It is one of the biggest weeks of the year so far for new pop album releases. The group is led by Pink with an effort to earn her first #1 album.
Despite topping the pop singles chart three times, Pink has not yet earned a #1 album. Her last studio release Funhouse peaked at #2. Four of her five studio albums have been certified platinum for sales. The Truth About Love includes the top 10 pop hit single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)".Buy from Amazon »
Carly Rae Jepsen blasted into the pop mainstream this year with the #1 smash "Call Me Maybe," the longest reigning #1 hit of the year so far. This is her first full-length studio album since that success.Buy from Amazon »
All three of The Killers' previous studio albums have been top 10 hits. They have also reached the top 10 of the alternative songs chart eight times. The band worked with five different producers for the new album. It includes the top 10 alternative songs hit "Runaways."Buy from Amazon »
G.O.O.D. Music is a record label and a hip hop collective led by Kanye West. Cruel Summer is the first collaborative album by artists on the label. The single "Mercy" was a top 15 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.Buy from Amazon »
Nelly Furtado has released a widely diverse set of music in her career. She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her first hit single "I'm Like a Bird." She had a #1 pop hit single in 2006 with the song "Promiscuous."The Spirit Indestructible is her fifth studio album and includes the single "Big Hoops (The Bigger the Better)."Buy from Amazon »
Rapper and music video director Kreayshawn caused a stir in 2011 with her debut single "Gucci Gucci." It climbed into the top 10 on the rap singles chart and earned her a nomination for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. Somethin' 'Bout Kreay is her first full-length album.Buy from Amazon »
Aimee Mann first gained pop fame as lead vocalist for the group 'Til Tuesday. They had a top 10 pop hit with the single "Voices Carry" in 1985. She released her first solo album Whatever in 1993. Aimee Mann's solo work has received strong critical acclaim. Charmer is her eighth solo album.Buy from Amazon »
Rock band Band Of Horses received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Album for their most recent release, 2010's Infinite Arms. It also reached the top 10 on the album chart. The new album Mirage Rock was produced by legendary rock producer Glyn Johns.Buy from Amazon »
Alternative band Grizzly Bear reached the top 10 with their 2009 album Veckatimest. Their new collection is reportedly more adventurous than their past work.Buy from Amazon »
Ben Folds Five released three critically acclaimed studio albums in the 1990s. They also reached the top 10 of the modern rock chart with the single "Brick" in 1998. It was one of four top 40 alternative hit singles by the group. After the group disbanded in 2000, Ben Folds went on to a successful solo career. The group reunited to record their first new music in over a decade in 2011. The Sound Of the Life Of the Mind is the first studio album by the group since the breakup.Buy from Amazon »
1. Pink - The Truth About Love
Despite topping the pop singles chart three times, Pink has not yet earned a #1 album. Her last studio release Funhouse peaked at #2. Four of her five studio albums have been certified platinum for sales. The Truth About Love includes the top 10 pop hit single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)".Buy from Amazon »
2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Carly Rae Jepsen blasted into the pop mainstream this year with the #1 smash "Call Me Maybe," the longest reigning #1 hit of the year so far. This is her first full-length studio album since that success.Buy from Amazon »
3. The Killers - Battle Born
All three of The Killers' previous studio albums have been top 10 hits. They have also reached the top 10 of the alternative songs chart eight times. The band worked with five different producers for the new album. It includes the top 10 alternative songs hit "Runaways."Buy from Amazon »
4. Kanye West Presents G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer
G.O.O.D. Music is a record label and a hip hop collective led by Kanye West. Cruel Summer is the first collaborative album by artists on the label. The single "Mercy" was a top 15 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.Buy from Amazon »
5. Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
Nelly Furtado has released a widely diverse set of music in her career. She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her first hit single "I'm Like a Bird." She had a #1 pop hit single in 2006 with the song "Promiscuous."The Spirit Indestructible is her fifth studio album and includes the single "Big Hoops (The Bigger the Better)."Buy from Amazon »
6. Kreayshawn - Somethin' 'Bout Kreay
Rapper and music video director Kreayshawn caused a stir in 2011 with her debut single "Gucci Gucci." It climbed into the top 10 on the rap singles chart and earned her a nomination for Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. Somethin' 'Bout Kreay is her first full-length album.Buy from Amazon »
7. Aimee Mann - Charmer
Aimee Mann first gained pop fame as lead vocalist for the group 'Til Tuesday. They had a top 10 pop hit with the single "Voices Carry" in 1985. She released her first solo album Whatever in 1993. Aimee Mann's solo work has received strong critical acclaim. Charmer is her eighth solo album.Buy from Amazon »
8. Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock
Rock band Band Of Horses received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Album for their most recent release, 2010's Infinite Arms. It also reached the top 10 on the album chart. The new album Mirage Rock was produced by legendary rock producer Glyn Johns.Buy from Amazon »
9. Grizzly Bear - Shields
Alternative band Grizzly Bear reached the top 10 with their 2009 album Veckatimest. Their new collection is reportedly more adventurous than their past work.Buy from Amazon »
10. Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of the Life Of the Mind
Ben Folds Five released three critically acclaimed studio albums in the 1990s. They also reached the top 10 of the modern rock chart with the single "Brick" in 1998. It was one of four top 40 alternative hit singles by the group. After the group disbanded in 2000, Ben Folds went on to a successful solo career. The group reunited to record their first new music in over a decade in 2011. The Sound Of the Life Of the Mind is the first studio album by the group since the breakup.Buy from Amazon »