1001 Albums Summary

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

very rhythmic, both chaotic and controlled, primal - can't help but move to this - climbatize is epic

The Real Thing by Faith No More

can see why they are on this list, but not a big fan of nu metal. quite theatrical, glam metal-y?, a little funky. feels like the type of mash-up you would expect at the end of the 80s, but this is all in retrospect of course. favorite track: epic

Disintegration by The Cure

this album takes me back to high school. so moody, but often danceable. easy to get lost in. favorite tracks: fascination street and disintegration.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

these beats still sound great after 3 decades

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

catchy and moody, the best combo. favorite tracks: darklands, happy when it rains, april skies

Diamond Life by Sade

great voice, but it's elevator music to me

The White Album by Beatles

i agree that this is an album that belongs on this list. some tracks are skippable, but the album as a whole is iconic. favorite track is good night.

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

i like this album, but idk if i'd put it in the must pile

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

classic and iconic. fave track is moonlight mile.

Rapture by Anita Baker

great voice, has aged decently. easy breezy listening jazz. faves: no one in the world, same ole love, watch your step.

Sound Affects by The Jam

great tunes. it would be amazing to see these played live. favorite tunes: monday, but i'm different now, that's entertainment, dream time, boy about town, scrape away

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

absolute classic. excellent songs, love the harmonies. faves: big iron, they're hanging me tonight, cool water, el paso

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

good to half-clean, half-dance to; haven't seen the film

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

i guess the mash-up of genres is supposed to be innovative for the time? production is good, but lyrics are too corny for me and i personally don't really vibe to this

The Yes Album by Yes

brilliant. lots of interesting stuff going on, but it's very easy-going and not too much. fave tracks: your move and the clap

Faith by George Michael

some tracks are good for dancing, but overall not really my cup of tea

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

decent album, feels very beatles-influenced. i could take it or leave it.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

this is great. plenty nonsense is fun!

Arise by Sepultura

favorite: dead embryonic cells

The Visitors by ABBA

feels like a pop opera

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

witty af. brilliant opener.

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

great storytelling

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

relaxing listen

21 by Adele

pretty amazing offering for a 21 year old

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

wistful and soothing

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

goes hard

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

classic! fun and funky!!

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

clever record that i don't find myself revisiting often

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

perfect album. favorites: coyote, amelia, hejira, blue motel room, refuge of the roads

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

i enjoy the songs and the unassuming nature of the record

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

nice, a little quirky, a little fun

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

not my favorite Springsteen album, but it's hard to deny how classic and epic it is; lyrically meaningful, sonically digestible, rock n roll

In Utero by Nirvana

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

fun and groovy record! fave tracks: tropicalia, alegria, alegria, onde andaras, superbacana, soy loco por ti america

Amnesiac by Radiohead

there's something oddly comforting about this album, love the rhythms

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

shout and everybody wants to rule the world are great; the rest of the tracks on this album didn't really grab me

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

brilliant flow and gangsta storytelling, lots of filler; not much replay value for me personally because of the content, but i respect the talent

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

very well-crafted album. lots going on here sonically, musically, lyrically...

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

i'll probably never get tired of this record

Station To Station by David Bowie

phenomenal

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

deserves to be on this list, bodies is excellent

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Van Halen by Van Halen

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

OK Computer by Radiohead

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Country Life by Roxy Music

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Ten by Pearl Jam

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Me Against The World by 2Pac

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Sea Change by Beck

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Kid A by Radiohead

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Ramones by Ramones

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

1984 by Van Halen

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Picture Book by Simply Red

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Achtung Baby by U2

Document by R.E.M.

90 by 808 State

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Metallica by Metallica

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Yeezus by Kanye West

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Risque by CHIC

Odelay by Beck

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

American Pie by Don McLean

John Prine by John Prine

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Clandestino by Manu Chao

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Blackstar by David Bowie

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Moving Pictures by Rush

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Did not expect the stranger than kindness cover

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

On The Beach by Neil Young

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Rio by Duran Duran

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Revolver by Beatles

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Back In Black by AC/DC

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

With The Beatles by Beatles

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Hms Fable by Shack

Grace by Jeff Buckley

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Garbage by Garbage

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Parklife by Blur

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Hot Fuss by The Killers

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Abbey Road by Beatles

Imagine by John Lennon

So by Peter Gabriel

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Smash by The Offspring

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

My Generation by The Who

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

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

Arrival by ABBA

The Clash by The Clash

Infected by The The

Blur by Blur

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Aja by Steely Dan

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths