The 11 Best Mattress Toppers We’ve Slept On

Need a little more cushion on your mattress? These mattress toppers are just what you need, whether you want a super-plush pillow top, a layer of memory foam, or some targeted back support.

I remember my first mattress topper. It was bright blue, made entirely of thin foam, and was purchased some random night off of Amazon. I used it to try to relieve some of my back pain on the super-thin mattress I owned in my post-college days. It didn’t do much—it was just a thin sheet of foam on an equally thin mattress. I thought after that experience that mattress toppers were pointless, but boy, was I wrong. While a mattress topper can’t save you from needing a more supportive mattress or a new one after a mattress gets too old, a topper can easily improve the feel of a mattress and give you a ...