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Album	You	Global	Diff
Butterfly Mariah Carey	5	2.48	+2.52
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	5	2.86	+2.14
1989 Taylor Swift	5	3.26	+1.74
S&M Metallica	5	3.26	+1.74
Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi	5	3.29	+1.71
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.42	+1.58
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast	5	3.45	+1.55
Frank Amy Winehouse	5	3.46	+1.54

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	2	3.5	-1.5
Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Jor	2	3.37	-1.37
The Band The Band	2	3.35	-1.35
Queens of the Stone Age Queens Of The Stone Age	2	3.3	-1.3
Fever To Tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2	3.29	-1.29
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys	2	3.27	-1.27
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black Public Enemy	2	3.24	-1.24
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	1	2.23	-1.23
Being There Wilco	2	3.22	-1.22
It's A Shame About Ray The Lemonheads	2	3.13	-1.13

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Metallica	2	5
Radiohead	2	5
Nirvana	2	5

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Butterfly

Mariah Carey · 1 likes

5/5

absolute perfection from start to finish.

Scum

Napalm Death · 1 likes

1/5

not sure why this is one of the “greatest albums of all time”. genuinely hurt my ears, had to take a break halfway through because it was just that bad.

1-Star Albums (2)

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

very amazing guitar on the opening title track. already loving it. only gets better, WOW. it ends very strong too. this has changed my outlook a lot. the beatles aren’t a band i listen to a lot, but this may change that.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

average, not horrible, but not the best thing i’ve ever heard. i’d 100% listen to maps and y control again! not very many standout tracks overall though. but still a good debut album.

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

2/5

not a bad album, but not really my cup of tea. i’d need to be in the mood for it to listen again.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

good album, not sure why some reviews are bad. i enjoyed this.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

one of the BEST ALBUMS that has ever graced my ears. 10/10 will be listening for years to come.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

this album proves Paul McCartney is a musical GENIUS. it’s very 70’s, but in a good way. this album is not forgettable.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

nothing special

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

not the best album ever, but it’s not bad!

High Violet

The National

4/5

i actually really enjoyed this album! the national is a band that i wasn’t super familiar with before this album. this is going to make me listen to them more! highlights: anyone’s ghost, bloodbuzz ohio, conversation 16, england, terrible love (alternate version)

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

really enjoyed listening!

Suede

4/5

this gave me lots of nostalgia. it’s a very good album. thoroughly enjoyed!! highlights: so young, the drowners, sleeping pills, animal lover, metal mickey

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Very good!!!

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

it isn’t horrible, but not my favorite album ever.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

3/5

couldn’t really understand it, but it didn’t sound bad!! :))

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

not really my type of music, but i didn’t hate it.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

not really my type of music, but i didn’t hate it!

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

one of the best albums i have ever listened to.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

3/5

good album!!

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

not the best album ever, but it is VERY VERY close. enjoyed most of it!!

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

2/5

not a fan, none of the songs appealed to me. it wasn’t horrible, but it was definitely not good.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

4/5

i genuinely don’t understand why this has such low reviews?? this is an album that deals with huge issues so beautifully. janet did so well with this album, it is perfect. highlights: rhythm nation, state of the world, love will never do (without you), black cat

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

it was okay, not the best, not the worst.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

really enjoyed this, it’s VERY good for a debut album! lots of nostalgia vibes too.

Being There

Wilco

2/5

honestly, not impressed, was expecting more from a wilco album.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

LOVED LOVED LOVED!! there are a few songs that aren’t my favorites but they aren no where NEAR as bad as these reviews make them seem. this album is overall very enjoyable. highlights: sunday morning, all tomorrow’s parties, heroin, there she goes again

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

decent!

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

not super bad, but not super good either

The Band

2/5

very 60s, didn’t hate, didn’t love

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

4/5

fabulous example of 80s pop. definitely will listen to the songs on this album for a long while! highlights: bonny, appetite, when love breaks down, hallelujah, when the angels

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

sad, wonderful, beautifully written work of art. cannot get over this. highlights: pink moon, things behind the sun, parasite, free ride, harvest breed, from the morning

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

2/5

don’t think i’d listen again

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

beautiful (live) jazz album!

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

amazing metal album, not even a huge metal fan but this album is GREAT.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

didn’t hate it, but probably wouldn’t listen again.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

3/5

not too bad, but not super my kind of music.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

liked this more than i thought i would!

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

it wasn’t bad, it just didn’t really catch my eye.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

not a huge country fan, but i did enjoy this!

Paris 1919

John Cale

2/5

not really anything special

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

some pretty good songs!

Adele

5/5

raw emotion, beautiful vocals, wondrous production. literal music heaven. adele’s best album, and for sure one of the best albums of all time. highlights: EVERY. TRACK.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

good folk rock, folk rock isn’t my favorite genre though, unfortunately.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

wonderfully put together album. could listen over and over again for hours. this album is truly one of the best, it deserves the place it has on this list. timeless alt rock.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

never boring! very good album, I’m just not a very huge fan of metal.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

awesome disco! makes me wanna dance all over the place!

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

pretty catchy, but gets repetitive towards the end.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

pretty sweet folk! folk just isn’t my favorite genre, it probably could’ve been a higher rating if i liked the genre more.

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

4/5

very fun to listen to

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

not a fan

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

pretty good r&b!

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

i liked this more than i expected to!

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

4/5

very catchy! i really loved this album, it made me feel happy. a lot of these reviews are low, so i didn’t really expect to love it, I. WAS. WRONG.

Tago Mago

Can

3/5

good album! but it dragged on way too long for my liking.

Rio

Duran Duran

5/5

this album astonished me. it definitely exceeded my expectations. i had heard some tracks before, but those that i hadn’t blew me away!

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

this is very soothing to listen to. it gives me a sense of calmness i have not felt in a long while. automatic 5 stars for how soothing it is, another 5 for how good the music is in itself.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

definitely came from the 70s. it was okay, but i don’t think i would listen to this casually.

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

4/5

i enjoyed this more than i thought i would. it’s not my favorite, but it is catchy and fun!

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

i mean, it’s a rock album from 1965. it definitely sounds like one. that’s not a bad thing! just nothing special about it.

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

very soothing album! that said, it’s very very slow. i’d really need to be in a certain mood to listen again.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

5/5

YES. YES. YES. this album is everything I wanted and more. ‘80s rock is awesome. love bon jovi.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

WONDERFUL!!! it gives me a good feeling inside. there are beatles albums i like quite a bit more than this though, so it has to be a 4.

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

not really sure what i think, not my favorite album ever, but not my least favorite.

Arise

Sepultura

2/5

trying too hard to sound good makes you sound bad

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

i loved this. loved her voice. loved the sounds.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

nice album! didn’t expect to get it the day that the queen died, but i did enjoy it.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

meh

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

beautifully haunting. rest in peace jeff.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

enjoyed, but probably not going to be listening to a lot of it again.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

soothing, very soothing. this really calmed me and made my day better. :)

Shadowland

k.d. lang

4/5

country, but nice and calm country.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

3/5

do not see myself listening again

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

solid album!

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

absolutely love johnny cash, just not the hugest fan of live albums, but this is still a solid 4 star.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

loved, CCR is always amazing.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

liked his voice, but don’t really like country.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

I GOT MY BELL, I’M GONNA TAKE YOU TO HELL

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

AHEAD OF ITS TIME. i would believe this was made today if i didn’t know better.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

wasn’t my favorite, but not my least favorite.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

pretty good! wasn’t really my style, but it wasn’t bad.

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

4/5

missy elliott is amazing, she’s influential and wonderful.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

not bad, but not my style.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

wonderful listen, just felt like it dragged on too much for me to give it a 5, i got tired of it.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

beautiful.

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5

beautiful. every song is a masterpiece. would be a crime to rate this less than a 5.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

not my music style, but it was an okay listen.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

pretty good, but not amazing.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

5/5

absolute perfection from start to finish.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

perfect example of “don’t judge a book by its cover”

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

billy joel’s breakthrough, what an album.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

GREAT.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

most people think that “rumours” is fleetwood mac’s best album, i think it’s tusk. this album is so wonderful in every way. it was ahead of its time.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

mediocre

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

blues!!! loved.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

kinky reggae

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

very…happy?

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

jazz! interested me quite a bit, but it wasn’t my favorite.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

4/5

liked this more than i expected to, really hyped me up!

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

average

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

3/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

A D D I C T I V E

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

Simple Minds

2/5

…

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

didn’t think i’d like it at all, you can’t judge an album by its cover.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

4/5

legend

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

didn’t love

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

not sure why this is one of the “greatest albums of all time”. genuinely hurt my ears, had to take a break halfway through because it was just that bad.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

actually perfect

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

tonight is the night

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

pretty good, but not the best album i’ve gotten.