1001 Albums Summary

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Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

This is a really great album. If you're in the right mood, it's perfect.

Station To Station by David Bowie

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Live! by Fela Kuti

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

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

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

The Joshua Tree by U2

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

evermore by Taylor Swift

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

All Directions by The Temptations

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Young Americans by David Bowie

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Illmatic by Nas

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

En-Tact by The Shamen

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Wild Gift by X

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Low by David Bowie

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

The Undertones by The Undertones

Traffic by Traffic

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Kenza by Khaled

Moon Safari by Air

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Rapture by Anita Baker

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Probably their best album.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

This is a strange album. There are only 4 tracks but probably should have been divided up into more. Some of it is great, and other parts are pretty silly.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Surprisingly good.

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Tom Waits is not for me.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Fragile by Yes

Van Halen by Van Halen

This album really starts off with a bang, and take a steep dive after "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love"

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Really great. Surprisingly good for something from 2006

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Disraeli Gears by Cream

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Better than I thought. Solid album, especially the first half.

Who's Next by The Who

Arise by Sepultura

Not my style, but better than I thought.

Slipknot by Slipknot

Not for me. Also, why do they need so many people in their band?

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Marquee Moon by Television

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Not bad, but not for me. Too much brass.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

The Predator by Ice Cube

Ingenue by k.d. lang

The Yes Album by Yes

London Calling by The Clash

I know a lot of folks love The Clash. I'm just not one of them. Not my cuppa.

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Dummy by Portishead

Such a great album. I bit overplayed in the tears after it came out, but that was for a reason. So good.

The White Room by The KLF

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

Blackstar by David Bowie

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Not a terrible album, but not for me.

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

It's pretty good. Strange that I missed this one in the 90s

Guero by Beck

I gave it a four because it's not his best, but it's really good. Better than I remember. I wish I could give it a 4.5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

So great. Perhaps only one mediocre song on the album.

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Graceland by Paul Simon

Nowhere by Ride

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Odelay by Beck

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Music by Madonna

Metallica by Metallica

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Liquid Swords by GZA

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

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers still aren't for me.

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Tommy by The Who

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Tical by Method Man

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Doolittle by Pixies

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Moondance by Van Morrison

Rocks by Aerosmith

So by Peter Gabriel

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

On The Beach by Neil Young

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

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

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Raw Power by The Stooges

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

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

Harvest by Neil Young

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Bossanova by Pixies

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

The White Album by Beatles

Highly Evolved by The Vines

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Abraxas by Santana

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Soul Mining by The The

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

Horses by Patti Smith

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Arular by M.I.A.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

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

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

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

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The Score by Fugees

New Forms by Roni Size

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

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

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Vulnicura by Björk

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Imagine by John Lennon

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

Close To You by Carpenters

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Back In Black by AC/DC

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

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Ramones by Ramones

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Vivid by Living Colour

Signing Off by UB40

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

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Funeral by Arcade Fire

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Bad by Michael Jackson

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Smile by Brian Wilson

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Stankonia by OutKast

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Dookie by Green Day

Elephant by The White Stripes

S&M by Metallica

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Smash by The Offspring

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Damaged by Black Flag

Ten by Pearl Jam

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Man Who by Travis

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

My Generation by The Who

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

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

L.A. Woman by The Doors

The Next Day by David Bowie

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

The Cars by The Cars

Sea Change by Beck

A profoundly beautiful downer.

Sulk by The Associates

I don't know how this album got on this list. It's everything that was bad about the genre/era, and none of the good.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Palo Congo by Sabu

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Different Class by Pulp

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Disintegration by The Cure

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Pretenders by Pretenders

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Ctrl by SZA

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Revolver by Beatles

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

1984 by Van Halen

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

C'est Chic by CHIC

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

New Wave by The Auteurs

Black Metal by Venom

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Me Against The World by 2Pac

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Be by Common

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

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

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Justified by Justin Timberlake

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

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

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

Much better than I thought, based on the other reviews. There are certainly other albums on this list that I would consider more offensive.

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Debut by Björk

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Yeezus by Kanye West

...And Justice For All by Metallica

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

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

Gold by Ryan Adams

Mask by Bauhaus

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Blur by Blur

Trio by Dolly Parton

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Goo by Sonic Youth

Slayed? by Slade

The Stooges by The Stooges

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Kala by M.I.A.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Sincere by Mj Cole

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Follow The Leader by Korn

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Destroyer by KISS

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

1999 by Prince

Roots by Sepultura

Fun House by The Stooges

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Vespertine by Björk

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Calenture by The Triffids

One World by John Martyn

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós