1001 Albums Summary

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114
Albums Rated
3.65
Average Rating
10%
Complete
975 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

1990
Favorite Decade
Electronica
Favorite Genre
UK
Top Origin
Generous
Rater Style ?
33
5-Star Albums
4
1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

Top Styles

By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Orbital 2
Orbital
5 2.7 +2.3
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
5 2.85 +2.15
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
5 2.92 +2.08
Nowhere
Ride
5 3.02 +1.98
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
5 3.08 +1.92
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
5 3.19 +1.81
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
5 3.21 +1.79
Like A Prayer
Madonna
5 3.24 +1.76
All Mod Cons
The Jam
5 3.25 +1.75
S&M
Metallica
5 3.26 +1.74

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
1 3.39 -2.39
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
1 3.12 -2.12
Scott 4
Scott Walker
1 2.8 -1.8
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
1 2.69 -1.69
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
2 3.52 -1.52
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2 3.5 -1.5
Dirt
Alice In Chains
2 3.47 -1.47
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
2 3.43 -1.43
Either Or
Elliott Smith
2 3.4 -1.4
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
2 3.37 -1.37

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
David Bowie 2 5
The Doors 2 5

5-Star Albums (33)

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Popular Reviews

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Not really sure how this made it onto the 1001 list, but I can only assume it's bribery.

Young Americans by David Bowie

Superb. I'd rate it six stars if that was an option.

1-Star Albums (4)

All Ratings (114)

C'est Chic by CHIC
Aug 23 2021

Got to give this five stars, so nice to listen to this properly.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Aug 25 2021
Zombie by Fela Kuti
Aug 27 2021
Nowhere by Ride
Aug 30 2021

Listened a few times a new favourite.

Triangle by The Beau Brummels
Sep 03 2021
All Directions by The Temptations
Sep 17 2021

Quite a lot in here that I had heard without realising what it was, superb album I will definitely return to.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sep 20 2021

So much better than I expected, remastered version, awesome.

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Sep 23 2021

A lot better than I expected.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Sep 27 2021

Upbeat and a bit weird. What a great combination.

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Oct 14 2021

I can tell this is a good example of a genre that I'm not particularly fond of. Innit.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Oct 19 2021

Bit of a revelation this - shows what I know - not a whole lot!!

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks
Oct 20 2021

Not really sure how this made it onto the 1001 list, but I can only assume it's bribery.

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Oct 21 2021
Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Oct 27 2021
Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Nov 16 2021

Just wow, but careful about listening to the first track with any sort of hangover - although the stereo effects are pretty cool.

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Nov 19 2021

Enjoyed this, two listens.

The Doors by The Doors
Nov 23 2021

There is no denying this is a classic!

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Nov 25 2021

Not so convinced about the classic status.

Violator by Depeche Mode
Nov 29 2021

Super bloody awesomezorz

White Ladder by David Gray
Nov 30 2021

Ol' wobby-head has still got it.

Ctrl by SZA
Dec 02 2021
Be by Common
Dec 14 2021

A master of the genre, you can't fail to admire the polished production on this album.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Dec 16 2021

A lot of very recognisable stuff here that I never realised was Tracy Chapman.

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Dec 17 2021

Not what you might think.

Tommy by The Who
Dec 20 2021

Tedious.

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto
Dec 22 2021

This reminds me of Tania Maria who I am pleased to discover is not dead.

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Feb 03 2022

Possibly a fine example of C&W music, and fine if you like that sort of thing. Sounds like whining to me.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Feb 07 2022

Still awesome from start to finish.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Feb 09 2022

Some of this is great, it's all pretty accomplished. Vocals are a bit whiney.

Like A Prayer by Madonna
Feb 14 2022

Can't beat a bit of Madge.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Feb 15 2022

It's so easy to forget there's more to some of these bigtime artists than the stuff you hear all the time - this is a great album.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Feb 16 2022

When you're bored of Blondie you're bored of life.

Dummy by Portishead
Feb 17 2022

Never heard this all the way through before today, and this won't be the last time. Not necessarily chill out but necessarily cool nonetheless.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Feb 21 2022

Weird in a good way. No relation to Jackie Weaver.

1999 by Prince
Feb 23 2022

Funky, sexy and hilarious in equal measure. Pop's glittering sex dwarf at his very best.

Scott 4 by Scott Walker
Feb 25 2022

What the hell is this crap? I imagine the Taliban might play this to extract information from their prisoners. Make it stop.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Mar 07 2022

Great song but a million times on one album? It's good but... Not that good!

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Mar 08 2022

Very chilled, would listen a third time

Dare! by The Human League
Mar 09 2022

Despite the morose whine and so-so lyrics, some of the best keyboarding ever.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Mar 14 2022

Still sounds pretty new and fresh!

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Mar 15 2022

So good individually, but put all these great songs on one album and after about twenty minutes you start vomiting.

Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Mar 16 2022

Superb from start to finish.

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz
Mar 17 2022

If Lewis's department store was still going, they would be playing this.

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant
Mar 21 2022

If there were such a thing as a thoroughly enjoyable bad trip, this is what it might sound like. Very dramatic.

Harvest by Neil Young
Mar 28 2022

Well I listened to it.

Drunk by Thundercat
Apr 04 2022

If there was a three and a half, I'd give it three and a half.

Rio by Duran Duran
Apr 06 2022

Myeah.

Transformer by Lou Reed
Apr 08 2022

True understated genius.

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
Apr 20 2022

I thought I would hate this, I am almost disappointed that I like it. Who knew.

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
Apr 21 2022

Not precisely my cup of tea but listenable

Young Americans by David Bowie
Apr 29 2022

Superb. I'd rate it six stars if that was an option.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
May 19 2022

Hard to believe this is as old as it is!

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
Jan 11 2023

See I do enjoy Kraftwerk, but the repetition on this one is jarring to the point of irritation rarely heard before the invention of Cocomelon.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Jan 12 2023

Probably would benefit from another listen - I like Tori Amos but I'd probably go for the more poppy stuff I am ashamed to admit!

S&M by Metallica
Aug 01 2023

Excellent. Love Master of Puppets

Generous

Average rating is 0.29 points above global average.

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.