Rolling Stone lists "Anti" as Second best Pop Album of 2016

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Rolling Stone has compiled a list of the best pop albums of 2016.
Anti is at #2.



Rihanna's long-simmering eighth album brought together stinging songs that showcased the pop provocateur's ever-widening range, both stylistically and vocally. She channeled late-night loneliness and regret-tinged isolation on clamorous club arguments ("Woo") and faithful covers of Aussie indie-psych ("Same Ol' Mistakes") alike, creating a stark tableau on which she could work out grievances with those who have disappointed her. There are quite a few: The sinewy, dancehall-inspired "Work" is a parry toward a guy (portrayed by frequent foil Drake) who only wanted to connect physically; while the DJ Mustard-produced "Needed Me" is a biting kiss-off to a lover whose flights of romantic fancy proved to be too much. Her torch song "Love on the Brain" proves that she isn't totally immune to heartache, with an all-in performance that only strengthens the song's hurts-so-good imagery. M.J.

Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2016-w455459/rihanna-anti-w455467

[McDreamy 2,141]

Kinda mad ANTi is getting this acclaim now, but it kinda got dragged by the critics at first when it was released. It would probably have a much higher score on metacritic if they actually listened to the album, but instead they dragged her for not having hits.  

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Just now, McDreamy said:

Kinda mad ANTi is getting this acclaim now, but it kinda got dragged by the critics at first when it was released. It would probably have a much higher score on metacritic if they actually listened to the album, but instead they dragged her for not having hits.  

at least it's getting recognition  better late than never.

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1 minute ago, Skyline said:

at least it's getting recognition  better late than never.

True  

Let's just hope she won't disappoint after ANTi, and she will give us even a bigger masterpiece with R9  

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1 minute ago, McDreamy said:

True  

Let's just hope she won't disappoint after ANTi, and she will give us even a bigger masterpiece with R9  

Unapologetic and Anti were among her best albums, so I hope she continues developing her artistry and creativity like with those albums 

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5 minutes ago, Skyline said:

Unapologetic and Anti were among her best albums, so I hope she continues developing her artistry and creativity like with those albums 

YES! 

I mean  Rated R is amazing and everything, one of her best for sure, so i'm hoping she won't do the same and step back and give us another LOUD/TTT. She wasn't big enough to make Rated R and it's singles bigger but now she can, and now people actually see the real Rihanna  

[Russian Roulette 5,988]

i'm so happy i can't see something sour on the list