1001 Albums Summary

Good mix of folk and rock. Gives me big vibes

I can see why people like the Beatles, but it’s never really been my thing. Solo projects like Imagine are not an exception.

See notes on Imagine. Same shit, albeit slightly better and less piano heavy.

Awesome. Nothing says punk like a bunch of drunken Minnesota guys singing about breaking gender norms and their friend’s boner.

Bit sad innit?

God I wish I was Japanese. It had some highlights, but just a weird album overall.

The definitive gen X, dad rock album. While I can admit The Pixies aren’t the easiest to listen to band, the pacing and constant quality on this album were amazing all the way till the end.

While this album approaches grindcore perfection, it wouldn’t be until Olivia Neutered John’s “Complete Castration” when the genre fully reached its peak.

It’s really hard to not be entertained listening to Freddy Mercury on here. Queen plays with so many genres and does it all very well.

This album felt like a premonition... like what if I combined rock... and rap? Haha just kidding... unless?

For some reason I could never separate Sonic Youth and The Pixies. Overall, there was some good, much appreciated angst in here.

I love this album cover, but title says it all. Coffee house music vibes.

Kind of hard to see how people in the 50’s thought this was the raunchiest thing ever made. Mostly a collection of sappy love songs.

Persona 5 was really bold for inventing 20th century jazz music. This album was equally bold for incorporating a didgeridoo.

She’s got an interesting style that I wasn’t quite expecting. A good amount of spoken word parts made this definitely a different take on punk.

I do not think I’m a big fan of house music. Almost all these songs are not interesting enough to justify being as long as they are.

For every virgin Englishman, there is a chad Irishman.

I get they were trying to go for a spacey/futuristic sound, but it does not make for the easiest listen. Extra points for being from my third favorite Ohio city.

Peter Tosh and I are very aligned on this one. He would like to legalize it, and I cannot sincerely disagree with that take.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young kind of feel like the power rangers. You need to have them all together to really unleash their full power.

I wouldn’t say it’s the greatest pop album ever made, but it’s still pretty darn good.

Pretty safe 90’s alternative music. It’s nothing too special, but I’ve always been a fan of the genre.

This album is perfect if you want to feel like your in a poorly lit, smokey nightclub with a woman pouring her soul into a piano.

Maybe I’m just happy to see a new decade, but this was a great album despite what the other guy says.

I’ve always had the hardest time describing this album. It’s not quite electronica, but also separate from more traditional rock music. It’s a weird mess, yet simultaneously a great take on human mortality.

Janis Joplin really is the Marge Simpson of rock.

You know a band is good when they call themselves “the band”. Pretty good relaxed music for a band I’ve previously never heard of.

One of those really spacey albums that tries to be super subtle about changes in the music, but always comes off as boring to normal people.

Pretty average. This album really didn’t spark anything in me.

I could handle the 40 minute glory of “Legalize It”. An hour is kind of pushing it, but I mean the music in this is okay I guess.

Nice to see the origins of punk involve a song called penetration. Not too memorable, but still pretty classic.

Don’t really know what to say other than not bad.

Nirvana are definitely the kings of 90’s angst. Scentless Apprentice was the only only song I struggled to listen to. Otherwise pretty amazing work.

Probably the most stereotypically 80’s album yet. Pretty standard stuff.

I find it super funny how unsexy a British man saying, “wake up and make love to me” is. I also really appreciated the part in blockheads where it sounded like the music was releasing the wettest fart possible in my ears. Truly, a masterclass in its genre.

How does Iceland have a big music scene, nobody lives there. The album was pretty good too.

There was just no song on this album that interested me at all. I can’t really say it was the worst thing I’ve listened to yet, but I found it rather unappealing.

Blister in the Sun is probably one of my top songs about jacking it. While it’s hard for the rest of the album to live up to that glory, it does manage to carry its own weight well enough to be good.

Jazz is just a pretty good genre of music in general. Don’t really have much else to say other than it didn’t disappoint.

I liked that this album didn’t last too long. Actually if I’m being honest I don’t remember anything from this one.

I can see why parents in the 80’s thought stuff like this was satanic. One of the hornier albums thus far, but super easy to jam to.

Aretha Franklin is one of those oldie’s musicians that are supposed to be pretty good that I haven’t really paid much attention to in the past. I thought it was well done!

Gimme someone who isn’t the Jam please. Honestly just as forgettable as the last one.

I’m finding a lot of these albums to be okay, but not mind blowing. This one was just acceptable.

I’m actually a big fan of 90’s rap with outdated political references. Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton can fr*ck off!

I didn’t know what to expect out of this album, but I honestly thought the contents of it were super relaxed. Definitely worth a listen imo.

Another strange album. It had some high points, but they were always interrupted by odd moments that were hard to get over.

I could see this music making good background music for when you’re doing work. Not really my thing though.

Why haven’t I ever listened to Jimi Hendrix before now? The man was definitely a pioneer for rock music. Nothing but respect for this album.

I can’t tell if this is for or against the fall of the British Empire. Either way fuck England lol.

Awesome. This is exactly why I love 90’s rap. Never thought I’d hear humpty dumpty rapped to me. There’s so much humor in here, yet its somehow still serious? A lot to unpack here.

I’ve only vaguely heard of the cardigans before this. They’ve got a very dreamy style. I thought it was very nice!

God I’m kind of sad my brain just won’t like reggae. Bob Marley’s warm island songs couldn’t melt my icy heart. I did like three little birds though.

This album has some of the most father/son energy since Will and Jaden Smith teamed up for Willenium. Had some highlights early, but kind of long compared to what we usually get.

I love seeing a 2000’s indie record get some recognition on this list. It may not have been really my style, but it didn’t sound too bad either!

This album is probably the only acceptable platform for a man to yell angry speeches at me. Really good if you want to feel angsty for living in a society.

It was okay. Pretty smooth, but not something I’d usually listen to.

Kind of bad? I just hate drawn out and over emotional singing.

Very similar to Leftism for me. Just sounded like elevator music without much going on.

Maybe it’s because I accidentally listened to the clean version, but this didn’t hit as hard as the last one for me. Way to make an album about the LA riots though lol.

The mix of Indian and alternative music kind of reminds me of Vampire Weekend’s first album. Interesting concept, but I almost wish there was more Punjabi in this.

This feels like fairly run of the mill 90’s indie rock.

I enjoy the androgyny of the album cover and hair metal in general, but not much else unfortunately.

I don’t think a single song really stood out to me, but this album wasn’t bad either. The sound is pretty on par with what I think 60’s music typically sounds like.

I love hearing this obese man get laid until he eventually commits seppuku. I need to listen to this again when I’m not driving.

I now understand why every woman in the 80’s wanted to have sex with this guy. All of his songs are extremely sexual. Fantastic album by George here.

R and B music is great for just sitting down and vibing. Not what I look for in music, but not a bad experience either!

It wasn't bad, but it also wasn’t something I hadn’t heard a million times before.

Why does this band have more than one album on this list? Not good.

This album is so pivotal to the creation of a lot of stuff I listened to growing up it’s insane. This album is just nutty.

This album was really carried by Praise You and The Rockefeller Skank. Definitely the most entertaining electronica album amongst the previous choices.

Pretty good for it’s genre, but that’s not saying much.

Somewhat similar to other more electronic albums, but this one is just enough better to justify a 4 for some inexplicable reason.

Man I started listening to this after a 7 hour drive and couldn’t get through the first three songs. This was basically fleet foxes if they sucked.

What are we if not all gigolos?

I’ve never listened to Bob Dylan, but I can see him being pretty good. I think if this was an album from his prime I might like it more. Lots of potential here.

This album did not sound like what I expected after looking at the cover. Pretty middle of the road in my opinion.

I’ve always been a big fan of Bowie. He’s the unparalleled king of weird 70’s spacey rock by far. Bold move making two instrumental tracks just randomly in the middle of the album. Good job king.

Another good one. Never listened to Prince either, but this made for some good driving music.

I think this album can best be described by this wikipedia entry, “The band's members stated that they did not condone Nazism and were merely interested in the subject.” Awesome.

Basically murder porn. This album is literally a horny man singing about guns and death for like an hour. What the hell is this?

It is very hard to have anything bad to say about simon and garfunkel. Probably one of the more iconic artists we have gotten yet.

This may be a bit of a hot take, but I like Pavement for influencing Beabadoobee alone. This isn’t my favorite album by them (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is fire), but the vibe is still here!

I feel like shoegazing is a very hit or miss genre for me. A good portion of the songs on here worked really well in my opinion!

This isn’t really a commentary on the album, but why is every 90’s grunge band from Seattle? Where do they find all these guys?

Cool band name. I don’t really see what’s so special to justify being on this list.

Honestly some of the songs on here were pretty good, but it was hard for me to focus on the music for a full hour and a half.

It’s been a good while since we got Sonic Youth. I’m less impressed this time around than with the first one, but I also didn’t hate it. I really just want to hear their album with teen age riot.

As painful as all the other shitty british house music albums.

Blues just makes you feel cool. Mannish boy is definitely proof that this guy fucks.

It’s not murder porn, but I still hate this dude. Just another one of those artists that I can’t help but wonder how they have multiple albums on this list?

This album was very reminiscent of an earlier Brand New. Not great, but I like early angst music.

The music was a little too slow and drawn out for my taste. Didn’t make for a very interesting album.

I really wish I could understand why this album is so highly rated. Maybe I just came in with way too high expectations, but absolutely nothing on here was mind boggling. I get that this album is supposed to be super influential and experimental or whatever, but this could just sound so much better (although there are a few tracks on here that I thought weren’t bad). This just continued to cement my idea that the beatles are the most overrated band of all time.

I hate to say it, but when country isn’t talking about some old asshole making out with his masculine truck/tractor on his way to the honky tonk bar it’s not the worst sounding thing ever. This album was much more emotionally vulnerable and enjoyable than I expected.

Love me some Oasis, but I’m still waiting for this cowardly site to give me “Wonderwall”.

This album was the result of a man who put the lime in the coconut. Fantastic work.

It’s been a while since we had a funk album. Honestly so refreshing. I’m probably going to jinx this, but the last 4 albums have all been super good. Hopefully this chain continues!

Yeah I shouldn’t have said anything. An all around unmemorable and mediocre at best album.

One thing I appreciate about all these metal albums is that they stay less than 40 minutes. I can appreciate the complexity in the music, but the genre just isn’t for me.

Don’t Panic was always one of my favorite opening tracks. Yellow is always a jam as well. This album definitely did a good job at setting the stage for the band Coldplay would be up until the stylistic change of Mylo Xyloto.

I came in with some expectations for this one since two weeks was one my indie playlist. This definitely fit the bill of a late 2000’s indie album. Pretty good folk music with a bit of an odd chamber twist to it.

I’ve always liked The Pixies style of rock, but I just wish this album wasn’t so long. There were a lot of good tracks on this record, but they could sometimes get muddled among other tracks. This is something I will have to listen to again to better pick out what I like.

This music wasn’t bad, but listening to “Do Your Thing” was brutal if only for its length.

Psychedelic music is either really good, or strange and mediocre. This one was unfortunately the latter.

I expected more from my favorite Scientologist. Not a super impressive album from the guy who made Loser.

“Take me into your loving arms Isreal”, what a fucking joke. I don’t hate the Bee Gees, but that song about Israel fucking sucked major dong. Free Palestine baby.

An album that feels cool all the way through. The only song I wasn’t a big fan of was Planet Caravan. I appreciate this album for shifting us from psychedelic feel good music to rage and angst.

This is in my opinion the best Pavement album. Almost as raw and unkempt as Slanted and Enchanted, but with just enough experience and refinement to be a banger.

Yeah this was just okay.

Probably did big waves in the eurozone back when it was released. Very German, but not much else going on here.

This album was fun, but I have no idea if I got the full experience since it’s not on spotify for some reason.

Okay I guess.

Not bad, but I would’ve liked to hear Come on Eileen if I was going to listen to these guys.

Pretty good work from the original rocket man! There was a good consistent mix of music in this album that leaves you satisfied.

Where the hell does the dude who wrote this find these albums? We finally get another album from the 2010’s and it’s this weirdo electronica shit that doesn’t even have it’s own Wikipedia page. Some songs were okay (I like Slow Motion), but of all the things that came out between 2010-2017 this is what they came up with?

As with all reggae albums on here I found it different, but not ground breaking.

Not their best work, but Aerosmith has always made some fun music. Love the album cover too.

Very unbearable. If I wanted to listen to spoken word over music for 40 minutes I would not be listening to rock music.

A little too spacey for me. Mad respect to making an album with only two songs though. Miles Davis once again proves himself as the giga chad of jazz.

FINALLY something from the Congo. 100+ albums in and we finally get a decent soukus album. Fingers crossed for another one.

Better than I would expect from other albums similar to this. Not a bad experience!

No thanks, I’m good.

I’ve actually heard of Massive Attack before now. I’m saddened to learn they are another one of these bands that produce the absolute worst kind of music. Once again disappointed in electronica.

Man I really haven’t felt these last 3 albums. Maybe it’s the genre, maybe I’m just tired of British music as a whole, or maybe I’m just tired. Regardless, I have felt nothing from these.

I mean… I guess it’s better for a trip hop album? I wasn’t paying attention with this one.

After a slew of god awful albums this was exactly what I wanted to hear. +1 star for ending my misery.

An overall okay country album that doesn’t disappoint.

This man unironically used the n-word to describe Irish catholics. I guess the Irish really are the black people of Europe.

Like the Soukas album, but missing the pants that made it awesome.

I really appreciate how this album was in like 4 different languages. Really adds to the flair.

A better album than the last Bob Dylan one in my opinion. I love the title of Homesick Subterranean Blues.

An album full of hedonism that was ahead of its time in a matter befitting of Andy Warhol. Awesome work.

I liked the idea of opening a blues album with the help of Carlos Santana. Kind of fell off towards the last 3 songs in my opinion.

How many bands were these people in??? Stills and Young coming in hot with this one.

I did not care for this much.

I’m not really sure how much I like Method Man’s style of rapping. The first few songs it was kind of hard to even hear what he was talking about.

Not bad for the genre. I liked the guitar solos.

I find this album incredibly hard to judge. While this is my favorite shoe gazing album, the genre itself isn’t *THAT* good. When You Sleep might be my favorite love song, and Only Shallow starts the album out with a bang. If this was a 10-star system I would give this 8.5/10. Really good work!

Just as good as the last Simon and Garfunkel album. These two are just impossible to hate.

Decent first album by these guys, but I liked Deja Vu just a tad bit more.

I have gotten to the point where I can compare Todd Rundgren albums. They’re both okay.

For the first time in a while I have found a new artist from this list that I legitimately like. This album was a great modern take on the smoky jazz I heard from artists like Nina Simone. Overall, I really liked this album and thought it was nearly perfect.

Yeah this album was fine and all. Didn’t know Brian Eno got his start in Roxy Music though.

Kinda bad with the exception of the title track.

Some if the songs were good, some were mediocre. Decent performance overall.

I like system of a down occasionally. Definitely not their best work though. I think given another album they will perfect their sound.

This was honestly elevator music, but I saw someone died trying to save this album so it feels wrong giving it a bad score lol.

Started off really well, but kinda dragged on. Not quite as vibey when I’m not in a car.

Frank Sinatra is pretty classic so this had to be at least a decent album.

Some good songs on here that kind of got bogged down by more mediocre ones.

A pretty decent album given that it’s genre is kind of bad.

I’ve only listened to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot before so it was great listening to some of Wilco’s earlier stuff. If this album was just the first disk it would be worthy of a 5, but sadly I didn’t take much interest in disk 2.

Didn’t like Morrissey’s singing, and the title track was some weird vegan shit with cows in the back. I can’t hate on the backing instrumentals in this one though.

Yeeeeeaaahhh, I’ve already committed to this band being bad so this one is going to be a big yikes from me.

A mostly okay album, but as a fan of white girl music Waterfalls pushes this thing up to 4.

It’s kind of weird to hear stuff from blur that isn’t Song 2. Honestly though I didn’t hate it.

Actually a not bad album. The first really heavy metal album that I could kinda get behind!

Kind of reminded me of Patti Smith. Not bad, but I think her later works are probably better.

This kinda reminded me of classic rock, but from the 90’s. There were some good tracks, but it was kind of outdated.

I thought this album started out really well. Unfortunately like halfway through the house influence became more apparent and the album dropped off from there.

This is probably the strangest album I’ve had to listen to yet… I love it.

As with all the other 3 star albums I feel nothing.

I liked the blues inspired beginning. It kinda fell off a bit later on, but not enough that it really ruined the album.

I’ve only heard their Christmas work before now. This was definitely easier to jam to.

I was expecting worse from a post-punk album. This was more reminiscent of Interpol or something else I’d listen to.

Oh boy! I sure am happy I got to listen to Pitchfork’s 127th best album of the 1960’s!! Definitely a must listen!!!

There was a lot of Kanye on an album with supposedly only one Kanye feature. Pretty good shit.

I wasn’t really into this as much as I thought I would be. Kind of felt like a mix of Christmas and early Disney music. Maybe come December I’d be feeling this more.

Not bad album from the og bald girl artist.

The most classic album from the beard boys themselves.

A much better disco band than the beegees by far. Not so many hits on this album, but it’s enough to get me hyped for the next ABBA album.

It’s not the Clash’s best work. It’s a bit sad that the best track off of here was on the US release and not the original record.

David bowie what are you doing here?

Yeah okay I guess. I mean it’s Leonard Cohen.

Love to hear a rock opera. Pinball Wizard was a bop.

Absolutely iconic 80’s album. The songs all sound similar, but damn if it isn’t a good sound.

3 songs clocking in at just under 40 min. Sounds about right.

It was definitely a good album, but just a tad bit too long. Can’t wait for Rumours though.

I should’ve given Transformer 4-stars it was actually pretty good. This one was okay, but I might be tuckered out from so many Velvet Underground albums in a row.

I haven’t given a 5 in quite a while, and like the Arctic Monkeys so why not give it a 5? Pretty good work from the boys.

Somehow not as good as Dry. Oh well I guess.

There were some good songs in here, but also some snoozers. Not a bad debut, but hopefully they evolved with later works.

I liked the way a lot of the songs transitioned into each other on this album. Way to go Questlove.

Why are you so sad Bruce Springsteen? :(

A good album. Wish I didn’t have to find it on youtube though.

I like the intro where he teaches you how hindustani classical music works. Not really a genre I see myself listening to more after this though.

Starting an album out with a 21 minute instrumental track is just a bit too pretentious for me lol.

Janis Joplin is always good for some fun music. A bit sad that she died so young. Rip to a real one.

Now this is what I’m talking about.

Some of these songs actually slapped. The live album aspect was a nice change of pace.

The rap wasn’t bad. Some of these songs sound pretty ahead of their time for 1992.

Kind of boring. It just felt like not much was really going on here.

Sonnuva Scott Walker.

When I saw this was the cure before they had a more pop friendly sound I definitely set my bar low. I just want to hear Friday, I’m in Love.

He’s still just so cool. I just wish that Voodoo Child wasn’t 15 minutes long.

One of those albums I kinda spaced out to. Whoops. I don’t think it was a bad album though.

I’m surprised The Rolling Stones could make 9 albums and still pump out content of this quality. I’m very impressed with this one!

I thought I was going to hate the 20 minute opening track more, but it was honestly good prog rock.

If this album just had Born To Run it would honestly still be a 4. He really hit the mark with this one.

I have yet to find an international album on here that really blew me away. This one was really okay at best.

Smooth, relaxing, and inoffensive. I have actually listened to some of this guys later work and liked how he evolved. I wouldn’t mind getting another one of his albums just to see where it goes.

I really liked 2pac’s style of rap on this one. Rip to a king man this album was tight.

Man I wish I was in prison so I could hear the sweet sweet sounds of Johny Cash.

The jazz wasn’t bad, but the name Mingus is pretty awesome.

The B-52’s are probably the weirdest band to make it mainstream. Like what even is Rock Lobster. Awesome track.

Kraut Rock sounds like a mix of German shoe gaze and spacey Sigur Ros music. Whatever it is, it felt like it would be good music for walking.

For my third Bob Dylan album it’s not bad. I wish it was a little shorter, but what can you do.

I think this album was good for experimenting with a lot of things. Some of the styles they tried didn’t sound that great, but it made for an interesting album overall.

I like the album cover, the music is a big swing and a miss.

I feel like garage rock is one of those genres that might be unpopular, but I honestly don’t mind it so much.

Braziiiiiiillllll!

Why do British people want to be Jamaican so bad? Why must Elvis Costello be involved with this album? I have no answers…

Oh boy my favorite two genres of trip hop and house return with a passion!! Now they’re Norwegian. So cool!!

Obviously not as good as Paranoid, but I do love me some Black Sabbath.

This is literally a middle aged man dreaming about a 15 year old. Beyond fucked up premise coming from France.

I didn’t really like Spiritualized’s first work. Still not a huge fan, but I have given so many bad scores recently so I’m cutting this one some slack.

It’s the return of the king baby. My man killed it on this one!

This has so much more energy than other post-punk albums, I can’t help but appreciate how distinct this one is.

Obviously this is a good album. I can see what the critics were talking about when they called it pretentious though; jaded rock stars singing about being jaded rock stars for 80 minutes.

Honestly pretty good. It was definitely a lot less experimental than Sergeant Pepper, but that was to be expected.

Good one from the king of reggae and his crew. I definitely digged No Woman, No Cry. Album cover was… interesting.

Chill and relaxing 90’s jams.

So this is what happens when you live in the 60’s and take acid? Not a bad effort.

Mr. Loaf has created a masterpiece that I find hard not to love. For better or worse, Paradise by the Dashboard Light will always remind me of family road trips when I was younger. I’m beyond happy seeing it on this list.

Always nice to hear early indie albums, and so much energy for noise rock! Little Fury Things is especially good. I’m also happy to hear it influenced Death Can for Cutie.

Smooth soul songs that go down easy. Title track is definitely a standout. I think this album might’ve worked better though if Al proclaimed himself to be the soul machine.

80’s rap is a whole different vibe than today’s albums man. Shout out to My African kings.

I wish it was easier to hear albums in the car. I like the Smashing Pumpkins well enough, but damn I couldn’t hear half the songs.

Even at it’s best trip hop is still just not an interesting genre. Sad.

This album is so full of great rap songs, that length is really meaningless here. Andre 3000 and Big Boi just compliment each other so well. Hot damn.

If this album was good for anything it was that the beat for He’s Always There was used by the Pussycat Dolls for When I Grow Up.

Funk and disco were just too good. Love it!

If this is the Wu-Tang clan’s best work I can honestly say that I’m not a huge fan. Don’t get me wrong this is good hip hop, but it doesn’t feel as revolutionary as people make it out to be.

I will always fondly remember this album as the one with the 20 minute armadillo tank album cover song.

Less refined than Tommy but not bad by any means.

The only genre to truly rival the Icelandic industrial metal music is it’s Slovenian counterpart. Opus Dei perfectly encapsulates the works of bands to follow. If only Hatari could find itself on this list.

There’s no real standout in this album for me because every song is just consistently good. Arcade Fire made such a great emotional album it just feels effortlessly emo. This is one of my favorite indie albums by far. Easy 5-stars from me.

I’m never upset whenever I get another Neil Young album from this list. I enjoyed this one slightly more than the average album.

This is definitely the most 80’s album yet. Lots of sonics and drumbeats. When it slaps it slaps, but otherwise it plays like a normal pop record.

This album felt super ahead of it’s time. 1969 and it still holds up as a great rock album. Well done Led Zeppelin.

Once again Elvis Costello has boldly proved himself to be an existent person. Only this time he refrained himself from saying the n-word. Brilliant. (How and why does this guy have 6 albums on this list?)

The amount of women screaming in the background clues the listener into the fact that not only does James Brown fuck, he also fucks often.

This album was always so long that I was just too scared to touch it. After listening though I can confirm I still like the Smashing Pumpkins. I also like what they were going for here. I just don’t know if it was really necessary lol.

I have vague but good memories of listening to a Blondie greatest hits album in the car in my youth. I just love how sure of their style they are, and yet how all of these songs seem to borrow from different styles. Plus it’s just a great pop album!

Some snoozers on here, but I love the build up in some of these songs. Good indie overall. I’m a bit biased though since Grounds for Divorce has been a staple on my indie playlist for a while now.

60’s jazz is always a good one. Although the second track title on here is a bit dated haha.

Man Murder Ballads really rubbed me the wrong way. Abattoir blues was okay, but some tracks reminded me of that one. Lure kinda sucked unless it was O Children.

I thought this was a 90’s album at first. I guess it was somewhat ahead of it’s time then. I also can’t hate on the alt rock style.

I was wondering when I would get another house album. Well just like Leftism, I found it incredibly dull! Great work!!!

This album title was definitely made by someone on acid. 17 minutes is a bit long for a title track, but the single version is a must add.

What could be more classic than British people with a weird American fantasy? A lot of things when you think about it.

Any reference to The Day of the Triffids is good in my book. The music was also okay of course.

It’s so frustrating when you know critically acclaimed albums that you know and love weren’t included on this list because of some boring ass pretentious piece like this HAD to be here. 40 minutes of nothing. So boring that I stopped halfway and didn’t care enough to put it back on.

I always like La Grange. The rest is okay.

I respect Sheryl Crow for making the country twanged pop work. Shine bright queen.

Another sad girl album. Two in a row, but can we make it three?

This is probably some of the liveliest work I’ve seen from Simon or Garfunkel. It’s worth a listen, but I don’t see myself taking any singles from here.

I always like seeing live albums on here. This one was pretty relaxed so I liked it well enough.

I’ve got some experience with Yes and they’re okay. Pretty run of the mill psychedelic.

This album will really peak the interest of all the true bongo heads out there. 1 hour of instrumental bongo funk just isn’t enough if you ask me.

Nice to hear some British boy excellence from the band I always assumed were one hit wonders.

A wee bit more if Britpop to brighten up your Chewsday. A roight banga for all the lads across the pond. Cheers bruv.

This album was definitely carried by the two hit singles off of it. Not bad though.

This album was okay for any other band, but coming from the Who I kind of didn’t like it? Maybe I’m just holding them to too high a standard though.

This one goes out to number of the beast. It deserved an extra star so I’m correcting my mistakes in post.

He’s not much of a lyricist is he? I feel like by now Kid Rock has probably tarnished whatever legacy he really had. The biggest surprise for me coming out of this album is that he was apparently good friends with Eminem? Crazy lol.

Most world albums suffer because I can’t understand the language and it makes the album sound much more monotonous. I think Khaled did a good job of incorporating different styles into this to keep it interesting.

As much as I love Morrissey, I still am not a big fan of his music. He gets an extra star for being cool.

For reasons beyond me Alanis absolutely stacked this album with all her hits. All I Really Want in particular definitely hit hard for me last year when I was discovering it for the first time. Very, very well done.

For my first experience with the beach boys this was certainly okay.

Surprisingly pop and house together almost sound like shoegaze. I think the album is at it’s best when it hits that mix, but otherwise it just doesn’t really work.

She’s such a queen hot damn. Literally the best thing to come out of Tennessee. This album is serves as an excellent example of how to make good country music.

I really don’t see what’s special about this album, but I guess any list of 1000+ things is bound to have some filler…

I don’t know if it is the first, but it’s definitely the most well known fuck tha police album. I’ll give it credit for setting the stage for 90’s rap and some big stars like Dre and Ice Cube.

Probably Depeche Mode’s best album. Personal Jesus is the real banger off of here.

For an album with Honky Tonk in the name, it’s much less obnoxious than you would think.

Just upbeat enough that the post punk music becomes bearable. Really outdid yourselves this time Echo and the Bunnymen.

Kinda gross. I’d appreciate it more if he didn’t viscerally scream and moan into the microphone for the last few songs.

It’s awesome that we could have so many grunge bands pop out of Seattle at the same time. Ten is a pretty good album that was able to kind of keep up with Nirvana.

Nothing slaps harder than Christmas music on Christmas!

Alright I’m gonna be honest. The more I listen to Bob Dylan the less I really care for him. This was okay.

Nothing wrong with some punk rock.

Kind of jazzy slowed down pop. Made for a good album.

Good to be back in the eurozone via the Trans Europe Express.

Sure afrobeats, why not?

Some of these songs were kind of like brown eyed girl but less interesting.

Smoke on the water is obviously good, but these songs are just too long with not enough going on. Especially that drum solo in the mule

I must have 3x the amount of Neil Young albums as I do albums from the 2010’s.

I’m not gonna write a paragraph this time, it was just okay.

Honestly I might stop soon because I have been really disappointed in all the last albums. It’s been a good run though.

Sure I like disco.

The dire straights have a very weird style of music going on that’s hard to describe, but when it works it just works.

Maybe it’s because Kanye made a sample of it, but 21st century schizoid man definitely felt way wayyy ahead of it’s time.

Alright, say what you will about Kanye… but at least his music is interesting and whatnot. This album has some consistent bangers. Slow Jamz being my favorite by far.

The music was not bad.

Figuring out massive attack was a trip hop artist was definitely the biggest disappointment of last year. Still not into it.

Ahhh yes. The standard formula for this book putting mediocre albums into the 2010’s instead of actually filling it with good music.

I have no quarrels with classic americana music.

Honestly it’s better than I thought it would be!

This is actually exactly what I needed. I’m surprised by how many negative reviews for this I’ve seen though. I know the list was expanded for it, but it’s been consistently reviewed as one of the most well made albums from the 2010’s. How tf does that not deserve a place on here??? It’s insane to me the amount of genres influenced this work. I never thought I’d here a country disco song and like it. Way to go!

I think I liked this more than the previous Cohen album, but I just don’t find the content all that interesting.

I love a good angsty girl band. Very consistent album, but not quite styled how I like. Album cover was very cool.

Love the whole vibe of this album. It’s the perfect 50’s tribute piece for something so incredibly modern. RIP Amy Winehouse, gone too soon.

Another not bad album.

Every Breath You Take alone is such a bop it could carry the rest of this album.

I didn’t really even care for the music, I just like that they called Reagan a fascist lol.

Man blues is one of those genres that can really keep your interest if done right. The live format definitely helps as well.

A classic glam rock album from the most classic glam rock band.

That’s it… I’m joining the rat pack.

Really surprised with this one. It’s a strange mix of blues, jazz, and noisy rock that builds into something awesome with almost every track. Probably the first album since Tidal that I have never heard of but found consistent enjoyment in. I’ll definitely be following this artist more closely from now on!

I like the music. Kind of wish she didn’t make an hour and twenty minutes worth of it.

Not a bad album by any means, but definitely not the best the Gorillaz ever made. A decent precursor for what was to come though.

It’s good when he doesn’t sound like a medieval woman. idk why some artists on this list insist that is a sound people want to hear lol.

I liked how this album varied from super intense to very mellow depending on the track. I had already heard Maps, but it was nice to get a chance to hear everything else.

This is some of the most 80’s mixtape music I have ever heard. Very choppy flow and punchy beats.

I played this very loudly and it sounded great! Teenage Riot has also always been my favorite Sonic Youth song.

The music was good, but the parts where they talk to the audience are mixed terribly. I can’t hear them for shit lol. Might as well not be a live album.

Is it weird? Yes… but does it work? Also, yes? I enjoyed it I think.

This one goes out to all my Iowan kings out there.

Far, far too long for how uninteresting the music was. Cool album cover though.

God Save the Queen is definitely an all time favorite punk song. Nice quick album as well. It’s a classic for a reason.

Can you believe the sheer audacity of this man to even suggest making 50 albums for all 50 states? I know we only got 2, but Michigan and Illinois are definitely some of the best folk albums of the 2000’s. While this work is his best, I’d love to also see Carrie and Lowell on here!

Once again I find myself surprised by just how much I like these guys. Great folk music!

My initial reaction was, “Beyoncé has a sister? Who’s also famous? Wild.” Crazy how one person can be so famous that you never even hear about the rest of their family.

Honestly I’m a little disappointed by the low key r&b music. Still good, but not as food as I thought it would be.

A pretty average pop album. Karma Chameleon is a definite bop though. I don’t think they could’ve come up with a more 80’s albums cover if they tried lol.

I’m sick of seeing this guy on this list. Suck my balls Elvis Costello.

A king at work. What a pleasant way to start my morning.

Frankie boy out here having a good time. Nothing wrong with that.

Another album I just didn’t pay attention to . Whoops.

I hate that all I know about this man is from a cumtown bit. Music was okay, but that sucks bro.

I like it when garage rock has this jangly low audio quality. It really adds to the whole vibe.

If one good thing came out of this list it’s that I could finally listen to the Velvet Underground. Lou Reed has such an iconic and unique voice. This album in particular was even better than The Velvet Underground and Nico imo.

I feel like the boss is trying to hit the perfect balance of being a little bit post 9/11 rock’n’roll and country. It works some of the time, but I find it’s mostly just uninteresting.

Blowing in the Wind is a good song, but I kind of find it goes downhill from there.

I love the concept of a heavy metal orchestra. I just wish it wasn’t 2 hours long.

Actually a pretty good album. I don’t understand why I find their style better than a lot of 90’s hip-hop, but it just is.

The Eagles in general just make good shit. Take it Easy is such a bop.

After listening to Victoria as much as I have, I think the Kinks style of music has really grown on me.

Not usually into the whole baroque thing, but he kind of makes it work. At least I can feel some energy.

He’s one of the goats with a guitar for a reason. The man is unparalleled when it comes to latin guitar noises.

Man, this guy huh? Been doing punk since the 60’s huh. Crazy.

Literally 1984. Van Halen is so good though that I don’t mind it.

Not Elvis’ best, but damn if he’s not still Elvis. Gotta respect the king.

Rolling Stone’s 3rd best album of all time. Best break up album of all time. Best album ever produced by a woman. Not on Spotify. Thanks Joe Rogen for fucking with my listening. Now I can’t save any of these songs.

One thing I never thought about is what Pink Floyd’s debut sounded like. Honestly, it’s still pretty good. The album cover is cool as fuck too.

Not bad. I can definitely see the family resemblance between her and Michael Jackson in here. Not a bad connection to have.

Pretty darn good for a 13th effort.

Even though I’m pretty mixed on the genre, there’s just something about these guys that I just find hard to hate. Not a bad listen!

Yoooo Kendrick Lamar in an album. I don’t care what the rest of the album is like (it was still good), that part hypes me up loke crazy.

Yoooo Kendrick Lamar in an album. I don’t care what the rest of the album is like (it was still good), that part hypes me up loke crazy.

Really good album to just rock to. Metallica and heavy metal at its best.

This was actually a really enjoyable pop album. I can 1000% see why it was put on this list. Nice cat on the album cover too.

I just didn’t see anything special here.

Once again Eagles proved to be a good band. You just can’t go wrong here.

Blur is a great band, that I love very much. They are very British and I think that’s very cool.

If it’s an indie album from the 2000’s it’s probably a safe bet I’m gonna like it. Especially the guys who made Wolf Like Me.

Not all the songs on here are bad, but it’s just boring to listen to it all in a row.

This is just run of the mill 80’s rock. Nothing special here to justify it’s place on the list.

Not all the songs on here are bad, but it’s just boring to listen to it all in a row.

Why do British people gotta turn all rap into trip hop. Kinda sucks bro.

Another artist killed by big podcast. Rip Neil Young, this was one of your better ones imo.

This album is about what you’d expect from Leonard Cohen. Man sings about love in an alright fashion.

The most rock and roll Run-DMC ever got. A great album if jamming to mixtapes is your thing.

Album title says it all. Not a high for David Bowie, but it’s still Bowie we’re talking about. Everything he touches is still bound to be good.

This album probably draws from the most diverse pool of cultures yet. I’ve never heard of afro-cuban big band jazz music, but it’s not a bad listen.

Never thought Stephen Malkmus was into country music, but I guess here we are huh?

Alright I was lenient on the last one, but I’m actually getting tired of the country music lol.

She’s okay for someone I have never heard of.

I didn’t know Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel were in a band together. That’s interesting I guess.

I do think it’s cool that Eno transitioned from rock to soundscapes is pretty cool. I like a good amount of the albums he produced with that too, but the actual album is just okay.

I thought this was a post-punk album, so I was relieved when I heard punk music lol.

I hold strong that this music was in fact, not bad.

Perhaps I was too hard on Slayer and Megadeath. At least those albums had some deeper meaning, this one is definitely trying way to hard to be edgy. Like we get it bro you worship Satan.

I like when it gets all bluesy, not a fan of it when it’s psychedelic. I know Eric is more into the blues so shout out to him for making the album bearable.

Synth pop apparently is another genre I’m not too fond of. Didn’t like Eurythmics either.

Pink Floyd has definitely got both dope music, and some dope album covers. Really looking forward to the day Dark Side of the Moon shows up on this list. Fantastic album though.

I was hesitant at first, but the more I listen to Elliot Smith the more I like his slowed down indie music.

I broke it up into two sections on accident, but it was still pretty good. A bit faster paced than Music From Big Pink.

A nonstop bop from start to finish. I love Green Day, and am always happy to see their rock opera on this list.

I never realized how similar shoegaze and punk were till I listened to this one. Very interesting mix!

Noooo Randy Newman don’t say the n-word 👅👅🙈. Omg noooo Randy you’re too innocent 😳

The Flaming Lips is one of those bands that took forever to find their style, but damn if it’s not a good style.

Usually hesitant with double albums but the stones kept it real close to an hour, which I appreciate greatly. Honestly good tunes in here! I’m surprised to see so much Americana in a British album. Also I like that they weren’t paying their taxes lol.

This album was good if the intention was scaring me. Gravely voices and vaudeville are not fun to listen to lol.

Fantastic album from start to finish. The three hours it takes to finish are nothing compared to the sheer lasting joy you get afterwards. The only thing that makes this album better is the massive 69 used for an album cover. Genius. Master class. Perfection. All words that come close to describe this work.

Hayes’ version of Walk on By is so good, it really brings a whole new meaning to, “I’m gonna make love to ya womaaaaaan.” This is definitely the kind of soul music I can get behind.

The album itself is okay, but it’s nice to hear it inspired some of my favorite solo indie girls (snail mail and soccer mommy to name a few).

Not cool of the Scotts here to steal English valor by making half the album weird, shitty space noises. At least they had the decency to make the other half of the album decent grungy rock.

This is pretty good given how few people it looks like have actually listened to this band lol.