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Album	You	Global	Diff
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	5	2.46	+2.54
The New Tango Astor Piazzolla	5	2.88	+2.12
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	5	2.91	+2.09
Tical Method Man	5	2.94	+2.06
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds	5	3.22	+1.78
Me Against The World 2Pac	5	3.25	+1.75
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading	5	3.33	+1.67
The Band The Band	5	3.37	+1.63
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	5	3.41	+1.59
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy	1	3.13	-2.13
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.02	-2.02
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	2	3.39	-1.39
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	2	3.33	-1.33
Clandestino Manu Chao	2	3.22	-1.22
Elastica Elastica	2	3.22	-1.22
Crazysexycool TLC	2	3.07	-1.07
Emperor Tomato Ketchup Stereolab	2	3.03	-1.03

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Artist	Albums	Average
Johnny Cash	3	4.67

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Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Most of these tracks are classics. It's impossible to listen to them individually and not automatically hear what's coming next in your head because this albums is ingrained in our consciousness. I'd put it in my top 3 Stones albums. The diversity of sound is great, leaning more into country/folk elements and heavy in blues lets Keith's riffing really shine. Sympathy has been so prevalent in film and TV, but it is so fitting sometimes, both musically and lyrically. Who doesn't sing along to the Woo Woos at the end?

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

Close to the end of Ye's genius. After this and Yeezus, he really started slipping for me. But this record is intense. It's challenging, ok a good way.

Paul Simon

5/5

Paul's lyricism sets him apart, and with the addition of his musical exploration with Caribbean and Latin rhythms, this first solo record remains one of the greatest departures from a successful duo/group. Few have successful solo careers after having intense success with a group, but Paul Simon has shown time and again he belongs amongst the greatest American songwriters of all time.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Unless you did more than catch radio hits from the 90s Brit rock acts (Blur, Oasis, etc), you may have missed Supergrass. Even this being right in my wheelhouse, I don't know this band very well and haven't listened to them in ages. Looking forward to a focused, first-time-in-twenty-five-years play through of this album.... And there ya go. Pretty good record, can see why it didn't cross the ocean, though.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

2/5

Interesting multi language album. Never heard of this one. After listening, I definitely want to dig in a little to see why this made the top 1001 list. It's seems like it has a pretty big impact in Europe, even though it didn't make as big an impact in the US (at least English speaking).

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

This is the pinnacle. Love this record.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Oh man one of my absolute favorites! These dudes are insane. Ridiculous live show. Blasting this in my '92 Corsica, windows down, nothing to worry about in the world. No other hard electronic band had the mainstream power like the Prodigy in those days. Their songs were rightly featured in some great films, and are still used to illustrate the frenetic action energy of a story.

New York Dolls

3/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

2/5

This is a pretty good punk record, but they've never been in my punk rotation.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

I go back to this album over and over. The incredibly lush instrumentation, the storylines of the songs, just a great album from a unique band that's just on the fringe.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

3/5

This was a surprisingly great album! I have not heard of these guys, and though I don't spend my time fully engulfed in the punk world, I have a pretty good grasp on the variety of name brand punk bands. So I came into this one clean slate, and really enjoyed it. It's got that Cali punk sound, like Dead Kennedys and a little like Snot, and overall a great mix of guitars and perfect vocals for the style. Crazy they only had one major label album before splitting up. Almost pulled a 4 star rating, but it's challenging when compared to so many other great albums, even when limiting to the punk genre. I'd toss em a 3.8 if I could.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

I can't convey how much I enjoy a debate album that right up front introduces themselves and what you're getting into. I can't imagine what it was like to hear this when first released. Seems surprising to hear the way Chicago pulled these sounds together and made something that was definitively them.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Corgan and crew delivered an astonishing output during the sessions for this album. Incredible songs, amazing arrangements, the way this went beyond alternative to breakthrough to the mainstream. Listen to the deluxe version with all the extra stuff. So good.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

This was a breakthrough when it happened of course. I'm not sure it holds up as well, since a lot of the hype was label driven. (Don't be mad at me.) It's a really good album, no doubt. But is it a timeless masterpiece? Not sure. Lonestar and Turn Me On are highlights for me.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

This is a great find. Enjoyed the heck outta this album, and look forward to more from them.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

3/5

Not sure why they put a live album on the list vs any other Motorhead album, but I'll take it!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Great album start to finish.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

Great players. These guys live have to be a good show.

Microshift

Hookworms

3/5

I like this. Reminds me of LCD Soundsystem. Never heard of them, but it's good stuff.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

2/5

This is okay for me. Not revolutionary or anything, so not sure it has a place in the 1001 list. Some enjoyable songs, but Faces outshines Small Faces for me.

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

More fugazi on this list please.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

You could've grabbed any of the first few PE records for this list. Bring Tha Noize with Anthrax tho, a solid track that was also featured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game, cementing the legacy of Public Enemy in skate culture, video game culture, and music history.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

A certified classic. I like the Folsom recording better, but this one with A Boy Named Sue on it is fantastic.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Big fan of Bruce, but I think this is one of my least fave of his "major" albums. The audio mix (esp on Born in the USA) is not great. The radio singles aren't exactly in my top either. All that said, it's still Bruce. So you have to give credit where it's due to an American songwriting icon.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

A much better Bruce album

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

My absolute favorite Joel collection. Every track is a killer.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Great storytelling to work with the film, and this is the epitome of street style from the era.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

4/5

I'm more of a prodigy fan today than ever

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

An obviously brilliant record. Very challenging, but so enjoyable.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

What a heavy album.... She conveys a life experience that is raw and rough. Incredible.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

I get the relationship of this band and its era, but it wasn't great enough to be included in this list.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Perfect. No artist has or will have a final album like this. From The track list, to the production, to the cultural environment, it was a perfect storm. This note from the wiki sums it up: Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor admitted that he was initially "flattered" but worried that "the idea of Cash covering 'Hurt' sounded a bit gimmicky," but when he heard the song and saw the video for the first time, Reznor said he was deeply moved and found Cash's cover beautiful and meaningful, going as far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore."

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

A certified classic. Some of the best of Sinatra, and the best tracks of the entire era were on this record.

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

This was peak 90s alternative. You had the spacy guitar distortion, the scratching turntables, the acoustic "power ballad", lyrics that were disenfranchised and (let's be honest) a bit whiny. All-in-all, I love this record for the time that I first heard it because I was all of those things. Now, it still has some nostalgia but I'm not sure if it came out today I'd be that into it.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Lots of 90s rock sound here, mixed with the Liverpool/Beatles influence. Nice record.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

I did not expect to want a Fela Kuti album on the day it showed up, but I was wrong. This live set with Ginger Baker is stellar.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Another classic. Jim's ramblings were an oddly perfect compliment to the brilliant musicianship of Manzarek and Krieger.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

I like this album. It's another that I don't understand the criteria for it's inclusion in the 1001 list, though. I'd rank it 3-4 stars on its own, but in the context of it being a "must listen" record, I'm not sure it meets those aspirations.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

5/5

Big fan of this duo. Though this isn't my number one fave album of theirs, it belongs on the list because it's such an amazing debut.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

I love this album. Perfect timing when it was released to get on the raw rock wave of the early 00s

More Specials

The Specials

4/5

Amazing talents. Such incredible grooves, I will listen to this album on repeat

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Look, it's great. Nile's guitar work, I mean, come on. But is it for me? I don't think so.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Another really heavy album. Cohen's anguished vocals are perfect for the tone of these songs.

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Another prog masterpiece

Tracy Chapman

3/5

You forget how good some of her songs are, since Fast Car is so overplayed.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

5/5

I don't know what else there is to say about Zappa...

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

Great performances.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

Excellent debut.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

This is a good intro to the indie scene from the early 00s

The Band

5/5

Undeniable masterpiece

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Wow, what a voice. Passionate and beautiful songs. Can't skip on Glyn Johns and the work he's done over the years, either.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

This was such a massive cultural record for it's time. New sounds, but moreso the suggestive themes that caused (mainly male) Brits to be quite uncomfortable. And for that alone, it gets too marks. Hahah Besides that, these are some really good tunes, earworms, chill vibes. Love it.

The Doors

5/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

3/5

I really enjoy how much GZA leans into the classic Kung Fu movie themes.

Yeezus

Kanye West

4/5

I think it's my favorite Kanye album. The dude is a nut job, but I like it.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

4/5

New Forms

Roni Size

3/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

4/5

The Stone Roses

3/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

5/5

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

A stone cold classic. Encapsulated the laurel canyon vibe.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Fun record, good to put on for a certain vibe.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

The best. Such a perfect album.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

Tical

Method Man

5/5

The way any of the WuTang era melds lofi beats and Kung Fu spirit with hard lyrics, it's such a microcosm of hip hip that can never be replicated.

S&M

Metallica

4/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

Great punk record. Cool double album concept, smashing blend of styles, good mix of lyrical content.

Me Against The World

2Pac

5/5

One of the best poet rappers to do it.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

It's fine. Pretty cool.

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

It's pretty fine

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

An obvious five star choice for this list.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

I only knew the Cardigans from the Love song, and I wouldn't say I enjoyed it. But this is overall a really good record. I liked a lot of it. May have to check out more.

School's Out

Alice Cooper

3/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

A once in ever kind of talent

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

1/5

Could be the mood I was in but I didn't get this one at all b

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Elastica

2/5

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

3/5

He's cool, inspired but also real. Influential but way outside of the mainstream.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Fun, but a lot of filler. I liked the concept of Andre and Big Boi doing their own style.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

3/5

So musically, this is epic. I love the sounds, the orchestrations, everything. Lyrically, however, and the "story"? What the heck is happening here?

Heroes

David Bowie

5/5

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

3/5

I like these guys. I've of those "bands that the other big name bands listened to" kinda things. Kinda can't have Pearl Jam and Soundgarden without Mudhoney.

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

This is one of those great ones that, upon release, the critics at the time felt was mostly blah. I don't understand it, this is such a great album, and an incredible debut. It makes me wonder the mindset of the critics of the era; were they too into Dylan or Simon/Garfunkel and other folk acts? Were they coming off the Beatles high and didn't know what they were listening to? Did they just write it off as a university kid making a record?

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Nice chill album.

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

5/5

Phenomenal.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Every indie female fronted band (and most indie bands, for that matter) from the 2000s to now owe a lot to Siouxsie. But, I'm not a massive fan, so I see the value of them on the list, but for me, it's still only a 2 star.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Oh man this record is so good

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

A magical record, such great musicality and represents a wonderful era of songwriting.

Crazysexycool

TLC

2/5

You know... It's good. But doe sit hold up? I'm not sure.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

Great roots poetry!

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Crazy cool sounds from Mali. Love the rhythms and the guitar work.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

This guy was shockingly good. Amazing playing style, crazy creative vocal style, and then vanished. Wow.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

I've always liked these guys, but this album when it came out was absolutely perfect for what they were trying to do. That three album spam from Out Of Time to Monster are just fantastic. Plus, get orchestrations from JPJ on this record, which is a massive bonus.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Superb album from British rock royalty

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

These guys were massive indie favorites on release, though I'm not entirely sure the album holds up as much on listening today, perhaps the hindsight view of their frontman.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

A brilliant concept and the instrument is amazing. Greenwood's talents writing movie scores really on display.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Maybe my favorite PF to listen to straight through.

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

It's been 25 years since I was in high school, but this reminds me heavily of the kind of zone I was in then. I still listen to QOTSA anytime I wanna just chill. (I did like Songs for the Deaf better, tbh)

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

I love the swing toward off the wall creativity on the white album. So much lore about the making of this collection. Not all winners, but a delight.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5