1001 Albums Summary

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111
Albums Rated
2.85
Average Rating
10%
Complete
978 albums remaining

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Favorite Genre
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5
5-Star Albums
7
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5 3.08 +1.92
Back In Black
AC/DC
5 3.83 +1.17
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
4 2.86 +1.14
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
4 2.95 +1.05

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Odelay
Beck
1 3.45 -2.45
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
1 3.42 -2.42
Murmur
R.E.M.
1 3.42 -2.42
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
1 2.9 -1.9
Violator
Depeche Mode
2 3.7 -1.7
Station To Station
David Bowie
2 3.69 -1.69
Moondance
Van Morrison
2 3.68 -1.68
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
2 3.68 -1.68
Hotel California
Eagles
2 3.58 -1.58
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
2 3.49 -1.49

5-Star Albums (5)

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Wow. This is truly terrible, like NO SHOT this is anything else than a 1. Genuinely no clue how anyone would ever rate this above 2, but I guess we are all different and that's the beauty of it...

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

I liked the chill vibes, and her vocals are pretty pleasant. Although the album does get a bit bland, it's still a positive experience.

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Your opinion is not to be taken seriously if you rate this anything else than 1. Massive steaming pile of hot garbage this was. Absolutely no clue how it made it to this list. John Zorn level of musical criminal activity right here, absolutely disgusting. Truly a displeasure to listen to.

1-Star Albums (7)

All Ratings (111)

Cross by Justice
Mar 06 2023
Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel
Mar 14 2023

A benevolent 3 for this one. Couple of better songs, couple of weirder ones...

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
Mar 19 2023

Good for background music, but that's about it. At least it's not John Zorc

Aja by Steely Dan
Mar 20 2023
Pyromania by Def Leppard
Mar 22 2023

That was banging

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Mar 23 2023

"Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit." Very chaotic album, I expected more to be honest.

Odelay by Beck
Mar 25 2023

Bunch of garbage

Low-Life by New Order
Mar 26 2023

just not very good, innit

The Score by Fugees
Mar 27 2023

Great tempo with mostly good beats, decent lyrics with some excellent bars. Finally some female representation as well. Overall a great album with some well-known bangers, although in exchange some of the songs are not that good. Still, this definitely feels like a breath of fresh air within the ocean of the generic shitty boomer ass punk/rock albums that this list provides. Well-deserving of a 4/5.

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
Mar 28 2023

Big fan of Eminem, so I'm sorry to give this a 3🌟 ,but this album just ain't really it. It aged very badly, although it helps if you can somehow listen to it with a different mood treating it like it's a cartoon or something. The rhymes and the mind-blowing lyrics are there as always, but the songs are just not that great yet with the exception of a few.

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams
Mar 30 2023

Not bad, but nothing special besides the 2 obvious bangers.

A weirdly amazing, or amazingly weird piece. Really vibing with the melodies, but then he destroys my ears with the explicit harmonica. Same with the vocals and the lyrics... Sometimes they are great, then I get used to them, and then he just gets weird again. Feel like this deserves a 1 and a 5 at the same time lol

Live At Leeds by The Who
Apr 03 2023

Couple of good hits, it's an alright album.

Screamadelica by Primal Scream
Apr 04 2023

Really weird album with a bunch of different things, but overall I enjoyed a decent amount of it.

Apr 05 2023

First two songs are standouts, the rest unfortunately gets worse, but it's still okay for a benevolent 3

Apr 06 2023

Wow. This is truly terrible, like NO SHOT this is anything else than a 1. Genuinely no clue how anyone would ever rate this above 2, but I guess we are all different and that's the beauty of it...

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
Apr 07 2023

I liked the chill vibes, and her vocals are pretty pleasant. Although the album does get a bit bland, it's still a positive experience.

All Mod Cons by The Jam
Apr 08 2023

There are some enjoyable elements, but overall it's meh

Hotel California by Eagles
Apr 10 2023

The title song is a banger, but the rest of the album is meh

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
Apr 14 2023

I actually liked some of it, as it's different to and I guess much better than a lot of shit that is on this list, and it was close to being a "ehh, it's okay for a 3/5", then starting with 'Mellow My Mind' the album just gets worse and worse. The vocals are overall not it, man... Also some songs ('Roll Another Number for example) are just flat out weird and not good. I get it that it's from a dark period of his life full of grief, but that still doesn't make it a better album musically.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Apr 16 2023

Some of it is decent, but there is a lot of shit here, boys

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Apr 19 2023

Pretty good actually, didn't think I'd enjoy this, but it took me to a magical place. Fuck it, benevolent 4

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Apr 20 2023

Your opinion is not to be taken seriously if you rate this anything else than 1. Massive steaming pile of hot garbage this was. Absolutely no clue how it made it to this list. John Zorn level of musical criminal activity right here, absolutely disgusting. Truly a displeasure to listen to.

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys
Apr 21 2023

Not unlistenable, but it's quite bad. No idea how it made it into this list.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry
Apr 23 2023

Not exactly my style, but it was kinda banging sometimes, just not consistently enough. Also it gets a bit more bland in the later stages + some weird stuff

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.
Apr 24 2023

VERY little to like here. Vocals are atrocious. Just about thanks to the sometimes decent instrumentals gets a 1.50 to make it an extremely benevolent 2

Phrenology by The Roots
Apr 25 2023

Alright. Could be better with a bit more consistency

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal
Apr 27 2023

Takes some time to get used to all of the shit you get with this rather energetic album. Some songs were quite banging, but some of them were kinda shit.

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela
Apr 28 2023

Pretty good, much better than some of the other 'background music' that has been on this list.

May 01 2023

Two absolute bangers in 'Freedom! '90' and 'They Won't Go When I Go', and the rest are pretty good as well, although gets more bland. Great album overall, feels really underrated at 3.14 tbh

John Prine by John Prine
May 03 2023

Very good lyrics, although there are some weird ass lines too lmao. Definitely one of the better country albums out there.

May 04 2023

Actually pretty good. The instrumentals are great, giving nice funky vibes

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses
May 05 2023

Not terrible, but not really good either. Also way too fucking long even with skipping the duplicates.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes
May 06 2023

I don't think soundtracks should be included in this list, but it is here, so I have to rate it. And boy is this a great fucking soundtrack! Grooving real hard, it makes me wanna watch the damn movie.

Dummy by Portishead
May 07 2023

Pretty good chillout thingy

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers
May 08 2023

I really liked it, great vibes overall. As others pointed out, it's great not to only hear about guns and bitches in rap songs. Gets a bit repetitive, but the feats are great, and there are some serious bangers in here.

Music From Big Pink by The Band
May 09 2023

Some better songs, but overall this ain't it for me

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
May 10 2023

Terrible

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
May 11 2023

Absolutely amazing! So unexpected, but so good! Took me to a magical, spiritual place, sounds great, lovely and unique technique.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
May 12 2023

I was a bit hesitant to give this a 5, as for me it's very 50/50 between 4 and 5, but seeing the average level of this list, and the albums I gave 4 to, I feel like it would be quite unfair not to rate this a 5. Really feels like a timeless, all time classic, very good album.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
May 13 2023

Decent, couple of good songs, gets a bit bland in the middle

Rip It Up by Orange Juice
May 15 2023

Really bad

Close To You by Carpenters
May 16 2023

Not absolutely terrible, but veeery little to like here for me

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears
May 17 2023

Taking the fact that it's from 1968 into consideration, this was relatively enjoyable. It did get a bit bland and repetitive after a while, though. I was hesitating between 2 and 3, but I'll give this a benevolent 3 to average it out a bit, as my group is taking the piss with rating this a 1

May 18 2023

I can see the appeal here, but it's just not for me. Lyrics are really fun and cheeky once you actually look them up, because otherwise understanding more than half of it feels impossible.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
May 19 2023

Started a bit weird, it was hard to get into this, but eventually with a second listen I did. Good journey, but musically it's sometimes very far from me. Still appreciatable.

Van Halen by Van Halen
May 20 2023

Some bangers giving the core of this, and the rest are decent as well

Kenya by Machito
May 21 2023
Roots by Sepultura
May 22 2023

This is really not my genre, but it was actually alright. Not outstanding I guess, but I had fun.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
May 23 2023

It's alright. Nice voice, I actually enjoyed that it was live, felt like I'm there with the crowd. The last song was pretty bad tho.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
May 24 2023

Some great bangers in here. It was quite fun, but it does get a bit too much after a while.

Rapture by Anita Baker
May 25 2023

Beautiful voice, but the songs are just not good.

Synchronicity by The Police
May 26 2023

Quite inconsistent, just about nicks a 3

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
May 27 2023

Started really well, first 2 songs are great, but after that it gets worse. I still don't really understand this insane Bowie hype after having listened to 2 of his albums

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne
May 28 2023

Overall I really liked it, although it did become a bit stale at parts, but I got the vibe checks, so I'm rating this high.

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris
May 29 2023

I still really enjoy Emmylou Harris' vocals, and I actually like country music more than I thought I did, but still not THAT much. She's got a few better songs on this album as well, but not quite cutting it as a higher rating. Again, it gets a bit bland.

Kid A by Radiohead
May 30 2023

Really weird album, I liked and disliked it at the same time. Straight in the middle with this one

Real Life by Magazine
May 31 2023

I really enjoyed the first song, and the 2nd was alright as well, but after that, and especially from the second half of the album it just got worse and worse

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Jun 01 2023

It's okay. Didn't hate it, in fact it's kinda pleasant to listen to in the background, but there is absolutely nothing that stands out, no place for this in the best albums ever.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Jun 02 2023

Standard rock album with nothing too outstanding, but it's still quite enjoyable.

Murmur by R.E.M.
Jun 03 2023

Insanely boring album. I really hate this genre as well. Nothing outstanding whatsoever.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
Jun 06 2023

Didn't like too much of it. There are some good songs, but I mean some shit is gonna stick from 28 fucking songs. Fuck off with this 2 hours bullshit

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned
Jun 08 2023

Very energetic, and quite enjoyable, but doesn't do more to warrant a higher rating

On The Beach by Neil Young
Jun 09 2023

It's okay, nothing really outstanding, but kinda pleasant to listen to

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Jun 10 2023

Really enjoyable. Great energy, good funky vibes. Crazy that this is from the '50s.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Jun 11 2023

4 with some goodwill. Lot of exciting unique sounds in this one, enjoyed most of the songs.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton
Jun 12 2023

Solid little ballad album, the first song is a banger

Violator by Depeche Mode
Jun 13 2023

What the hell happened at the end of this lol I can understand why it's included, it's quite unique, and not bad, but it doesn't do too much more than that for me.

Palo Congo by Sabu
Jun 16 2023

I actually enjoyed the first song, but the rest of this is pretty shit.

Purple Rain by Prince
Jun 17 2023

Had to give it a second listen, but I just gotta give it a 5. Almost every song is really good, with pretty much 3 all-time classics.

Closer by Joy Division
Jun 18 2023

Started really badly, then got a bit better, but still not a lot to like here.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jun 19 2023

I was really entertained by this all time classic metal album, got a few absolute bangers. Although it's a bit lacking, so not an outright 5 for me, but looking at this list, I feel like I have to be benevolent in my "close to a 5" ratings and just hand those 5s out.

Low by David Bowie
Jun 20 2023

David Bowie continues to make a very advanced case for being one of the most overrated artists ever holy moly. He's on this list idk how many times, yet I haven't heard anything that would suggest him being here. What does he exactly do on this album? Repetitive instrumentals into mumbling some random words into repetitive instrumentals (those instrumentals are sometimes great btw, don't get me wrong) But what am I missing? Why is he such a household name? Still no fucking idea and I already heard like 4 Bowie-albums. The fact that if you listen to this with ignoring who the artist is, it's a mediocre album.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Jun 21 2023

Didn't hate it, but nothing got me going here either

Another Green World by Brian Eno
Jun 22 2023

I mean it's not unpleasant, but nothing to really like here either. Also incredibly forgettable

Perfectionist

Only 5% of albums received 5 stars. Average rating: 2.85.

Other

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