Your Favourite Sophomore Albums (that eclipsed their debut)?

[russkitten]

All the big names:
- Donna Summer
- Madonna
- Whitney
- Pet Shop Boys
- Taylor Swift
- Ariana Grande

 

[eddy2375]

 

[Eric Generic]

Several of my all-time favourite albums are second efforts, that - for me - and also commercially were (even) bigger than the debuts:

Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Deacon Blue - When the World Knows Your Name
The Blue Nile - Hats (obviously)
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing
Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
Culture Club - Colour by Numbers
Alexander O'Neal - Hearsay
Style Council - Our Favourite Shop

 

[bonnieetclyde]

I thought someone might mention

 

[Utopia]

Not sure how the iconic Breakaway hasn’t been mentioned yet?!

 

[letuinmybackdoor]

Not sure how the iconic Breakaway hasn’t been mentioned yet?!

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Because everyone forgot Thankful even existed and thinks of Breakaway as her debut.

 

[bonnieetclyde]

Is Christina's Stripped classed as her 2nd album? I guess not what with the Spanish record and her album before self-titled?

 

[WhatKindOfKylie?]

I thought someone might mention

I think I will agree.

 

[letuinmybackdoor]

Blur Modern life is rubbish.
Example Won't go quietly
Take That Everything changes
Will Young Friday's child

 

[russkitten]

I thought someone might mention

I was thinking of this, but to me it's on the same level as her first one.

If the topic was "Your Favourite Fourth Albums (that eclipsed their debut)" on the other hand, then I'll nominate "In The Zone"

 

[torontodj]

Personally, I prefer Jody Watley's Larger Than Life to her debut, although I think her debut album is excellent.

As much as I love Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1 is just too good.

 

[Eric Generic]

I love Funeral to bits, it was my introduction to Arcade Fire, but Neon Bible was on another level and commercially took them to another level too.

 

[sinner]

Shakespears Sister - Hormonally Yours
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
Sade - Promise
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Friendly Fires - Pala
Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
Foals - Total Life Forever
All Saints - Saints & Sinners
Harry Styles - Fine Line
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Years & Years - Palo Santo

 

[ManilaChinchilla]

 

[Blaahh]

Rio
Songs From The Big Chair
Our Favourite Shop
Porcelain
Remote
Cupid & Psyche '85
The Secret Of Association
Rage
Sheryl Crow
Modern Life Is Rubbish

 

[Eric Generic]

The Secret Of Association

That's brave! (But I agree).

Speaking of Our Favourite Shop, the TSC documentary's on this weekend!

 

[Sail On]

We’re forgetting our deity

Spoiler

 

[Blaahh]

That's brave! (But I agree).

Speaking of Our Favourite Shop, the TSC documentary's on this weekend!

Brilliant! Love TSC, should be a great watch. Actually now I think of it, isn't Other Voices better than both.... I find Secret a more quality listen than No Parlez, though the debut singles are better.

 

[Eric Generic]

Actually now I think of it, isn't Other Voices better than both.... I find Secret a more quality listen than No Parlez, though the debut singles are better.

I made multi-disc SDEs of Parlez and Secret recently, so the material's fresh in my mind. I still maintain Secret is better (even with the extra nostlagia factor I have with it). But yes, Parlez has some killer hits. Other Voices was a quality return from the wilderness, I'd say it's just short of the first two (and I wish they'd issued A Little Bit Of Love as a single).

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Great second albums for me:

The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
Power Of Dreams - 2 Hell With Common Sense
Into Paradise - Churchtown
A House - I Want Too Much
Felt - The Splendour Of Fear
The Divine Comedy - Liberation
Suede - Dog Man Star
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
Ramones - Leave Home
Ride - Going Blank Again
Pale Saints - In Ribbons
Boo Radleys - Everything's Alright Forever
Slowdive - Souvlaki
Lush - Split