...Baby One More Time

Peoples opinion on this is clouded by how hot they thought britney was 2/5

It's meaningless pop, but at least it's not as annoying as I expected it to be -- or as annoying as Pearl Jam was.

Lowkey very earwormy, nothing genius but songs stick with you

Poptimism be damned... this is plastic, artificial, manufactured.

I mean... its a bog-standard pop record with a couple (or at least one) standout song.

не очень

There's simply not enough here to carry an album. The opening is great, the middle is almost okay, and the closers are a waste of time.

I guess this was an influential album, but it's pretty hollow and helped inspire decades of similarly hollow music. Still, listening to it is incredibly easy.

For better or worse, this album is now part of the fabric of pop music. I couldn’t find many redeeming qualities on a personal level, this is generally pretty bad, annoying and cringey. The low point was E-mail My Heart, and that’s when I decided I couldn’t listen to it again.

It's Britney bitch

Shocked how many of these songs I knew. Shocked how terribly cringey they are.

Leave Britney alone. In seriousness, I hear a lot of Michael Jackson in the production here. Too bad I don't like Michael Jackson. I suppose the album belongs on the list, but not for good reasons.

Nothing against Spears, I just know I’m not her target audience but in honor of my wife being a fan, I’ll give credit as best I can

Starts out with straight fire but really tails off on the 2nd half. 2.5/5

3.5 - the hits are pretty good, but a lot of filler. Hysterical there is a song that references email like it's something new

I deserve a medal after listening to this

I mean....I get it. I am fine with this being on the list. I would be fine if it wasn't on the list. Switzerland over here.

Some little known gems in here but probably because it came out during my formative years

Couple of good songs rest weren’t anything too special to me tbh.

Awful. This is the result of marketing, not talent.

My expectations were high because it's Britney hello?? Girl was slaying since the late '90s with her singles -- which I actually like. But I guess she's another one of those great-singles-but-terrible-albums artists ://

No thanks.

Pure perfection pop music (Warning)this album will not give you answers to the live the universe or anything.

Early Pop superstardom. Ok. [whatever happened to that cute girl on the cover? Man did her life spiral.]

Best Song: ...Baby One More Time. Iconic. Perfect encapsulation of an era. This song is untouchable. Worst Song: I Will Still Love You. First of all, get this other dude out of here. Second of all, after the first half of the album showed that she can make such great pop anthems, why bother with this Overall: This was so much better if it had just been upbeat pop albums. The wispy, wannabe R&B stuff just doesn't work, and it makes the album feel overly long. I will say though, that "E-Mail My Heart" might be the best song title included in this whole list.

No va

She has a good voice, but for a pop album, there's a lot of boring songs on here. 2/5

WTF?! No

First three tracks are a generational run, and completely justify the album’s inclusion… sadly the rest is mostly forgettable bubblegum pop 5 out of 10

This is not a good album, but it deserves to be on the list for contextual and historical purposes. This is a shining example of formula pop. These songs could have been performed by Christina, the Backstreet Boys, or any other number of pop artists at the time and they still would have been hits. Having said that, Britney is the clearest example of the toll that can take. She CAN sing, but you can tell someone was really driving the whiny, growly thing that she does, and every song has to have a quota of "oh yeahs" - iconic Britney stuff. But it's almost like you're listening to someone performing under duress. I don't know where I'm going with this. It's bad, but you should listen to it.

Another monster intro. Welcome to the Big Time Britney! Who knew this sweet kid would go on to the highest levels of fame and misfortune. What a crazy ride, but she’s clearly a survivor. While I’m not really a fan of her music, all props deserved for shaking the world with this album. Keep it going Brit!

## Overview of …Baby One More Time Britney Spears' debut album, **…Baby One More Time**, released in 1999, marked a significant moment in pop music history. With its catchy melodies, polished production, and youthful themes, the album not only launched Spears into superstardom but also set the tone for late 90s pop. The album is characterized by its blend of bubblegum pop and R&B influences, showcasing a range of emotions from longing to exuberance. ### Lyrics The lyrics throughout **…Baby One More Time** primarily revolve around themes of teenage love, heartbreak, and longing. The titular track opens with a sense of desperation and yearning, encapsulating the emotional turmoil of young love. Lines like “My loneliness is killing me” resonate with listeners, reflecting a relatable sentiment for many teenagers at the time[5]. Other tracks, such as “(You Drive Me) Crazy” and “Born to Make You Happy,” continue this exploration of youthful infatuation and emotional vulnerability. While some critics argue that the lyrics lack depth and sophistication, they effectively capture the innocence and simplicity of teenage experiences[1][3]. Songs like “Sometimes” offer a more introspective look at love, highlighting hesitance and uncertainty in relationships[2]. ### Music and Production Musically, **…Baby One More Time** is defined by its infectious hooks and polished production. The production team, led by Max Martin, employed a mix of synthesizers, drum machines, and catchy guitar riffs to create a sound that was both contemporary and timeless. The opening track features a memorable piano riff that sets an engaging tone for the album[2][4]. The production quality is often praised for its meticulous attention to detail. Each track is crafted to evoke specific moods—whether it’s the upbeat energy of “(You Drive Me) Crazy” or the dreamy atmosphere of “Born to Make You Happy.” This careful orchestration enhances Britney’s vocal performance, allowing her youthful voice to shine without overwhelming it with excessive effects[2][3]. ### Themes The overarching themes in **…Baby One More Time** revolve around **youth**, **love**, and **heartbreak**. The album captures the essence of teenage life in the late 90s, reflecting both the excitement and confusion that come with young relationships. Tracks like “Soda Pop” introduce a playful element to the album, while others delve into more serious emotional territory[1][2]. Moreover, the album serves as a cultural artifact of its time, encapsulating the Y2K anxieties and the rise of teen pop idols. Britney’s image as the "girl next door" was carefully crafted through both her music and visuals, resonating with a generation that craved authenticity amidst an increasingly commercialized music landscape[7][8]. ### Influence **…Baby One More Time** had an immense impact on pop music and culture. It not only established Britney Spears as a leading figure in pop but also influenced countless artists who followed. The album's success paved the way for the resurgence of teen pop in the early 2000s, inspiring artists like Christina Aguilera, NSYNC, and Backstreet Boys[7]. Additionally, the album’s iconic music video contributed significantly to its cultural footprint. The "naughty schoolgirl" aesthetic became emblematic of Britney's persona and has been referenced in various forms of media since its release. This combination of catchy music and striking visuals helped solidify her status as a pop icon[5][7]. ### Pros and Cons #### Pros - **Catchy Melodies**: The album features several infectious tracks that remain popular today. - **Strong Production**: High-quality production enhances both musicality and vocal performance. - **Cultural Impact**: Helped define late 90s pop music and influenced future artists. - **Relatable Themes**: Lyrics resonate with teenage experiences of love and heartbreak. #### Cons - **Lyrical Depth**: Critics argue that many lyrics lack sophistication or depth. - **Musical Homogeneity**: Some tracks may feel repetitive or formulaic. - **Ballad Fatigue**: The latter half of the album is criticized for being overly ballad-heavy, which can slow down momentum[1][3]. ### Conclusion In summary, **…Baby One More Time** stands as a landmark debut that not only launched Britney Spears' career but also reshaped the landscape of pop music at the turn of the millennium. Its blend of catchy melodies, polished production, and relatable themes contributed to its enduring popularity. While it may have its shortcomings in lyrical complexity and musical variety, its influence on both artists and fans alike cannot be overstated. As an artifact of late 90s culture, it remains relevant today—both as a nostalgic reminder of youth and as a testament to Britney's lasting legacy in pop music history.

I detest this record and it not because I don’t like pop or I think that Brittany isn’t talented. The album is the definition of over produced. Of this record were made of brass you would be able to see yourself in it. It needs more grit. It suspends the belief that music artists can imperfect but still make art. Things the opposite of art.

Surprisingly dated but listenable.

Glad this moment was before my time. It's not unbearable but not enjoyable. Influential, sure. Millennials aren't hard to influence. I enjoyed Autumn Goodbye enough to be happy that I sat through this album. Solid 3. Interesting autotune X Mario Kart thing going on here. But I'd rather listen to the High School Musical soundtrack for this sound.

1. baby - 1.5 2. crazy - 1.5 3. zometimez - 1.5 4. zoda - 0 5. happy - 1 6. heart - 1 7. there - 1 8. love - 1 9. deep - 0 10. you - 0 11. email - 0 12. beat - 1 13. loving - 1 14. autumn - 0

Soulless manufactured dross. Besides a couple of song the rest of the album sounds all the same.

some catchy songs, reminds me of janet jackson a bit, very good but arguably annoying singing. Obviously not trying to be too much more than a pop album but quite lyrically stale, and instrumentals are robotic. Favorite songs: Baby one more time, you drive me crazy, soda pop, deep in my heart, autumn goodbye. Overall around 5/10

Nope

It comes to something when the second and third "best" tracks were the rubbish remixes of the first track. One iconic song, but the rest of the album was awful. An unimaginative cover version stands head and shoulders above most of the original tracks. I expected to dislike this album. When I was half way through the title track, I started to feel cautiously optimistic. By track 3, I realised that it wasn't even going to reach my original expectations.

Some well written hits, and some dull and generic 90's pop share an album

Soda pop is a banger, fight me

I guess this is why I missed this decade for music. Way too poppie for me

Not for me. I know, and don't particularly like, Britney from the singles; a whole album doesn't make it better. It's well-produced (possibly over-produced) bubblegum pop, largely inoffensive, although I don't like Britney's nasal, adenoidal voice, but some of the songs, like the duet with Don Phillips, are really poor. Apart from Baby, Hit Me... the best song is probably the cover of The Beat Goes On... and that pales in comparison with the Sonny and Cher original.

Catchy as heck. Be still and E-MAIL MY HEART

Great entrance but fizzles out by the end.

I can’t not like this, so I’ll go ahead and dig it. Reputations aren’t at stake. A great opener, ‘Soda Pop’ is fantastic, the whole thing makes me feel good. Fuck it. The beat goes on…

Is this music for me? Not really. I didn't listen to it at the time and the only reason I know some of these songs are that you couldn't escape them (honest). However, seeing as this is a debut album of one of the biggest pop acts of a generation you probably should listen to it. Also, now I'm older, I can openly admit "...Baby One More Time" is a banger - even the late Darius couldn't wreck this tune. Best Tunes: ...Baby One More Time; (You Drive Me) Crazy; Sometimes

Will not be listening again sorry Britney. BOMT remains a classic - everything else is forgettable and sounding pretty dated. BOMT drags it to a 2.

I'm not sure why this album is on the list. This is just some teen pop. I get why it's a solid part of pop culture but it's not for me.3 stars for Britney

It is a crime against humanity that Baby One More Time makes the list but BLACKOUT is omitted. Called the "Bible of Pop" by critics and fans alike, Blackout is considered Britney's greatest musical achievement, was imitated for years, and was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's musical archive only five years after its release.

The best singles on here were good, the ballads were much less enjoyable and the whole thing felt quite dated.

It's fine. Just fine.

Hmm... no

Some good moments.

Aside from the popular hits it's all just kind of meh

omgg niin pikku kouloutyttö mutta niin sensuaalinen omg...ihq... alkaa uskomaton bänger, sitten alkaa ollakkin jo aika hankalaa kuunneltavaa. mainostyyppistä musiikkia :() vois ehkä ostaa jotain tuotteita rn emt.. voi kuunnella puolikas biisiä ja sitten mennä seuraavaan koska heh kuultu koko homma jo (periaattessa näin...).... länsimaailmanvalta loppuu noin tässäkohdin maailmanhistoriaa, kun ruvettiin tälläsiä pimpsakoita fanittamaan huohhoijjaa... rise of china. 願榮耀歸給天上的父，願祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。求你赦免我們的債務，作為我們日用的食物， 如我們也赦免了我們的債務人一樣。王國、權力和榮耀，直到 nice quad stretch ....................baby one more tejime

iconic. autumn goodbyee

4.0

Bit meh. Didn’t realise beat goes on was her song originally 5/10

For as much hate as I know Britney is going to get on this site, she can take my 4 damn stars. I don't think I ever heard any of the songs after the first three. And after listening to them, I know why. For pure nostalgia purposes, the first three songs alone warrant this rating for me. I don't even care that it's manufactured bad bubble gum pop of the worst kind. It reminds me of a specific point in my life and, yes, I sing along whenever I hear these songs.

I recognize her status in pop music, but I’m just not a bubblegum pop fan.

una buena escucha, no la pase mal pero tampoco me gustó demasiado, las letras no me gustan, bastante decepcionantes y la mayoría de las canciones no destacan demasiado. Eso si Baby One More Time canción es un clasicazo. Total del álbum: 65 2estrellas

Not good or interesting.

I guess if we had to endure Justin Timberlake's debut album, then it probably makes sense that we'd have to suffer through Britney Spears' debut album. But I have no idea why either of these albums are in this collection, honestly, especially since both of them produced (arguably) better albums a bit later in their careers. It *is* shocking to see how young Britney Spears looks in the videos--could she possibly be any older than 16 or 17 in most of them? Although I had to confirm it by reading the Wikipedia entry for this album, everything about the music and videos made me think of people like Miley Cyrus or Ariana Grande or Christina Aguilera, trying to transcend (and largely succeeding) their child-actor status and make the big time as a singer. Much like fellow-Mousketeer Timberlake's debut album, it's hard to tell what if anything Spears contributed to this album, sadly; maybe the old-fashioned a-woman-is-always-there-for-you sentiment? I'm shocked that this is her best-selling album, as it seems so bland and syrupy (even down to the appallingly unoriginal cover to "The beat goes on"), although certainly more bouncy than poor Timberlake. It also seems like something that belongs to the 80s rather than the cusp of the 21st-century. But it certainly propelled her along a weird and often sad journey through the entertainment world, and likely made her and her custodians a ton of money.

Solid pop!

I got my first boner from seeing hit me baby on MTV

How does this make the list? I know music is subjective but in what world is this ‘essential’?! Shite, terribly produced bubble gum pop, not to mention how the poor lass was exploited in this way.

Horrendous, both musically and the creepy, exploitative way they sexualised a 16 year old to sell crap pop music. On occasion it was enjoyably terrible (soda pop) but it was mostly unlistenable.

I'm a bit conflicted here, as I recognise a lot of this is exploitative nonsense (she was 15-17 when much of the album is recorded, and this does not sit well at all), and the production shows its age (very much rooted in 1999 with all the tricks, overlays, disc scratches, and exotic array of instruments). However, from a writing perspective - goodness me this pop music is well-written. The mainly Swedish team really delivered (on paper) a sequence of tip-top pop - catchy hooks, direct, and somewhat whimsical. 0 stars for the album, 4 stars for the writing, 1 star overall.

From RATM to Britney! Good old list. Think I would've thought this was released before 1999... Remember it pretty clearly. I'm actually surprised how many tracks I recognised. Not ashamed to say they I found myself singing along to sometimes... Actually couldn't get it out of my head annoyingly However, it's not at all my thing and there is some utter dross on here. Email my heart! Haha It's also fairly gross that they were writing these songs for a 16 year old girl to sing. Literally lyrics are about being "born to make you happy" and various other shit about special love and devotion. South park was right Sorry Britney, it's a 1, but it's not really on you....wonder if she'd choose to do it all again if she could go back.....

01) ...Baby One More Time - 10,0 02) (You Drive Me) Crazy - 9,5 03) Sometimes - 9,0 04) Soda Pop - 7,0 05) Born to Make You Happy - 10,0 06) From the Bottom of My Broken Heart - 8,0 07) I Will Be There - 6,5 08) I Will Still Love You - 6,0 09) Deep in My Heart - 6,5 10) Thinkin' About You - 6,5 11) E-Mail My Heart - 6,0 12) The Beat Goes On - 8,5 TOTAL: 7,79 (78/100) Current ranking: 159/384 An album with a few great songs and a few filler songs. This is probably an important album in terms of the further development of pop music, but I think there are a lot of better pop albums that aren't on this list.

Awful

Some nostalgic hits but too long and filled with meh songs otherwise

Oof. I thought this might be a bit of fun nostalgia but everything past the title track was terrible.

Incredibly nostalgic, I loved this album as a child. But it makes me sad learning years later that Britney was an exploited sexualized product.

Straight 90s pop bangers

Boring.

Titillagið er í grunninn banger, þótt productionin sé ansi dated., en það er bara rétt rúmar þrjár mínútur. Hinar 57 eru svakalegur filler og lítt áhugaverður. Helst að Email my heart sé skemmtilega dated titill. Held ég verði að henda ási á þetta, sorrý Britney.

Free britney

Tiene un par de hits pero meeehhh, queda viejo, demasiado formula-noventosa- que ya me da un poco de cringe a esta altura

Rly Rly Rly good will be good forever

Not a huge fan of this kind of pop music. It's of course extremely famous and loved by a lot of people, just not me.

More "Nostalgia a 42 year old man could experience while walking his dog and his neighbors would never guess what he's singing along to" than "something you need to experience before you die," but the nostalgia is there.

I enjoyed this more the last time I listened to it but most of the songs fell flat this time around. It’s still up there battling for her best album. Iconic and launched a bunch of pop I don’t enjoy Rating: 3.6

Some of the songs are undeniably catchy, but I can't listen to this more than I absolutely have to. It reminds me too much of my early teen years.

This is such a terrific pop album. Some slow stretches in the second half of the record, but catchy, danceable hooks are all over the place here. Couple that with the talent and charisma of Spears, there's no wonder why she became such a cultural phenomenon. And it still stands up today. Notable Tracks: - ...Baby One More Time - (You Drive Me) Crazy - Sometimes - From the Bottom of My Broken Heart - I Will Still Love You - Deep In My Heart - Autumn Goodbye 9/10

There wasn’t anything I disliked about this album, but there wasn’t much I enjoyed about it either.

Very early crush

Великая заглавная песня, еще пару приличных песен, и куча такого-сякого филлера. Хочется сделать комментарий: современные поп-дивы гораздо лучше в этом смысле. Лучшая песня - ...Baby One More Time.

Extremely front heavy album. It starts with two, dare I say, bangers and the rest is mediocre. It really shows that it's from the era of pop that had some really popular singles just to sell an otherwise forgettable album.

This is clearly a meme inclusion and I probably shouldn't dignify it with a full review, but while I'm here there are a few cool things about this album: 1) it's by Britney Spears, who is an icon I generally like (even on her less critically acclaimed records that get lots of play in gay spaces i.e. Work Bitch, Womanizer) 2) I used to be obsessed as a kid with this Olly Murs track called "Troublemaker" in the mid-2010s, which happens to be a near chord-for-chord ripoff of (You Drive Me) Crazy. Unfortunately this version doesn't have a Flo Rida feature like that track does, because it easily would've boosted the energy. 3) Max Martin's legacy as an all-time producer in pop just about started here, and without him I would not have my favorite album ever Found Heaven. So thank you Max. Even if we haven't met on the fairest terms here. What's the most heartbreaking part about this inclusion is it's a peek into the early era of poptimism, when journalists weren't QUITE there yet. If they had only waited a few years, maybe they could've predicted Blackout becoming the cult classic instead and this review could be way more interesting. But alas, I'm stuck talking about this one. In one ear and out the other... 4/10

I too am not that innocent. Soda pop is an underrated jam. E-mail my Heart is awwww. 16 year old me loved Britney back in '99, not so much her music though. It's a tolerable listen today. Extra nostalgia star

Not a Britney fan. Not a great album either.

I've never been the target audience for this record, in fairness there's some big hits on it, just not the kind of thing I'd listen to out of choice

I get that it’s an important record but I found it unlistenable except for the title track. Don’t mind that it’s manufactured by music scientists it just doesn’t sound good at all.

Although the basic thrust of the album hasn't aged well, you can't deny she's a star and this album rampaged through American culture like a bill in a china shop. So this album does deserve a spot on this list. I never listened to the whole album back in the day; the whole endeavor -- the album cover, the Rolling Stone spread, the videos, her overall packaging for the male gaze -- bothered me in a way I didn't have words for then. Listening straight through now I can't say I like it much. Once past the hits it's really pretty boring.

This represents a line between "Before" and "After" in pop music, so I resisted entering this listen with too much "Poor Britney Spears" energy. I see why her legacy persists to the modern crop of pop stars. What a charismatic lead vocal performance; I didn't know she could sing like this. The songwriters and producers were firing on all cylinders here too. It's all sunny, well-crafted late 90s tunes and bangers. It really is a blueprint for (at least) the next decade of pop. It's of-its-time and a little too long, so I don't think I'll revisit in full, but I certainly glad I listened to it. I wish the culture had been kinder to her. Highlights: ...Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, I Will Be There, The Beat Goes On

Das ist Musik, die ich damals nicht mochte. Typischer Boy-girlgroup Sound von damals begehrten Komponisten, die Hits am laufenden Band produzierten. Die Balladen oft im einerlei Brei getunkt, kaum zu unterscheiden. Da ich meine Aufgabe ernst nehme, habe ich brav das komplette Album angehört. Vielleicht liegt's am Alter oder so, aber mir hat es gefallen. Cool modern produziert. Die Chöre und die Britney würden so kreativ zusammen gemischt, dass es eine wahre Freude ist. Nicht alles gefällt mir. Aber insgesamt gesehen, überzeugt es dennoch. Mein Hit: Soda Pop

I was too old to like Britney. I wonder if I would have liked her if I was younger. Feel very sorry for the whole situation. Very overproduced and don’t think it shows her true talents.

I was a 16 year old boy when this album was released so was Britney, so needless to say I was a preeeettttyyy, pretty big fan, just not her music. So I wasn’t too excited to have to listen to this. That being said, the title track is an absolute banger, it’s undeniable. The rest isn’t good, however. 4.3/10

not my jam, teen pop. Understand it's historical significance.

I love people doing impressions of Britney Spears ... like Ariana Grande or Emma Stone. That shit is funny, just like some of the production on this album.

Listening to this album makes me feel like the Joker (2019).

Michael Scott loves it, so why shouldn’t I.

At the end of the day, I am simply ✨Just A Girl™️✨ Like, sue me for being a Millennial trans woman who adored Britney as a kid and had to keep that love to myself and grew up to be a Poptimist who actively uses Fantasy on her lazy days and has maybe had a Juicy tracksuit sitting in an online cart waiting to be purchased since my last payday. Like….duh, I love this album, obviiiiii!!! Like, I’m not saying this is the Britney album I would’ve personally picked. Even though Britney and Circus are my personal favorites, I am a bit shocked that the debut came in alone, and above Oops!…, In the Zone, and even Blackout (which makes sense, actually, but has gotten a rightfully-earned critical reappraisal in the post-hyperpop era). But I’m still a fan of ...Baby One More Time. Sure, it front-loads its strongest 3 tracks off the bat, but “Born to Make You Happy” and “I Will Be There” are great tracks exemplary of the late ‘90s teen pop era and therefore crucial for the histrionics of it all, while “E-Mail My Heart” wins me over off its pure camp energy, and “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” still holds up as a solid Britney ballad. And it’s not like the opening singles are flawless, leaning into Spears’ signature key-change final chorus trope early, but denying that they don’t hit would be like saying water isn’t wet – you’re just being a prick, shut the fuck up and have fun. This said, I’m not a huge fan of the duet with some nameless boi time has since forgotten, nor was Spears ever great with a cover, but two duds on a teen pop album from 1999 is a true success. Plus, the bonus content of “Deep in My Heart” and *especially* “Autumn Goodbye” more than make up for the small missteps in the original tracklist. I grew up on this era of teen pop, and I hold it close to my heart, even today. And yes, maybe I’m able to tolerate “Soda Pop” because it reminds me of Pokémon: The First Movie, but I don’t fucking care!!! Justice for Britney. IRL and on this list. I have no choice but to Stan. I just prefer a cute, flirty, bop of an album. Doll behavior, what can you say ✨💖💅🏻💋💁🏻‍♀️

I can’t

It's Britney, baby! Banger after banger, I've never listened to the whole album it's great pop 4.4/5

Cheese. And oof, clearly some dude in a weird fever dream wrote “Born to Make You Happy.”

There’s a metal cover of the title track by this guy Leo which is actually amazing. But the actual version is just a nice pop song. I feel bad for Britney from what I’ve heard, just how strenuous her routine was… I’ve known people who have had very controlling families (not to this extent) but I’ve always just felt sorry for people in that situation. I also am strongly against the whole ‘factory built’ pop star. It’s just a removal of creativity. However the songs aren’t offensive ( bar soda pop) the first half is very consistent… but that’s just the singles. Then the back half was boring except e-mail my heart that song is a joke, especially because it’s like this dramatic ballad. I wasn’t alive when it was out maybe it’s the most beautiful song of all time. The best goes on is a nice closing cover though, I don’t think it fully suits Britney but it’s alright. 3/5, I’m being generous there’s good singles and quite a few of them

Knew already Skipped first half Fav new track: Autumn Goodbye

i miss toxic

A competent pop album that has that one hit that we all dig (whether we want to admit it or not). The cover of Sonny Bono and Cher's "The Beat Goes On" was fun as well. Wasn't the first female pop star around, but was certainly one that came around at just the right time to capitalize on the large millennial tween audience, borrowing every marketing technique developed by Madonna and her handlers in the previous decade. It certainly didn't hurt that she and her fellow contemporaries who would also breakout in the music and acting careers over the next few years had all primed their audience with their multi-year appearances on the Disney Channel's reboot of the Mickey Mouse Club.

not good

Some of the most annoying and solluess pop music I have ever heard.

Good stuff. I don’t know about top 1001 though.

It starts with a barricade of hits, carefully even if industrially crafted, but the thing is that, for a close to an hour record, the genius pop seems to completely fade byt the 4th track leaving the listener with only half decent songs for the rest of the album... it was ok in 1999 a time sadly more remembered in this case for the public and her environment mistreatment of Britney. Baby One More Time the track is timeless, but the true gem from this album is Sometimes. Weird times.

Some catchy tunes. Including some you might recognise. Nothing spectacular, but still a fun album.

I was 9 when this album was released and also very much the target audience, so I'm legally obligated to defend this album to my death. That being said, even knowing that my sister owned this on CD and that we listened to it all the time, I gotta say I don't actually remember a lot of these songs outside of the major hits. Which isn't a great sign when measuring album impact. There are a ton of 90s pop ballads, and not enough of the pure pop that Britney does best.

I understand that it's easy to get hung up on the bubble gum of it all, or the occassional nonsense lyrics, or the painful and confusing mythology of Britney. While I was never a fan, I can mark periods of my life based on memories of Britney (this album, Oops, head shaving, leave Britney alone, Toxic, til the world ends, emancipation, knife dancing on Tiktok etc etc). She's an icon and a cornerstone of millenial pop culture and this debut album is mostly good with one absolutely perfect first single that understandably launched her to pop Stardom. Also, if you played her cover of "The Beat Goes On" for some too cool music nerd types without telling them it was Britney, they'd eat that shit up! A fun game that my friends and I used to play was reciting pop lyrics like dark emo poetry and to this day nothing has topped "My Loneliness is KILLING ME"

There are some pop classics here, but damn so much 90s trash too.

Oh boy... Can't say I've ever listened to this full album. I kinda underestimate how good of a pop song Baby One More Time is, the production is super damn good and it's catchy af. Not so sure about the rest of these songs... Not terrible to be honest, but pretty inoffensive pop nonsense. Gets a little annoying after a full album.

Fine, nothing special. Giving a 3 star because I think it’s closer to 3 than 2 stars, not the greatest obviously though.

Ну в общем. Первые три песни в альбоме и еще одна - топский топ, просто попса в лучшем виде, вишенка, аранжировка сведение - огонь. Но середине альбома - проходная шляпа. Я думала, я сейчас на ностальгии и любви к Бритни забабахаю высокую оценку, но, если оценивать альбом целиком, то поставить ему выше 3 не могу (и то только за первые три хита)

Today's album isn't making it easy on me. I mean, I loathe romantic pop. Aside from my disgust I was surprised at the reggae on "Soda Pop". That is maybe the soul interesting cut left on this whole album. It is mathematically crafted to sell the idea of young sexuality...which, I'm 43. so...no thank you. It was less awful of an experience than I was expecting on the whole. I was maybe a little surprised that the non-hits on the album were more listenable than their more popular counterparts. "I Will Still Love You" with Don Philip was frankly an 80's ballad. The following track was a super-soft gay dancehall bop. Maybe "Deep In My Heart" is the "best" track on the album. My life is shorter and incrementally worse but I am wiser for having embarked on this listen. Isn't that just the way of learning.

Это легендарный альбом:)

This starts and I'm like 'oh boy I forgot how GOOD this song is'; track 2 gets on, and I'm like 'oh boy I forgot how GOOD this song is'; track 3 begins and I'm like 'this is it, isn't it?' Yep, 2 tracks of absolute candy magic and the rest is pure filler. My favourite lyrics though were: " I bet you we can pop like we've never popped it before, Why we keep comin' back for more and more for sure (sure), It's cool Britney when we get down on the floor, yeah, And we go on and on until the break of dawn" At the time of recording, Britney Spears was 17...yeeesh

Not bad

More fun, less ballads, please.

Still kinda shock to see this in the generator. We're doing songs about emails now?

There’s not a world in which you need to listen to this album before you die Baby One more time is a great pop song but the rest is serviceable late 90’s pop at best and doesn’t have any lasting value

I've already heard the 1-2 songs on this album really worth someone's time, and despite having come of age around the time when this album came out I wasn't very susceptible to being pulled in by this one. There's not a lot in this album that has aged particularly well.

surprisingly more than OK.

Not in my edition of the book! 1999. 1 star. If you eat an entire bag of fairground candyfloss, you might enjoy it at the beginning, but after a while your teeth start screaming and at the end you feel vaguely embarrassed with yourself for having eaten it all. Listening to this album, I enjoyed it at the beginning, but after a while my ears started bleeding and at the end I was vaguely embarrassed at having listened to an entire Britney Spears album.

oh god

I mean there are some bangers on here. This brings me back to like grade 6

Aged like milk. I get that Britney was a significant figure of the late 90s and early 00s, but aside from the title track (which holds up quite well) this is forgettable cookie cutter R&B pop which dominated a large portion of the 90s and 00s. It shouldn't be on the list.

Yeah, I'm not going to listen to all of this

No more times. That was plenty.

the facehugger instar of poptimism

…Baby One More Time Hit me AB159 I’m guessing we’ll all go for the title track for our playlist - not only is it a copper bottomed stone cold classic pop banger it's also the best thing on here, despite there being some perfectly serviceable teen pop on the album. (You Drive Me) Crazy is decent mid tempo pop with a good chorus and Sometimes, despite being rather coldly formulaic, is cheesily catchy, and is perfectly suited to the teenage Britney. Soda Pop is unintentionally quite amusing, with a slightly strange vocal, but for some reason its’ very listenable with a kind of winning naive charm to it. It definitely feels very late 90s, one of those songs that might have been turned down by Bran Van 3000 or Smash Mouth before landing at her door. Born to Make You Happy is another bit of standard 90s teen pop, although it has a cloyingness to it that hasn’t aged that well and is ultimately a bit irritating. From the Bottom of My Broken Heart again is a perfectly fine pop ballad, but definitely a tier or two below Sometimes. You can really hear I Will Be There is a Max Martin tune, with it’s Bo Diddley rhythm and crafted efficiency, however it definitely feels like filler, not terrible, but apart from the rhythm there’s not much melodic interest. Obviously this is a genre that flirts heavily with cheesiness, and while there are elements of cheese throughout, it goes full blown cheese on I Will Still Love You. The gospel-ish melody isn't good and the seriousness with which they’ve approached it is very jarring for what is quite a boring song.. Also whoever Don Philip is, he oversings the shit out of it, remorselessly stripping the song of any semblance of quality it might have had. Thinkin’ about you is a return to the more bouncy pop sound, with some slightly leftfield country touches, and again is perfectly fine. E-Mail My Heart. Not a great song, but what a title, the proustian rush of late 90s internet is strong and pleasingly nostalgic. I suppose nowadays this would be called Snapchat My Dick, or TikTok my Minky or something. The Beat Goes On is a great tune, no matter who sings it. Interesting that the All Seeing I helped produce it, having done it themselves the year before, and this sounds pretty much the same, although it does seem to suit Britney’s vocal tics well. Overall this is pretty much exactly what you think it would be. The whole point of it was to make a late 90s teen pop album that would be totally unthreatening and sell a ton of copies to adolescents. And on that front it’s very successful. Everything on it is entirely interchangeable, and apart from …Baby One More Time, which towers above the rest, it doesn’t actually matter what is on here, as long as there are some ballads and some fun pop. And that’s fine, there’s craft and skill in doing that and it makes a perfectly listenable album, but obviously not one I’ll come back to, so on my scale that lands it as a solid 2. 👶👶 Playlist submission: …Baby One More Time

Definitely on the list because she’s a cultural icon, not because it’s good. Gave a star for an all time hit, but not much more there.

I’ve never really listened to Britney before this beyond her classics. I really enjoyed this. I was listening to it while I was emo so maybe I enjoyed it more.

it's britney bitch

i’m not going to listen to listen to this and i’m still going to give it one star

Classic

Perfect album!

I love Britney!!Gorgeous voice, many songs on this album have an interesting mix of styles and/or modal interchanges within the songs. Time warp back to my teen years. An album which is about love, loss and friendship, sometimes a bit kitschy, but be honest, who hasn't felt that way as a teenager?

The title track is no doubt a paradigm-shifting pop sensation, but outside of that this album was just really difficult to get through. Some records have important lyrics that are difficult to understand because of the genre/singing/mixing/etc. but this was the opposite. "Born to Make You Happy" encapsulates this.

The title track is good, the rest is typical Swedish pop garbage that only belongs at Eurovision

Probably THE pop album I think about from my childhood. I find it impossible to separate from nostalgia but I'll say it, it's iconic.

Anybody else feel nauseous looking at this cover? Like is it just me or does it cause the word 'exploitation' to play over and over in your head? Just me? Anyway - this is kind of terrible. That first song is understandable as a pop hit but come on. 'E-mail My Heart'? These are not serious people.

I don't want to be too harsh; for all her popularity and accolades, Britney Spears has evidently not had the most straightforward path in life. However - this ain't it. Title track aside (and even that lacked oomph shorn of its video), this is an underwhelming confection crafted by a bunch of hack Swedish songwriters (go check the credits - what's the deal? A forlorn hope that ABBA's talent was somehow racially endemic?). Anyway, the rhymes are obvious, the music is bland and gusts of emotion are signified by key changes. Spears herself sings in a breathy, quavery voice that proved peculiarly influential; but it's the delivery of someone either seventeen or seventy. 'Soda Pop' at least gave me a laugh with its cod-Caribbeanisms and a backup singer who sounds fresh from doing Pato Banton karaoke. Pop of this era could be good (Aqua's 'Aquarium' is close to a masterpiece) and Spears would record better - 'Toxic' was top notch. This, though, is simply bad. Yesterday I was wrapping my brain around Pere Ubu, you know...

It's the same candy pop that I remember. A few bops but the moody stuff is still not my fav

All time classic Popstar album.

really surprised how great this was

ring tone 90s guilty pleasure pop for your bad 90s romance movie scene. still hits in that nostalgic kinda way, even with absurdly repetitious songs (like just read the titles) 3.5/5

Some really good songs but a lot of them sound quite dated and very late 90s

A banging opening but it’s not my vibe

Kessé tu veux, Britney c'est Britney, t'as ce que tu pense avoir

I think the reviews for this one are a good poll of who uses this website because this album is undeniably an influential one but the appeal is lost if you were born before like 1980 and/or are pretentious. As a zoomer that loves girl pop this shit is like crack and also makes me remember that max martin is responsible for the success of basically every female pop artist in the 21 century. The title track is an all-timer and I'll never stop loving you is also great. Also, a lot of the tracks still hold up but overall its dated in the best way because of songs like email my heart which I'm sure was the 1999 way to slide into DMs but now it's just hilarious. "Let's circle back on these nudes after Labor Day" vibe

This album may coast on it's title track, but damn it is a good title track. The rest isn't bad, just not memorable after the HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME! Favourite track: ...One More Time.

It’s nostalgic. And still just as bland as it was in 2000.

Look. There are good pop albums, and there are just... pop albums. This album falls into the second one. It's hard to believe it's 25 years old. But listening to some of the songs and production, it shows how 90s-sounding the album is. Britney Spears is a fairly decent singer (Christina Aguilera has a better voice, IMO). It's just the material she was given to sing is just so... pedestrian. I mean, "E-Mail My Heart"? That aged well. The title track is still decent, but it can't carry the whole album. Next.

I figured this was coming. I mean, you probably have to include on this list the debut album of someone who (upon releasing it) instantly became a pop phenomenon and the biggest star on the planet. But that doesn't mean it's a good album. I still remember the first time I saw her video for Baby One More Time; I immediately said she is going to a huge star. Decent vocals but an image and look that would smash. If you know anything about Britney's life and career, that album cover says it all doesn't it? Innocent girl in an on-first-glance innocent pose that is much more sexually suggestive on closer inspection. That's exactly how she was marketed and exploited. A shame really. She had two smash singles - the uptempo and catchy title track and You Drive Me Crazy. I don't even recognize two of the other three singles - Sometimes (yes) and From the Bottom of My Broken Heart and Born to Make You Happy (nope) - all of which are pure schlock. And the non-singles are barely listenable. Then there are the lyrics on this whole album (umm, Email My Heart...ugh) - just dreadful. More thanks we can give to her record producers and the entire music industry at the time that was hell-bent on producing pop icons not talent and enduring quality. I don't blame Britney at all for this album. But given how big three of the singles were, this album is surprisingly bad. Still, it was a watershed moment in pop music history, for better or (mostly) worse.

I've tried to be open-minded in this whole 1001 thing. That was rewarded with discovering that pop artists like Madonna and Christina Aguilera weren't as bad as I thought. But this one - yeah, it's as bad as I thought. Her singing style makes me cringe - she sounds like she's trying to be sexy, but just...no. The music is cheesy formulaic pop. Absolutely soulless. Yeah, this is awful. So why a 2 rather than a 1? To me, a 1 is absolutely unlistenable. I don't like this, but I could tolerate it (and even had to admit some of the simple, formulaic songs are earworms). So, a 2 feels more appropriate. But barely. Tracks that had some redeeming value: Soda Pop, Born to Make You Happy.

This album was better than I expected. Musically it's not groundbreaking, but there's not as much filler as I expected. Or you could say the filler is not as bad as I expected. I didn't like the hits very much, but I didn't hate any of the songs. Britney was unavoidable at the time, so that alone is a reason to put her on the list. Favorite song: and the beat goes on, of the originals: soda pop, which doesn't really sound like her singing. Sounds more like Christina Aguilera to me.

Crazy how long this album is

Impossible to overstate how influential Spears was back then. I remember baby one more time being played all over the place and the girls at school singing and mimicking her dance moves. Britney was only barely 17 when this album came out and the adult themes of love that she sings about is... unsettling. Gross, even.

Vanishingly insubstantial, but, sure, glimmering with sweetness and freshness. And quite expertly packaged, too, in the way of the most cynical American pop culture products. Net-net, it's about as good as a precision-engineered 21st-century reboot of teen pop could be, which is to say pretty bad.

I had no idea what a Britney Spears song sounded like, aside from the big hit on the album. Lots of the album sounds like it could be any late 90s pop artist. Still a nice album that keeps your attention and the Sonny & Cher cover was a fun surprise.

stone cold classic

Menos ...Baby One More Time, no me ha gustado nada. Me ha decepcionado.

Literally the worst of 90s pop imo

Not exactly the most varied bubblegum pop, though it is fun. The fact that 18-year-old Britney (17 at the time of recording?) was likely inexperienced in any matters of adult relationship also comes across in the shallow/nondescript lyrics, but again, this is catchy and fun and she has some great performances and I’m feeling generous because HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME

Wasn’t expecting a Britney album on here. I guess it was culturally huge. I didn’t care for it when it came out and I still don’t.

Let's make something clear. Britney has been a victim of mean spirited paparazzi and shady business dealing with her father to the point I feel sympathy for her. I think she has endured a tremendous amount of hurt to the point her mental health is probably not the best. Craig Ferguson did a well thought out monologue on his old late night talk show describing what Britney was going through in comparison to his issues with drugs and alcohol. Worth watching if you haven't seen it. That said, the music is so not my thing. Bubblegum teen pop is probably my least favourite genre but I'm also an older white male who grew up liking hard aggressive music so this is not my scene whatsoever.

Iconic but not for me

In the words of Amanda Murray of Sputnikmusic: "With the exception of the terrific title track, *...Baby One More Time* is a collection of either competent pop songs underwhelmingly executed or underwhelmingly written pop songs competently executed." Today's suggestion is excellent news. I don't need to write a long-ass review about an album I intend to defend tooth and nail (or conversely, that I want to roast). Which means that instead, I'm gonna listen to a little Charli XCX (who once professed her love to Britney's old hits, incidentally). And that most of all, I will get on with my real life. Shallow Y2K cheesefest teen pop can still be useful for something, I guess... 1/5 for the purposes of this list of "essential" albums. 6/10 for more general purposes (5 + 1 for the title-track, and maybe for bits of its clone "(You Drive Me) Crazy") Number of albums left to review: 90 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 392 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 228 Albums from the list I certainly won't include in mine: 290 (including this one)

Before the kiss music

Verschrikkelijke zoete popmeuk, weinig inhoud, en ook niet echt goede muziek.

it's britney bitch

Incredible bops OBVIOUSLY

As soon as I saw this I immediately thought: "one star, let's move on". However... It was a very easy listen (if you don't pay too much attention to the lyrics) and was way more fun the other 1 stars that I have doled out. Plus I can't show the same contempt for this as I have shown Bob Dylan. The lyrics are difficult to me as the father of a young daughter. This lovesick, subservient, can't-be-complete-without-a-guy is frankly stomach churning and the well-documented ill treatment shown to Britney throughout her mean that even if I wanted to I couldn't give this more than three stars. I hope she's happy now.

2 good songs, 1 ok, rest boring pop ditties

Total shit apart from two songs (love u britney)

Always have a soft spot for late 90s - 2000s pop

Not the most enjoyable on a personal level, but undeniably essential to be on this list and surprisingly nostalgic. Love that for me it was sandwiched between two thrash metal albums, really just adds to the contrast, lol

I am shocked because I thought that this will be one of the worst albums that I will ever listen to but no... it's ok. Yes, it is Teen Pop with lyrics that not only sound but were written by a teenage girl that just found a "love" for songwriting. But there is something very innocent, even with some not so innocent moments, and sweet about it. Like a cringe memory to the teenage years, very dated but with nostaliga. And there are some geniuenly good written tracks on here. Of course '...Baby One More Time' is a classic song that everyone knows but it probably has the same amount of haters as lovers. I, as a "music critc", feel kind of obligaded to choose the first but I do geniunely like the song. It is banger song and so fun to listen to. It's not a perfect song though. There are a couple of very boring moments that do drag down the overall enjoyment but once that chorus comes I am hooked again. HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME!!!!!!! Even when you'd expect that the album stops with good songs, '(You Drive Me) Crazy' keeps quality even if it is slightly less of a earworm. Again, the hook and chorus are very catchy but the main highlight is probably the production that is actually a really solid New Jack Swing beat. I like this song pretty much on the same level as the title track. The following 'Sometimes' is a much more basic Teen Pop track that doesn't cut the edge at all neither with lyrics, songwriting, hooks or even production. It is just a slightly below average Pop song that is weirly annoying. I do not like this song... It's too girly teen for me. It sounds like the song played in the end credits of a horse movie. I do not like horses or movies and especially not horse movies. There is a slight change of genre on 'Soda Pop' with the introduction of Ragga, a Dancehall subgenre that brings in a "deejay" who is similar to an MC as both deliver raps. That makes the song weirdly catchy and different but not necessarily better. I'd argue that it's even more annoying but as there are some catchier hooks and a better production present, I think it's solid but not good. There is a really lovely production on 'Born to Make You Happy' wasted on an average artist. It's not bad... in fact the song as a whole is quite good. But other artists could've made much more with the beat than Britney did. But, as said, it's a good song just not anything crazy. Its got a nice chorus that really sticks out but the bridge is cringe. The songwriting and the vocal melody is great though. Overall a pretty good song... good but not great. The slow and mellow 'From the Bottom of My Broken Heart' is just a very average Pop song with not many interesting moments or songwriting. I actually hate it. The melody feels fake and overdone, the production tries more than it actually does and the lyrics are even worse than normally. Nothing about this is worthy listening to exceot maybe the vocals in the chorus? It is also way to long. The albums second half starts with 'I Will Be There' which features a much more Rock infused sound that makes this not only different but also a little more interesting... at least at the start. The actual song is pretty bad. Not dreadfully annoying but boringly bad. Not much here that really does anything. Meh... The same thing happens with 'I Will Still Love You', it's too basic with not enough moments to make it at least with one thing interesting. The main difference is that this song has a feature that is really bad. So naturally the whole song sucks. It's not completely bad but it isn't good. (For those listening on streaming: Deep in My Heart wasn't part of the original US release, only the EU bonus track release, so skip it if you want to) 'Thinkin' About You' is the same thing again. It's boring without many catchy moments. The production is alright which makes it a passable song but far from being good. I absolutely do not care. The bad aged and bad lyrics of 'E-Mail My Heart' are much less than what they try to be. And considering that it's supposed to focus especially on that aspect on the song... it's not really well executed. But there is one thing that is exectuted pretty great: the songwriting. The song has a really good structure, good vocals, a melody that really sticks and a pretty great chorus. It is a pretty underrated song and I think a good song. Nothing crazy or worthy listening to but it is good. The most "experimental" (in VERY BIG quotation marks) song 'The Beat Goes On' closes the album in a mix between the usual style combined with Big Beat and Dub. It's pretty interesting even if it feels so weird on the album but it is a really good song. I wish more on the album sounded like this because this is really f-ing good. (not great though) favourites: ...Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Born to Make You Happy, The Beat Goes On, E-Mail My Heart least favourites: From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, I Will Still Love You, Sometimes, Thinkin' About You Rating: decent to strong 5 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

It's pretty good. A classic or two. Not really my thing, but that doesn't make it bad.

Just no.

Could have used some more Max Martin.

No. Not one more time. Not ever again.

I have to say 'Baby One More Time' is a great pop song. I also have to say it's the only track here I can bear.

No joke, you could insert the chorus from Hit Me Baby One More Time into most other songs in this album and it wouldn’t feel out of place. Listen to track 2 and think of ‘my loneliness, is killing meee’ coming in at any point and you’ll see what I mean. 😂 ‘Born To Make You Happy’ is meant to be a sweet apology type song but it honestly comes off a bit intense and creepy.. ‘From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart’ is painful too. Note: this is coming from someone who thinks Britney Spears has some tunes (Toxic, Piece of Me…) This is bad bad.

Lots of albums on this list feel like they are expanding my mind. With this one I actually felt my braincells withering away. E-mail my heart 😂

Easiest review ever! This is total s***e. S***e of the s****est quality. Don't waste your time listening to it.

The singles are all classics, the rest of the album is a mixed bag - better than I expected though

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Never was and never will be a teenage girl. Nor am I nostalgic about really anything. I feel like this is on this list because of what this album was and who she became to be. I don’t believe this album or music is intended for me or everybody. Still has a couple good ones though🤷

Frustratingly great pop music. The kind of pop music that you want to hate. But you can’t. It’s too catchy. It’s like the sort of over produced pop music designed to turn us into drones. Let me tell you, id be the head drone! 4.0

The big hits of the time on this album, but also a lot of dross filler, don’t think this needs to be on the list.

Man, this shit just isn't my bag. The lyrics are vapid. The music is basic. It's somewhat catchy sometimes, but it inspires absolutely nothing in me.

Of all the Britney albums, this one made the list? Preposterous! Adult me says this is one stinker of an album. Grade 9 me probably would’ve given it a 5. Even though it sucks I sang every single stupid song because I actually owned the album and apparently use precious memory space for bad song lyrics.

...Baby One More Time feels like an album which is capable of doing something good but does it so much that it starts to become not so good. The vocals and guitar segments were solid as well as the lyrics but it does tend to feel like the songs were overusing the same formula at points. A majority of the songs used the same drum beat over and over again and the songs that did deviate from it were some of the worse ones as they could be repetitive in their own way. This album is alright (the songs that use the same formula all were of the title track and that is a good song so it doesn't affect me too bad) but there is no doubt that it can become a repetitive and boring one. Best Song: ...Baby One More Time Worst Song: Soda Pop

Holy key change! I was prepared to give this a fair chance; I'm not averse to a bit of bubblegum pop. But beyond the title track and a couple others, the rest is formulaic blandness.

... Baby One More Time is Britney Spears' debut album, and one of the best selling albums of all time. The album set - and still holds - several sales records for female artists and for young artists. It made Britney an international star, and a central fixture of pop music. This is a great collection of pop songs of a surprising range, which show the strength of Britney's R&B influenced voice. The title track was global hit - one of the biggest songs of all time. Some of these are dance tracks, but there are as many sweet ballads. It may be bubble gum pop - but it's very, very good bubble gum pop.

Holy key change. This is one of the few pure pop albums I’ve gotten on this. Not for me. One note album about love. I caught at least 4 songs that had a key change. Music dips between teeny bop ballad and muted synths and drum hits. Do not want to listen to this again. Did enjoy that final song though. Standouts: …Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, I Will Still Love You, and Autumn Goodbye.

great pop album

Not an album for me.

Maybe I'm biased

Classic

Please, enough with the 90s pop, I am so done with it. Decent pop music is so much better in the 2020s. It does makes sense that every single 90s bubblegum pop entry hasn't survived the cull in the book. Truly great pop transcends the immediacy of the medium, and well, besides that one song, this definitely doesn't. Some of it even sounds like it could have been made in the 80s/early 90s so was tired even on release. Oh yeah, Born to Make You Happy. That's not bad I guess. Soda Pop though, oh my god. The Beat Goes On is obviously the best song, but there are far better versions. One last thing. Even though the lyrics are Oh Baby baby, she clearly sings Oh Babem Baben. Always narked me, that.

I expected more. Like Christina's voice better. Maybe this is a generous rating?

With sincere apologies to Ms Spears, there is a lot I hate about this album. The music is the campiest of bubble gum pop, mixed with high school crush love ballads. I appreciate that for some people, that was part of their childhood and still has strong nostalgia value. I also appreciate that it takes some skill to craft pop hits to reach such a massive audience. But to me, this is just the most vacuous, juvenile, lowest-common-denominator fluff. The music was generated to move content units, as Britney herself. Would this album have reached the heights that it did if not for sex appeal? And can we reflect for a moment on how creepy it is that the world was collectively sexualizing a teenage a girl? Britney's struggles are widely known. She was clearly being exploited by her family as well as record company executives, with an eagerly complicit media eating it all up. If this was something you grew up with, I get how it would be appealing. It's designed to be marketed to kids and to speak to what they feel. It delivers what it promises. But as an adult, and especially seeing what happened to her through her fame and eventual decline, I just can't in good conscious give this a strong review. This is the only time I've been tempted to award an extra star out of pity for the artist. You dserved to have had a real childhood Britney.

The first 3 songs are straight fire. 5’s for sure. The rest of the album is actually hysterical and I couldn’t listen seriously. So I’ll give it a 3 overall from the strength of the first three.

This is a joke right? I did it. I listened to the whole thing. I am now listening to 8 hours of Iron Maiden on shuffle to cleanse my ears.

Yeap... I also grew up watching MTV...

Weirdly boring, there is so much better Britney out there I really want to understand why this album

No sorry, this is manufactured pap music that exploited a vulnerable young woman (and continued to do so for many years), and which was marketed on the back of dubious sexuality. If I could rate this zero I would.

Talk about a pop phenomenon that became a whole ass new era in music! Britney’s meteoric rise to stardom began the instant we heard those iconic opening bars to …Baby One More Time. Whether or not you like this music, you do have to acknowledge that it was the harbinger of a whole new era of pop and Britney was the face of it all. I was in grade 6 when this came out and it was EVERYTHING to me and my girls. So many sleepovers with choreographed Britney lip syncs were had. She was our newly crowned Queen and we adored her. This album has a number of smash hits but it also has a bunch of crummy filler tracks too. Good for Britney for achieving her dreams and I thank her for an endless supply of silly pre-teen memories.

очень игрушечный базовый поп во всех песнях что не на слуху. возможно если наслушаться то начнёшь ценить и различать... удивлена что я его не знала - видимо нам в лагере тогда бластили второй всё-таки. вокально она молодец (хоть и часто слишком много мелизмов нулевых). держи четвёрку и будь здорова

This album is repetitive and boring and I started to lose interest about 4 songs in. But at least the album sounds good, which is more that I can say about a lot of the things I listen to on this list.

Baby one more time is a huge nostalgia bomb. The rest is forgettable teeny bop pop.

It was alright.

This album takes me back to junior high, which is both good and bad. Love the classic songs but most of the lyrics are cringey and outdated.

I LOVE pop music, I love Britney, and …Baby One More Time is an absolute smash of a debut single. But, this album is dated as hell. The music on it sounds like it came out in the early 90s. I was surprised to see it was 99.

One more time

Oops. I meant to post my Prunes review here... Sorry Prunes. I'm glad this album exists for the people who love it. I'm just not one of them. It was painful earbleed music.

Free Britney was quite the social media movement (or meme?) back in 2020, but Britney may have needed freeing long before. When she burst onto the pop scene with “...Baby One More Time,” she was a cog in the machine. A pop culture machine that her family accelerated her through from a young age, from Star Search to the Mickey Mouse Club to solo stardom. 2020, as we have now seen in retrospect, was far too late to free Britney. Was it worth it? Not for a piece of bubblegum who’s sweetness is ruined by… well, fill in the unseemly metaphor yourself.

So many amazing artists that aren’t on this list, yet this dreck makes the cut?!? -1 for all the better artists that she edged out.

This album is terrible. At least some of the other bubblegum pop stars blowing up at that time could sing. I never really got the big deal with her.

…Baby One More Time (song) holds up. The rest of …Baby One More Time (album), not so much. Although that statement implies that the album was ever up in the first place. I actually don’t know because I never listened to the album until now. Britney was 15.5-16.5 years old when these tracks were recorded and had just turned 17 when it came out. Many of the albums songs involve the narrator desiring a love interest or lamenting heartbreak, which is strange coming from someone that age. Other than the title track, there isn’t much worth listening to here. Unless you enjoy hearing laughably bad tracks like Soda Pop just to know how silly and ridiculous music can get.

It is absolutely ridiculous that this album is on the list. Culturally Brittany has impact. Musically there's nothing there. Especially this album. It's almost laughable how bad every part of it is. The production is so dated and weird and amateurish, the lyrics repetitive and stupid, and the vocals? Well she's trying. I suppose I have to remember it is basically a kid. I thought this would be a goof, but it was very hard to sit through.

I believe this was influential on the pop genre, I remember how huge she was right out of the gate with this debut album. Certainly a blast from the past - a bunch of these songs I had completely forgotten about. Total bubblegum pop without much substance like much from the time, but the producers sure knew how to appeal to the masses

Not a fan but this isn't even Britney's best album. Some pop classics. Big bold turn of the century production values but honestly all the gold is front loaded and this isn't a great album from track 4 onwards. 6/10 a disappointing classic.

Iconic? Yes. Important? Yes. Good? No.

I can’t.

I knew this day would come. With 16 albums left on the list, I finally listen through this drivel. One good song and drivel. Perhaps this album is noteworthy as a representative of everything horrible about the music industry at the turn of the millennium. But suggesting it's must-listen material is simply cruel.

I feel so conflicted about this album and the context that surrounds it. On one hand, sure it's a fine pop album with catchy songs. But I felt so uncomfortable listening to it knowing that Brittney Spears was a child when this was recorded, especially with some of the lyrical content and music videos. I wish I could rate it incomplete if I could.

I'm going to give this three stars because it created a frenzy at the time, and it created a lot of imposters, copy cats, and a bit of a sea change in terms of what the typical music on the radio sounded like. That said, I don't personally find it all that compelling. It's not bad, but it feels a lot like the classic white artist ripping off black artist situation. I think someone who listened to the record in a vacuum and had never seen the artist and didn't even know what her name was would just assume she was black. It has to do with vocal tone, affectation, and instrumentation. Tale as old as time... some producer gets a white talent, puts them up on stage, finds compelling music and makes it feel "contemporary" i.e. mines the styles and mannerisms of black artists, and laughs all the way to the bank.

It's a little incongruous, this photo of the middle-school cheerleader on the album cover and the voice of a woman who knows how to sing on the tracks. The music is pablum, but better than expected. Some fun....

I mean, what can I say? I loved it when it came out when I was 9, but I’m nearly 34 now and this is just funny. Go ahead and Email My Heart, Britney.

Pretty good. Reminds me of the 90s

No thanks… Girl pop/boy band is not my scene at all, and IMO the beginning of the music quality experienced today

Grown ass men in the reviews cant get over themselves and listen to some bubblegum teen pop. Lol

Britney is deservedly a member of pop royalty, but this debut is largely dated and pretty mediocre? There's not a lot of variety in the non-single tracks, just slightly different flavors of bubblegum. BUT - you cannot deny the strengths of the singles, they're the saving grace of this album. I mean, Sometimes in itself is a top-tier track.

We had no way of knowing what was to come. Looking up at us with a sincere smile that didn't betray her age, there was this expectation that turned into reality (and eventual nightmare) of Britney Spears being America's Sweetheart. Of course, looking at this as a whole, ...Baby One More Time is not perfect and it is dated at times to the point of bafflement (Soda Pop, what? E-Mail My Heart? Not bad but, sheesh, that title). But, considering the first three songs (which really holds this album together, honestly), it is not a surprise that this became the juggernaut it wound up being. Britney would only have to go onward and upward from here. Favorites: ...Baby One More Time, (You Drive Me) Crazy, Sometimes, Born to Make Me Happy, I Will Be There, Thinkin' About You.

Two nostalgia hits in a row! I was 10 when this one came out. I do not know this one front to back quite the same way I know Sgt. Pepper since I never personally owned it. But my next-door neighbor friend's sister owned it and I remember me, him, and his sister dancing around in their basement singing to it on repeat. Also "...Baby One More Time" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy" was basically everywhere. It's hard a little for me to judge this one because I am not sure the music is really anything earth shattering BUT it's such a great representation of pop at that time. Britney Spears and "...Baby One More Time" in particular are so iconic to that era, I am not sure you can not include this on the list. I can understand the criticisms though. If you are taking this from an "artistic" perspective I would rate it lower. But personal connection wise, and influential wise it definitely deserves a higher rating. Even though I haven't revisited most of these songs since I was a kid, I found myself enjoying revisiting many of the non hits as much as the hits. "Sometimes", "Born To Make You Happy", "From The Bottom of My Broken Heart", and "Thinkin' About You" were all fun.

Amazing how good some songs are, and others are just so-so. Overall, a cute fun album.

Undeniably a classic

Bubble-gum pop but from the wrong decade. My vote goes to Debbie Gibson: Out of the Blue - everything I like about that record is everything what this album is missing.

In the beginning there are some decent songs, e.g., I like Sometimes. For the langer part the music leaves me either indifferent or irritated.

Jesus another iconic album of an awful era. Lotta overlap with the Timberlake album I listened to last round, but this one's way more interesting to think about, even just culturally. Both of those albums were dropped from later editions of the book, but imo they should have kept this one on there. Makes me really sad to listen to, knowing the injustice of what was coming up for her. Setting aside the paparazzi angle, though, I would have been 7 when this released, and I couldn't stand this music back then. It was interesting to revisit this, having picked up more literacy about what Music was doing during that era. It was cool to be able to detect "oh this is doing shit that Janet Jackson had already worked over 10 years ago." R&B repackaged for white people, there's a much bigger context that this is clearly a component of. Any case, I didn't really like this. I do like "Toxic" alright, but I never sat down with the album it came from, so idk if the rest of her stuff from that point sounded like that.

Menos ...Baby One More Time, no me ha gustado nada. Me ha decepcionado.

It’s Britney, bitch. A bit coincidental that this album would drop for me on the weekend where Timberlake gets arrested for a DUI. Strange the way that’s lined up. Toot it or boot it, this album’s impact on all of music cannot be denied. Enter the modern bubble gum pop princess. I liked the original Hit Me Baby One More Time - it’s a jam.

Opener is explosive, one of the best songs of all time. The rest of the album is pretty syrupy and generic but not wholly unpleasant. She weirdly sounds like Christina sometimes. I want to lift it to 3 because of the title track but it's a 2.5 through and through.

I wanted to like it but past the singles it’s horseshit!

# 258 : Pop for Pop's sake. She's done a pretty decent job, not too bad, foot tapping, singing out loud. Kind of gets you going (Smiley face emoji) Favourite Track : Sometimes

I just can't do it. The album looks and sounds purpose built to sexualize her and given what we know now about her entrapment, I just can't get passed it.

Day 25 of listening to 1001 albums, one album at a time. While I do think this a pretty decent debut album I also know Britney didn’t have a lot of control on this album. While it’s super commercial and poppy it’s also can feel a bit fabricated at times. There are a probably only about two or three songs on here that really do keep that hit commercial sound. Although I still think this album is influential enough for the rise of Britney Spears and how much of a pop icon she would become. Decent album overall and really shows it would be inevitable for Britney to become as famous as she is

Knowing what we now know about Britney's contractual obligations... this is a difficult listen. Even removing that, it's not objectively terrible, but it's certainly not my taste. Britney gets an added sympathy star, but this would otherwise get a 2/5 I remember being suspended from 7th grade for standing up to my bully in a fight and seeing the video for Baby One More Time for the first time on MTV while being forced to stay with my grandma for that week while I was grounded. If I'm not mistaken, it was timed such that I was grounded over spring break as well, so watching a channel I wasn't normally allowed to watch at home while they aired video of spring break parties with scantily clad women between music videos full of scantily clad women while staying with my very Catholic grandma was confusing, to say the least. That said, this transports me right back to 1999, which is not a year I care to relive. For more on that, see me next review, which is, I shit you not, Korn's Follow The Leader. Fucking hell...

How could you not like this album

Je n'avais jamais entendu cet album, et ne souhaite jamais l'entendre de nouveau ... Je ne suis pas allé au bout.

The first two songs I think we singles from this and the sound very similar. There is a bit of variety in some other songs. I don't care for those so much. The production is really good here. Makes the album tolerable.

I think i get it

Ultimately, this is a manufactured pop album that could have been made by almost any female singer. Would it have been such a massive hit without that video for "...Baby One More Time" - I don't know. There's no real coherence to this album as it veers between dance and teenage love songs.

Mostly schlock, not Britney’s fault, there was some vibe here and there, but overall it was a difficult listen

Some of the lyrics are difficult in the full context of Brittany’s life. But you can’t deny the whole package.

I understand why this was such a hit but I just have heard it too many times and it's kinda played out, sorry Britney

No thanks

What can i say Its jack black..baby one nore time 3

I can't not be biased by nostalgia. Britney is my pump-up music these days. As an album it may be too saccharine and not hold up the test of time, but I can't review this album in a vacuum. It opens very strong with baby one more time, crazy, sometimes, born to make you happy. Soda pop was surprisingly catchy.

Aside from the title track (which is a certified BANGER), most of the songs on this album are saccharine and dated. It's a shame what the industry did to Britney. 4/10 Would I listen again? You'd probably have to hit me baby one more time.

It was nostalgic for myself as a 36 year old man and my 2.5 year old daughter really enjoyed the songs so for the ability to entertain that much of an age gap I’ll give it 5 stars.

2+

Yeah not for me - 1 star

tennie-bob pop

Not really my jam, but everyone knows the song "...Baby One More Time". And yes - it´s a million-selling album with a few more hit-singles. But none of the other tracks on this album reaches the quality of the title-track.

I have never been a fan of Britney’s music-nothing personal!

HAHA that's so funny. Marisol and I ate at Pie Hole the other day and they had a paper plate taped to the cash register with a bunch of little magazine cut outs of Britney Spears face and text saying 'Tip me baby one more time". and here we are today with this album. LOL! I'll give it my best shot but not sure if I'll hang the whole time. Okay I can't finish it. lol

Can't listen to this one but I'll give it a 2 star

I just can't give bad pop more than a 2-star rating.

Shocking, can’t her and her music

Actually full of bangers

So, this album hasn’t grown more sophisticated over the years, but it was a huge deal in its time and Brit has certainly suffered the consequences of its success. I’d listen to this a hundred times over before I listened to that Led Zep album once. Also, she had more vocal agility than I’ve ever had, so kudos to her. 3.0

Yikes! The randomizer threw me a curve ball today. "...Baby One More Time" is the debut album by American singer Britney Spears. Britney was looking to expand her career as a teen singer after being in the New Mickey Mouse Club. She traveled to Sweden to collaborate with producers Max Martin and Rami Yacoub who'd been been writing songs with producer Denniz Pop and others for this album. Pop, bubblegum pop, dance-pop and teen pop. Well yeah. The album received mixed reviews but, later, the album was hailed for its impact on pop culture. Commercially, it hit #1 in the US, #2 in the UK and has become one of the best selling albums of all time. The self-title "...Baby One More Time" opens the album. It was a song originally written for TLC. Good for Britney. Electronic beats, loud synth keys and big production. Britney singing in a more R&B style. Funky bass, guitar noises and multiple backing vocals. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" slows things down. A pounding percussion. Very poppy with the backing vocals. "Sometimes" was the second single and one of a few ballads on this album. "Born to Make You Happy" has a big and majestic sound. A piano and dance beat. A song about a desire to repair a relationship. The album closes with a cover of Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On." This is my favorite song on the album. Weird synth noises. A hypnotic beat. Britney singing in an emotionless voice. This somehow really works for me. I have to admit this was not as annoying as I was anticipating. It was actually easy to listen to. Very big production, maybe overkill at times, but keeps things going. Britney's vocals are obviously perfect fine for this type of music. Well, if you feel the need for bubblegum pop, this a good one to pick.

Ooh, this is a familiar one. I think I last re-listened a few months ago. Anyway, while Britney's vocals are admittedly pretty nasal, the pop production and catchiness cannot be denied.

Better than so many late ’90s albums, including her boy band counterparts, but still not for me. Crazy interesting final song, though, especially for a cover. So of its time, and very typical of artists who didn’t solely right their own music, and yet so unique for a household name to be in going balls-to-the-wall with its production. I’m here for that song alone.

Beyond the singles this was actively terrible.

Menos ...Baby One More Time, no me ha gustado nada. Me ha decepcionado.

SO FUN I LOVE BRITNEY (a bit repetitive though)

I don’t really like this album but it is very ‘listenable’. The first track is undeniably great. But it’s Max Martin who’s to blame for that monster. Then I feel like I’ve maybe been Stockholm syndromed into Britney. Listening now, without the visual (very questionable btw) and the media hype, I think I hate her voice. Warbling and pseudo-soulfull, horrifically overly emotive. The formulaic ad-libs the same in every track. What is the genre here? Pop I guess, but the album tracks flail around seemingly without direction or vision. It’s the last track that made me realise that I don’t actually like her. With the same instrumental as a song I’m already familiar with, the only distinguishing feature is her voice. And I hate it. But, then why did I listen 3 times over the weekend…

There's something very creepy about this album. You've got a 16? 17? year old girl singing about trying to keep her man happy, but the songs were written by think tanks. I don't know, it all seems very manipulative and skeevy.

I think this may have been one of my sister’s first albums. I remember us both singing and dancing along to it as children, likely singing lyrics that children really shouldn’t be singing. I listened to this with nostalgia-tinted eardrums today, and it is still a pretty great pop album. You Drive Me Crazy has a ridiculously tasty guitar solo that I didn’t remember it having. Overall, it may sound very much of its time, but I still quite enjoy this.

Couple of hits. The rest was meh 4/10

Just because something is a national phenomenon doesn’t mean it’s good. 1/10

Okay, so Email My Heart is one of the single funniest bits of music aging badly ever... Baby One More Time is an all time pop classic. Everything else ranges from competent, to horrible, to wow, even Epstein would feel uncomfortable here. There is a good cover of the Beatles Goes On as well. Rip off of the All Seeing I cover, but she has a good voice. Better than a lot of her singles suggest. I'm going down the middle here and giving it three.

Leave Britney alone.

den er lidt før jeres tid, så jeg tilgiver jer 1'erne jeg allerede kan mærke er på vej! Helt fair hvis I ikke har den antropologiske interesse for hvor transformativ det her album var for 11-årige piger i 1999!! Jeg synes den er velproduceret og de fleste af numrene fungerer 🤷‍♀️ hun har aldrig haft den bedste stemme, men sangene tydeligvis skræddersyet til hende. Det var et helt jumpscare da der dukkede en feature op Når det så er sagt er Soda Pop virkelig lort og jeg er stadig lagt ned over titlen på E-mail My Heart. Også en dårlig distribution af numrene, slutningen føles mega filler-agtig fordi singlerne ikke var mere spredt ud