Carly Rae Jepsen Albums Ranked

Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Mission, British Columbia, Jepsen performed several lead roles in her high school’s musical productions and pursued musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC. After completing her studies, she relocated to Vancouver and later competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007, placing third. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album, Tug of War, in Canada. Jepsen’s breakthrough came in 2012, when her single “Call Me Maybe” achieved significant mainstream popularity; the song was the best-selling single of that year, reaching number one in 18 countries. As a result, she was signed to a joint worldwide record deal with School Boy Records and Interscope Records. Jepsen’s second studio album, Kiss, was released later that year. It marked a greater shift into mainstream pop music and saw fair commercial success, reaching the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway stage debut as the titular character in Cinderella. The following year, she released her third studio album, Emotion. It is noted for its influence from 1980s music as well as blending dance-pop and synth-pop with indie sensibilities. While less commercially successful than Kiss, it saw the success of its lead single, “I Really Like You”, and received critical acclaim. In 2016 Jepsen performed in the television special Grease: Live and lent her voice to the animated film Ballerina. Her fourth studio album, Dedicated, was released on May 17, 2019, along with a follow-up titled Dedicated Side B was distributed a year later. Here are all of Carly Rae Jepsen’s albums ranked.

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7. Kiss: The Remix, 2013

“KISS is Carly Rae Jepsen’s best album, E•MO•TION is great but doesn’t hold a candle to KISS. call me maybe and good time which is some of the best and most popular of the early 2010s pop scene. it’s a shame how underrated Carly’s KISS is.’

6. Tug Of War, 2008

“This album flew way under the radar. A nicely produced, lightweight folk-pop release with some wholesome tracks. Tug Of War, Tell Me, Sunshine all very strong. Can feel a little samey but at 31 minutes it doesn’t overstay its welcome.”

5. Dedicated Side B, 2020

“It’s actually insane to me how consistently good Carly’s output has been since 2015’s Emotion shook the pop scene amongst critics. As good as that albums Side B was, it was natural to get excited for the possibility of a Side B follow up to 2019’s Dedicated. There are some absolute standout tracks on this album. Felt This Way, Stay Away, and Solo in particular immediately found homes on some of my “go to” playlists for quick drives or when I need background noise for chores.”

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4. Kiss, 2012

“Kiss, even by my estimations, was unexpected. Tug of War I could see being a bit of a mess, Carly wasn’t as young as some of the others coming up, but she was as inexperienced. Kiss being as good as it is, yeah it caught me off guard. Carly’s personality has always been infectious and Kiss has not-so-innocent, fun having party girl Carly at the front with much more modern, much more bouncy and frankly, just much better instrumentation. Kiss is the start of the classic Carly run, in my opinion. Let’s get into it.”

3. Dedicated, 2019

“This album is the usual from Queen Jepsen… phenomenal. Whilst there are perhaps fewer stand out tunes than Emotion, this probably stems from the consistency with which this album fires bop after bop at you. Every song is an earworm, and they’ll probably all line up to take it in turn to be your favorite.”

2. E•MO•TION: Side B, 2016

“This EP is incredibly versatile in both production and lyricism compared to your average pop release, with Roses being incredibly dark compared to the bubblegum Carly we all know and love. Every track on here is amazingly good in its own right and it feels like a robbery to give this anything but a perfect score.”

1. E•MO•TION, 2015

“Carly Rae Jepsen’s remarkable growth as an artist has become a cliche at this point. After the runaway success of Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen found herself in a difficult position as an artist; she needed a follow up to her big hit of the summer that would solidify her status as a respectable pop talent, rather than just a one hit wonder many would boil down to a hit single. Her case wasn’t helped by the virality of Call Me Maybe attracting her a fair number of detractors, those who found her entire style of upbeat pop annoying and overplayed.”