1001 Albums Summary

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322
Albums Rated
3.38
Average Rating
30%
Complete
767 albums remaining

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1950
Favorite Decade
World
Favorite Genre
Other
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43
5-Star Albums
2
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
OK
Talvin Singh
5 2.56 +2.44
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
5 2.85 +2.15
Quiet Life
Japan
5 2.86 +2.14
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
5 2.9 +2.1
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
5 2.9 +2.1
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
5 2.92 +2.08
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
5 2.99 +2.01
Maxinquaye
Tricky
5 3.05 +1.95
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
5 3.11 +1.89
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
5 3.19 +1.81

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Crazysexycool
TLC
1 3.08 -2.08
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
2 3.96 -1.96
Is This It
The Strokes
2 3.81 -1.81
Graceland
Paul Simon
2 3.72 -1.72
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
2 3.68 -1.68
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
1 2.66 -1.66
Funeral
Arcade Fire
2 3.54 -1.54
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
2 3.51 -1.51
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
2 3.49 -1.49
1984
Van Halen
2 3.49 -1.49

Artists

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Radiohead 4 5
Led Zeppelin 4 4.5
The Cure 3 4.67
Pink Floyd 2 5
King Crimson 2 5
Tom Waits 3 4.33
Nirvana 3 4.33

Controversial

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Fiona Apple 2, 5
Leonard Cohen 2, 5, 3

5-Star Albums (43)

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Popular Reviews

Different Class by Pulp

Entirely forgetable pop music, probably dear to those who grew up with it, but rather boring for someone who did not. I can appreciate post-punk and brit-pop, but I don't see what is there to like about this album. The melodies are primitive and boring, the lyrics are terrible, the vocals are nothing special and the mix did not age well at all. I don't think I'll ever listen to it again.

1-Star Albums (2)

All Ratings (322)

Ten by Pearl Jam
Sep 06 2022

Surprisingly to similar to metal/hard-rock from that era, especially in first few tracks. Black is a great song. Highlight of the album. Love it. Overall a solid album, well written, performed, recorded and mixed, but I was not terribly interested for the most part. Vocals stand out the most, but not in a good way, and everything else is almost boring. Certainly would not be in my own top 1001 albums.

Different Class by Pulp
Sep 07 2022

Entirely forgetable pop music, probably dear to those who grew up with it, but rather boring for someone who did not. I can appreciate post-punk and brit-pop, but I don't see what is there to like about this album. The melodies are primitive and boring, the lyrics are terrible, the vocals are nothing special and the mix did not age well at all. I don't think I'll ever listen to it again.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Sep 08 2022

Amazing album. I'm not a big fan of rnb, but I enjoyed it a lot. Very well writen and recorded pop-music, even more impressive considering it came out in the 70s.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Sep 12 2022

Iconic album, aged greatly. Bigmouth strikes again is the highlight of the album, of course. Love it.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Sep 13 2022

That album would be tolerable if they could actually sing.

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
Sep 14 2022

Emily The Album. Production is ok, rapping is meh, the whole album is not very interesting musically and the lyrics are hideous. Half of it is not even music, just talking over very basic beats. Vocals are great in a few songs where she actually sings, but it is the only redeeming quality this album has.

Sep 15 2022

Iconic album. Aged rather well too, which can't be said for most of electronic music of that period. It is not flashy, but it is really well made. Works great as a background music, but has enough details to be interesting if you are paying attention too. And it's influence is undeniable.

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax
Sep 16 2022

This is just a perfect trip-hop album, I can't believe I had not heard it before. Loved every second of it.

Heroes by David Bowie
Sep 22 2022

Fantastic album, especially all the instrumental tracks were great. Aged amazingly well

Scum by Napalm Death
Sep 29 2022

It sounds like people who don't listen to metal think all metal sounds like. Drumming is very impressive, aswell overall technique by everyone other than vocalist (who is not extreme and or grotesque as much as everyone else). But overall it's not really my thing.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Oct 03 2022

Such a pleasant album to listen to.

Truth by Jeff Beck
Oct 04 2022
GI by Germs
Oct 12 2022
Damaged by Black Flag
Nov 04 2022

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nov 30 2022
Aja by Steely Dan
Dec 06 2022
Dummy by Portishead
Dec 13 2022
Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Dec 20 2022
Play by Moby
Dec 21 2022
Pump by Aerosmith
Dec 29 2022
Live! by Fela Kuti
Jan 17 2023
1984 by Van Halen
Jan 30 2023
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Feb 08 2023
Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Feb 14 2023
Kala by M.I.A.
Mar 23 2023
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Apr 03 2023
Elephant by The White Stripes
Apr 14 2023
Debut by Björk
Apr 17 2023
Dookie by Green Day
Apr 19 2023
Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
May 19 2023
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Jun 05 2023
War by U2
Jun 06 2023
Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jun 15 2023
Drunk by Thundercat
Jul 19 2023
Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Jul 21 2023
Frank by Amy Winehouse
Jul 24 2023
Tidal by Fiona Apple
Jul 26 2023
OK by Talvin Singh
Aug 04 2023
Be by Common
Aug 15 2023
Third by Portishead
Sep 22 2023
Sister by Sonic Youth
Sep 28 2023
Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Oct 05 2023
Harvest by Neil Young
Oct 11 2023
Funeral by Arcade Fire
Oct 16 2023
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Oct 23 2023
1989 by Taylor Swift
Dec 06 2023
1977 by Ash
Feb 15 2024

This could have been a passable album.. if the vocalist was actually able to sing.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Feb 27 2024

Live (but not really) And Dangrous(ly boring)

Green by R.E.M.
Apr 09 2024
The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Sep 16 2024

How Long Has This Been Going On? I Can't Be Bothered now Oh, So Nice But Not For Me

Kid A by Radiohead
Dec 20 2024
Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Feb 14 2025
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Apr 07 2025
Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Aug 29 2025

Balanced

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Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.