{"id":7915,"date":"2017-10-02T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=7915"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:07:16","slug":"10-essential-classic-pop-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"10 essential classic pop albums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody is talkin\u2019 about pop music\u201d\u00a6 and these next 10 albums are records to rave about. They might be your guilty pleasure, or you may be willing to exclaim from the rooftops the love you have for some of these clich\u00c3\u00a9 acts. Whatever tickles your fancy, we can\u2019t deny a good pop hit. And this lot smashed it out of the park!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/the-fame-monster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7917\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Fame-Monster.jpg\" alt=\"The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Fame-Monster.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Fame-Monster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Fame-Monster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Fame-Monster-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Fame Monster &#8211; Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When Stefani Germanotta arrived on the music scene, she was a breath of fresh air. Her first album, <em>The Fame<\/em>, was well received, but it is her next offering that nabs a place on this list.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll tell you why\u201d\u00a6 <em>The Fame Monster<\/em> was sort of a re-issue of <em>The Fame<\/em> so we can bundle the two together. The Fame Monster also featured the immense <em>Bad Romance<\/em>, <em>Alejandro<\/em> and Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 duet <em>Telephone<\/em>. Each song had a well-thought out video that was visually gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>Long live Lady Gaga!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/backstreet-boys\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7920\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Backstreet-Boys.jpg\" alt=\"Backstreet's Back - Backstreet Boys\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Backstreet-Boys.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Backstreet-Boys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Backstreet-Boys-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Backstreet-Boys-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Backstreet\u2019s Back &#8211; Backstreet Boys<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Boybands ruled the 90s, and there aren\u2019t many that were bigger than the Backstreet Boys.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this side of the water had Take That \u201d\u201c but they were unfortunately no more by the time this boyband banger was released.<\/p>\n<p>1997\u2019s <em>Backstreet\u2019s Back<\/em> featured, you guessed it, <em>Everybody (Backstreet\u2019s Back)<\/em> which is still one of the best songs ever 20 years later. The world would have been a duller place without ballads like <em>As Long As You Love Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/ace-of-base\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7921\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ace-of-Base.jpg\" alt=\"Ace of Base\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ace-of-Base.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ace-of-Base-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ace-of-Base-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ace-of-Base-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Sign &#8211; Ace of Base<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Name a Swedish band that you DON\u2019T like\u201d\u00a6 You can\u2019t, can you?<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s Ace of Base created something beautiful when they made <em>The Sign<\/em>. It features <em>The Sign<\/em> of course, and <em>All That She Wants<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This record is as fantastically pop as they come. You might only know <em>The Sign<\/em> from <em>Pitch Perfect<\/em> (those Bardon Bellas absolutely nailed it) but doesn\u2019t that just prove what an effect it has had?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/02\/23\/what-is-the-best-selling-british-album-of-all-time\/rumours-fleetwood-mac\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7112\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rumours-Fleetwood-Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Rumours - Fleetwood Mac\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rumours-Fleetwood-Mac.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rumours-Fleetwood-Mac-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rumours-Fleetwood-Mac-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rumours &#8211; Fleetwood Mac<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s rare that any act can make a wholly brilliant album, without a single dud song on it. But Fleetwood Mac did, when they made the incredible <em>Rumours<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The album almost broke them: John and Christie McVie got divorced, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were at each other\u2019s throats and Mick Fleetwood\u2019s wife had had an affair with his best friend.<\/p>\n<p>While their personal lives were hanging together by a thread, they used their energy to make an album that had the likes of <em>Go Your Own Way<\/em>, <em>Don\u2019t Stop<\/em> and <em>Dreams<\/em>. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1978 and is as loved now as it was then.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/scissor-sisters\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7922\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Scissor-Sisters.jpg\" alt=\"Scissor Sisters\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Scissor-Sisters.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Scissor-Sisters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Scissor-Sisters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Scissor-Sisters-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Scissor Sisters \u201d\u201c Scissor Sisters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When Jake Shears and Ana Matronic burst onto the music scene in the early 2000s, even calling them a break from the norm wouldn\u2019t do them justice. Scissor Sisters truly were something else.<\/p>\n<p>They took <em>Comfortably Numb<\/em> by Pink Floyd and turned it into a modern-day masterpiece, and we couldn\u2019t get enough of them!<\/p>\n<p>Their debut album is bursting at the seams with electric tracks like <em>Laura<\/em> and <em>Take Your Mama<\/em>. It\u2019s colourful, it\u2019s loud, it\u2019s magical.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/shania-twain\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7924\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7924\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shania-Twain.jpg\" alt=\"Shania Twain\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shania-Twain.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shania-Twain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shania-Twain-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shania-Twain-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Come on Over &#8211; Shania Twain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Come On Over<\/em> would be the album that made Shania Twain, and we firmly believe it is nothing short of a 90s classic. Shania\u2019s singles <em>Man! I Feel Like a Woman!<\/em> and <em>That Don\u2019t Impress Me Much<\/em> were huge when they were released.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re probably lying if you say you didn\u2019t want a full leopard print outfit like hers when you saw the video for<em> That Don\u2019t Impress Me Much<\/em>, too. Ms Twain hasn\u2019t aged a day since this was released and either has the album.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/billy-joel\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7925\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7925\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Billy-Joel.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Joel\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Billy-Joel.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Billy-Joel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Billy-Joel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Billy-Joel-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An Innocent Man &#8211; Billy Joel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Billy Joel knows how to make a pretty good song, and his album <em>An Innocent Man<\/em> isn\u2019t short of them.<\/p>\n<p>The album spanned a massive seven singles which included <em>Tell Her About It<\/em>, <em>The Longest Time <\/em>and <em>Uptown Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, this was nominated for the Album of the Year at the Grammys but unfortunately it wasn\u2019t to be. Billy Joel lost out to the following album\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/thriller-michael-jackson\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7926\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Thriller-Michael-Jackson.jpg\" alt=\"Thriller - Michael Jackson\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Thriller-Michael-Jackson.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Thriller-Michael-Jackson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Thriller-Michael-Jackson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Thriller-Michael-Jackson-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thriller &#8211; Michael Jackson<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Thriller<\/em> became the world\u2019s biggest-selling album in just over a year, and still is to this day.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thriller <\/em>was a huge statement in music and sky rocketed Michael Jackson\u2019s already notable fame. It scooped up a record-breaking eight Grammys and was the first album to be certified 33x platinum.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a masterpiece that graced us with <em>that <\/em>iconic video for lead single <em>Thriller<\/em>, as well as <em>Billie Jean<\/em>, <em>Beat It<\/em> and <em>Human Nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/beyonce\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7927\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7927\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Beyonce.jpg\" alt=\"Dangerously in Love - Beyonce\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Beyonce.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Beyonce-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Beyonce-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Beyonce-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dangerously in Love &#8211; Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Breaking away from a successful girl group doesn\u2019t always equate to success. For Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9, it meant success on another level as her debut solo effort was critically acclaimed when it was released back in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Lead single <em>Crazy In Love<\/em>, featuring then-boyfriend Jay Z, was huge \u201d\u201c as was their previous collaboration <em>\u201903 Bonnie and Clyde<\/em>. It made Queen Bey a star in her own right, with her own R&amp;B style. The album won Grammys, Billboard Awards and Brit Awards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2017\/10\/02\/10-essential-classic-pop-albums\/spice-girls\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7928\" src=\"\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spice-Girls.jpg\" alt=\"Spice Girls\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spice-Girls.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spice-Girls-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spice-Girls-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Spice-Girls-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spice &#8211; Spice Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can\u2019t spell pop without Baby, Ginger, Sporty, Scary and Posh\u201d\u00a6 right?<\/p>\n<p>These ladies defined Girl Power and pop music itself in the 90s. They were sassy, they were different, and their music was so catchy it was infectious.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wannabe<\/em>, <em>Who Do You Think You Are<\/em> and <em>2 Become 1<\/em>\u201d\u00a6 it doesn\u2019t get much more poptastic!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Love pop? Then you\u2019ll love our amazing selection of pop classics on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/genre\/pop\/\">the musicMagpie Store\u2019s Pop Store<\/a>! Choose from 1000s of albums at amazing prices and get FREE delivery with every order too. Why wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/store\/category\/music\/genre\/pop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5210 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 essential classic pop albums:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Fame Monster &#8211; Lady Gaga<\/li>\n<li>Backstreet&#8217;s Back &#8211; The Backstreet Boys<\/li>\n<li>The Sign &#8211; Ace of Base<\/li>\n<li>Rumours &#8211; Fleetwood Mac<\/li>\n<li>Scissor Sisters &#8211; Scissor Sisters<\/li>\n<li>Come on Over &#8211; Shania Twain<\/li>\n<li>An Innocent Man &#8211; Billy Joel<\/li>\n<li>Thriller &#8211; Michael Jackson<\/li>\n<li>Dangerously in Love &#8211; Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9<\/li>\n<li>Spice &#8211; Spice Girls<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody is talkin\u2019 about pop music\u201d\u00a6 and these next 10 albums are records to rave about. They might be your guilty pleasure, or you may be willing to exclaim from the rooftops the love you have for some of these clich\u00c3\u00a9 acts. Whatever tickles your fancy, we can\u2019t deny a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":7916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[1581,1943],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7915"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12884,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7915\/revisions\/12884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}