20. Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
19. AlunaGeorge, Body Music
18. Little Mix, Salute
17. CHVRCHES, The Bones of What You Believe
16. Pet Shop Boys, Electric
15. Dungeonesse, Dungeonesse
14. Lady Gaga, ARTPOP
13. Katy Perry, PRISM
12. Selena Gomez, Stars Dance
11. Paramore, Paramore
10. Avicii, True
9. Lorde, Pure Heroine
8. Ariana Grande, Yours Truly
7. Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines
6. Sky Ferreira, Night Time, My Time
5. Charli XCX, True Romance
4. Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
3. Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob
2. M.I.A.. Matangi
1. HAIM, Days Are Gone
what is this mess?
They gave it a 5/10 and call it the best album of 2013?
It's the Best Pop Albums list
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Yes, it's a candy bowl of regrettable lyrics ("I feel my lotus bloom," "all Japanese-y," "UnCON DISHa NAHlee"), but following an album with five No. 1 singles (Thriller had two, btw), this thing was going to come roaring about as subtle as a bulldozer w/r/t enormous, anthemic, sing-a-long, arena-rousing hooks. What is surprising is the amount of diversity on display beyond the usual fireworks and teenage dreams: Some Feist-y tom bashing that out-hams Haim; some vintage Club MTV jams that echo her recent obsession with Black Boxy handbag house; a Daft Punk vocoder freak-out, a rollerskating jam named "This is How we Do," and 38-year-old rapper Juicy J namechecking Jeffrey Dahmer. Basically Donna Summer via Taylor Dayne via CeCe Peniston via Spice Girls via Bruno Mars via the guts to deliver a line like "Let me get you in your birthday suit / It's time to bring out the big balloons."
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