3. Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss
Yes, we know, you're probably sick to death of hearing 'Call Me Maybe' for the five-hundredth time since it emerged as the breakout hit of summer 2012, but fortunately the bubblegum-pop album it spawned is an utter candy-coated delight, the most blissfully enjoyable album we've heard so far (the title,
Kiss, is as sweet as candy floss too). Aside from 'Call Me Maybe', Carly Rae Jepsen has brought forth an absolute cornucopia of delightful ditties - club anthems 'Tonight I'm Getting Over You' and 'This Kiss' are dance-powered adrenaline rushes while songs like 'Drive', 'I Know You Have A Girlfriend' and 'Turn Me Up' are so addictive and sweet, you'll be getting the best kind of sugar rush from these treats. Carly Rae Jepsen is considered a novelty act at large - famous for one all-encompassing song and the myriad of parodies and covers circulating around the Internet (including the genuinely amazing mashup with R Kelly's 'Ignition'), but fortunately
Kiss is an album aimed square at the sweet and the lighthearted, something pleasantly refreshing and a lot of fun in pop music today.