I have literally nothing better to do with my life so I’m making my first ever thread: pop albums that deserved to be smashes in the U.S.

1. Chemistry // Girls Aloud

A collection of some of pop’s most unconventional song structures.

Album standouts: It’s Magic, Biology, Waiting

2. Exodus // Utada Hikaru

Intended as her North American breakthrough, this album is full of some of the sleekest production of the 00’s—with some help from Timbaland and Danja.

Album standouts: Exodus ‘04, Devil Inside, Easy Breezy

3. Dannii Minogue // Neon Nights

A shimmering, non-stop dance party that solidified Dannii as a star in her own right.

Album standouts: Creep, I Begin To Wonder, Come And Get It

4. Darren Hayes // The Tension and the Spark

Savage Garden’s former frontman has the honor of being the only man on this thread—this album serves dark, electropop that hasn’t aged a day.

Album standouts: I Like The Way, Unlovable, Pop!Ular