
Never has something so tinny sounded so good.

Daring and constantly innovative.

Soul pop that could take Ciara to the next level.

The catchiness of her songs is sure to cement her place in the list of pop idols.

Attitude and ego comes with the musical territory.

If we're talking Marmite popstars, Akon is probably at the top of the pile.

Concentrating on melodies and inspiration, Human, is a mature, sensitive album.

Echoes its title through the album with unnerving beats and creepy riffs.

An attempt no doubt for credibility and importance!

This Greatest Hits is at very least a fun listen.

The vintage champagne of pop fizzing with playful bubbles and happily maturing with age

Ultimately Soul feels a touch too smooth.

One of the silliest and best albums of its type for a long time.

Long may they reign.

Shows that going back to basics isn't perhaps the step backwards it might seem.

One of the most talented songwriters of the moment.

Perhaps after eight years of Westlife, Boyzone sound like a treat.

There's nothing about this album that doesn't make us want to leap about with a wide...

A smooth sounding, cool compilation

A classic sounding album that her fans will love; Chaka's back baby, and don't you...

One thing's for sure, Mary's still keeping it real.

A well-written pop album full of feel good songs.

A sparky and polished offering from the Scottish quartet.

Girls Aloud make challenging pop music without ever losing their sense of fun.

A slice of nostalgia that miraculously still sounds fresh today.

A solid, wholesome pop album filled with midtempo tracks.

This is pop at its glossiest, its best and without doubt its groin-itchingly sexiest.

A surprisingly serious album from the American Idol alumni.

One quarter of Ireland's most famous pop siblings goes it alone...

Rihanna goes bad. This is a good thing.

Sophie’s certainly made the pop record she wants to, and if it all sounds a tad 2002...

This isn’t a half-arsed attempt...

'Big in Germany' is never a good phrase to be using when describing the current status...

...If you're after pop with feeling – you won't want to miss this.

...Bursting with urgent squelches and a sensuous vocal.

We’re glad you’re back Jack.

'Real' punk music was always name-checked in Busted interviews, and it's obvious that...

Here comes Emma Bunton checking out those same sixties vibes, but singing nursery...

You could almost hear the walls between musical genres being battered down by Louis...

...its funky disco bassline and triumphant horns will surely leave Beyonce wrinkling...

If you're missing Darius and you're after a bunch of mid-tempo pop songs to ease you...

Her voice has neither the spunk of Lindsay Lohan nor the power of Kelly Clarkson

Quite simply, it's the pop album of the year and a far cry from the wilting 'Funky Dory'.

The 'Peas sing about love and ladies rather than the gangsta lifestyle of drugs and...

...if the new Coldplay album bores you to death, this might just be the perfect...

The album will raise a smile on the face of anyone who grew up with the sound of East...

Charlotte attempts to cross over from the classical chambers into the pop pond, but...

If Westlife with stubble and a pint sounds good to you - and you aren't that fussed...

The energetic 'L.O.V.E' is the pick of the album standing out by combining the...

While obviously accomplished singers, it's the songs that are at fault; there are too...