base talk List of pop girls with universally acclaimed studio albums. Any surprises?

[abeille]

Metascores are weighted averages where Metacritic assigns more importance, or weight, to some critics and publications than others, based on their quality and overall stature. They range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating better overall reviews. Any album with a score of 81 and above is categorised as universally acclaimed per the Metacritic index. Here's a somewhat comprehensive list of the female POP artists (as in, female artists who make popular music) that managed to score universally acclaimed albums throughout their careers.

 

*Please note that Metacritic was only launched in 2000, so albums from the 90s and earlier aren't included.

 

Beyoncé

 

 

Homecoming: The Live Album - 95

RENAISSANCE - 93
Lemonade - 92
BEYONCÉ - 85

 

 

Taylor Swift

 

 

Red (Taylor's Version) - 91

folklore - 88
evermore - 85
Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 82

Björk

 

Vespertine - 88

Vulnicura - 87

Medulla - 84

Utopia - 82

 

 

Kate Bush

 

 

50 Words for Snow - 85

Before the Dawn - 84
Aerial - 81

 

Janelle Monáe

 

 

The Archandroid - 91
Dirty Computer - 87
The Electric Lady - 82 

Robyn

 

 

Honey - 89

Robyn - 86

Body Talk - 86

Ariana Grande

 

 

thank u, next - 86

Sweetener - 81
Yours Truly - 81

 

 

 

FKA Twigs

 

 

M3LL155X - 89

Magdalene - 88
LP1 - 86

 

Fiona Apple

 

 

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - 98

The Idler Wheel... - 89
Extraordinary Machine - 82

 

Jazmine Sullivan

 

 

Reality Show - 85

Love Me Back - 82
Heaux Tales - 81

Mitski

 

Be the Cowboy - 87

Puberty 2 - 87

Laurel Hell - 83

 

 

Billie Eilish

 

 

Happier Than Ever - 86

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - 82

 

Madonna

 

 

Celebration - 84

Confessions on a Dance Floor - 81

 

 

Lana Del Rey

 

 

Norman ******* Rockwell! - 86

Chemtrails over the Country Club - 81

 

 

Dua Lipa

 

 

Future Nostalgia - 88

Club Future Nostalgia: The Remix Album - 81

 

 

Rosalía

 

 

Motomami - 94

El Mal Querer - 89

 

 

Megan Thee Stallion

 

 

Good News - 85

Suga - 81

 

 

PJ Harvey

 

 

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea - 88

Let England Shake - 86

 

 

Charli XCX

 

 

Pop 2 - 84

how i'm feeling now - 82

Norah Jones

 

 

Pick Me Up off the Floor - 83
Come Away with Me - 82

 

 

Others with 1:

 

 

Adele (30)

 

Amy Winehouse (Back to Black)

Cardi B (Invasion of Privacy)

Florence + the Machine (Dance Fever)

Grimes (Art Angels)

 

Kali Uchis (Isolation)

Kesha (Rainbow)

Lizzo (Cuz I Love You)

Lorde (Melodrama)

Mariah Carey (Caution)

 

Olivia Rodrigo (Sour)

Rina Sawayama (Sawayama)

 

Selena Gomez (Revelacion)

Shakira (Sale El Sol)

SZA (CTRL)

Tori Amos (Ocean to Ocean)

 

 

 

 

Let me know if I missed anyone!

Edited August 3, 2022 by abeille

[conquxror]

some of these  critical acclaim ain’t **** nowadays 

[The Music Industry]

Remix and live albums shouldn't really count for these given they only get reviewed by a like... 5-6 critics and often the most biased/easy ones.

Edited August 2, 2022 by The Music Industry

[shookspeare]

ariana 

[naval23]

Whoa Nelly! was so close with 79 on Metacritic 

[Selegend]

Selena Gomez (Revelacion) is missed from the OP @abeille

 

 Congrats girls

[abeille]

7 minutes ago, Selegend said:

Selena Gomez (Revelacion) is missed from the OP @abeille

 

 Congrats girls

Added

[Pheromosa]

i think we should draw the line at 85

[Matthew4815]

Metacritic is law!

[ahauntingnearu]

Not surprising: FKA twigs

 

Surprising and disappointing: Florence 

[UnusualBoy]

Splenda and Yours Truly there

[glamrock<3]

I'm so happy to see Bey, Ariana, FKA, and Madonna receiving high praises for at least some of their material 

[glamrock<3]

31 minutes ago, Matthew4815 said:

Metacritic is law!

They don't play with their critiques 

[Hunter_13]

Taylor 

[Sazare]

not thank u next

[Steve Johnson]

Where is RED and 1989? They were in top 16 on decade end metacritic list. 

[HASHTAGPOW]

Yes Fiona. Yes acclaim 

[Mrguilbeaux]

Kali Uchis Isolation and Janelle Monae The Archandroid

[abeille]

2 hours ago, ahauntingnearu said:

Not surprising: FKA twigs

 

Surprising and disappointing: Florence 

HBHBHB and Ceremonials were ROBBED glad she finally scored one with the masterpiece that is Dance Fever though

[abeille]

26 minutes ago, Steve Johnson said:

Where is RED and 1989? They were in top 16 on decade end metacritic list. 

Red (2012) - 77

1989 - 76

[Freakshowvato]

Beyonce wow

[PrudenceHCharmed]

Two female artist of the decade reign at the top! 

 

Ps. I hope this put an end to "Beyoncé is overrated" claim because she has the acclaim and commercial success. 

 

 

 

 

[The7thStranger]

Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion Side B is at 80.

Robyn - Robyn is at 86.

Robyn - Body Talk is at 86.

Robyn - Honey is at 89.

Edited August 2, 2022 by The7thStranger

[Safe&Sound]

1989 (Taylor's Version) and Speak Now (Taylor's Version) are coming to that 90+ on Metacritic

[JonginBey]

Bey really is THAT girl

 

Red (Stolen Version) deserves a spot