Justin TimberlakeBest Justin Timberlake Albums Ranked

The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe Version)

pitchfork

8.4

“Justin Timberlake could have capped his comeback year with a final single from The 20/20 Experience before heading out on an upcoming victory-lap arena tour, but he didn't. The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 is not only superfluous, it actually erases some of the gains made by its predecessor.”

FutureSex/LoveSounds

pitchfork

8.1

“The pop star offers his ambitious, grandiose sophomore album: Almost entirely produced by Timbaland-- and with a more pronounced hip-hop edge than its predecessor-- the album abandons the feelgood sheen which the Neptunes peddled so adroitly on his debut, Justified, but makes up for it with the largesse of its sonic embrace.”

Justified

pitchfork

8.0

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit a 2002 debut that launched a whole cultural phenomenon by borrowing the hottest R&B moves of the day to mint a shiny new pop star.”

Justified

rollingstone

8.0

“Justin has risked so much, girl, to have your business. The teen-pop movement has been filing toward the cliff of adulthood; as we watch, each adorable entertainer either falls or makes it to the other side. Britney Spears completed the jump by a hair last year; LeAnn, we’re glad you wore that parachute; but Timberlake […]”

Man of the Woods

rollingstone

7.0

“Our take on the pop icon's funky, often weird new LP, which includes some of his most exploratory, genre-defiant music in more than a decade”

FutureSex/LoveSounds

rollingstone

7.0

“On his 2002 solo debut, Justin Timberlake was so delighted with his own audacity he could make jaws drop just by saying "good morning" to the ladies. On his skilled but sometimes labored follow-up, however, the liberated ’NSync frontman bears the weight of experience that drags down so many maturing lovermen. No longer an innocent […]”