Top World albums

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”

Monkey Business is a big phunky follow up to 2003's Elephunk from a group that invented and perfected a revolutionary new hip-hop beat. With their trademark crazy lyrics, irresistible dance beats and catchy hooks

The 18-year-old Rihanna returns with a surprising – and refreshing – diverse set that dabbles in pop, dance, R&B, reggae and acoustic numbers. A Girl Like Me is sure to solidify her as one of pop music's raising stars

Enrique Iglesias' ninth work Euphoria is a very colorful summer album full of pleasant surprises. Its good half consists of collaborations with the most popular artists of the present day

Even adhering to pop Lily Allen manages to combine several styles – ska, reggae, calypso and even some rock elements. The debut album Alright, Still has recommended its creator as a talented lyricist with a good sense of melody and powerful vocals

After leading the charge for dancehall's mainstream influx, Sean Paul returns to his grittier roots on The Trinity. The Trinity perfectly captures the exciting sounds of the scene at street level with its strong beats and skillfully delivered rhymes

Following Madonna, Britney Spears and Mariah Carey Shakira has turned to the leading club music producers and recorded She Wolf, which is her hottest and most danceable album to date

The main peculiarity of album Ultimate Santana has become the fact that it does not cover all the band's creative work, but contains some early works, new versions of hits and gives an idea of Santana's three latest records

The new record Shine is sure to bring popularity and commercial success to Estelle for her husky vocals and great raping, faultless production and clever lyrics filled with the British imagery will surely be to anyone's liking

If you heard M.I.A.'s debut album Arular than you know that this Sri Lanka-born girl can do simply unbelievable things. So get ready for another digital attack as she is back with her new album Kala, which is even more unusual, ambitious and powerful

Sean Kingston is a debut album of a young Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston. The album is a great hybrid of reggae, rap and pop, which will hardly leave fans of modern mainstream disappointed

Paolo Nutini, the young Scottish folk artist, recorded the second disc Sunny Side Up. This record mixed several musical styles and demonstrated Nutini's significant growth in singing-songwriting

The Police celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first single's release not only with a worldwide tour but also with a new collection of their best songs. Having simplest title The Police this disc stands as a perfect overview of the bands' career

Shakira's new album Sale el Sol is the mixture of rock, Spanish rap, ethnic motifs and of course pop music, vivid, rich and varied. Unlike most of her previous works this one offers quite a large percentage of serious compositions

Barbados-born seventeen-year-old Rihanna moved to America only two years ago, but she's already scored one of the biggest hits of the summer. Music of the Sun is Rihanna's appealing feel-good first outing that promises to deliver something for everyo