1001 Albums Summary

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

★★★★★

Live! by Fela Kuti

★★★★★

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

★★★★★

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

★★★★★

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

★★★★★

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

★★★★★

Good enough but probably won’t be looking for more of his music anytime soon.

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

★★★★★

Had some very fun and groovy tunes. Was very entertaining and original.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

★★★★★

I honestly want to give this more stars but the singers voice is wretched and the melody behind it is boring. Some decent songs but I couldn’t wait for this album to end.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

★★★★★

Very underwhelming album. Love Kraftwerk but this album was very long and drawn out for what I was looking for.

Melodrama by Lorde

★★★★★

Nothing entertaining or even remotely interesting about this album.

Frank by Amy Winehouse

★★★★★

Amazing album. Not the biggest fan of her style but so genuine and real.

Nevermind by Nirvana

★★★★★

Rubber Soul by Beatles

★★★★★

Very timeless album. Heard a bunch of the songs before but not the whole album. Very very good

Live At Leeds by The Who

★★★★★

Was fun. Some new songs I didn’t hear before.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

★★★★★

Enjoyed this album a lot!

Pink Flag by Wire

★★★★★

Fun punky music but too soft for me.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

★★★★★

Not bad and not really my taste but a decent listen.

Document by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Lame besides the 2 tracks that anyone ever hears anymore.

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

★★★★★

Amazing. Didn’t realize how the band started and kicked so much ass.

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

★★★★★

Was decent, very strange band that I could get into the flow with but wasn’t totally blown away by. Very cool but not my style.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

★★★★★

Was a pretty easy album to listen to. I wasn’t blown away by it.

The Wall by Pink Floyd

★★★★★

I’ve tried and tried and tried and I mean really tried ti like Pink Floyd but they just don’t do it for me. Couldn’t wait for this album to be over. Was fairly bored, mildly entertained.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

★★★★★

Always a classic. Not a fan of every track but a stellar band from the 90’s.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

★★★★★

This was added to the list for some reason and first listen I wasn’t blown away by anything.

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

★★★★★

This wasn’t just an album, this was an experience. Seems like he was given the keys to a huge studio and he made anything and everything. Some really interesting tracks and some really boring ones too. I want to give it 4 but I probably won’t be revisiting this album anytime soon.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

★★★★★

Decent and fun album with a lot of groovy tracks.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

★★★★★

Already heard it. I didn’t vibe with it.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

★★★★★

Was pretty boring. Not my taste in music but nothing horrible.

Grace by Jeff Buckley

★★★★★

Was alright, not horrible but very meh…

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

★★★★★

Nothing special was still good

Wild Gift by X

★★★★★

Surprisingly good but nothing I was crazy about

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

★★★★★

Meh….not my style but decent

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

★★★★★

Had some bangers in it but overall wasn’t my vibe.

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

★★★★★

Was alright

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

★★★★★

Very cool album. Enjoy every track. Wasn’t blown away or truly invested tho.

Blur by Blur

★★★★★

The Stranger by Billy Joel

★★★★★

Not bad

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

★★★★★

Was entertaining but very particular when to listen

Either Or by Elliott Smith

★★★★★

Thriller by Michael Jackson

★★★★★

Feel like I’m committing sin giving it 3 stars but besides the bangers, the rest of tracks sucked lol

Fragile by Yes

★★★★★

Was good but not punky or hardcore enough

Be by Common

★★★★★

Was cool but entirely my style. Too religious it had some catchy tracks.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Was ok

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

★★★★★

Couldn’t really get into it but wasn’t bad at all

Destroyer by KISS

★★★★★

Fun album

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

★★★★★

Was cool

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

★★★★★

No

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

★★★★★

Not bad

Follow The Leader by Korn

★★★★★

Good stuff from my childhood. Besides the hits, the rest of the album was ok

Orbital 2 by Orbital

★★★★★

Loved it

Van Halen by Van Halen

★★★★★

Very cool

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

★★★★★

Was fairly boring

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

★★★★★

Not bad

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

★★★★★

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

★★★★★

Was good

Murmur by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Boring…

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

Fine

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

★★★★★

The College Dropout by Kanye West

★★★★★

Good stuff

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

★★★★★

Not bad

The Specials by The Specials

★★★★★

Ok

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

★★★★★

Mehhhh…..

Hypnotised by The Undertones

★★★★★

Meh…

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

★★★★★

Not bad

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

★★★★★

Cool

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

★★★★★

Enjoyed a lot. Man how times have changed between race relations and how we perceive them…let only. Some good bangers in here.

Bad Company by Bad Company

★★★★★

Was okay

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

★★★★★

Was okay

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

★★★★★

Fuck ya!!!!!

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

★★★★★

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

★★★★★

Meh….didn’t finish it

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

★★★★★

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

★★★★★

Fuck everything about this album. Jesus titty fucking Christ

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

★★★★★

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

★★★★★

I didn’t really like the first album so the thought of listening to this one sounds so lame

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

★★★★★

Not bad

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

★★★★★

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

★★★★★

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

★★★★★

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Ok

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

★★★★★

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

★★★★★

Meh couldn’t finish the album

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

★★★★★

Good stuff

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

★★★★★

Palo Congo by Sabu

★★★★★

Good stuff

Pretenders by Pretenders

★★★★★

Not bad

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

★★★★★

Very cool

Amnesiac by Radiohead

★★★★★

Ok

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

★★★★★

Like A Prayer by Madonna

★★★★★

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

★★★★★

The Who Sell Out by The Who

★★★★★

Meh…

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

★★★★★

Meh….

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

★★★★★

Very cool

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

★★★★★

Amazing fun album

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

★★★★★

The hits were good but everything else sucked

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

★★★★★

Man this album was boring. Had 1 catchy good track. The rest was just a bunch of mono bluesy crap

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

★★★★★

School's Out by Alice Cooper

★★★★★

Boring as all hell

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

★★★★★

Not bad

Funeral by Arcade Fire

★★★★★

Good stuff

The Last Broadcast by Doves

★★★★★

Moon Safari by Air

★★★★★

Smash by The Offspring

★★★★★

The Visitors by ABBA

★★★★★

Horses by Patti Smith

★★★★★

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

★★★★★

Very good!

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

★★★★★

Good

Metallica by Metallica

★★★★★

Diamond Life by Sade

★★★★★

Not bad

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

★★★★★

3

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

★★★★★

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

★★★★★

Alright. Don’t know how this album made the list

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

★★★★★

1977 by Ash

★★★★★

Alright

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

★★★★★

Ok

Close To The Edge by Yes

★★★★★

Another ok one

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

★★★★★

Ok

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

★★★★★

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

★★★★★

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

★★★★★

Ok

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

★★★★★

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

★★★★★

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

★★★★★

Cool stuff

xx by The xx

★★★★★

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

★★★★★

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

★★★★★

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

★★★★★

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

★★★★★

White Ladder by David Gray

★★★★★

Honestly not my cup of tea at all but I enjoyed it. One of the rare occasions I’ll give it 4 stars and probably won’t ever revisit

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

★★★★★

Make Yourself by Incubus

★★★★★

Country Life by Roxy Music

★★★★★

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

★★★★★

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

★★★★★

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

★★★★★

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

★★★★★

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

★★★★★

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

★★★★★

Guero by Beck

★★★★★

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

★★★★★

1989 by Taylor Swift

★★★★★

Leftism by Leftfield

★★★★★

Headquarters by The Monkees

★★★★★

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

★★★★★

McCartney by Paul McCartney

★★★★★

The Stooges by The Stooges

★★★★★

Celebrity Skin by Hole

★★★★★

Goo by Sonic Youth

★★★★★

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

★★★★★

Sea Change by Beck

★★★★★

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

★★★★★

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

★★★★★

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Superunknown by Soundgarden

★★★★★

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

★★★★★

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

★★★★★

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

★★★★★

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

OK Computer by Radiohead

★★★★★

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

★★★★★

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

★★★★★

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

★★★★★

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

★★★★★

So crazy that this album cover looks so cool but the music sounds so meh

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

★★★★★

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

★★★★★

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

★★★★★

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

★★★★★

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

★★★★★

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

★★★★★

Rapture by Anita Baker

★★★★★

Cross by Justice

★★★★★

In It For The Money by Supergrass

★★★★★

Repeater by Fugazi

★★★★★

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

★★★★★

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

★★★★★

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

★★★★★

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

★★★★★

Who's Next by The Who

★★★★★

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

★★★★★

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

★★★★★

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

★★★★★

Another Green World by Brian Eno

★★★★★

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

★★★★★

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

★★★★★

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

★★★★★

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

★★★★★

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

★★★★★

A Night At The Opera by Queen

★★★★★

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

★★★★★

OK by Talvin Singh

★★★★★

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

★★★★★

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

★★★★★

Dummy by Portishead

★★★★★

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

★★★★★

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

★★★★★

Tapestry by Carole King

★★★★★

Smile by Brian Wilson

★★★★★

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

★★★★★

Vivid by Living Colour

★★★★★

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

★★★★★

Not bad.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

★★★★★

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

★★★★★

Lost Souls by Doves

★★★★★

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

★★★★★

Brothers by The Black Keys

★★★★★

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

★★★★★

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

★★★★★

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

★★★★★

Roots by Sepultura

★★★★★

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

★★★★★

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

★★★★★

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

Disintegration by The Cure

★★★★★

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

★★★★★

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

★★★★★

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

★★★★★

Zombie by Fela Kuti

★★★★★

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

★★★★★

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

★★★★★

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

★★★★★

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

★★★★★

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

★★★★★

Imagine by John Lennon

★★★★★

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

★★★★★

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

★★★★★

Street Signs by Ozomatli

★★★★★

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

★★★★★

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

★★★★★

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

★★★★★

21 by Adele

★★★★★

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

★★★★★

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

★★★★★

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

★★★★★

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

★★★★★

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

★★★★★

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

★★★★★

Doolittle by Pixies

★★★★★

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

★★★★★

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

★★★★★

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

★★★★★

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

★★★★★

Opus Dei by Laibach

★★★★★

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

★★★★★

Harvest by Neil Young

★★★★★

Queen II by Queen

★★★★★

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

★★★★★

Purple Rain by Prince

★★★★★

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

★★★★★

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

★★★★★

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

★★★★★

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

★★★★★

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

★★★★★

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

★★★★★

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

★★★★★

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

★★★★★

Ten by Pearl Jam

★★★★★

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

★★★★★

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

★★★★★

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

★★★★★

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

★★★★★

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

★★★★★

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

★★★★★

Permission to Land by The Darkness

★★★★★

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

★★★★★

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

★★★★★

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

2.5 stars

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

★★★★★

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

★★★★★

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

★★★★★

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

★★★★★

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

★★★★★

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

★★★★★

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

★★★★★

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

★★★★★

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

Illmatic by Nas

★★★★★

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

★★★★★

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

★★★★★

Timeless by Goldie

★★★★★

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

★★★★★

Blue by Joni Mitchell

★★★★★

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

★★★★★

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

★★★★★

Faith by George Michael

★★★★★

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

★★★★★

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

★★★★★

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

★★★★★

Maxinquaye by Tricky

★★★★★

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

★★★★★

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

★★★★★

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

★★★★★

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

★★★★★

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

★★★★★

Kenya by Machito

★★★★★

Blunderbuss by Jack White

★★★★★

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

★★★★★

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

★★★★★

Viva Hate by Morrissey

★★★★★

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

★★★★★

...And Justice For All by Metallica

★★★★★

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

★★★★★

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

★★★★★

Third by Soft Machine

★★★★★

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

★★★★★

I Should Coco by Supergrass

★★★★★

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

★★★★★

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

★★★★★

C'est Chic by CHIC

★★★★★

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

★★★★★

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

★★★★★

Violator by Depeche Mode

★★★★★

Reign In Blood by Slayer

★★★★★

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

★★★★★

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

★★★★★

Green by R.E.M.

★★★★★

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

★★★★★

The Clash by The Clash

★★★★★

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

★★★★★

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

★★★★★

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

★★★★★