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Greatest Albums The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s  

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Gaga. Rihanna. Bruno. You only need one name to recognize the biggest pop stars of the 2010s. These are just a few of the nominees – and winners – of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. These are the records that might have soundtracked your high school dance, dramatic breakup, or cross-country road trip. But whatever your personal connection to this music, it's undeniable that these are among 2010s' best pop vocal albums.

Which LP should top this list of the best pop vocal albums of the 2010s? Plenty of pop stars vied for the spotlight after 2010, but Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster was one of the most buzzed-about releases of this time. The unconventional pop starlet took home the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2011. Teenage Dream singer Katy Perry was also very popular with Grammy voters throughout the decade.

It isn't often that a musician switches genres, but Taylor Swift did just that – and successfully, too. Swift went from country to pop with her Grammy-winning album, 1989. Other fan-favorite recordings featured on this list of Grammy-nominated 2010s albums include Ed Sheeran's X and Paradise by Lana Del Rey.

Which album will you be singing along to in the car? Vote your favorites up to the top of the list.

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21 is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
21 Adele - Won in 2012.

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1989 is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
1989 Taylor Swift - Won in 2016.

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Stronger is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Stronger Kelly Clarkson - Won in 2013.

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The Fame Monster is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The Fame Monster Lady Gaga - Won in 2011.

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X is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
X Ed Sheeran - Nominated in 2015.

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Born This Way is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Born This Way Lady Gaga - Nominated in 2012.

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The 20/20 Experience is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake - Nominated in 2014.

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Pure Heroine is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Pure Heroine Lorde - Nominated in 2014.

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Some Nights is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Some Nights Fun - Nominated in 2013.

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The Truth About Love is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The Truth About Love P!nk - Nominated in 2013.

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Funhouse is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Funhouse P!nk - Nominated in 2010.

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Paradise is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Paradise Lana Del Rey - Nominated in 2014.

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Piece By Piece is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Piece By Piece Kelly Clarkson - Nominated in 2016.

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Teenage Dream is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Teenage Dream Katy Perry - Nominated in 2011.

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My Everything is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
My Everything Ariana Grande - Nominated in 2015.

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Loud is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Loud Rihanna - Nominated in 2012.

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In the Lonely Hour is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith - Won in 2015.

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Ghost Stories is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Ghost Stories Coldplay - Nominated in 2015.

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Doo-Wops & Hooligans is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars - Nominated in 2012.

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Unorthodox Jukebox is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars - Won in 2014.

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All I Ever Wanted is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
All I Ever Wanted Kelly Clarkson - Nominated in 2010.

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Bangerz is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Bangerz Miley Cyrus - Nominated in 2015.

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I Dreamed a Dream is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle - Nominated in 2011.

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How Big, How Blue, How Beautif... is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence + the Machine - Nominated in 2016.

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The Fray is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The Fray The Fray - Nominated in 2010.

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Overexposed is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Overexposed Maroon 5 - Nominated in 2013.

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The E•N•D is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The E•N•D The Black Eyed Peas - Won in 2010.

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Prism is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Prism Katy Perry - Nominated in 2015.

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Ceremonials is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Ceremonials Florence and the Machine - Nominated in 2013.

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Uptown Special is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Uptown Special Mark Ronson - Nominated in 2016.

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The Lady Killer is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
The Lady Killer Cee Lo Green - Nominated in 2012.

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Battle Studies is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Battle Studies John Mayer - Nominated in 2011.

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Breakthrough is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Breakthrough Colbie Caillat - Nominated in 2010.

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Before This World is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Before This World James Taylor - Nominated in 2016.

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My World 2.0 is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
My World 2.0 Justin Bieber - Nominated in 2011.

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Blurred Lines is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Best Grammy-Nominated Pop Vocal Albums of the 2010s
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke - Nominated in 2014.