Pop in #1 Debut
Pop, R&B, soul, and dance records in the Pop filter.
105 albums · 67 artists. Pick Pop at setup and every spin comes from this shelf. Use the song list to spot chart anchors, and the era table to see which albums run deepest when they land. Full scoring notes are on how to play; drafting priorities are on tips.
Top Pop songs
| # | Song | Artist | Album | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson | Bad | 99 |
| 2 | Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson | Bad | 99 |
| 3 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 98 |
| 4 | Wouldn’t It Be Nice | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 98 |
| 5 | Man in the Mirror | Michael Jackson | Bad | 98 |
| 6 | Bad | Michael Jackson | Bad | 97 |
| 7 | Without You | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 97 |
| 8 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 96 |
| 9 | Material Girl | Madonna | Like a Virgin | 96 |
| 10 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 96 |
| 11 | Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson | Bad | 96 |
| 12 | Hero | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 96 |
| 13 | Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 95 |
| 14 | Jolene | Dolly Parton | Jolene | 95 |
| 15 | Dancing Queen | ABBA | Arrival | 95 |
| 16 | Rock With You | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 95 |
| 17 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual | 95 |
| 18 | Someone Like You | Adele | 21 | 94 |
| 19 | Umbrella | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | 94 |
| 20 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 94 |
| 21 | Purple Rain | Prince | Purple Rain | 94 |
| 22 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 94 |
| 23 | What’s Going On | Marvin Gaye | What's Going On | 94 |
| 24 | The Reason | Hoobastank | The Reason | 94 |
| 25 | Drops of Jupiter | Train | Drops of Jupiter | 94 |
Peak Pop eras
| # | Artist | Peak era | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jackson | Bad · 1987 | 86.5 |
| 2 | Björk | Homogenic · 1997 | 83.1 |
| 3 | Billie Eilish | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP · 2019 | 83.0 |
| 4 | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black · 2006 | 81.8 |
| 5 | Beyoncé | 4 · 2011 | 81.6 |
| 6 | Olivia Rodrigo | SOUR · 2021 | 81.2 |
| 7 | Lorde | Pure Heroine · 2013 | 80.9 |
| 8 | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad · 2007 | 80.8 |
| 9 | Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine · 2024 | 80.7 |
| 10 | Ed Sheeran | x (Multiply) · 2014 | 80.5 |
| 11 | Adele | 21 · 2011 | 80.5 |
| 12 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour · 2014 | 79.8 |
| 13 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa · 2017 | 79.8 |
| 14 | Lady Gaga | The Fame Monster · 2009 | 79.6 |
| 15 | Taylor Swift | 1989 · 2014 | 79.5 |