1001 Albums Summary

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

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

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Goo by Sonic Youth

Protection by Massive Attack

There are some classics on here but tbh a couple of stinkers

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Didn't age as well as I was expecting

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

There are 3/4 songs on this that carry the whole thing

Close To You by Carpenters

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

This album made me irrationally angry for some reason

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Holds up

The Clash by The Clash

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

Kid A by Radiohead

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Low by David Bowie

Slayed? by Slade

Not for me

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Is 5 star song enough to carry an entire album? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Nope

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Can’t believe I pretty much forgot about this album. 17yo me would be disappointed.

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

They have better albums

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

I can appreciate the influence, but at face value the production is not great 🤷‍♀️

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Just not for me eh

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Never really listened to them that much. Pretty good.

Pink Flag by Wire

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Abraxas by Santana

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

I just don’t understand why it’s a live album

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Grace by Jeff Buckley

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Would probably like more if I was paying attention

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Abbey Road by Beatles

Wild Gift by X

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

I think it was ok just kinda forgettable

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Moon Safari by Air

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

I do like some Keith Jarrett, but not my fav

Harvest by Neil Young

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Dummy by Portishead

Kenza by Khaled

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Who's Next by The Who

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Purple Rain by Prince

Liquid Swords by GZA

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

2.5? Some of it was pretty good. But man I hated some of the beats.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Can't help but compare to Super Fly, and it came up a little short

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

The version I got was so short

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Tommy by The Who

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Marquee Moon by Television

C'est Chic by CHIC

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Didn’t finish, it wasn’t offensively bad but I just knew it wasn’t for me.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Absolute classic, but I may be biased as this has been a fav since I was about 16

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Fine for background music I guess

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Liked the first half. Apparently the second half is very influential, but wasn't my thing.

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

Kenya by Machito

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

All Mod Cons by The Jam

25 by Adele

I dunno, I get it, just not the biggest fan.

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Pretty boring, but I did like that once song

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Nah sorry

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Better than I was expecting

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Hey it wasn't that bad Nat

Smash by The Offspring

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

My Generation by The Who

Deluxe edition has so many songs, and I don't know which ones are actually on the original, so this is pretty hard to rate

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

I can't really remember how I felt about this, and I don't really feel like listening again right now. Maybe 2.5?

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Guero by Beck

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Microshift by Hookworms

Another cancelled band, no wonder I haven't heard about that. Not bad though.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

How about the part where they do the poos

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

It was fine, I just immediately forgot it. Probably should have paid more attention.

Hotel California by Eagles

First 3 songs are solid, but then it drops of massively. Pretty weak as a album overall.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Medúlla by Björk

Best thing about this challenge is being reminded to go back to albums I used to love.

Violator by Depeche Mode

Couldn't get past the second song. Just not for me sorry.

The White Album by Beatles

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

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

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

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

Yeah it's got that one song.

Suede by Suede

Live! by Fela Kuti

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

So good, until it gets all folksy, I'll just pretend it finished after the titular bells.

London Calling by The Clash

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

Palo Congo by Sabu

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

Yeah it's good, but that version of Mr. Tambourine Man is terrible.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Yeah it still slaps

The Joshua Tree by U2

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Yeah it's all good, but another live album

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Nice and short

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Homework by Daft Punk

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Will always have a soft spot for the Old Kanye production

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

No

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Probably amazing in its day, but like most of these classic Hip Hop albums, doesn't really do it for me to be honest.

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Docked a star because these dumb people the 60s had no idea how to release an album internationally so we're stuck with these weird UK/US hybrid releases. This one even had 2 bonus tracks at the start which I didn't even need to listen to. They also always have a note about some fucked up spelling. Sort it out guys.

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Better than expected. I've always kinda hated the band because of Sex on Fire.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

So it turns out I don't really like Prince that much. There were a few good songs though.

OK Computer by Radiohead

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

No

Sail Away by Randy Newman

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Don't think I've given an album I've never listened to before 5 starts yet. I came pretty close on this one, I suspect it'll be a 5 star after a few listens.

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Way better than Bridge Over Troubled Water

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

I don't like this.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Funeral by Arcade Fire

So good, just a shame Win Butler is a bit rapey.

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Very mixed bag

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Hey, that's pretty good :nods:

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Arise by Sepultura

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

In Utero by Nirvana

Brothers by The Black Keys

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Rocks by Aerosmith

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Sheet Music by 10cc

Damn there are some good songs on here, didn't know they were by 10cc. I think I thought 10cc was something completely differenet

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Moving Pictures by Rush

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

...And Justice For All by Metallica

+1 for nostalgia

Reign In Blood by Slayer

TBH most of it was pretty forgettable, and there were 2 songs missing (sort it out), but it does have Raining Blood.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Yeah it's good, but man it's long.

Achtung Baby by U2

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

The Score by Fugees

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Not for me

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Chris by Christine and the Queens

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

It's fine

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

4 stars but only if we forget about the last track.

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Mixed bag, instantly forgettable (on a first listen at least)

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Clown music

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Machine Head by Deep Purple

2.8

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Yeah it holds up

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

I think it was ok, I can barely rememeber

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Diamond Life by Sade

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

I just don't get it, I never have and I guess I never will.

Elephant by The White Stripes

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Virgin Suicides by Air

Murmur by R.E.M.

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Yeah it's ok, I don't see what all the fuss is about

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Dog Man Star by Suede

Forgettable

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Repeater by Fugazi

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Pretenders by Pretenders

In the beginning I was wondering if this was a different band to the Pretenders I knew of.

Berlin by Lou Reed

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

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

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

White Light by Gene Clark

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Calenture by The Triffids

DNF

Metallica by Metallica

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

2.5?

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

3.5

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Music by Madonna

3 songs at 4/5 stars, the rest 1/2... I dunno about the maths on that, but it's another mixed bag Madonna album that's for sure.

British Steel by Judas Priest

I listened to it yesterday and I barely remember, I don't think it really hooked me.

Orbital 2 by Orbital

This must have blown those Gen Xers minds

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

3.5

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

3+

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

3+

Arular by M.I.A.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

3+

Garbage by Garbage

So by Peter Gabriel

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

The Doors by The Doors

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

3.5

S&M by Metallica

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

The Poet by Bobby Womack

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

3+

Cross by Justice

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Holy shit it's long, but good. Didn't expect that Both Sides Now cover, not like the rest, but also great.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

It's got bangers yeah.

The Libertines by The Libertines

I just really didn't wanna keep listening to this, so I guess 1 star.

The Cars by The Cars

I kinda forgot it immediately, 2.5?

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

I haven't listened to this for 10 years. Fuck I feel old. I was obsessed with this album in 2008. This is why I love this website.

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Solid

Green by R.E.M.

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Let It Be by The Replacements

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

3.5

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

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

Raw Power by The Stooges

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

One half is better than the other, I'll let you guess which one. 4+

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

War by U2

Couple of bangers but overall not the best

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Picked a good week to start listening to these again

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Another instant 5 star, one of my favs

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

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

I'm sorry I can't

1977 by Ash

Yeah it's fine, 2.5?

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

4.5

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

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Gold by Ryan Adams

Ctrl by SZA

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves