Entertaintment Weekly: 30 Essential Albums From Past 30 Years

[jimmytimestep 2,659]

I suppose the Gaga albums that would/should be on here are The Fame and Born This Way.

2008 - not sure if I’d give it to Sasha Fierce over The Fame. Both have high points and low points.

2011 - born this way was a cultural revolution but its tough to compete with 21

[alsemanche 92,815]

No Bjork and no Gaga? 

[jorja 1,149]

where the f*** is Ray of Light 

[DannyBrown 185]

4 hours ago, RAMROD said:

1994: Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

1997: Radiohead – OK Computer

1998: Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Ahhhh, my ****ing faves 

[monstertoronto 9,554]

40 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

(*) pop girls in bold

 

1990: Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet

1991: Nirvana – Nevermind

1992: Dr. Dre – The Chronic

1993: Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville

1994: Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

1995: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill

1996: Beck – Odelay

1997: Radiohead – OK Computer

1998: Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

1999: Backstreet Boys – Millennium

2000: D'Angelo – Voodoo

2001: The White Stripes – White Blood Cells

2002: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2003: Jay-Z – The Black Album

2004: Green Day – American Idiot

2005: Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine

2006: Amy Winehouse – Back to Black 

2007: Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad

2008: Beyoncé – I Am... Sasha Fierce
2009: Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2010: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011: Adele – 21
2012: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
2013: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
2014: Taylor Swift – 1989
2015: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
2016: Beyoncé – Lemonade
2017: Lorde – Melodrama

2018: Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
2019: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 

 

Full article:

https://ew.com/music-reviews/30-essential-albums/

 

No Gaga?  I’m not surprised tbh, Entertainment Weekly hates her.  During the ARTPOP era I cancelled my subscription because EW was piling on the Gaga hate and publishing articles using false information that was swirling around just to slam her. I expected so much better from them. When she came back with ASIB of course they were back on her side but they’re trash. Ew indeed. 

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37 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

2000: Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again  
2001: The White Stripes – White Blood Cells  
2002: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot  
2003: Britney Spears – In The Zone  
2004: Green Day – American Idiot  
2005: Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine  
2006: Amy Winehouse – Back to Black   
2007: Britney Spears – Blackout  
2008: Lady Gaga – The Fame
2009: Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster
2010: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011: Adele – 21
2012: Rihanna – Unapologetic
2013: Katy Perry – Prism
2014: Taylor Swift – 1989
2015: Adele – 25
2016: Beyoncé – Lemonade
2017: Lorde – Melodrama  
2018: Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
2019: Ariana Grande – Thank You, Next
2020: Lady Gaga - Chromatica 

I fixed it imo 

[GagaEnigma 1,474]

Not a single album from Gaga and Madonna I- 

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the delusion i can smell it around here

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57 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

2007: Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad

2008: Beyoncé – I Am... Sasha Fierce
2014: Taylor Swift – 1989
2019: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 

Blackout, The Fame, Me. I Am Mariah and Norman ****ing Rockwell! say hi! 

[boyerased 2,883]

It’s a crime not to put either The Fame or The Fame Monster. I’m saying that not as a Gaga fan. It only gets tricky because while The Fame was released in 2008, its full impact was felt during 2009. That’s why they should’ve at least included TFM.

[gagaxsebert 5,804]

TF or TFM should be on this list 

[TEANUS 14,875]

2009 EASILY should’ve been The Fame (Monster) 

[dynamite 55,820]

2004 should have been Anastacia's self titled featuring Left Outside Alone 

[KNJ 4,170]

1 hour ago, Doot said:

I like Billie but how you gonna include her album which had two memorable songs but not include The Fame which had FOUR?

They said they're debating influence. I'm thinking, what albums are essential listens bc of their influence on the industry/culture/the status quo. Turning points. Gaga was probably close but they could only pick one.

21 over BTW bc Adele, by the incredibly superficial standards of the pop machine, should not have been a winner. Nevermind as huge and lasting a star has become. She's the "anamoly" that disproved the all the pop machines rules. She opened the door for those who thought their talent wasn't enough.

Billie Eilish (and Finneas), was another knock to the all knowing pop machine. She broke the "rules" and made their mark before that album was even released.

I mentioned this vid earlier this year, when ppl were trying to knock her Grammy wins.

 

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51 minutes ago, monstertoronto said:

2009: Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

They could have included everything from the fame, fearless to lungs, it’s not you, it’s me but this album lol