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2010
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5-Star Albums
29
1-Star Albums

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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
5 2.74 +2.26
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
5 3.07 +1.93
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
5 3.09 +1.91
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
5 3.16 +1.84
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
5 3.19 +1.81
Hysteria
Def Leppard
5 3.2 +1.8
High Violet
The National
5 3.23 +1.77
The Undertones
The Undertones
5 3.24 +1.76
Cross
Justice
5 3.27 +1.73
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
5 3.28 +1.72

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Specials
The Specials
1 3.29 -2.29
Kimono My House
Sparks
1 3.06 -2.06
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1 3.01 -2.01
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
1 3 -2
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
1 2.86 -1.86
White Light
Gene Clark
1 2.85 -1.85
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
1 2.85 -1.85
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
1 2.85 -1.85
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
1 2.84 -1.84
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
1 2.84 -1.84

Artists

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Radiohead 6 4.67
Beatles 7 4.29
Pink Floyd 4 4.5
Arcade Fire 3 4.67
Green Day 2 5
The Flaming Lips 2 5
The Smashing Pumpkins 2 5
Kendrick Lamar 2 5
Oasis 2 5
Led Zeppelin 5 4.2
Metallica 4 4.25
The White Stripes 3 4.33
Nirvana 3 4.33
Michael Jackson 3 4.33

Least Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 2 1
The Mothers Of Invention 2 1
Dexys Midnight Runners 3 1.67
Tim Buckley 3 1.67
Tom Waits 5 2
The Specials 2 1.5
Morrissey 4 2
Bob Dylan 7 2.29
Madonna 3 2

5-Star Albums (69)

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Popular Reviews

I got both Pogues albums generated back-to-back on my weekend days, which I usually save for Monday listening. So it is Monday morning now, and I have listened to Irish folk-punk for 2 hours straight... it was fine but that's probably enough of that for the next 5 years

1-Star Albums (29)

All Ratings (1089)

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Jul 19 2022
Cross by Justice
Jul 20 2022
Debut by Björk
Jul 21 2022
Elephant by The White Stripes
Jul 29 2022
Bug by Dinosaur Jr.
Aug 10 2022
Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Aug 24 2022
Vivid by Living Colour
Aug 31 2022
Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sep 29 2022
Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten
Oct 06 2022
S&M by Metallica
Oct 07 2022
The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Oct 18 2022
Mott by Mott The Hoople
Oct 29 2022
Third by Portishead
Nov 03 2022
Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Nov 04 2022
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Nov 13 2022
Triangle by The Beau Brummels
Nov 19 2022
Mask by Bauhaus
Nov 20 2022
Very by Pet Shop Boys
Nov 26 2022
1984 by Van Halen
Dec 20 2022
Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Dec 28 2022
Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock
Jan 01 2023

Probably only on this list to remind us all how cringe and shitty Kid Rock is

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jan 03 2023
Blur by Blur
Feb 01 2023
Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Feb 08 2023
Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Feb 09 2023
Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Feb 14 2023

Honestly, why are live albums in the book? Most of them don't bring anything new to the table.

Sister by Sonic Youth
Feb 21 2023
En-Tact by The Shamen
Mar 02 2023
Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Mar 04 2023
Arise by Sepultura
Mar 06 2023
Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Mar 08 2023

It's always a nice day when you're adding your review from the previous day late at night, and then you get an absolute classic generated for the next day.

Guero by Beck
Mar 11 2023
Imagine by John Lennon
Mar 19 2023
The White Album by Beatles
Mar 23 2023

Lots of good on this album. And also lots of silly, experimental songs on this album. One can see the creative differences at play between the Beatles, but overall they churn out another album with plenty of classics.

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Apr 04 2023

Really bad

Apr 05 2023

Usually like the Eno albums on this list, but this one didn't hit for me. Might've been as I was expecting another ambient album.

Tago Mago by Can
Apr 07 2023

I think the band had a stroke halfway through this album

Remedy by Basement Jaxx
Apr 21 2023
Rio by Duran Duran
Apr 24 2023
2112 by Rush
Apr 25 2023
Green by R.E.M.
Apr 30 2023
Scott 4 by Scott Walker
May 14 2023
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
May 18 2023
1999 by Prince
May 19 2023
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 31 2023
Murmur by R.E.M.
Jun 10 2023
Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jun 13 2023
Closer by Joy Division
Jun 29 2023
m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Jul 02 2023
Nixon by Lambchop
Jul 09 2023
Tidal by Fiona Apple
Jul 12 2023
Stripped by Christina Aguilera
Jul 28 2023

There's some good songs on here, but in the end, the album is too long and repetitive.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Jul 29 2023
Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Jul 31 2023
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Aug 05 2023
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 07 2023
Kid A by Radiohead
Aug 15 2023
Boston by Boston
Aug 28 2023
Horses by Patti Smith
Aug 29 2023
Ys by Joanna Newsom
Sep 01 2023
Dirt by Alice In Chains
Sep 05 2023
Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Sep 07 2023

Who doesn't love bongos?

Rapture by Anita Baker
Sep 10 2023
Be by Common
Sep 19 2023
Kenya by Machito
Oct 03 2023
xx by The xx
Oct 06 2023
1989 by Taylor Swift
Oct 13 2023
Smash by The Offspring
Oct 14 2023
Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman
Oct 15 2023
Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Oct 19 2023
Heroes by David Bowie
Oct 23 2023
Zombie by Fela Kuti
Oct 28 2023
Tical by Method Man
Nov 01 2023
Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Nov 09 2023
90 by 808 State
Dec 11 2023
Urban Hymns by The Verve
Dec 12 2023

Just kinda long and boring.

Yeezus by Kanye West
Dec 18 2023
Ten by Pearl Jam
Dec 19 2023
OK by Talvin Singh
Dec 28 2023
Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Dec 30 2023

Deceptacon is awesome... the rest is fine

Your Arsenal by Morrissey
Jan 02 2024

The music itself is fine, but then I look at the album cover and song titles and remember how much of a fucking pretentious, racist asshole Morrissey is.

Play by Moby
Jan 07 2024
D by White Denim
Jan 09 2024
Brothers by The Black Keys
Jan 13 2024
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Jan 14 2024
Bummed by Happy Mondays
Jan 15 2024
Berlin by Lou Reed
Jan 18 2024
Pump by Aerosmith
Jan 19 2024
Scum by Napalm Death
Jan 30 2024

Entertainingly bad? There's something amusing hearing the "vocals" scream unintelligible nonsense over just ridiculous drums and guitar riffs. It's definitely an album to listen to one time and then never again.

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Feb 01 2024
Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Feb 14 2024
Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
Feb 15 2024

Rhythm section was cool... made it at least listenable despite the guitarist's and vocalist's efforts

This is a silly album. Once you get past the first couple tracks it's a little less chaotic, but yeah. Good luck keeping your sanity on this listen.

Dry by PJ Harvey
Feb 22 2024
Moving Pictures by Rush
Feb 23 2024

Hah! I just listened to this a week ago. Very good album

Drunk by Thundercat
Feb 24 2024
Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills
Feb 29 2024

Not sure why, but I really like this album cover.

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Mar 08 2024
Truth by Jeff Beck
Mar 10 2024
Want One by Rufus Wainwright
Mar 15 2024
Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Mar 18 2024
Gold by Ryan Adams
Mar 31 2024
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
Apr 02 2024

I listened to this on a rainy day in Nebraska, which would seem like the optimal conditions, and... it was just fine.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Apr 04 2024
Tommy by The Who
Apr 13 2024
Apr 16 2024

This is an essential part of my college soundtrack! Jammed to this so many times walking between classes. This just hits that synth-pop itch for me, so it's an easy 5/5.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Apr 18 2024

Apparently I need to listen to more Blondie...

Dummy by Portishead
Apr 23 2024
Calenture by The Triffids
Apr 28 2024

I didn't hate this, there was just nothing remarkable about it that makes me think it warrants a spot on the list. Like within a year I will have forgotten I listened to this.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age
May 02 2024

I like QotSA, but they have multiple albums more deserving than this one

Aja by Steely Dan
May 15 2024
Jun 03 2024

I got both Pogues albums generated back-to-back on my weekend days, which I usually save for Monday listening. So it is Monday morning now, and I have listened to Irish folk-punk for 2 hours straight... it was fine but that's probably enough of that for the next 5 years

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Jun 07 2024
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Jun 08 2024
Arular by M.I.A.
Jun 11 2024
Pearl by Janis Joplin
Jun 16 2024
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Jun 24 2024
Jul 11 2024

This is a weird album to have come out in 1999... it feels like it should've been from like 20 years prior, so I guess this band didn't really progress musically in all their time as a band. It wasnt awful, but I don't understand who this album is for, or why it's on the list.

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jul 12 2024
Movies by Holger Czukay
Jul 22 2024
Dirty by Sonic Youth
Jul 23 2024
Odessa by Bee Gees
Aug 03 2024
Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Aug 08 2024
Konnichiwa by Skepta
Aug 09 2024

This feels like it's trying too hard to be the British "good kid maad city".

Rocks by Aerosmith
Aug 14 2024
Low by David Bowie
Aug 18 2024

I do like Bowie's music, but this one wasn't doing it for me. It's his 8th album in the list I've run into, and making me think the author should've had a limit on albums from a single artist.

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren
Aug 24 2024

This had some good moments, but ended up being too long with too much filler.

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey
Aug 25 2024

Things I hate about this album: - The album cover. Did they just give him random props? Why a tommy gun? - The first song, I was shocked reading along to the lyrics. Just a weird attempt at what was probably supposed to be an anti-Iraq war song. - Also it's kinda ironic Morrissey calling out the US not having a black president at the time, and now he's a total racist - All the song titles... peak of Morrissey's pretentiousness - Now that I remember the album title, I hate that too - If I stop listening to the lyrics, the actual music is fine, but nothing groundbreaking. ("I Like You" is decent) - That I'm only halfway through this album... It got a little better in the second half, but I did start paying less attention.

Aug 26 2024

I may be listening to Chappell Roan too much, as I kept thinking when reading the album title "... you can take me Haut de Gamme!" Does that even make sense? I don't speak French. When I'm not thinking about modern pop stars, this music is pretty nice to listen to.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Aug 29 2024

Not a huge fan of live albums, but this was pretty good. Having a few recognizable songs that seem to be better than the studio versions gives it a boost in stars for me.

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Sep 01 2024
Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sep 05 2024

Man... this was just a very unspectacular album. I do get the connection to shoegaze of the 90's, but there was just nothing that would make me want to listen to this album again.

War by U2
Sep 10 2024
Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Sep 11 2024
Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Sep 15 2024
Sulk by The Associates
Oct 01 2024
Justified by Justin Timberlake
Oct 04 2024

Yeah... some of this early 2000's pop/R&B just has not aged well.

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Oct 07 2024

Yeah, I'm not on enough hard drugs to be able to enjoy this album

Roots by Sepultura
Oct 17 2024
Ctrl by SZA
Oct 19 2024
Damaged by Black Flag
Oct 24 2024
Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Oct 26 2024
Dust by Screaming Trees
Oct 28 2024
Survivor by Destiny's Child
Oct 30 2024
Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Nov 02 2024

Definitely some classics on here, but also some cheesy 80s music on here.

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Nov 04 2024

A classic of 80's hair metal. Is it cheesy at times? Yes. Is it something your dad would listen to on the radio and reminisce about the good old days? Absolutely. Does it give me any deep thoughts about the world we live in? Not really. And that's all fine. It's currently the day before the elections in the US, and sometimes you just need an easy-listening album to escape the stresses of the real world.

B-52's by The B-52's
Nov 08 2024
Nov 18 2024

I'm not a fan of Kanye these days, due to politics and him being kinda a psycho... but I have to admit this album is pretty solid. Also a shame this is the most representation Bon Iver gets on the list.

New Forms by Roni Size
Nov 19 2024

Today I discovered a genre I don't need to listen to ever again. Oh, but "Let's Get it On" oddly reminds me of the bee boo-boo bop song from SpongeBob.

Harvest by Neil Young
Nov 24 2024
Kenza by Khaled
Dec 08 2024
GI by Germs
Dec 10 2024

A good wikipedia deep dive around this album. Found out this is Pat Smear (of Foo Fighters) first band and Joan Jett produced it. I love seeing all the entwined connections between bands while going through this project.

Smile by Brian Wilson
Dec 14 2024
Faith by George Michael
Dec 20 2024

George Michael gets a whiff of his armpits... and they STINK Jk, this album was fine.

Manassas by Stephen Stills
Dec 23 2024
Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Dec 24 2024
The Cars by The Cars
Dec 28 2024

Possibly one of the best debut albums? "Just What I Needed" is an all-time classic, and this album is full of other hits. I was a little disappointed with "I'm in Touch with Your World", but the rest is filled with songs I've liked for years, so this still gets a 5 for me. Very deserving to be on this list

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Dec 29 2024
25 by Adele
Dec 30 2024
Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers
Jan 04 2025

I feel like I listened to the same song 20 times in a row... maybe better for people who listen more to lyrics, but this wasn't for me.

Trio by Dolly Parton
Jan 08 2025
Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Jan 15 2025
Dare! by The Human League
Jan 25 2025
So by Peter Gabriel
Jan 28 2025
Superunknown by Soundgarden
Jan 29 2025

Great album. I saw Soundgarden just a few shows before Chris Cornell passed. These songs still sounded incredible 20 years after release, and I was grateful I caught that show with the original lineup.

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band
Feb 03 2025

This is kinda a weird inclusion in the list. A 2000's release doing psychedelia music that sounds like it should be 30 years older. I didn't pick up on anything especially new or experimental with this. I maybe started to see the Radiohead connection (from the wiki page) on the latter half of the album. Also, the album cover does not fit the vibe of this music at all. Overall, I didn't get super into this and will probably forget I ever listened to it.

Dookie by Green Day
Feb 05 2025

Pop-punk is pretty underrepresented on the list. This album didn't invent it, but certainly perfected it. Easy 5 stars for me

Revolver by Beatles
Feb 13 2025

Yeah, it's a 5

Bad by Michael Jackson
Feb 16 2025
Eagles by Eagles
Feb 26 2025
21 by Adele
Mar 02 2025
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
Mar 04 2025

Man, I've seen people complain about Dexys being on the list because there's too many of their albums included... I'm complaining about this being on the list because it was awful to listen to.

Music by Madonna
Mar 09 2025

Meh... boring, washed-up pop record. Early 2000's wasn't a great time for pop music, just a lot of safe, uninspired music. Definitely didn't need to listen to this.

Goo by Sonic Youth
Mar 15 2025

This is a typical Sonic Youth album for me. I can tell there's some talent within the layered guitars to make appealing music... but then 90% of the time a song gets ruined by awful vocals, screaming, or one of the guitarist just deciding to untune the guitar and fuck around. So idk, maybe art rock or whatever bullshit they want to call it just doesn't appeal to me. Also they bullied Nardwuar that one time, so I have some disdain any time their music comes up.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Mar 16 2025
Destroyer by KISS
Mar 18 2025

There's a few songs that you'd hear on old dad rock radio stations, but it's all pretty bland and you can tell they were only famous because they dressed kinda crazy. I do understand now why I've never gone out of my way to listen to KISS. Does this need to be on this list though? Nah

LP1 by FKA twigs
Mar 22 2025
69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
Mar 24 2025

Niiiiiice... For real though, this is a prime example of why quality over quantity is important. There wasn't much that stuck out over the nearly 3 hr runtime, and I get the impression they're writing this number of songs more as an achievement rather than for the artform or having something important to say. So yeah, I did get the whole way through it as background noise, but didn't feel worth my time

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Mar 25 2025
Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Mar 30 2025
Cut by The Slits
Apr 09 2025
We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
Apr 13 2025

I probably needed to be on a ton of drugs to find enjoyment in this... This solidified that I'm just not a Zappa fan. He's probably actually a talented musician, but every album adjacent to him that comes up on here is some stupid, garbage music that's meant to critique other music or whatever. Like this is supposed to be criticizing the Beatles for selling out I guess? It's difficult to take that seriously in hindsight with how impactful the Beatles have been, and also just how much I didn't enjoy thus album.

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause
Apr 15 2025

This one's difficult to rate, as the whole album isn't available... best I found was 24 mins of it on YouTube music. And it was difficult to get through even that much of the album.

Apr 16 2025

Pressure Point is a great song (mvp baseball '05 anyone?) but I don't understand why this album needs to be on the list

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Apr 30 2025
Casanova by The Divine Comedy
May 02 2025
Kala by M.I.A.
May 09 2025
Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 19 2025
Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
May 25 2025
Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
May 27 2025
3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
May 28 2025
Medúlla by Björk
Jun 15 2025

I appreciate the idea: an album exclusively made with the human voice. While a couple songs were pretty solid, this album didn't draw me in and keep me interested.

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon
Jun 20 2025

This album was huge when I was first venturing into music, so some of the songs are very familiar to me. 17 years later, I can't say this is a "must listen" album.

1977 by Ash
Jun 21 2025

Ooh, this one's right up my wheelhouse! Love getting a new discovery from the list. Probably just a 4/5 for now, but worth a re-listen.

Third by Soft Machine
Jun 24 2025
Suede by Suede
Jun 25 2025
Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal
Jun 27 2025

Ugh... some of the world music on the list has been interesting. This one I was kinda sick of by the third track, and there was still 40 mins of the same exact thing coming up. Not a fan

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
Jul 08 2025

The perfect album to gaslight your friend into thinking it's their favorite album. It's a double album... but YOU KNOW THAT! It's got bullet with butterfly wings, 1979, bullet with butterfly wings... zero. They're all from your favorite album by the smashing pumpkins melloncollieandtheinfinitesadness. You've definitely listened to it 19 times, you love it! How many times have you been like "I gotta go man, I gotta listen to mellon collie and the infinite sadness". BECAUSE ITS YOUR FAVORITE!

Jul 14 2025

Well, I had forgotten where I had heard of this album before. Started listening and immediately knew... this is from the bottom of the global rankings on here. Well deserved honestly. Definitely one of those art rock albums where they try to make it as unlistenable as possible

Shleep by Robert Wyatt
Jul 16 2025
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jul 27 2025

A few years ago this would be a 5 for me. The first half of the album is still great, but the second half is kind of a dud and a little too long.

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