There are way too many albums that I left out, but I guess these are my overall favourites if I think about what they did for me in terms of replay value and keeping me interested in the artist.
Seems like I definitely have a type, too.
1. SPEAK NOW by TAYLOR SWIFT
2. RED by TAYLOR SWIFT
3. THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE by JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4. NIGHT VISION by IMAGINE DRAGONS
5. SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT PARK by KACEY MUSGRAVES
1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010)
2. Channel Orange by Frank Ocean (2012)
3. Take Care by Drake (2011)
4. Megalithic Symphony by AWOLNATION (2011)
5. Paramore by Paramore (2013)
Honorable Mentions:
Nothing Was The Same by Drake (2013)
BEYONCE by Beyonce (2013)
The 1975 by The 1975 (2013)
Loud by Rihanna (2010)
Because The Internet by Childish Gambino (2013)
I feel like I'm missing at least one incredibly obvious album.
Best top5
The 1975 (2013) - The 1975
Born This Way (2011) - Lady Gaga
Random Access Memories (2013) - Daft Punk
Electra Heart (2012) - Marina & the Diamonds
Girl's & Peace (2012) - 소녀시대
1. Natalia Kills - Trouble
2. Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
3. Ke$ha - Animal
4. Panic! At the Disco - Vices & Virtues
5. The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up
Taylor Swift- Speak Now
Taylor Swift- RED
Jake Bugg- Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg- Shangri La
Kacey Musgraves- Same Trailer Different Park
Also:
The Head And The Heart- Lets Be Still
Miranda Lambert- Four The Record
The Lumineers- The Lumineers
Passenger- All The Little Lights
Carrie Underwood- Blown Away
1. Phillip Phillips - The World from the Side of the Moon
2. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
4. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
5. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
Honorable Mentions: 21, Teenage Dream, Red, The Heist, and probs a lot more I'm forgetting.