1001 Albums Summary

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Understandably influential, still fun listen but lacks impact probably had at the time.

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Top tier in it's genre. Excellent in every instrument, a fun album to listen to.

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Possibly the peak of Metallica coin flip between this and master of puppets.

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Foundations of hiphop

Grace by Jeff Buckley

High quality

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

A situational album, if doing something else in the background it's nice but actively listening it's not great

OK Computer by Radiohead

High quality

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Expected better, not for me.

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Not my favourite

Boston by Boston

A surprise. Much better than I thought it would be.

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Meh

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

psychedelic indie. Shades of echo and the bunny men.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

A decent hip hop record but not their best and overstays it welcome a little

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Enjoyable blues rock

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Decent. Would give 2.5 if possible

Fun House by The Stooges

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Palo Congo by Sabu

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

At 1 hour 16 minutes this album is too long. But still good

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Horses by Patti Smith

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

2.5

The Band by The Band

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Enjoyable electronic 2.5

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

2.5

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

2.5

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

The La's by The La's

2.5

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

2.5

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Blur by Blur

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

2.5 bit repetitive

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

3.5

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

2.5

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

The Wall by Pink Floyd

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Dust by Screaming Trees

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Elastica by Elastica

Doolittle by Pixies

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

2.5 great songs but found the full album a little repetitive

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Sister by Sonic Youth

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Standard talking heads 2.5.

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

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

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

3.5

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Black Metal by Venom

Close To You by Carpenters

Sheet Music by 10cc

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Pornography by The Cure

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

3.5

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Listen in the background

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Raw Power by The Stooges

OK by Talvin Singh

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Dry by PJ Harvey

The Doors by The Doors

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Garbage by Garbage

Hms Fable by Shack

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Dookie by Green Day

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

xx by The xx

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

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

Queen II by Queen

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Revolver by Beatles

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

My Generation by The Who

Signing Off by UB40

Nowhere by Ride

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Repeater by Fugazi

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Skylarking by XTC

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

American Idiot by Green Day

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

2.5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Microshift by Hookworms

Stankonia by OutKast

The Bends by Radiohead

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

3.5 too long

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Arrival by ABBA

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

The Slider by T. Rex

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Protection by Massive Attack

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Low by David Bowie

Cross by Justice

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

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Vespertine by Björk

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Abraxas by Santana

Marquee Moon by Television

evermore by Taylor Swift

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Play by Moby

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

More Specials by The Specials

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Soul Mining by The The

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Being There by Wilco

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Smash by The Offspring

Pretenders by Pretenders

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

GREY Area by Little Simz

Aja by Steely Dan

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Bad Company by Bad Company

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

Sea Change by Beck

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Debut by Björk

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Tago Mago by Can

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

1989 by Taylor Swift

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

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

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Live At Leeds by The Who

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Kid A by Radiohead

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

London Calling by The Clash

Fragile by Yes

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

3.5 interesting

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

The Undertones by The Undertones

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Destroyer by KISS

Vivid by Living Colour

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Is This It by The Strokes

Lost Souls by Doves

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Brothers by The Black Keys

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

New Forms by Roni Size

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

The Score by Fugees

4 star if not for the fucking skits. Terrible, that Chinese restaurant one is bad I think it gave me cancer

Achtung Baby by U2

Close To The Edge by Yes

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Ten by Pearl Jam

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The World is a Ghetto by War

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Django Django by Django Django

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Third by Portishead

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Homework by Daft Punk

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Purple Rain by Prince

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Let It Be by The Replacements

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Suicide by Suicide

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Some great but it's too long and too many skits

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Next Day by David Bowie

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

A Night At The Opera by Queen

The Yes Album by Yes

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

All Directions by The Temptations

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Graceland by Paul Simon

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Rocks by Aerosmith

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Maxinquaye by Tricky

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Blackstar by David Bowie

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

An album ruined with hubris. It's too god damn long

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

#1 Record by Big Star

The Cars by The Cars

Risque by CHIC

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

On The Beach by Neil Young

Young Americans by David Bowie

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

American Gothic by David Ackles

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Slipknot by Slipknot

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Teen Dream by Beach House

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

British Steel by Judas Priest

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

The White Album by Beatles

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

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

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Parklife by Blur

Disintegration by The Cure

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

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

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Bad by Michael Jackson

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

So by Peter Gabriel

Survivor by Destiny's Child

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Ctrl by SZA

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

The Predator by Ice Cube

The Clash by The Clash

Different Class by Pulp

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Green by R.E.M.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Ramones by Ramones

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Roots by Sepultura

90 by 808 State

NEU! 75 by Neu!

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Parachutes by Coldplay

Harvest by Neil Young

Arular by M.I.A.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

California by American Music Club

Reign In Blood by Slayer

D by White Denim

Woodface by Crowded House

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Suede by Suede

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Timeless by Goldie

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Third by Soft Machine

War by U2

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

1977 by Ash

Bossanova by Pixies

Kenya by Machito

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Coral by The Coral

Eagles by Eagles

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

I Against I by Bad Brains

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Nevermind by Nirvana

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Face to Face by The Kinks

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Document by R.E.M.

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Scum by Napalm Death

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

American Pie by Don McLean

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

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

Guero by Beck

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Rapture by Anita Baker

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Among The Living by Anthrax

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

John Prine by John Prine

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Libertines by The Libertines

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Opus Dei by Laibach

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

2112 by Rush

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

S&M by Metallica

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

Van Halen by Van Halen

Imagine by John Lennon

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

The Rise & Fall by Madness

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Da Capo by Love

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Gold by Ryan Adams

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

LP1 by FKA twigs

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Melodrama by Lorde

Electric by The Cult

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

The Specials by The Specials

Traffic by Traffic

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Elephant by The White Stripes

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Metallica by Metallica

White Light by Gene Clark

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Make Yourself by Incubus

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Murmur by R.E.M.

Headquarters by The Monkees

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

The Visitors by ABBA

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Mothership Connection by Parliament

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Treasure by Cocteau Twins