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Last Active 01-10-23 12:44 pm
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 Lists
05.08.23 Discog Log N+301.15.23 Bede's 2023
10.30.22 Catch-up Covenant05.21.22 Funk binge
01.22.22 Discog Log vol. N+201.12.22 Bede's 2022
12.02.21 Bede's World Map: POP10.09.21 Bede's videogames log
02.07.21 Discog Log vol. N+112.12.20 Bedex 2020 placeholder
07.28.20 Psytrance mini-binge07.22.20 Death metal binge
06.04.20 Dexbros 2.5k party05.07.20 Dream pop binge vol. 2
04.27.20 Bedex's early electronic binge04.07.20 Reggae binge
02.03.20 Dream pop binge12.10.19 Bedex 2019
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Mainstream binge

Recs welcome always folks
1Ariana Grande
Dangerous Woman


Done
Dangerous Woman is a solid album although I wish it stopped at track 7. Her other albums have jams sprinkled all over but are far less consistent.
Thank U, Next 2.2
Sweetener 2.3
Dangerous Woman 3.6
My Everything 2.1
Yours Truly 1.9
2Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa


Done.
Although I discovered now that the Complete version of her s/t has some good additional tracks on it so gotta check that out.
She has super jams and has many ok songs, but like Ariana she is yet to make a consistently good record - edit: last album was bonkers, there it is.
Future Nostalgia 3.95
Dua Lipa 2.9
The Only EP 2.0
3Shakira
Shakira.


Done.
Her discog is quite respectable. She ventured into a lot of genres and stayed relevant over many, many years. She's however missing a magnum opus to make her discog shine - bar a handful unique and creative tracks, most of her records are simply ok and didn't mark me much.
El Dorado 1.9
Shakira 2.6
Sale El Sol 2.0
She Wolf 1.75
Oral Fixation Vol. 2 - 2.9
Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 - 3.4
Laundry Service 3.1
Donde Estan Los Ladrones 3.1
Pes Descalzos 2.3
Peligro 2.0
Magia 2.8
4Britney Spears
Oops!...I Did It Again


Done.
It's like she took five albums to find her direction while occasionally dropping an accidental banger, found it on Circus, and then threw it to go make generic bland dance music. On her three last albums she often feels like a guest vocalist on somebody else's track more than lead artist. The last one did improve, but it remains very slight, and Circus will probably remain her magnum opus by the looks of it. I have to say she is quite a consistent album maker, and while she rarely is marking, she also scarcely annoys, unlike a lot of her fellow superstars here.
Glory 2.8
Britney Jean 2.6
Femme Fatale 2.6
Circus 3.55
Blackout 2.6
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic EP 2.5
In the Zone 3.2
Britney 2.7
Oops I Did It Again 2.55
Baby One More Time 2.3
5Madonna
American Life
6Banks
III


Done
She is quite consistent and all her records have at least a couple jams. Unlike a lot of people I think Goddess is her weakest, she is exploring and maturing still, and I appreciate her desire to create a unique style - especially with III.
III 3.9
The Altar 3.35
Goddess 2.8
London EP 2.7
Fall Over EP 3.3
7Janet Jackson
The Velvet Rope
8Selena Gomez
Revival
9Christina Aguilera
Back to Basics
10Alicia Keys
Songs in A Minor
11Kylie Minogue
Aphrodite
12Beyonce
Lemonade
13Mariah Carey
Daydream
14Rihanna
Loud


Done
Most of her discog is made of poorly constructed albums, with occasional jams sprinkled over a lot of annoying and boring material. Fewer jams than I expected too, I was hoping for better. Her last album is very strong however (before track 9) and comes as a bit of a surprise - hopefully it hints at her future direction?
ANTI 3.35
Unapologetic 1.95
Talk that Talk 1.8
Loud 3.0
Rated R 2.1
Good Girl Gone Bad 2.4
A Girl Like Me 2.0
Music of the Sun 2.8
15Justin Timberlake
Justified
16Demi Lovato
Tell Me You Love Me
17Miley Cyrus
She Is Coming
18Drake
Thank Me Later
19Robbie Williams
I've Been Expecting You
20Taylor Swift
1989


Done
Not as bad as I expected, but also not great. She is kind of the epitome of generic 00s-10s pop, and her overwhelming success kind of hurts her catalogue for me as it all feels so so generic. I didn't hate country-era Taylor but it really isn't my cuppa, and after that her pop career really has too few bangers spread too thin, except on 1989 which is a fun record all in all. On her last two records she's been less pop, less explosive, and more introspective, but I don't think it really works.
Folklore 2.3
Lover 2.3
Reputation 2.7
1989 3.5
Red 2.75
Speak Now 2.6
Beautiful Eyes EP 2.6
Fearless 2.65
Taylor Swift 2.5
21Lady Gaga
The Fame
22Katy Perry
Teenage Dream
23Pink
The Truth About Love
24Adele
21
25Bruno Mars
24K Magic
26Mark Ronson
Here Comes The Fuzz
27Pharrell Williams
In My Mind
28Lorde
Melodrama
29Avicii
Tim
30Ed Sheeran
+
31Imagine Dragons
Night Visions
32George Michael
Older
33Coldplay
Parachutes


I guess I'll have to force myself to spin their latest albums
34Sia
1000 Forms Of Fear
35Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
36Maroon 5
Hands All Over
37J Balvin
Vibras
38Danny Ocean
54+1


Done, surprisingly ok
54+1 3.55
39Cardi B
Invasion Of Privacy


Expect to hate this, and the godawful art does not help
Done.
Welp it was bad, but not unbearable and not as awful as I was expecting. But yeah I don't really enjoy her vocals so it couldn't go very far anyways.
Invasion of Privacy 1.8
40Modjo
Modjo


Done
Their one album in the db was far better than the one hit wonder I was expecting, I quite dug it
Modjo 3.7
41Post Malone
Stoney
42Lana Del Rey
Born to Die
43Carly Rae Jepsen
Dedicated


Done.
I'll have to rejam Emotions per dedex's rec, but yeah none of her albums really resonated with me. Everything before Dedicated has lots of annoying moments that counterbalance the bops, and the last one is more consistent but often falls flat and fails at being catchy - the end is cool though. Have to rejam Dedicated and Emotions to see which one I like best.
Dedicated 3.3
Emotions Side B EP 2.7
Emotions 3.3
Kiss 1.3
Curiosity EP 2.6
Tugs of War 2.3
44Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better
45Wham!
Make It Big
46Nelly Furtado
Loose


PunchforPunch's rec
47Lights
Siberia


Jammed this particular album already, not sure if she falls under the mainstream umbrella but alright. Tundra's rec
48Sade
Love Deluxe


Did a solid while ago. About time I revisit her discog. Keyblade's rec
49Norah Jones
Come Away with Me
50Katie Melua
Ketevan
51Aaliyah
Aaliyah


Random find, not really relevant to the list but whatever
52DNCE
DNCE


Done

A frustrating band that has a few playlist worthy tracks, but that fails to really fully get out of its shell. The prod is tame, the compositions are tame, and it feels like they are trying to do funk pop but without fully committing to the kitsch. The result is often half baked. Now that applies only to the EPs, as the LP really is the first EP plus one or two more worthwhile tracks and then filler.

People to People EP 3.0
DNCE 2.9
Swaaay EP 3.4
53 Ximena Sarinana
Donde Bailaran las Ninas


Done.
Random find that was pretty boring which is why I only jammed the two albums that were already in the database. Apart from a couple tracks not much I'll remember.
Donde Bailaran las Ninas 2.25
Mediocre 2.6
54Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel...
55Kelsey Lu
Church


Random find
56Christine and the Queens
Chaleur Humaine


This and the ones below are stolen from luci's pop list
57Usher
Confessions
58Calvin Harris
Ready For The Weekend
59Paramore
Riot!
60Sky Ferreira
Ghost
61Ciara
Basic Instinct
62Azealia Banks
Broke With Expensive Taste
63Sophie
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
64Kelela
Take Me Apart


Done
Really forgettable R&B, but also nothing bad really.
Take Me Apart 2.35
Hallucinogen EP 3.1
65Robyn
Body Talk
66Lizzo
Big GRRRL Small World
67Kesha
Animal
68Bag Raiders
Bag Raiders
69Owl City
Maybe I'm Dreaming
70Sean Paul
Imperial Blaze
71Billie Eilish
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
72Aya Nakamura
Nakamura


Intrigued by the album cover on this
73Jorja Smith
Lost & Found


Done
Very nice and promising with some great tracks, but she persists in making lots of ballad songs without quite making them work just yet. Will definitely follow her future output though
Lost & Found 3.6
Project 11 EP 3.75
74Lyna
Lemon Haze


From BE, one short EP, guess I'll check her out
Done
Showing promise, but not there yet and a bit cringy at times
Lemon Haze 2.9
75Charlie Puth
Voicenotes
76Enrique Iglesias
Enrique
77Hayley Williams
Petals For Armor
78Doja Cat
Amala


Done
Honestly I think she's underrated. I don't care much for lyrics typically, which helps bcs I think hers may be cringe-inducing for a lot of people. But musically she's really fun, and her sound can show lots of depth on some of her best tracks allying pop, RnB, rapped sections, and other more minor influences. The debut EP is fun, and while a bit erratic Amala explores many directions and shows a rich, exciting sound, that sadly she mostly stripped away from Hot Pink. I hope she switches back to more of a pop/rnb direction with her next releases. I was maybe a bit too kind to her first two records with my ratings because I think the average is just too too low. Edit: She kinda did find a good style on Planet Her, but there are still too many directions attempted at once and not enough of her psychedelic colours to make it a truly grand record.
Planet Her 3.4
Hot Pink 3.3
Amala 3.75
Purrr! EP 3.85
79Princess Nokia
1992
80David Guetta
One Love
81The 1975
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
82Harry Styles
Fine Line
83Little Mix
Glory Days
84Avril Lavigne
The Best Damn Thing


m/ m/
85Julia Michaels
Inner Monologue Pt. 1
86Kim Petras
TURN OFF THE LIGHT
87Zara Larsson
Poster Girl
88Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
89ABBA
Waterloo
90Megan Thee Stallion
Suga
91Jennifer Lopez
On the 6
92Kali Uchis
Isolation
93Natalie Imbruglia
Left of the Middle
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