1001 Albums Summary

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555
Albums Rated
3.35
Average Rating
51%
Complete
534 albums remaining

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1980
Favorite Decade
Metal
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
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65
5-Star Albums
15
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
5 2.69 +2.31
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
5 2.7 +2.3
Roots
Sepultura
5 2.78 +2.22
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
5 2.79 +2.21
Destroyer
KISS
5 2.84 +2.16
Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
5 2.92 +2.08
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
5 2.98 +2.02
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
5 2.98 +2.02
Electric
The Cult
5 3 +2
Scum
Napalm Death
4 2.08 +1.92

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Parachutes
Coldplay
1 3.46 -2.46
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
1 3.43 -2.43
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
1 3.43 -2.43
Drunk
Thundercat
1 3.12 -2.12
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
2 4.09 -2.09
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
2 4.07 -2.07
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
2 3.94 -1.94
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
2 3.89 -1.89
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
2 3.88 -1.88
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
2 3.87 -1.87

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Nirvana 3 4.67
Creedence Clearwater Revival 3 4.67
Massive Attack 2 5
Metallica 2 5
Megadeth 2 5
Jane's Addiction 2 5
The Clash 2 5
AC/DC 2 5
The Rolling Stones 4 4.25

Least Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Coldplay 2 1
Randy Newman 2 1.5
Tim Buckley 2 1.5
Led Zeppelin 4 2

Controversial

ArtistRatings
Queen 2, 5, 4

5-Star Albums (65)

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Popular Reviews

Parachutes by Coldplay

On the plus side only 40 minutes long, and no one else came in to the office today so there was no going postal - but dear god what a bunch of turgid shite

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

A 3.5, would have been a 4 but for the rapping

1-Star Albums (15)

All Ratings (555)

Raw Power by The Stooges
Sep 26 2021

Actual rating 3.5

Like A Prayer by Madonna
Sep 28 2021

A great piece of pop that has stood the test of time well.

Sep 29 2021

Very good country album. Really enjoyed this, some tracks I had heard covers of before but not the originals. Real score around 3.75

Parachutes by Coldplay
Sep 30 2021

On the plus side only 40 minutes long, and no one else came in to the office today so there was no going postal - but dear god what a bunch of turgid shite

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Oct 01 2021

Absolute stonker of an album, ZZ Top at their finest! Actual rating 4.5

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Oct 02 2021

A classic album, seems a little long in the tooth now

Tommy by The Who
Oct 04 2021

Goes on a bit, some great tracks and a lot of filler IMO, doesnt change my mind on rock operas

Oct 05 2021

Just incredible, highlights the talent of Nirvana. No fillers, no duff tracks, just one great song after another. Arguably their finest album. Actual score 4.5

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Oct 06 2021

Metal classic - actual score 3.5

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Oct 07 2021

Probably not a great album for a romantic night in! Not quite sure how I would categorise this but I like it. Real score 3.5

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Oct 10 2021

Nice background music

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Oct 12 2021

The Weight is a great track and does stand out from the others

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
Oct 13 2021

Good album, actual score 3.5

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy
Oct 14 2021

cracking album

Aja by Steely Dan
Oct 18 2021

Real rating 2.5

Sail Away by Randy Newman
Oct 20 2021

This was OK, real rating 2.5

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Oct 21 2021

If I was on LSD I'm sure this would have been excellent and would have flown by but sadly I was not and it seemed to last 3 weeks.

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Oct 27 2021

Prog rock dullness

Solid Air by John Martyn
Nov 01 2021

I will give it a 2, it was OK but seemed to go on a bit too long for me

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Nov 02 2021

Perhaps a 2.5, just not my thing - found it a bit dull

Odessa by Bee Gees
Nov 07 2021
Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Nov 10 2021

Real rating 2.5

Berlin by Lou Reed
Nov 15 2021
Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants
Nov 18 2021

Real score 2.5 - the further I got through the album the more bored of it I became

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Nov 20 2021

A couple of great tracks but I dont need the other 54 hours of tracks to get there - not changed my mind on led zep

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar
Nov 22 2021

This album transported me both to an old school indian restaurant and an elevator all at once

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Nov 23 2021
Vivid by Living Colour
Nov 30 2021
Graceland by Paul Simon
Dec 07 2021

Still a fresh sounding album

Horses by Patti Smith
Dec 11 2021
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dec 15 2021
Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Dec 19 2021

Sorry, I just dont get the appeal. Always think of the muppets whenever I hear him.

Dookie by Green Day
Jan 05 2022
2112 by Rush
Jan 08 2022
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
Jan 19 2022
Rocks by Aerosmith
Jan 28 2022
Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Feb 02 2022
Dirty by Sonic Youth
Dec 05 2022
Elephant by The White Stripes
Dec 27 2023
Brothers by The Black Keys
Jan 04 2024
Smash by The Offspring
Jan 09 2024
1984 by Van Halen
Jan 10 2024
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Jan 12 2024

OK, inoffensive soft country. Personally think Jewel does it better

Guero by Beck
Jan 16 2024

I don't listen to Beck albums often but when I do remember just how good they are

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Jan 17 2024
Triangle by The Beau Brummels
Jan 19 2024
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Jan 20 2024

I still find LedZep massively overhyped, for relatively short songs they go on forever! Best track, Immigrant song which is fortunately track 1 so you can then skip the rest.

Play by Moby
Jan 22 2024
Screamadelica by Primal Scream
Jan 24 2024

a good album, probably more a 3.5 as I dont think it has aged hugely well

Nowhere by Ride
Jan 25 2024

Inoffensive but dull, struggled to make it through the whole album

Signing Off by UB40
Jan 26 2024

more a 3.5, solid album not as catchy as some of their other work

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Jan 27 2024

not as bad as some of their others but still not my thing

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Feb 01 2024

This is new to me and I thought it was great, a solid 4.5 stars

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods
Feb 02 2024

pretty decent eclectic album, a 3.5 from me

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Feb 05 2024
Imagine by John Lennon
Feb 06 2024
Palo Congo by Sabu
Feb 08 2024

a bit too one dimensional for me

Live! by Fela Kuti
Feb 15 2024
Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Feb 17 2024

just didn't quite do it for me - a middle of the road 3

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club
Feb 25 2024

Not knowingly heard this band before, enjoyed the album

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé
Feb 26 2024

Not for me, managed 3.5 songs

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Feb 29 2024

talented vocalist, a bit over produced to make it sound vintage IMO. Probably a 3.5 for vocal performance

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
Mar 01 2024

long self-indulgent tracks of garbage

Stankonia by OutKast
Mar 02 2024

really mixed feelings on this one, some cracking tracks but too many interludes and filler material to be more than a 3.5 for me

Kenza by Khaled
Mar 04 2024

no idea why this is on the list at all

GI by Germs
Mar 10 2024
Ctrl by SZA
Mar 17 2024
Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Mar 21 2024

well arranged, and performed but a whole album is just. too much bongo!

B-52's by The B-52's
Mar 25 2024
Zombie by Fela Kuti
Mar 28 2024
Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Apr 10 2024
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Apr 11 2024
Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Apr 14 2024
25 by Adele
Apr 15 2024

Clearly very talented but didn't do a lot for me, I'll give this a 3

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes
Apr 17 2024

Never heard of them, not bad but doubt I will revisit

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Apr 20 2024

Always found this to be a bit overhyped, some good singles but that is pretty much it - 3.5

Medúlla by Björk
Apr 21 2024

Overuse of throat singing

LP1 by FKA twigs
Apr 24 2024
Suede by Suede
Apr 25 2024
I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons
Apr 26 2024

just terrible, no idea how this made it anywhere near this list. One of the few that wish there was a zero star option

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Apr 27 2024

expected to like it, didnt. 2 stars

Apr 29 2024

A good album, not their best and not the one I would have included in the list but still a solid 4

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan
May 03 2024

It cannot be overstated how much of an influential album this was to all electronic music that has come after be it dance to industrial.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
May 05 2024
Grace by Jeff Buckley
May 07 2024

decidedly meh closer to a 2.5 but will score it a 3

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band
May 10 2024

Hmm not as bad as I was expecting, not to say I will be listening again though! I would say 1.5

Closer by Joy Division
May 13 2024
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
May 14 2024

Pretty decent, more of a 3.5 but I feel it may grow on me

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
May 15 2024

Nah, not for me.

School's Out by Alice Cooper
May 17 2024

not my favourite album from Alice but solid

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
May 21 2024

It is as if someone set out to record an album of Beatles sounding music - did nothing for me

Phrenology by The Roots
May 23 2024

Not bad, a 3.5 from me

Kid A by Radiohead
May 25 2024

Some tracks I liked a lot but others just annoyed me, probably a 3.5 overall.

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council
May 26 2024

A 3.5, would have been a 4 but for the rapping

Blue by Joni Mitchell
May 29 2024
Frank by Amy Winehouse
Jun 01 2024
Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Jun 06 2024

closer to a 3.5

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Jun 12 2024

A good album, took me a little by surprise. A solid 4

A Seat at the Table by Solange
Jun 20 2024

Decent voice but a poor record. The interludes were just annoying and served no real purpose. A shame there wasn't better structure to the actual music. Can't rate it higher than a 2

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Jun 21 2024

Cracking piece of big band jazz 4.5

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Jun 26 2024

A strange choice to be on the list, not her best work. 2.5

Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Jun 27 2024

4 stars, had only heard If I had a heart before - thoroughly enjoyed the album

En-Tact by The Shamen
Jun 28 2024

3.75, mainly for nostalgia

1989 by Taylor Swift
Jun 29 2024

Modern-day pop classic

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Jun 30 2024
The Man Who by Travis
Jul 01 2024

3.75, better than I remembered

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Jul 07 2024

let down by some awful tracks 3.5

Bad by Michael Jackson
Jul 10 2024

I remember getting this album on release and it being a great album. Sadly it hasn't aged too well, perhaps ruined by South Park's MJ overusing the vocalisations who knows? I was pleased to revisit it but I probably won't return anytime soon. 3.75

Jul 12 2024

I don't really get live albums, would always prefer to listen to studio material or attend a concert. So while the playing and songs are good I can only give this a 3 as I really don't understand why this is in the list

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Jul 15 2024

A surprise hit for, 3.75

Arular by M.I.A.
Jul 18 2024
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Jul 19 2024

couldnt get on with this one, just seemed like Public Enemy- lite. None of the raw power and dynamism you get with PE

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs
Jul 24 2024

Meh generic rock of it's time, nothing special

Scum by Napalm Death
Jul 25 2024
Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh
Jul 26 2024

a couple of OK tracks, quite a few bad tracks - 2 stars

Disintegration by The Cure
Jul 30 2024

3.5, never been a massive fan but a solid enough album

Trio by Dolly Parton
Aug 04 2024
We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Aug 10 2024

solid four, good fun but probably wouldn't listen to it as an entire album again

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Aug 14 2024
Heroes by David Bowie
Aug 20 2024
Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Aug 28 2024

interesting to hear the source of the tracks covered by Nirvana - 3.5

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
Sep 09 2024

Frank in good form but not his best work so a 3.5 for me

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Sep 10 2024
Fragile by Yes
Sep 12 2024

prog rock, some good stuff, but tracks too long and joined together by nonsense 2.5

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Sep 14 2024

solid 4

Sep 18 2024

Some good tracks, overall enjoyable but I did struggle a little with the length. 3.5

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Sep 20 2024
War by U2
Sep 22 2024
In Our Heads by Hot Chip
Sep 23 2024

It's just a bit better than OK, a 3.5. I am unlikely to listen to it again as it didn't draw me in, but if a track came on, I wouldn't switch it off

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sep 29 2024

Closer to. 3.5, pleasantly surprised

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Oct 09 2024

2.5, too much nonsense between tracks and the 12-minute last track .... ugh.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Oct 10 2024

too 80's can't give it more than 3

Sincere by Mj Cole
Oct 11 2024

dull and too long, with much better examples of garage out there I dont understand why this made the list - 2

Spiderland by Slint
Oct 12 2024

3.5, didn't quite do it for me

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Oct 17 2024

four stars, who doesn't like a bit of Dusty

Third by Portishead
Nov 09 2024
Tidal by Fiona Apple
Nov 27 2024
Rapture by Anita Baker
Nov 30 2024
So by Peter Gabriel
Dec 02 2024
Arise by Sepultura
Dec 18 2024
Roots by Sepultura
Jan 19 2025
Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Jan 27 2025
Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Jan 29 2025
m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Feb 03 2025
GREY Area by Little Simz
Feb 08 2025

Solid 3 if not 3.5

Dummy by Portishead
Feb 14 2025
Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Feb 23 2025
Remedy by Basement Jaxx
Mar 08 2025
Sister by Sonic Youth
May 07 2025
Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
May 16 2025
Very by Pet Shop Boys
May 19 2025
Drunk by Thundercat
May 30 2025

dull, duller than a very dull thing

Goo by Sonic Youth
Jun 04 2025

Solid 4

Low by David Bowie
Jun 05 2025
Harvest by Neil Young
Jun 07 2025
Murmur by R.E.M.
Jun 08 2025
Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jun 17 2025

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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.