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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.31	+1.69
Darkdancer Les Rythmes Digitales	4	2.59	+1.41
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	5	3.61	+1.39
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet	5	3.84	+1.16
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	4	2.87	+1.13
World Clique Deee-Lite	4	2.87	+1.13
Heavy Weather Weather Report	4	2.98	+1.02
For Your Pleasure Roxy Music	4	2.98	+1.02

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Either Or Elliott Smith	1	3.38	-2.38
Station To Station David Bowie	2	3.7	-1.7
Blue Joni Mitchell	2	3.49	-1.49
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	2	3.42	-1.42
Cloud Nine The Temptations	2	3.41	-1.41
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	2	3.33	-1.33
Celebrity Skin Hole	2	3.29	-1.29
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly & The Family Stone	2	3.29	-1.29
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	2	3.28	-1.28
Femi Kuti Femi Kuti	2	3.25	-1.25

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Station To Station

David Bowie

2/5

Bowie has some amazing stuff and is certainly an artist that deserves multiple entries on a list like this... But "Station to Station" just doesn't cut it. It's a middling, transitional album in Bowie's extensive discography... not worth to be listed among the greatest!

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1-Star Albums (1)

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Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Heroes is awesome. Some of the instrumentals in the back are very cool (Doubt/Moss Garden). However rest is pretty forgettable.

John Prine

3/5

Not really my type of music, but pretty nice album. I enjoyed it.

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Really good album, Baba O'Riley and Behind Blue Eyes are amazing!

Femi Kuti

2/5

Interesting rhythms... but not really my thing.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

2/5

Pretty bland and unremarkable, not necessarily bad, but in my opinion not very special.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

2/5

It's ok I guess, some nice songs, but nothing really blew me away.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

Some interesting sounds and instrumentation, all in all a pretty unique sound. However also not really a lot of breathtaking songs... After some checking, they have some amazing songs... just not on this album, curious that this album is on the list...

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Album grew a lot on me while listening. It's pretty damn good, the French versions of the songs are better imho, pretty cool sound!

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Some awesome moments, but too much horn for my taste, not really for me.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Starts pretty damn awesome, but falls off on the second half. Still pretty cool album.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Not that much to say, but I liked it.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Some strong moments, but overall not amazing.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Wow, very impressive, captivating. Better than I thought a piano concert could be!

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

3/5

Guitars are awesome, rest is ok, but not great.

Gorillaz

4/5

Haven't listened to this album in forever... guess what, still awesome!

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Some of the most iconic hits of their time, rest of the album is a little inconsistent but overall an amazing piece of art!

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Amazing how many iconic sounds come from this album, awesome stuff!

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Good record, but besides "Even Flow" nothing truly outstanding.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Awesome album, probably not their best, but Homeward Bound is amazing and there are many more strong tracks on this record.

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

Simple Minds

2/5

Ok album, some cool 80s synth sounds, but overall pretty forgettable... no real bangers :(

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

I know it's a super highly regarded album, but unfortunately I could not get into it :(

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

It's ok I guess... honestly I found it pretty forgettable.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Really don't get this album... I generally quite like some of the early electronic pioneers from the UK, but this album is just miss after miss for me...

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

2/5

Not really for me...

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

Pretty cool, but also not really something I would listen to multiple times.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Feels a bit like a mixed bag, some great songs, some weird ones. Really enjoyed "All Tomorrow's Parties".

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Not much to say about this one, it's ok I guess, but also nothing really caught my ear on first listen...

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

Wow this really surprised me... didn't really know this group, but damn, awesome album. great stuff!

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

2/5

Ok album, just not really my kind of music.

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

It's good, especially "This is the Day" is a great song.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

Honestly thought this was one of those lone guy with guitar deals... Hugely surprised by the sound of this album, very varied and at times pretty massive. Enjoyed it way more than I thought, good stuff!

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Just ok I think, nothing amazing, but overall enjoyable to listen to.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

Some pretty awesome songs, but also some terrible ones... inconsistent album.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

4/5

I'm not the biggest jazz guy, but I liked this album, especially "Teen Town" is awesome.

The Cars

3/5

It's ok.

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Obviously Hotel California is an "all-timer" but the rest of the album doesn't quite reach the same heights.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

Really liked it, maybe just in a good mood today, no one track is really that outstanding, but just a fun listen from start to finish.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Really cool album! Heart of Glass is of course an all time banger.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Not their best, still pretty darn good.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Pretty cool, I really enjoy these 80s synth pop albums. good stuff.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Awesome album, just great songs, great sounds and an alltime banger.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

It's just a good album, great songs, great sound.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

Great songs to start of the album, then it falls of quite a bit. Still some iconic 80s sounds, good stuff!

Django Django

2/5

Surprised to see this album here. Never heard of them and even after listening I will probably never hear of them again. It's ok music, nothing bad, but there are no stand out tracks. Really nothing standing out at all...

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Really like Depeche Mode, but this is not one of my personal favorites. Still good music!

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Great album, maybe a bit overplayed at release but I think with some distance it really holds up well, good stuff.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time... amazing start to finish!

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I don't know... certainly not bad by any means, but it does not really work for me.

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

2/5

The Style Council... they are certainly all over the place stylistically. While there are a few ok songs on this album, I found it overall rather disappointing.

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

Honestly kind of nice music. I don't even know what you would really call that, I doubt I will remember even a single song, but it was also nothing that bothered me on this album. But not really what I am listening for if I want to listen to music, but this list certainly has very wide range of different styles.

Os Mutantes

2/5

There kind of all over the place... some good moments, but all in all not my thing.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

4/5

Granted there is certainly a nostalgia factor here, but I listened to Manu Chao when he first released his music and honestly it is still great. Unique and fantastic sound, I like it.

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

Meh, this is probably the most forgettable album on this list so far. Just boring really, not at all my thing.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

It's ok, but for me there is something truly special missing from this album that would really propel it to greatness.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

I enjoyed this one. It's very of it's time but I think in a good way, the late 60s was a strong time for music.

Pump

Aerosmith

2/5

Really don't get why this album should be on this list. It's almost a parody of 80s rock without having any self awareness and it's just not very good. Aerosmith have some great stuff before and after, but this is a low point for the band and the genre in general...

Common

4/5

Not generally my genre, but really enjoyed this album.

The Doors

4/5

Great debut from a great band.

Darkdancer

Les Rythmes Digitales

4/5

Wow, never heard of this album or the creator and it's pretty tight. Some great songs and the sound is pretty ahead of it's time for the 90s still sounds modern today.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

It's ok, nothing really special imho...

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Very special album, wonderful!

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

Great album, obviously with an amazing start, but it really amazed me towards the end. Some pretty unusual sounds, almost a "cinematic" feel. I really enjoyed it!

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

2/5

Not my thing.

Station To Station

David Bowie

2/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

1/5

bland, boring... most albums on this list have had a "purpose" even if I maybe didn't like the genre or the type music. this is just devoid of anything...

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

5/5

Perfection. Encapsulating a time, place and style with immaculate precision. Great listening from start to finish, not a second too short, not a second too long - wonderful!

World Clique

Deee-Lite

4/5

damn... while I heard "Groove is in the Heart" before the rest of the album was all new to me and it is amazing. Amazing stuff!

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Just timeless. A special record that is always a pleasure to listen to.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

4/5

Just good music, whenever I listen to a Steely Dan album there is just a feeling of enjoyment, at no point do I ever feel like skipping a track or doing something else. Their debut has probably some stronger individual tracks, but Countdown to Ecstasy is a very balanced and strong album that always delivers if I am in the mood for some Steely Dan.

Suicide

2/5

I guess there is some interesting innovation there, probably even more significant at the time. But listening to it today does not do much for me.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Funky!

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Good album, but not their best and the "concept" stuff/audio recordings and so on really falls flat for me and makes it less enjoyable to listen to imho...

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

It's a good album, a bit weird towards the end but overall a good listen.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

2/5

No idea why this album from Lana Del Rey is on this list... probably because the typical music press hard-on for a musician "changing" away form their popular/commercial stuff. Call me shallow but popular stuff is usually popular for a reason and in the case of Lana Del Rey I certainly like it better...

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Thought I was really gonna like this album... but it leaves me rather cold. it's ok, but imho unremarkable...

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Wow huge surprise, awesome sound and then ends with a mega banger. I guess the tracklist is kind of weird but honestly a great listen. cool album!