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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
Taylor is the only one in that list with non-negligible year-end list appearances. That is, she is the only one that has ever landed in the top 50 year-end albums by an aggregate of year-end lists, and exclusively with 1989, despite all of her albums being well-reviewed and Fearless winning far more awards.
If you want to hone in on single lists, The Truth About Love was featured on Robert Christgau's year-end list, who is the most well-known music reviewer in the west.
Other examples of albums that have made the aggregate top 50 year-end list:
Adele (21)
Lady Gaga (The Fame Monster)
Beyonce (4, BEYONCE)
Pretty much any other contemporary major female artist you can think of hasn't: Pink, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, Fergie.
And they have many 70+ well-reviewed albums among them.
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As I said, not even Pink's singles fare well with critics. Often critics will throw a bone to pop stars who they like but can't bring themselves to put on their year-end albums lists (this trend has diminished in recent years as the critical acceptability of pop has risen), but the last and
only song of Pink's to make the aggregate year-end was Get the Party Started, outside the top 50. Pink hasn't made even the "bubbling under" albums list, a feat Britney and Mariah have both managed.
The only prominent contemporary pop artists you listed with more meager track records as far as year-end lists go are Fergie (who only has one album) and Avril. And neither has a particularly good scoring history on MC, which was my whole point.
Is Donald Trump still considering her as "Vice president"?
