Pop album that has stood the test of time


I found a used CD copy of Sinead O’Conner’s “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in Easy Street Records and snatched it up.  I remember liking it in the 90s when it came out and may have a lousy cassette copy somewhere, but I had not seriously listened to it with the better systems I have now.  Listening now, I am impressed by the material, the performance, and the recording quality, and it occurs to me that as an overall concept, it could have come out in 2024 and still sound poignant.  There are a few rock hangovers from the 80s, but even those are well delivered.

I am wondering what pop albums you have that you think have aged well in terms of material, performance and production.

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"Merry Christmas" by Bing Crosby (containing the hit song "White Christmas". The album was released in 1945 as 10 songs on 5 78rpm records (back when an album was actually an album) and later compiled as a single LP and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The single (first released as a 78) is the number one selling record of all time (over 50 million copies sold).

If "White Christmas" doesn't warm your heart during the holiday season, you must have ice in your veins!

Chris Rea has been a long time favorite and really underappreciated as the whole package.

Anyone mention Dave Mason "Let it Flow" ?

Hall and Oates "Abandoned Luncheonette"

Not a very ambitious proposal, but Savage album "Tonight" from 2014 is a masterpiece in its category ;-) It was actually restored from old tapes by audiophiles, so it sounds pretty good, too.