1001 Albums Summary

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Arrival by ABBA

If there is a Hell, they are playing this on repeat.

Hotel California by Eagles

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

I Should Coco by Supergrass

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

New Wave by The Auteurs

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Be by Common

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

A Northern Soul by The Verve

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Closer by Joy Division

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

With The Beatles by Beatles

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

One of the worst albums I've heard in my life.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Risque by CHIC

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Barf

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Quiet Life by Japan

Van Halen by Van Halen

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Brothers by The Black Keys

Nowhere by Ride

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

The Specials by The Specials

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Bad by Michael Jackson

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Sound Affects by The Jam

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Snivilisation by Orbital

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Picture Book by Simply Red

Fun House by The Stooges

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Tapestry by Carole King

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

It may be historically influential but it has not aged well and just sounds hokey now. The tracks that have aged the best IMO are not the bigger hits (e.g., The Robots, The Model) but Spacelab and Metropolis, which have a clear influence on later (and superior) acts.

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

In Utero by Nirvana

Debut by Björk

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

All Mod Cons by The Jam

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

The College Dropout by Kanye West

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Is This It by The Strokes

The Rise & Fall by Madness

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

The Score by Fugees

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Boston by Boston

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

1977 by Ash

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

The White Album by Beatles

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

New Forms by Roni Size

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Pink Flag by Wire

Gold by Ryan Adams

Ten by Pearl Jam

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

British Steel by Judas Priest

Country Life by Roxy Music

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Opus Dei by Laibach

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rapture by Anita Baker

Live Through This by Hole

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Bad Company by Bad Company

Scum by Napalm Death

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Pearl by Janis Joplin

White Light by Gene Clark

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Real Life by Magazine

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Queen II by Queen

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Kenya by Machito

I Against I by Bad Brains

90 by 808 State

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Tidal by Fiona Apple

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

John Prine by John Prine

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Moondance by Van Morrison

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Virgin Suicides by Air

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Vespertine by Björk

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Man Who by Travis

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The La's by The La's

All Directions by The Temptations

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Third by Portishead

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Fragile by Yes

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Garbage by Garbage

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Pornography by The Cure

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Moon Safari by Air

Calenture by The Triffids

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Bossanova by Pixies

Parachutes by Coldplay

Woodface by Crowded House

Crap.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

GI by Germs

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Cut by The Slits

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Blackstar by David Bowie

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Skylarking by XTC

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Truth by Jeff Beck

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

xx by The xx

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Violator by Depeche Mode

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Drunk by Thundercat

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Parallel Lines by Blondie

1999 by Prince

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Hms Fable by Shack

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Dry by PJ Harvey

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Stankonia by OutKast

Among The Living by Anthrax

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Soul Mining by The The

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Dust by Screaming Trees

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Station To Station by David Bowie

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Yeezus by Kanye West

Kenza by Khaled

Pretenders by Pretenders

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

The Undertones by The Undertones

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Spiderland by Slint

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Parklife by Blur

Couple okay hits but mediocre then and did not age well

Nevermind by Nirvana

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Timeless and fantastic

The Yes Album by Yes

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Sheet Music by 10cc

Metallica by Metallica

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

White Ladder by David Gray

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Elastica by Elastica

Sister by Sonic Youth

The Predator by Ice Cube

The Joshua Tree by U2

Document by R.E.M.

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Zombie by Fela Kuti

American Pie by Don McLean

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

High Violet by The National

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Roots by Sepultura

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Not really my style but quite good.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

3.5

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Revolver by Beatles

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Abraxas by Santana

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Classic but hokey 80s

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Stardust by Willie Nelson

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

The Band by The Band

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Faith by George Michael

Rocks by Aerosmith

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

evermore by Taylor Swift

She has objective talent but the "music" is drivel.

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Dare! by The Human League

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Street Signs by Ozomatli

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

The Stooges by The Stooges

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Play by Moby

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

LP1 by FKA twigs

Melodrama by Lorde

Synchronicity by The Police

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

On The Beach by Neil Young

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Basket of Light by Pentangle

The Doors by The Doors

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Close To The Edge by Yes

3 is generous. This is really just a mess.

Sincere by Mj Cole

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

American Idiot by Green Day

Abbey Road by Beatles

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Zzzzzzz. 1.

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Solid although they definitely hit their full stride later.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

A solid album brought down by the annoying 90s-era shtick of "skits" throughout the album.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

One World by John Martyn

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Odelay by Beck

Cross by Justice

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Transformer by Lou Reed

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

3.5 stars

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Aja by Steely Dan

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

Face to Face by The Kinks

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Achtung Baby by U2

3.5. "One" is fantastic but it's kind of eh overall. 100% downhill after Joshua Tree.

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Slipknot by Slipknot

Vivid by Living Colour

Just a fun rock album with some great guitar.

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Title track is great but rest is more 3.5. Rounded up.

No Other by Gene Clark

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

She's very talented, although the numerous interlude "tales" prevent it from being an album to just toss on and listen to.

Purple Rain by Prince

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

A+ from beginning to end

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

London Calling by The Clash

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Homework by Daft Punk

Horses by Patti Smith

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Dirt by Alice In Chains

So many epic songs and no junk filler.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

One okay "hit" and a collection of rubbish

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

3.5

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

6/5

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Technique by New Order

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Marquee Moon by Television

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

3.5

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Phrenology by The Roots

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Goofy and definitely not timeless.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Urban Hymns by The Verve

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Forever Changes by Love

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Kid A by Radiohead

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

3.5. Rounded down because Morrissey is an insufferable twat.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

In It For The Money by Supergrass

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Machine Head by Deep Purple

1984 by Van Halen

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

3.5

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Protection by Massive Attack

The Bends by Radiohead

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Being There by Wilco

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

...And Justice For All by Metallica

OK Computer by Radiohead

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Connected by Stereo MC's

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

2112 by Rush

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Eh. It's a collection of generic-sounding covers that rarely offer anything versus the original (the standout is "Hurt", but that is aided by a phenomenal original and a memorable music video on release).

25 by Adele

Illmatic by Nas

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Sea Change by Beck

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Repeater by Fugazi

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Moving Pictures by Rush

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

My Generation by The Who

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan