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Some of these records could've gone the extra distance – and if they had, they wouldn't have ended up on a list of The Most Disappointing Albums of 2024.
The 50 best albums of 2024
2024 was properly unpredictable, and these 50 albums made it all the more worthwhile.
The 25 most iconic non-rap diss tracks of all-time
Music industry beef isn't confined to just rap and hip hop. Artists from pop, rock, and country have used music and lyrics to deliver their devastating blows, so let's explore some of the most legendary and surprising non-rap diss battles of all time.
The best albums from the 2020s that you (probably) haven't heard
Today, we highlight those early 2020s records that deserve a wider audience because even if it's not topping anyone's year-end list doesn't mean it isn't incredible music.
2020s-era albums already considered legendary
We are not even halfway through the decade, but already we've been blessed with some game-changing albums. The 2020s started with a global pandemic and, stuck in isolation, numerous people were ready to put out albums recorded in this fragile state.
The 35 times when the Grammys got it right
It's very easy to make fun of the Grammy Awards. In fact, it's downright fun. After all, there are only a couple hundred films that get released every
25 times musicians switched up the formula with their act
We're not looking for subtlety here: we are looking for some of the most surprising, violent, and downright puzzling hairpin genre turns we've ever seen.
The 50 best albums of 2023
More than most years, 2023 felt like the class divide was stretching into the world of music, as the gap between superstars and the hard-working everypeople felt larger than ever.
The 2023 pop music album superlatives...so far
Just like we were going on summer break, let's break out that big PopMusic Mid-Yearbook and see who's Most Likely to Succeed.
20 songs not authored by the band's main songwriter
Here are 20 instances of when a band let someone else take the songwriting lead only to deliver the gold, frontman be damned.
The 25 most memorable one-album wonders
These are albums not defined by a single mega-hit but whose legacies are indisputable, almost in spite of everything that came before or after.
24 artists from popular bands whose solo careers flopped
Let's dive into the CD budget bins of history and explore the attempted solo careers that went nowhere.
The craziest things musicians have done on stage
Sometimes intentional and sometimes very much not, the live concert setting can yield unexpected delights and strange curiosities, the wildest of which we're rounding up here. (For the sake of levity, we'll be dismissing outright tragic events.)
Measuring the impact The Beatles had on the world
The de facto ground zero from which contemporary rock and pop culture emerged, The Beatles did a few things better than their peers and even did a few things no one had yet conceived of. Thus, let's celebrate the 20 ways that The Beatles changed the world.
From "American Idol" to "Judge Judy": The longest-running reality TV shows
A classic is a classic for a reason, and whether it was given a proper sendoff or still running to this day, here are the longest-running reality TV shows in history.
Musicians in their prime who just stopped making music
There are many ways to leave a career: through frustration with the industry, because of conflicts with your band, because you're no longer makin' the hits you once you used to, or maybe, just maybe, you want to try something else.
The 25 most disappointing albums of 2022
Some may hit different highs than previous works, retread familiar ground, or strike poses that don't fit their style. Whether victims of overhyping or ending up sounding undercooked, these are the year's 25 most disappointing releases.
The 50 best albums of 2022
There's rarely been an album roundup as sprawling and diverse as this, but we can all agree that this was a year like no other. Presented in no specific order, here are the 50 best albums of 2022.
The greatest music producers of all time
here is a litany of amazing producers who didn't make this cut (so apologies to John Hammond, Conny Plank, Jeff Lynne, Linda Perry, No I.D., and many others), but this is a list for legends only.
The best albums of 2022 (so far)
Presented in random order, here are the 23 best albums of 2022 so far (we added in a bonus one 'cos we all deserve a treat at this point).
The biggest gimmicks from the music industry
The music industry, for decades, has changed and evolved and found strange little gimmicks to drum up interest or force an artist down your ears that you may not even realize.
Much-hyped albums that were commercial disasters
Some consider some of these records good or even "misremembered classics," but no matter how you draw it, these are undoubtedly the biggest flop albums of all time.
Films that weren't so good but had terrific soundtracks
A great movie often has a great soundtrack, but this isn't a universal truth. Sometimes great films are drenched with boring scores or obvious needle drops.
The 25 worst pop hits of the new millennium
It was a tight narrowing process, but the decisions have been made: here are the 22 worst pop hits of the past 22 years.
The definitive ranking of every visual album
Open your ears, eyes, and heart to the definitive ranking of every visual album ever.
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