1001 Albums Summary

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277
Albums Rated
3.03
Average Rating
25%
Complete
812 albums remaining

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1990
Favorite Decade
Hip-hop
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Tough Crowd
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22
5-Star Albums
18
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Dust
Screaming Trees
5 3.17 +1.83
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
5 3.19 +1.81
Achtung Baby
U2
5 3.3 +1.7
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens Of The Stone Age
5 3.3 +1.7
Live Through This
Hole
5 3.32 +1.68
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
5 3.34 +1.66
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5 3.38 +1.62
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
5 3.55 +1.45
Moving Pictures
Rush
5 3.56 +1.44
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5 3.6 +1.4

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
1 4.04 -3.04
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1 3.64 -2.64
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
1 3.29 -2.29
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
1 3.29 -2.29
Homework
Daft Punk
1 3.28 -2.28
The Slider
T. Rex
1 3.28 -2.28
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
1 3.24 -2.24
Hysteria
Def Leppard
1 3.2 -2.2
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
1 3.16 -2.16
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
1 3.1 -2.1

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Pink Floyd 3 5
U2 2 5

Least Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Leonard Cohen 2 1

Controversial

ArtistRatings
My Bloody Valentine 5, 2
Gene Clark 4, 1
Beatles 2, 5, 3

5-Star Albums (22)

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Popular Reviews

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

"hmm after i take another hit of this crack pipe maybe i should pick another album for the list" 1

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Holy shit, 5 easy. Reading the reviews we've clearly got a lot of boomers and/or racist homophobes listening to this list.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

4 compared to the last week this shit is fire

Dust by Screaming Trees

Dope, already familiar 5

1-Star Albums (18)

All Ratings (277)

L.A. Woman by The Doors
Dec 16 2021

It's alright

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Dec 17 2021

Pretty excellent, I'd go with a 4

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Dec 20 2021

a little too bluesy and old fashioned for my tastes. Definitely good though. 3

Low-Life by New Order
Dec 23 2021

pretty good 4

Let It Be by The Replacements
Dec 24 2021

Good early punkish 3

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Dec 30 2021

5 mastapeeece baybee

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Dec 31 2021

Already know but won't complain about listening - 5

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Jan 04 2022

pretty sweet 4

Pelican West by Haircut 100
Jan 06 2022

super dope and funky for some white guys 4

Parklife by Blur
Jan 10 2022

Pretty good britpop 3

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jan 11 2022

Stone cold classic no doubt but not my jam 3

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Jan 13 2022

Pretty great tbh, someone said Tegan and Sara are probably fans and i definitely see it. Same vibes. 4

Smash by The Offspring
Jan 17 2022

Great rrrecorrd 4

1989 by Taylor Swift
Jan 19 2022

superstar for a reason3

Imagine by John Lennon
Jan 20 2022

Overrated 2

Sail Away by Randy Newman
Jan 21 2022

meh not for me 2

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar
Jan 26 2022

I really liked the doomsday vault review somebody posted 1

Your Arsenal by Morrissey
Jan 27 2022

I mean despite being a piece of shit the man makes good music 3

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan 28 2022

Already familiar. Would have been a 4 once upon a time. Probably just a 3 now

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Feb 01 2022

Call it the metal equivalent of the "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny trope but this seems overrated. Weird because I loved sabbath. Anyways, solid 3

Sea Change by Beck
Feb 02 2022

Beck sad, sad boring, sad not always boring, beck sad boring 2

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Feb 04 2022

Best of only, I'm not spending 3 hours. I can appreciate it but it's not for me. 3

Connected by Stereo MC's
Feb 09 2022

it's aight 2

Odessa by Bee Gees
Mar 09 2022

1

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Mar 10 2022

Do i have to? Did, 1 What a dogshit steak I've been on

Soul Mining by The The
Mar 11 2022

Jesus Christ the twilight hour 3, definitely better than the last few

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Mar 14 2022

4 compared to the last week this shit is fire

1984 by Van Halen
Mar 16 2022

How does anyone enjoy this? Still better than bon Jon bovine at least 2

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper
Mar 17 2022

Good not mind blowing. I like this kinda stuff though 4

Berlin by Lou Reed
Mar 18 2022

Rough listen 3

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Mar 22 2022

3 stars, i give em props but it's just not enough to blow my mind

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Mar 25 2022

Tom petty > Springsteen > any hair metal 3

Garbage by Garbage
Mar 28 2022

Dope 4

Dust by Screaming Trees
Mar 29 2022

Dope, already familiar 5

Repeater by Fugazi
Mar 30 2022

The oval office and the lobby probly listen to fugazi but this is my first time. The old me would have loved it. For him, 4

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Apr 07 2022

In theory 4 in practice 3

Pump by Aerosmith
Apr 12 2022

Better than bon Jovi, still shitty 3

Apr 18 2022

4, i know the hits but surprised how much i like the whole album. Death on two legs is a banger

Low by David Bowie
Apr 19 2022

4 bowie

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Apr 20 2022

Make sure you listen to the one under the wailers, not bob Marley 4

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Apr 25 2022

Unlike miles Davis i have not been swayed by the cool 1

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Apr 28 2022

Apparently a third of all essential albums are obscure britpop... Pretty good though 4

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
May 02 2022

Lmao at what the dude said about the uncultured swine. I'll give it a 2 because it's objectively beautiful but yeah, not for me. 2

The Cars by The Cars
May 03 2022

Wall to wall banger 4

Kenya by Machito
May 05 2022

I thought this list was mostly classic rock but turns out it is entirely jazz 2

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
May 10 2022

Enjoyed it, too bad it's not on Spotify. 3

Copper Blue by Sugar
May 12 2022

90s alt rock i haven't heard a million times? 4

Suede by Suede
May 16 2022

Yay more britpop 3

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
May 17 2022

Enjoyed it quite a bit 4. As a Russian doll fan it kinda blew my mind that gotta get up was from 1971.

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul
May 18 2022

I wanted to turn it off after 2 songs but I'm glad i stuck with it 3

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
May 19 2022

I already know 5 and it's a damn shame this is his only entry on this list

Horses by Patti Smith
May 23 2022

It's alright 3

The Band by The Band
May 24 2022

Meh 2

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
May 25 2022

Mmm fuzzy goodness 5

Atomizer by Big Black
May 27 2022

Pretty cool, shame it's not on Spotify though 4

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Jun 01 2022

3 i want to like it more than i do

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Jun 07 2022

Better than bon Jovi

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Jun 13 2022

Kinda sucks. I should hope this is not the album that people fell in love with. 1

Raw Power by The Stooges
Jun 15 2022

Dope protopunk 3

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Jun 17 2022

Wild 3, but after the second half more of a 2

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
Jun 20 2022

Anyone that ol Tommy P covered so many times is alright by me 3

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Jun 23 2022

You oughta know it's ironic how i fell head over feet for this album. Pocket hand Sha Sha Sha. 4

Phrenology by The Roots
Jun 24 2022

Fallon may be a goober but he has good taste 4

Homework by Daft Punk
Jun 27 2022

Shit sux shit sux shit sux shit sux 1

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Jun 28 2022

trip hop. Dope start, 4

The Grand Tour by George Jones
Jun 29 2022

Not enough nelly for my country music 3

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
Jun 30 2022

Surprisingly great. Weird how my first exposure to lust for life was from a fucking cruise ship commercial 5

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Jul 01 2022

Middling 3

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Jul 06 2022

Surprisingly dope. Feels like I'm shooting lasers in a cyberpunk disco 3

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jul 08 2022

Funk 4 Motown 3

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Jul 11 2022

Monitor is a banger 3

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax
Jul 13 2022

Love me some trip hop lo Fi whatever the fuck 4 long ass album though

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jul 20 2022

3

No Other by Gene Clark
Jul 21 2022

Better than expected 4

B-52's by The B-52's
Aug 03 2022

3

Among The Living by Anthrax
Aug 11 2022

What if Metallica but worse? Extra star for the dredd song 3

Mask by Bauhaus
Aug 12 2022
Closer by Joy Division
Aug 17 2022
Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Aug 25 2022

3 definitely thought it would be a lot worse. Holy fuck am i sick of these hits though

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Aug 30 2022

2 for the story and skill, but it'd be a 1 for me on its own

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Aug 31 2022
Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Sep 02 2022

2

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Sep 06 2022

Superstition was dope, the rest ok 3

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Sep 07 2022

I am comfortable with not being a jazz person 1

Vespertine by Björk
Sep 20 2022

She's a lot more musical than SNL celebrity jeopardy would have me believe 4

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
Sep 21 2022

Better than i expected tbh 3

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Sep 22 2022

"hmm after i take another hit of this crack pipe maybe i should pick another album for the list" 1

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Sep 28 2022

Ah yes, the visionary songwriting of the Ford assembly line 1

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Sep 29 2022

Good shit man 4 Buncha people rating it 1 and 2 just because Clapton is a piece of shit. Y'all probably unironically love Yeezy ya hypocrites

Ramones by Ramones
Sep 30 2022

A.P. Bio was a good show, go watch it. 4

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Oct 10 2022

That janney jormplin broad is pretty good 4

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Oct 14 2022

Can't imagine how tough it must be

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Oct 18 2022

Holy shit, 5 easy. Reading the reviews we've clearly got a lot of boomers and/or racist homophobes listening to this list.

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Oct 24 2022
Pearl by Janis Joplin
Oct 26 2022
The La's by The La's
Nov 01 2022

This guy's got a real hard on for Brit pop huh?

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Nov 02 2022

5

Elephant by The White Stripes
Nov 07 2022

5

Debut by Björk
Nov 09 2022
Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
Nov 10 2022
m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Nov 11 2022

So fuzzy

Nixon by Lambchop
Nov 18 2022

eSseNtIAl LIstEnIng I was so excited at the beginning of this journey but 250+ albums in and the only surprises are how much mediocrity exists out there. Don't get me wrong: I have discovered plenty of good music from this list, but even the new to me 5 star albums are by artists I had already heard of.

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Nov 23 2022

I hate that fucking song so much. Rest of the album is decent though 3

Survivor by Destiny's Child
Nov 25 2022

Bootylicious but not filling

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Dec 07 2022

Some artists are mislabed as one hit wonders and have a great catalogue waiting to be explored. This is not one of those. 2

Dec 08 2022

One of the things I've learned through this list is that a lot of these early hip hop acts that i always assumed were corny actually go pretty fuckin hard. Looking at you pharcyde and queen Latifah. 4

1977 by Ash
Dec 09 2022

Back in the day i would have been all over this 3

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
Dec 13 2022

Meh, Two weeks is a bop but the rest is pretty underwhelming 2

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Dec 22 2022

Mid saved by the first 2 tracks 3

Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Dec 28 2022

Not for me. Next is wack 2

Graceland by Paul Simon
Dec 30 2022

Pretty pretty pretty good 5

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 05 2023

3

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley
Jan 06 2023

Wow! Two Tims Buckley in one week! Ain't i a lucky duck 2

Tough Crowd

Average rating is 0.26 points below 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.