base talk Metacritic: MPGs and their most acclaimed studio albums – What are your top 3?

[Feanor]

 

These are the highest rated studio albums on Metacritic by 20 of the biggest & most relevant pop girls of the 21st century (since album reviews on MC start 2000 onwards):

 

92 - Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' (2016)

92 - Billie Eilish, 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT' (2024)

91 - Lorde, 'Melodrama' (2017)

91 - Olivia Rodrigo, 'GUTS' (2023)

90 - SZA, 'SOS' (2022)

89 - Shakira, 'Sale el Sol' (2010)

88 - Taylor Swift, 'folklore' (2020)

88 - Adele, '30' (2021)

88 - Dua Lipa, 'Future Nostalgia' (2020)

87 - Lana Del Rey, 'Norman F*cking Rockwell!' (2019)

86 - Ariana Grande, 'thank u, next' (2019)

79 - Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica' (2020)

79 - Miley Cyrus, 'Endless Summer Vacation' (2023)

77 - P!nk, 'The Truth About Love' (2012)

76 - Doja Cat, 'Planet Her' (2021)

76 - Selena Gomez, 'Rare' (2020)

75 - Rihanna, 'Rated R' (2009)

72 - Britney Spears, 'Oops!… I Did It Again' (2000)

70 - Nicki Minaj, 'The Pinkprint' (2014)

61 - Katy Perry, 'PRISM' (2013)

 

 

Which ones of these are your top 3 favorites?

There were only 20 slots so don't come for me for not including all possible names…

 

[dirrtydiana]

The jump from ariana to chromatica

[Bartender]

Lana's 87 is so undeserved should've been at least a 90

[Bloo]

Out of these:

• Melodrama
• Lemonade
• folklore 

[iamanearthling]

folklore,NFR! and melodrama. Very easy.

[LVP]

Lemonade, Melodrama and NFR followed by Folklore 

[Leptine]

Out of the ones you mentioned, easily these, they're even close to each others:

 

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87 - Lana Del Rey, 'Norman F*cking Rockwell!' (2019)

86 - Ariana Grande, 'thank u, next' (2019)

79 - Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica' (2020)

 

 

[Robburro]

Shakira snatching a 89 when critics actually did their job and poptimism wasn't a thing.. queen.

[Jamie Starr]

[thatsmydemi]

Right now:

 

 

 

Honorable mentions: NFR, Future Nostalgia, folklore, thank u, next and Lemonade.

Edited May 18 by thatsmydemi

[Leptine]

15 minutes ago, dirrtydiana said:

The jump from ariana to chromatica

"The jump" as if they're 20 points of difference, you can thank the obsessed loser running Trash Slant Magazine.

[Curaga]

Lemonade

 

Future Nostalgia

 

thank u, next

[The Music Industry]

26 minutes ago, Feanor said:

61 - Katy Perry, 'PRISM' (2013)

mess

[Mr. Peanutbutter]

Lemonade rightfully at the top

[dirrtydiana]

9 minutes ago, Leptine said:

"The jump" as if they're 20 points of difference, you can thank the obsessed loser running Trash Slant Magazine.

It's visually disruptive just as the Nicki and Katy one at the bottom

 

i dont pay attention to these things though so it's like news to me

[zoldyck]

I love Endless Summer Vacation, Chromatica, Melodrama, Future Nostalgia, Planet Her and Rare.

 

All of these are my fave too by their respective artist except Gaga (whose fave of mine is btw)

[wastedpotential]

Red TV got a 91, but I guess that's a bit blurry as a studio album, so excluding it, my top 3 are probably Melo, folklore, and NFR 

 

miss HMHAS is very cute but I need to sit on it a while before I can put it in a tier with those three. 

[TayDuaStan]

Folklore, Future Nostalgia, thank u, next >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[byzantium]

Folklore, lemonade and Guts

[RihannaLoverrr]

Rated R, Lemonade & Folklore 

[greento]

folklore, NFR and Melodrama

[Eternium]

This list. I can't believe that people take reviews seriously because these are a mess  

 

Give me TUN, OIDIA and Future Nostalgia.

 

But if I had to pick the best albums from these artists, give me Blackout, TFM and either Red or B'Day.

[The Man Who]

- Melodrama 

- GUTS

- Norman ******* Rockwell! 

 

[Kh-Loud]

Lemon

Forklore 

Norman 

[HarajukuPrincess]

GUTS topping Sour, that I didn't know 

 

Lemonade

SOS

GUTS