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5-Star Albums
12
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
La cagaste... Burt Lancaster
Hombres G
5 2.78 +2.22
Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
5 2.91 +2.09
22, A Million
Bon Iver
5 2.92 +2.08
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters
5 2.93 +2.07
After Hours
The Weeknd
5 2.94 +2.06
Re
Café Tacvba
5 3.03 +1.97
Silence Yourself
Savages
5 3.06 +1.94
Dimanche à Bamako
Amadou & Mariam
5 3.27 +1.73
El Circo
Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
5 3.27 +1.73
Sublime
Sublime
5 3.3 +1.7

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
F♯ A♯ ∞
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
1 3.32 -2.32
The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
Louis Armstrong
1 3.31 -2.31
People
The Burning Hell
1 3.16 -2.16
Join Us
They Might Be Giants
1 2.93 -1.93
A City Dressed In Dynamite
That Handsome Devil
1 2.82 -1.82
Savage Sinusoid
Igorrr
1 2.8 -1.8
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
SOPHIE
1 2.77 -1.77
Come On Come On
Mary Chapin Carpenter
1 2.73 -1.73
Watch Out!
Alexisonfire
1 2.64 -1.64
The Beautiful Letdown
Switchfoot
1 2.58 -1.58

5-Star Albums (19)

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Popular Reviews

Silent Alarm by Bloc Party

Magnificent! One of the albums that I thought for sure it was going to be on the original list. A giant miss; so, Rober Dimery if you are reading this, pull up your socks and add it to the list, no one is going to miss one of the many Elvis Costello albums if you switch places with Silent Alarm

Dilate by Ani DiFranco

Sounds like Alanis Morissete. I liked it, but sounds like Alanis

Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths

Nice surprise. Much better than a lot of the ones listed in the original list.

Lahai by Sampha

In my opinion, any album less than 10 years old shouldn’t be included in any Best albums lists. Not that the album is bad, it’s just that is still a baby album, has a lot to do to gain its place in the musical world

El Circo by Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio

Being Spanish one of the most spoken languages in the world, and the second largest native language spoken in the world (don’t quote me), that just around 10 Spanish albums made the 1001 list, seemed very off. Having Soda Stereo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Caifanes, Cerati, Héroes del Silencio among others it was really sad to not found any of them in the list. So, that is why this one is a refresher. I grew up listening to this guys, and this is an amazing and incredible album from start to end!

1-Star Albums (12)

All Ratings (151)

Discosis by Bran Van 3000
Jun 25 2024

Catchy!

Nurture by Porter Robinson
Jun 28 2024

Good, but too soon to have it on the list

Control by Pedro The Lion
Jul 05 2024

Ok

Ænima by TOOL
Jul 06 2024

Not a huge fan, but these guys are extremely talented musicians like a few in the history of music.

Piledriver by Status Quo
Jul 07 2024

Nothing special

I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire
Jul 09 2024

I liked this one more than the ones in the original list

Weezer by Weezer
Jul 10 2024

This one should have been included in the original list

Dimanche à Bamako by Amadou & Mariam
Jul 11 2024

Wow! Great surprise! I didn’t even know this band existed. Not just when he sings, but you can feel Manu Chao’s influence

Peasant by Richard Dawson
Jul 14 2024

Good

People by The Burning Hell
Jul 24 2024

Fun

Give Up by The Postal Service
Jul 27 2024

Awesome!

Join Us by They Might Be Giants
Jul 28 2024

Not for a list

Nail by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
Jul 30 2024

Interesting

Loss by Mull Historical Society
Jul 31 2024

Good

F♯ A♯ ∞ by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Aug 02 2024

For background noise

Sublime by Sublime
Aug 04 2024

Amazing!

El Circo by Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
Aug 05 2024

Being Spanish one of the most spoken languages in the world, and the second largest native language spoken in the world (don’t quote me), that just around 10 Spanish albums made the 1001 list, seemed very off. Having Soda Stereo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Caifanes, Cerati, Héroes del Silencio among others it was really sad to not found any of them in the list. So, that is why this one is a refresher. I grew up listening to this guys, and this is an amazing and incredible album from start to end!

Cleopatra by The Lumineers
Aug 06 2024

Refreshing!

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs
Aug 09 2024

I wasn’t impressed with it

Fuzz by Chucklehead
Aug 12 2024

Basic stuff

A1A by Jimmy Buffett
Aug 14 2024

Very good

Maestro by Kaizers Orchestra
Aug 15 2024

Interesting

Re by Café Tacvba
Aug 20 2024

One of the greatest albums of all times of the latin rock in Spanish and that should have been included in the original list. It simply doesn’t make sense with so many people having Spanish as their native language that just a couple of albums in Spanish were included in the list. I grew up listening to this album, and it is just entirely amazing. A lot of genres with the particular style of Cafe Tacvba, one of the greatest Mexican rock bands, one of the longest-running bands in the planet with their original lineup, having collaborations with David Byrne, Incubus and Beck. It was the only Mexican band that I can remember that did a tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one their albums, and it was for Re because it was a big deal for the Mexican rock music and still is.

Yeti by Amon Düül II
Aug 21 2024

Interesting

Version 2.0 by Garbage
Aug 25 2024

I think Version 2.0 is much better than their first album, in my opinion both should have been included in the 1001 list. One of my favorite albums of all time.

Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths
Aug 26 2024

Nice surprise. Much better than a lot of the ones listed in the original list.

A Live One by Phish
Aug 28 2024

30 minutes long song is a little bit excessive

Tomb by Angelo De Augustine
Aug 29 2024

Plain and unoriginal

Silence Yourself by Savages
Sep 01 2024

Very good! It does sound like Siouxsie.

Nightbirds by LaBelle
Sep 02 2024

General culture

22, A Million by Bon Iver
Sep 03 2024

Very very good! Nicely done

Lahai by Sampha
Sep 05 2024

In my opinion, any album less than 10 years old shouldn’t be included in any Best albums lists. Not that the album is bad, it’s just that is still a baby album, has a lot to do to gain its place in the musical world

Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 by Bruce Springsteen
Sep 06 2024

Very good! But also, we already had too much from the boss on the original list, so I would prefer other albums that unfairly were left out from the 1001

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.
Sep 07 2024

Nothing special

Silent Alarm by Bloc Party
Sep 08 2024

Magnificent! One of the albums that I thought for sure it was going to be on the original list. A giant miss; so, Rober Dimery if you are reading this, pull up your socks and add it to the list, no one is going to miss one of the many Elvis Costello albums if you switch places with Silent Alarm

Out of the Blue by Debbie Gibson
Sep 12 2024

Cute. Not for a best album list, but cute

Contra by Vampire Weekend
Sep 13 2024

Great album!

Hand. Cannot. Erase. by Steven Wilson
Sep 14 2024

Interesting, but I wouldn't add it to any Best Album list.

Eye by Robyn Hitchcock
Sep 15 2024

Ok, nothing special

Poesía Básica by Extrechinato y Tu
Sep 17 2024

Extra point for being in Spanish

Watch Out! by Alexisonfire
Sep 19 2024

Nothing special

Ultra Blue by Hikaru Utada
Sep 22 2024

Nothing special, although it was nice to have another artist from Asia. Just another pop album

Vedergällningen by Garmarna
Sep 23 2024

Dark, nicely dark. Like a dark fantasy soundtrack

Madvillainy by Madvillain
Sep 24 2024

Good. Nothing special, but good

Korn by Korn
Sep 25 2024

Very Korn

Continuum by John Mayer
Sep 27 2024

It was ok

Sep 28 2024

Not my favorite AM album, but it is good. I am giving them 4 stars because of them, not because of the album

Oct 02 2024

I am not a fan of Hombres G, but I can’t denied that this album was incredible popular and very catchy when I was growing up. Again, also having more Spanish variety is something I really appreciated.

Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Oct 03 2024

Very nice loop!

St. Jude by Courteeners
Oct 06 2024

I liked it

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Oct 08 2024

This is kind of the majority of the type of albums that are in the original list. It was ok

Carolina Confessions by The Marcus King Band
Oct 10 2024

Too soon for this album to be in any Greatest Albums list

Oct 11 2024

Too soon to be in any Greatest Albums list and even though I always appreciate listening to new music, I couldn’t figure it out much of this one

Dilate by Ani DiFranco
Oct 12 2024

Sounds like Alanis Morissete. I liked it, but sounds like Alanis

Oct 14 2024

This is a compilation, not really an album. I am not saying it is bad, not at all, but I guess it doesn’t apply for this exercise

Super Ape by The Upsetters
Oct 15 2024

Nice. Good!

Englabörn by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Oct 16 2024

Nice. Good listening

Don't Throw Stones by THE SPORTS
Oct 17 2024

This sounds exactly as something that should be in the original list. Basic and average

Mm..Food by MF DOOM
Oct 18 2024

Fun with a nice story. Rhythmically basic

Chet by Chet Baker
Oct 19 2024

Ok

Human Racing by Nik Kershaw
Oct 21 2024

Basic 80’s pop. I don’t understand how this was so many weeks on top of the UK charts

Goat by The Jesus Lizard
Oct 23 2024

Not for me

Game of Fools by Koritni
Oct 24 2024

It felt like the soundtrack of a G-rated sport movie and I think I liked it

Moffou by Salif Keita
Oct 25 2024

Out of the average. Good album. I appreciate this kind of suggestion because I would never look into this guy’s music just by myself

Kick by INXS
Oct 26 2024

“certified six times platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.” … I don’t know guys, I guess that statement should give an album a shot to be heard before died. Not saying that is a very very good album (which I think so) just because of that, but come on, this album did make an impact in musical culture based on those numbers; not being listed even once in any edition of the books it is just non sense, do we really need a less-than-3-years-old album in the list instead of Kick by INXS? I don’t think so. Make some room Dimery!!!

Real Life by Joan As Police Woman
Oct 27 2024

Nice

Oct 28 2024

Wow! What a good recommendation! I have never heard about Hum, so this was a very good surprise. Also, if one of your music videos was featured in Beavis and Butthead, I will give you extra credits for that.

World Of Echo by Arthur Russell
Oct 29 2024

Mmmh … interesting maybe?

Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo
Oct 31 2024

In general good album; I am glad I always hear at least one time the whole album … Weird Science at the end of the album? Do these guys play Weird Science??? That is extra credits for sure!

Currents by Tame Impala
Nov 01 2024

What an album! Amazing!

O by Damien Rice
Nov 02 2024

Wow! Very nice album! Thanks for the recommendation

Pop by GAS
Nov 03 2024

Not for me. I got desperate after 2 songs.

Wow! This is a very good album! It sounds incredibly good. I really appreciated the recommendation. I still don’t think that an album only 2 years old should be part in any Best Albums list; it is a baby album. It hasn’t achieved enough compared to others. It hasn’t created a meaningful impact in music yet.

Djarimirri by Gurrumul
Nov 06 2024

Very good album. The production was incredible. Thanks for the recommendation, I wasn’t even aware of the existence of Gurrumul’s music.

Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
Nov 09 2024

Good. General culture

Ruin by The Amazing Devil
Nov 10 2024

Interesting… not my style

Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World
Nov 23 2024

This one was missed on the original list. Make it right in the next edition Dimery, make it right.

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