Addison Rae and the Marketplace for Greatness

On best-of lists, attention disparities, and the imperfect pursuit of the Perfect Pop Album

We’ve long since rounded the corner into January, but I still find myself thinking about the best-of lists published at the end of last year. Specifically, I’m stuck on how many of those lists featured Addison, the debut album by TikTok star-turned-pop savant Addison Rae. Something has been needling me about this album’s inclusion, something that’s a bi…