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Album	You	Global	Diff
Third/Sister Lovers Big Star	5	2.79	+2.21
Vanishing Point Primal Scream	5	2.82	+2.18
Freak Out! The Mothers Of Invention	5	2.83	+2.17
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	5	2.85	+2.15
Fuzzy Logic Super Furry Animals	5	2.94	+2.06
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Simple Minds	5	2.95	+2.05
The Who Sell Out The Who	5	3	+2
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Dexys Midnight Runners	5	3.01	+1.99
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	5	3.02	+1.98
Coles Corner Richard Hawley	5	3.03	+1.97

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Album	You	Global	Diff
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
Eagles Eagles	2	3.3	-1.3
Close To You Carpenters	2	3.12	-1.12

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	3	4.67
The Smiths	3	4.67
Bruce Springsteen	2	5
Nirvana	2	5
Rush	2	5
R.E.M.	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Slipknot	2	1.5

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Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren · 10 likes

2/5

I know this came out before it but this is just a worse version of Graceland with some dodgy rapping thrown in for good measure.

m b v

My Bloody Valentine · 6 likes

4/5

Nothing new they did could ever beat Loveless but this is a decent attempt.

Fragile

Yes · 3 likes

4/5

Close to the Edge is their magnum opus but this is a really close second.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention · 3 likes

5/5

One of the strangest albums of the 60s. S mix of doo-wop, psychedelia and music concrete to make an album like no other.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett · 2 likes

4/5

Sounds like a continuation of the type of songs Syd Barrett was making while in Pink Floyd but even more chaotic. It's a wild listen.

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Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Interesting album. Very wistful and emotional. The synths have aged better than you'd think. Great vocals.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

I rarely listen to jazz but even I can tell this is something special.

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Pleasant enough folk album. The instrumentation works really well but the vocals take some getting used to.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

The magnum opus of one of the best punk bands. Despite its length. The album goes by like a breeze. Great track after great track with no drops in quality. Brilliant album.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Stevie Wonder at his best. Not a weak track. Very smooth album.

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

4/5

Solid album from one of my favourite artists. Does exactly what the title suggests and more.

The La's

4/5

Sounds like this album was a major stepping stone in the creation of britpop. It's well worth a listen if you like jangle pop or folk rock.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

4/5

Sounds like a continuation of the type of songs Syd Barrett was making while in Pink Floyd but even more chaotic. It's a wild listen.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

My least favourite of the four main Simon and Garfunkel albums but still a great folk album regardless

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Le Freak is a disco classic but it's also easily the best song on the album. The other songs aren't bad but they don't hold a candle.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Good late 90s alt rock sounding album

Cut

The Slits

2/5

I get how important this album was in the history of punk but I just don't think it's aged very well. Most of the tracks meander about the album is very samey.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Personally, this is my favourite Led Zeppelin album. Introducing folk elements makes a great band even greater.

Close To The Edge

Yes

5/5

The best prog-rock album ever made. Brilliant writing and instrumentation across the album. Just overall brilliant album.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Not as famous as Rumours but every bit as good

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Beautiful vocals, and the live setting makes it so much more intimate and atmospheric

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

Brilliant fusion of jazz and rock. One of Zappa's very best

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Of its time but one of the best of its time. Pop rock with a mastery over both parts of the genre

Me Against The World

2Pac

5/5

One of the most fun hip-hop albums I've ever heard. Fantastic beats, lyrics and no filler make this one of the best in the genre.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

I can tell this album was very influential but it's aged poorly and sounds cheesy today

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

It's aged poorly and other artists did this but better. That being said, Morissette can write a half decent pop song

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

4/5

A mixture of funk, Punk, and a very British sense of humour make this a must listen of the late '70s.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

5/5

A fantastic rapper and one of the best producers create an album full of brilliant, classic hip-hop tracks.

Femi Kuti

3/5

There's good songs here and Femi is a talented musician but the production hasn't aged well at all. Could definitely use a remaster

B-52's

The B-52's

5/5

Brilliantly eccentric and creative. All the energy of punk with added zaniness.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Muddy Waters was a legend and I respect that but this kind of blues I find difficult to sit through for a whole album.

Odessa

Bee Gees

4/5

Wasn't sure what to expect from pre-disco Bee Gees. What I got was a very pleasant baroque pop album.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

This has gotta be the funkiest album I've ever heard. If you like funk at all, this is a must hear.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Haven't heard much Frank Sinatra or Bossa Nova beforehand but it sounds like combining the two makes some beautiful music.

Opus Dei

Laibach

2/5

I really don't think I get this one. I enjoyed it in parts but it mostly felt like it went over my head.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

5/5

I really like Brit-pop and this has got to be one of the most energetic and fun albums in the genre.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

I love Steely Dan so I'll take any excuse to listen to them. I think they have better albums than this but this is still a great album.

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

The peak of grunge and one of the definitive albums of the 1990s.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

I'm usually not a metal fan but I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

This album has some of my favourite singles of all time and the album tracks are way better than they're usually given credit for.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

I gave it a go and it wasn't for me. There were some good songs but most of them are forgettable and sound the same.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

40 minutes of the craziest glam-rock to ever be recorded. One of Bowie's best without a doubt.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

A fun mix of rock, pop and music hall. The best opera I've ever heard.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

Some alright songs but there's way too many interludes which absolutely kills the pacing of the album.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

This is another one I didn't expect to enjoy but did. ABBA are a hit or miss singles band to me but this album of theirs turned out to be halfway decent.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

A great in-between point of shoegaze and Brit-pop.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

A solid album if a little front-loaded. Still contains some of their best songs.

Debut

Björk

4/5

I'm more a fan of her second album but still, Bjork's debut is one of the best debut albums I know about.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

5/5

One of the strangest albums of the 60s. S mix of doo-wop, psychedelia and music concrete to make an album like no other.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

Second Chic album to come up.The first album had one great song and a lot of filler. This album also has one great song but the rest of the album is pretty good too

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

A very good Links album but not their best. This album would be the start but not the peak of their golden age.

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Their second album blows this out of the water but if you look at it on it's own, it's still a very good album.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

It's a fairly enjoyable mid 60s rock album.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

The first two thirds of the album are good but the last third of this is fantastic.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Very different from her other album that showed up for me earlier, but equally as good.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

2/5

I know this came out before it but this is just a worse version of Graceland with some dodgy rapping thrown in for good measure.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

The best album from the king of reggae. An album full of genre defining songs

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Close to the Edge is their magnum opus but this is a really close second.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

It's been a while since I got a Parliament or a Chic album. This just proves you can never get enough of some good funk.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

One of the best songwriters I had never checked out before I started this challenge.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

The Doors at their absolute best, making fantastic music one last time.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

When it's not boring, it's irritating. A few decent tracks hidden in a bloated tracklist full of filler.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

4/5

It's like a mixture of the Beach Boys and blue eyed soul with a bit of garage rock thrown in. I like it.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

A brilliant mix of psychedelic rock and folk. It's Rubber Soul, what more can I say?

The Who Sell Out

The Who

5/5

One of the most fun concept albums I've heard

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

Good singles, but the rest of the album could put me to sleep.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

40 minutes of generic blues music. I'm indifferent towards this one.

evermore

Taylor Swift

4/5

Wasn't expecting too much from this album but ended up feeling pleasantly surprised by it.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Radiohead goes electronic and creates a masterpiece

Manassas

Stephen Stills

4/5

Really good blues rock and bluegrass for 70 minutes.

The Real Thing

Faith No More

4/5

Strong start and middle. Wanes a little towards the end but not too much.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

You can tell they were having fun making this because the feeling rubs off on you.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

I like Ella Fitzgerald as much as the next man but three hours night be pushing it.

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

Nothing new they did could ever beat Loveless but this is a decent attempt.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

5/5

I heard this album before a while ago but forgot how great it is.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Elton John is treated like royalty in the UK. Thus album shows why it's deserved.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

5/5

A modern, singer-songwriter interpretation of crooner music. Works better than you might expect.

Sail Away

Randy Newman

4/5

Sounds like a wittier and more sarcastic Elton John.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Elvis never wrote any of his songs but he definitely knew how to sing them.

Signing Off

UB40

2/5

Later UB40 is very annoying. Early UB40 as seen here has a few decent songs but is mostly forgettable.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

If you can get past the occasional preachiness then it's a very enjoyable and underrated hip-hop album.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

I really enjoyed her singles beforehand and ended up enjoying the album tracks a decent amount as well

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

5/5

One of my favourite new-wave albums.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

I know this album was quite influential but this was a boring listen for me.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

I'm not sure what to say about this album but I know I liked it.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Just really good soul and funk

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

1/5

Terrible lyricism to the point where it sounds like a parody, but it's being played straight. Every song sounds the same as well.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

4/5

Very quaint and intimate.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Dumb fun metal music. Emphasis on fun.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

Didn't love it, didn't hate it. There are better punk albums but this one isn't bad

Goo

Sonic Youth

5/5

Guitar make loud noise. Me like.

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Lou Reed was a brilliant songwriter

The Last Broadcast

Doves

4/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Really good singer-songwriter

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

There's nothing quite like a good rock live album

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Curtis sure was one funky guy

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

With the exception of the title track, every song on this is excellent

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

5/5

Ramones

4/5

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

There's something to this but a fair portion hasn't aged well.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

4/5

Timeless

Goldie

4/5

It's good but probably could've been a little shorter than it was

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

5/5

As far as classic rock 'n' roll goes, it doesn't get too much better than Buddy Holly

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

4/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

5/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Technique

New Order

5/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

5/5

A lot like the Velvet Underground but different in interesting ways

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Talvin Singh

3/5

2112

Rush

5/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

3/5

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

4/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Achtung Baby

3/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

Wild Gift

4/5

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

There are some pretty good songs here but it's about 25 minutes too long

Real Life

Magazine

5/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Parklife

Blur

5/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

4/5

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

4/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

4/5

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

5/5

The Undertones

4/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

4/5

The Stone Roses

5/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

4/5

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

5/5

Slipknot

2/5

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

3/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

4/5

Eagles

2/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

Starting to show its age but still a lot of fun to be had.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

5/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

4/5

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

2/5

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

3/5

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

3/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

The Band

4/5

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

World Clique

Deee-Lite

4/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

4/5

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

4/5

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

4/5

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

5/5

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

Suzanne Vega

4/5

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

5/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

4/5

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

4/5

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

McCartney

Paul McCartney

4/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5