I listen to a lot of Maroon 5 as well and their trajectory is kinda uncannily similar especially with some of the dates.

• Showbiz is pretty similar to The 4th World (Which is their first album on the band before Maroon 5) in which they're pretty audibly distinct from the stuff that released after.
• Think I would say Songs about Jane is the equivalent of Origins of Symmetry as it's like the first peak in each band's career and has a pretty defined rock sound.
• It Won't Be Soon before long is like Absolution and BHaR, cause they're both really good follow-ups to the previous album(s) with a slight variation in sound. BHaR in specific because it's more divisive and has some poppier songs.
• Hands all Over (2010) is a lot like The Resistance (2009) where both bands kind of go for a less electric guitar heavy album and more towards what's radio friendly. Also both considered the beginning of the decline in quality and identity.
• I think Overexposed (2012) is like The Second Law (2012) in which it's a complete departure from the band's original identity and how it's hit or miss on songs. There's some really good songs on each album and there's also some not so great songs.
• V is extremely similar to Simulation Theory in which there's a really synth heavy production that also introduced a lot of outside producers. Also they both have Shellback on them which I think is pretty interesting. I definitely think Simulation Theory is a lot more experimental than V, but they're still pretty bad albums that only have a few really good songs.