago, I.N.R.I.I.N.R.I.
    Sarcofago, 1987
    • Black Metal
    • Thrash Metal
  • Rolf Harris, The Best Of Rolf HarrisThe Best Of Rolf Harris
    • Traditional Pop
    • Novelty Piano
  • Batsumi, BatsumiBatsumi
    Batsumi, 1974
    • Afro-Jazz
    • Cape Jazz
  • Rihanna, Good Girl Gone BadGood Girl Gone Bad
    A new material, with a name that speaks for itself, Good Girl Gone Bad, recorded with the participation of Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and of course Jay-Z demonstrates Rihanna's desire to sound more provocative and defiant
    Rihanna, 2007
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Dance-Pop
    • Electropop
    • Pop
  • Rihanna, LoudLoud
    The album Loud is the reflection of Rihanna's very essence. It is quite a varied dance collection with a couple of deeply thought numbers, naturally, offering several ready club hits at once
    Rihanna, 2010
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Dance-Pop
    • Electropop
    • Pop
  • The Beatles, Anthology 4Anthology 4
    • Pop Rock
    • Soft Rock
  • Snow Patrol, Eyes OpenEyes Open
    Following world conquering touring schedules and the recruitment of a new bassist and keyboardist, Snow Patrol return with new album Eyes Open, a sprawling and epic rock masterpiece with deeper, more mature sound from the Glaswegian band
    • Indie Rock
    • Pop/Rock
  • Ed Sheeran, XX
    • Dance-Pop
    • Folk Pop
  • Timbaland, Shock ValueShock Value
    Timbaland's second solo album Shock Value became an attempt to expand his artistic horizon and to discover new way for further growth. As Timbaland himself said "My mission is to blow up the boundaries and tear down the limits"
    Timbaland, 2007
    • Contemporary R&B
    • Dance-Pop
    • Electropop
    • Hip Hop
    • Pop Rap
  • Katy Perry, Teenage DreamTeenage Dream
    The rock flavor prevailing before is changed for pop sweetness on Katy Perry's new album Teenage Dream, only the same frankness of lyrics is still preserved. Every danceable track is a potential club hit and ballads are built on a great R&B beat
    • Dance-Pop
    • Pop
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium ArcadiumStadium Arcadium
    Leaving behind the boyish tomfoolery of old for tasteful musicianship and a gloss of studio sheen, on Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers turn in more of the effortlessly slick songwriting they presented on their last couple of albums
    • Alternative
    • Rock
    • Pop/Rock
  • Gnarls Barkley, St. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere
    The people responsible for Gnarls Barkley are rapper and vocalist Cee-Lo Green and hip-hop producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton. The mass of disparate sounds is perfectly bound together on St. Elsewhere by astonishing songwriting and haunting voice
    • Pop Soul
    • Neo-Soul
    • Hip Hop
    • Experimental Hip Hop
  • P!nk, FunhouseFunhouse
    Pink's ballads have probably never sounded so soulful and sincere as on her fifth album Funhouse, and their contrast with more positive mid-tempo compositions has never been so striking
    P!nk, 2008
    • Pop
    • Pop/Rock
  • Beyonce, I Am... Sasha FierceI Am... Sasha Fierce
    I Am… Sasha Fierce consists of two discs, the first presenting Beyonce herself and offering some soft soulful ballads and the second being a creation of her alter ego Sasha Fierce who reveals the artist's more cynical side
    Beyonce, 2008
    • Taylor Swift, 19891989
      • Dance-Pop
      • Electropop
      • Pop Rock
    • Fergie, The DutchessThe Dutchess
      The Dutchess has not too much in common with The Black Eyed Peas music, and at some points Fergie's singing is so different from the way she has been performing with the band, that one cannot but wonder whos beautiful voice that is
      Fergie, 2006
      • Contemporary R&B
      • Dance-Pop
      • Pop Rap
    • Eminem, RecoveryRecovery
      Recovery, Eminem's seventh album was initially planned as a continuation of Relapse but is notably different from it in its content: there is less severe introspection on Recovery and more Eminem’s honest stories about himself
      Eminem, 2010
      • Hip Hop
      • Hardcore Hip Hop
      • Pop Rap
    • Nickelback, All the Right ReasonsAll the Right Reasons
      On the heels of the release of big hit single Photograph, Canadian band Nickelback deliver a strong, commercial album that sticks close to straightforward rock. All the Right Reasons is easily their most effective and fluid collection of songs yet
      • Post-Grunge
      • Hard Rock
      • Pop/Rock