1001 Albums Summary

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

High Violet by The National

Faith by George Michael

Dirt by Alice In Chains

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

GREY Area by Little Simz

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Violator by Depeche Mode

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Leftism by Leftfield

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Frank by Amy Winehouse

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Sister by Sonic Youth

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Arise by Sepultura

Close To The Edge by Yes

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Repeater by Fugazi

Hysteria by Def Leppard

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Kala by M.I.A.

Young Americans by David Bowie

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

1984 by Van Halen

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

The Clash by The Clash

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Wild Gift by X

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

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Da Capo by Love

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

1977 by Ash

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Black Metal by Venom

NEU! 75 by Neu!

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Traffic by Traffic

Permission to Land by The Darkness

21 by Adele

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

The Score by Fugees

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

GI by Germs

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Arrival by ABBA

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Follow The Leader by Korn

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Diamond Life by Sade

School's Out by Alice Cooper

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

British Steel by Judas Priest

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Bossanova by Pixies

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Liquid Swords by GZA

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Medúlla by Björk

Dust by Screaming Trees

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Vespertine by Björk

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Green by R.E.M.

Station To Station by David Bowie

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Skylarking by XTC

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Dog Man Star by Suede

Mask by Bauhaus

Live At Leeds by The Who

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Being There by Wilco

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Imagine by John Lennon

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

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

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

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

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Moon Safari by Air

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

War by U2

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Back In Black by AC/DC

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

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

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Rio by Duran Duran

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Play by Moby

Ramones by Ramones

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Nowhere by Ride

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

In Utero by Nirvana

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Aja by Steely Dan

2112 by Rush

S&M by Metallica

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

The College Dropout by Kanye West

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

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

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

I Should Coco by Supergrass

The Predator by Ice Cube

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Document by R.E.M.

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

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Blur by Blur

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Achtung Baby by U2

Moving Pictures by Rush

Garbage by Garbage

The Man Who by Travis

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Lost Souls by Doves

Scum by Napalm Death

Protection by Massive Attack

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

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

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Risque by CHIC

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Rocks by Aerosmith

Doolittle by Pixies

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Odelay by Beck

Palo Congo by Sabu

LP1 by FKA twigs

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

25 by Adele

Paris 1919 by John Cale

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Third by Soft Machine

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Revolver by Beatles

Pump by Aerosmith

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Opus Dei by Laibach

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

D by White Denim

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

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

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Country Life by Roxy Music

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Vivid by Living Colour

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

The Joshua Tree by U2

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Is This It by The Strokes

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Tidal by Fiona Apple

The White Album by Beatles

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

1989 by Taylor Swift

The Band by The Band

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Kimono My House by Sparks

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

One World by John Martyn

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Woodface by Crowded House

Eliminator by ZZ Top

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Goo by Sonic Youth

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

On The Beach by Neil Young

1999 by Prince

Parachutes by Coldplay

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Illmatic by Nas

The Slider by T. Rex

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Me Against The World by 2Pac

American Idiot by Green Day

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

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

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

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Kid A by Radiohead

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

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

Different Class by Pulp

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Odessa by Bee Gees

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Live! by Fela Kuti

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Forever Changes by Love

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

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Bad by Michael Jackson

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Picture Book by Simply Red

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Teen Dream by Beach House

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

xx by The xx

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Sail Away by Randy Newman

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

C'est Chic by CHIC

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Gold by Ryan Adams

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Heroes by David Bowie

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Thriller by Michael Jackson

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Specials by The Specials

En-Tact by The Shamen

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

American Gothic by David Ackles

Ten by Pearl Jam

Quiet Life by Japan

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Crazysexycool by TLC

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Be by Common

Raw Power by The Stooges

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Murmur by R.E.M.

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Sheet Music by 10cc

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Boston by Boston

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Street Life by The Crusaders

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

White Light by Gene Clark

No Other by Gene Clark

London Calling by The Clash

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Damaged by Black Flag

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Cut by The Slits

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

#1 Record by Big Star

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Pretenders by Pretenders

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Easily the second worst thing Germany has ever done.

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Melodrama by Lorde

The Yes Album by Yes

Like A Prayer by Madonna

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Snivilisation by Orbital

The Doors by The Doors

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

All Directions by The Temptations

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Rapture by Anita Baker

Cross by Justice

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Queen II by Queen

Disintegration by The Cure

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

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

OK by Talvin Singh

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Pyromania by Def Leppard

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Timeless by Goldie

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Sulk by The Associates

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Sound Affects by The Jam

American Pie by Don McLean

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

The Libertines by The Libertines

Close To You by Carpenters

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Make Yourself by Incubus

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fun House by The Stooges

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Nixon by Lambchop

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Suicide by Suicide

Okay, so like, The Velvet Underground but more fucked up and with lots of screaming. I can vibe with that.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

The Bends by Radiohead

Smash by The Offspring

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Drunk by Thundercat

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Abbey Road by Beatles

Infected by The The

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

The zany name really got my hopes up. “The Gilded Palace of Sin?” Come on, I can practically feel the hardwood church pew against my backside as I listen to this snore-fest.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Bad Company by Bad Company

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Kenza by Khaled

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

I consider myself a fan of the Rolling Stones. However, the sheer douchebaggery of this album was a little hard to stomach.

Graceland by Paul Simon

Microshift by Hookworms

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Elastica by Elastica

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Trio by Dolly Parton

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Abraxas by Santana

Atomizer by Big Black

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Superunknown by Soundgarden

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Yeezus by Kanye West

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Finally, music for yuppie socialists.

B-52's by The B-52's

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

evermore by Taylor Swift

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

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

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Eagles by Eagles

Ctrl by SZA

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

This album hits like flat beer on a cloudy day.

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

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Headquarters by The Monkees

Dare! by The Human League

Tical by Method Man

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Let It Be by The Replacements

Mothership Connection by Parliament

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Heavy metal for silly little goofballs (me)

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Rubber Soul by Beatles

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Was gonna give this three stars but that Pink Floyd cover was diabolical.

Slipknot by Slipknot

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Pink Flag by Wire

The Rise & Fall by Madness

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

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

Meh

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

This is peak frolicking music. Hate on this album and I’ll harvest the copper wire from your walls.

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

90 by 808 State

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Don’t care how “influential” this supposedly was. This is just edgy racist dogshit. Listen to The Doors, The Cramps, or some Howlin’ Wolf instead. Hell, listen to literally anything else.

The Next Day by David Bowie

The White Room by The KLF

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Kenya by Machito

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Stankonia by OutKast

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Can’t tell if this is really good or really bad, but I’ve decided to be a glass half-full guy today.

My Generation by The Who

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

Hotel California by Eagles

This album smells like chlorine and piss.

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

“Yor twistin’ mah MELON-man!”

Take Me Apart by Kelela

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Signing Off by UB40

Debut by Björk

New Forms by Roni Size

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Harvest by Neil Young

With The Beatles by Beatles

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Tommy by The Who

Today I learned that Pinball Wizard was part of a really boring rock opera… and that the preceding song is about the kid getting fiddled by his uncle. Cool.

Synchronicity by The Police

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Sipping coffee while listening to Waits yapping over a saxophone just hits different.

Suede by Suede

Another Green World by Brian Eno

John Prine by John Prine

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Horses by Patti Smith

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Had some good moments. A little too 90’s for me though

Solid Air by John Martyn

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

World Clique by Deee-Lite

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

I bet this sounds really good to people who love loud-ass harmonica solos.

Berlin by Lou Reed

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Night Life by Ray Price

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Sounds like I wandered into a Wes Anderson film. 9/10.

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

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

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Tago Mago by Can

I See You by The xx

Music for shoe stores

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Stooges by The Stooges

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Calenture by The Triffids

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

I absolutely hated Pere Ubu’s first album when I listened to it last year. Now I find myself weirdly enjoying this. Even David Thomas’s god-awful voice has grown on me like blight on a tree… or perhaps some kind of malignant fungus. 7/10

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Not Short Enough🥀

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Justified by Justin Timberlake

I dunno, listening to this didn’t feel very justified to me.

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

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

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Destroyer by KISS

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

This shit isn’t raw, just half baked.

Blackstar by David Bowie

Either Or by Elliott Smith

California by American Music Club

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

This is the sixth Elvis Costello album I’ve had to wait out. Getting real tired of this guy’s ironic rockabilly-bubblegum-hipster shtick by now.

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Smile by Brian Wilson

The Stranger by Billy Joel

First two songs are absolute bangers. The rest is just Billy Joel.

Technique by New Order

Love the bisexual album art

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

I have fond memories of seeing this album cover as a kid and assuming this must be the most boring shit ever. I take it back now — they somehow make prog rock catchy. If anything it could actually benefit from being a little more toned down.

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

Pearl by Janis Joplin

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

Loved Dylan’s lyrics in this one. Hated just about everything else.

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Closer by Joy Division

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

This album sucks leprechaun balls.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Marquee Moon by Television

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Phrenology by The Roots

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

“Gun” immediately bumps this to a 10/10.

Face to Face by The Kinks

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Ingenue by k.d. lang

So by Peter Gabriel

OK Computer by Radiohead

Essential music for when you’ve got a really tall ice cream cone and one of the scoops falls off and starts melting on the ground

Spiderland by Slint

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Fascinatingly terrible. Fuck it, this is kinda awesome.

Slayed? by Slade

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Utterly cringe-inducing. I can’t believe this clown gets two whole albums on the list when more significant artists are left off.

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

If you’re an edgy twelve year old who loves rhymes about bodily fluids and sexual assault, boy have I got an album for you.

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Arular by M.I.A.

The Cars by The Cars

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

I have tremendous respect for Young as an artist, but this album honestly feels so dated that it’s almost naive. No issue is actually examined in depth (love will overcome hate; respect the earth; etc.) and neither the lyrics or instrumentals are interesting enough to salvage it. The hippies failed, liberalism capitulated to tech oligarchs, and hatred won the arms race years ago. Gimme some Daft Punk to listen to.

Elephant by The White Stripes

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Van Halen by Van Halen

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Boring. Nauseating. Creepy. Pretentious. Calling this album shit is an insult to shit. Also, whoever made the album art should probably be put on a registry.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Low by David Bowie

Copper Blue by Sugar

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Parklife by Blur

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

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

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

Dookie by Green Day

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

This reaches Owl City levels of twee at certain points, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it.

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Hms Fable by Shack

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

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

Not really sure why this is on here instead of Demon Days but it’s alright.

White Ladder by David Gray

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Vulnicura by Björk

Well that was a slog. I legit thought Black Lake was about to end like eight times, but then it just kept on going.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Truth by Jeff Beck

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Soul Mining by The The

Sea Change by Beck

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Pornography by The Cure

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Live Through This by Hole

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Solid gold. Orange Moon is one of the beautiful songs I’ve ever heard.

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Metallica by Metallica

No offence, but if you enjoy this shit I’m just gonna assume you’re a twice-divorced deadbeat who thinks billionaires should pay less taxes.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Dis-really ain’t that good.

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Homework by Daft Punk

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Who's Next by The Who

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

This gets a very conflicted 5/5 from me. While Common’s album is a lush bouquet of poetry over old jazz and soul beats, the hatred of queer men (like myself) is truly cringe inducing, and one of the most glaring blind spots of older “conscious hip hop.” You can’t preach tolerance and hatred at the same time. It’s definitely from a different era, kinda like its album art, but I can’t help but find it beautiful.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Brothers by The Black Keys

If gentrification had a soundtrack it would be this album.

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

What a fucking slog. Even the standouts aren’t that good. A waste of time and oxygen.

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Third by Portishead

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

The La's by The La's

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Whatever by Aimee Mann

My thoughts exactly.

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Virgin Suicides by Air

Born To Be With You by Dion

Low-Life by New Order

Dry by PJ Harvey

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

The World is a Ghetto by War

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Connected by Stereo MC's

Dated and lame as fuck. They sound like a rejected Gorillaz feature. Also, their album art makes me irrationally angry.

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Damn, what a missed opportunity. Anohni’s voice really shines in the slower, more melancholy portions of this album. It’s soulful, sad, and a little eerie like Nina Simone. Unfortunately, she seems more drawn to a high-pitched, quivering warble that comes off as cloying in a way usually reserved for opera singers. The album’s tragic mood feels contrived as a result. Maybe she had the wrong species of bird in mind when she wrote this?

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

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

I’m sure those electric jugs sounded amazing when they were stoned off their asses making this album.

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Kill it with fire.

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Stardust by Willie Nelson

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

British mediocrity strikes again.

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Django Django by Django Django

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Guero by Beck

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

The spoken-interlude-industrial complex must be stopped.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

I Against I by Bad Brains

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

I wish more punk music sounded like this.

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

New Wave by The Auteurs

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Movies by Holger Czukay

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

This is the fifth (FIFTH!?) album I’ve gotten by The Byrds, and I can now say with confidence that they embody everything I hate about this era of pop-rock. They don’t have the catchiness of their rock and roll predecessors nor the experimental curiosity of their contemporaries. Their psychedelic influences are surface level at best, suggesting that they themselves don’t know how to use them beyond trendy imitation. Take, for example, this verse off Renaissance fair: “I smell cinnamon and spices / I hear music everywhere / All around kaleidoscope of colour / I think maybe I’m dreaming.” Geddit? He’s high. He’s SINGING about being high. Pretty groundbreaking for ‘67, right? Mind Gardens is also unbelievably bad, with clumsy poetry and a reversed recording of a guitar that drills into your skull. It’s lobotomy without the bliss that follows. When it isn’t riffing off far better bands, it just sounds goddamn boring. Maybe I’m being harsh because I’m in the last stretch of albums, or maybe —just maybe— these guys don’t deserved the amount of representation they got in the book.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

In this cheese wheel of a record, Cohen’s self-serious baritone is glazed over with layer after layer of eighties production. The resulting heartache feels more akin to acid reflux than romance. ‘Everybody Knows’ is a damn good song though.

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Not to be that guy, but I’m always a little thrown off by people complaining that shoegaze has too much reverb. Like, isn’t that the whole point? It’s like shitting on jazz for having too much improvisation.

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Sincere by Mj Cole

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Faust IV by Faust

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Why is he in a microwave?

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

The Coral by The Coral

Music by Madonna

Fragile by Yes

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Transformer by Lou Reed

Very by Pet Shop Boys

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

Happiest marriage in 1960s Tennessee:

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Purple Rain by Prince

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Among The Living by Anthrax

Roots by Sepultura

There’s a song on here called “Dictatorshit” which is a powerful political statement if I’ve ever heard one. Could have hit a lot harder if they named it “Dicktatorshit” though.

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Viva Hate by Morrissey

This is the fourth (and hopefully final) Morrissey album I’ve got on this list. I’ve been patient, but I think now is the time to give this asshole the 1 star he deserves. While I’ve made an effort to separate the art from the artist, “Bengali in Platforms” and its not-so-subtle racism was the last straw for me. Even ignoring that song leaves nothing but a mediocre, down-tempo Smiths album where he meanders verse to verse without a hook or memorable line in sight. He somehow makes a song about killing Margaret Thatcher boring. Fuck this mopey, spinach eating prick.

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Okay, so there’s a lot to unpack here and none of it’s good. We’ve McLaren, a Brit, mixing South African melodies stolen from Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens with New York talk radio, then he throws in a dash of hiphop, square dancing (!?), and the odd pan flute to capture a vague sense of exotic “otherness.” It’s so phoney and uncool that I’m baffled anybody could find this listenable, especially with McLaren’s saying words like “ebonettes” and “mambo” with his thick North London accent. I cringed so hard I may have given myself whiplash. Hard pass.

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

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

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Tapestry by Carole King

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Dummy by Portishead

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

The Undertones by The Undertones

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

This album has absolutely no reason to be on the list, but it’s so cheesy and over the top that I couldn’t help but enjoy it. I’m all for this cabaret of cringe.

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Survivor by Destiny's Child

A very typical Y2K girlboss album. Wouldn’t normally have a problem with this, except it weirdly preaches love and empowerment while also engaging in slut shaming, then tops it with some “God loves me” BS. It comes off as shallow and socially conservative as a result — the kind of music you’d blast when your friend calls you out on your toxic bullshit.

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Real Life by Magazine

The Visitors by ABBA

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Speaking from experience, this music is perfect for when you wake up and realize you’ve gotta mark 20 final essays by midnight to meet the academic deadline. For just a little while I felt like a PI reading over case files in 1970’s Miami as opposed to a TA deducting grades for improper formatting styles.

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

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

Really?

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

More Specials by The Specials

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Started out beautiful and got progressively more tedious as the songs went on (and on).

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Electric by The Cult

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Future Days by Can

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Well, this marks my final album of the list. Always knew this day would come. All in all I must say that this project has made the past three years quite enjoyable, even if the list itself is moreso good than great. Way too much Elvis Costello, way too much Madchester shit, and not nearly enough global representation beyond the Anglosphere and their colonies. Still, the album a day process has really broadened my taste for weird shit. I grew to love post punk and whatever the fuck The Residents were doing, so shoutout to them. Also, Junkyard is a 10/10 album and I will die on that hill. Even though no one asked, I’m listing my personal top ten on the list as a point of record. Because after all isn’t that what this project is all about? 1. Fleetfoxes - Fleetfoxes 2. Neon Bible - Arcade Fire 3. LP1 - FKA Twigs 4. Dummy - Portishead 5. Locust Abortion Technician - Butthole Surfers 6. The Archandroid - Janelle Monae 7. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis 8. The White Album - Beatles 9. Since I Left You - The Avalanches 10. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Some Nazi, idk Oh yeah, and this Billy Bragg album is okay I guess.