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3 Objectively Perfect Pop Albums Under Half an Hour Long

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21.08.2026

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3 Objectively Perfect Pop Albums Under Half an Hour Long

The following pop albums are 30 minutes or less of synthwave beats, flamenco pop, and conceptual character archetypes.

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The following three pop albums are objectively perfect from every direction, and while two of them play a little fast and loose with the “under 30 minutes” criteria, that doesn’t discredit their perfection. Whether they’re under half an hour or a few minutes over the mark, one thing is certain: we’d listen to these pop albums non-stop no matter what.

‘Emotion: Side B’ by Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen released Emotion: Side B in August 2016 as a companion EP to her 2015 pop album Emotion. After writing roughly 230 songs over two years for the main album, Jepsen had to narrow the tracklist down to 17. While she was on tour, fans demanded more songs from those........

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