1001 Albums Summary

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Good but not essential to be on this list with 6 other Neil Young albums, at least 5 of which make more sense

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

A mainstream rock album that was less experimental than I expected, only knowing their John Cale albums

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

One of the best R.E.M. albums, lots there for people who only know the singles too

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Realistically a 3 star album for me but loses one because it's far too long. Did not need to be a double CD

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Fine album, but the cover of Hallelujah loses a lot of its meaning by being too pretty (and inspiring the hordes of christian-themed covers of a very explicitly not christian song)

Night Life by Ray Price

I don't like country all that much and this was not really for me - I think the reason he's so notable and included on this list makes sense, but it's aged incredibly poorly (he was the first country musician to use 4/4 time, and going back to that decades later does not sound special *because of* how influential it was)

The Next Day by David Bowie

Good album but not essential to belong on this list (He's got 7 peak albums on there plus Blackstar, which should be the represented late career album)

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Classic of its genre, in the Joshua Tree vein where all the singles are on Side A so Side B at this point may have more to give on future listens

Picture Book by Simply Red

Feels like an album of mostly vibey filler built around 2 big songs

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

The La's by The La's

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Liked it, would have liked it more if Side B had been more like Side A

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

First half was good, second half had some filler I could have done without

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

It was fine, not his greatest guitar work or anything but also not him ranting about lockdowns and immigrants

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Give me at least a few songs on here that aren't midtempo and this'd get another star but it was far too same-y

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Synchronicity by The Police

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

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

They should turn turn turn back from this sound and go back to their more psych/pop stuff

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Odelay by Beck

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

All Directions by The Temptations

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Tago Mago by Can

Garbage by Garbage

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

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Calenture by The Triffids

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Odessa by Bee Gees

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

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Sound Affects by The Jam

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Music by Madonna

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Chris by Christine and the Queens

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

American Idiot by Green Day

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

More Specials by The Specials

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Bad by Michael Jackson

Headquarters by The Monkees

Disintegration by The Cure

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

California by American Music Club

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

With The Beatles by Beatles

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Doolittle by Pixies

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Tapestry by Carole King

Moondance by Van Morrison

Graceland by Paul Simon

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Abbey Road by Beatles

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Arular by M.I.A.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Horses by Patti Smith

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

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

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Guero by Beck

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

LP1 by FKA twigs

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Bummed by Happy Mondays

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Soul Mining by The The

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

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Dust by Screaming Trees

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

My Generation by The Who

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Dummy by Portishead

Smash by The Offspring

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

American Gothic by David Ackles

Cut by The Slits

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Country Life by Roxy Music

Melodrama by Lorde

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Born To Be With You by Dion

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

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Sincere by Mj Cole

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Van Halen by Van Halen

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

OK Computer by Radiohead

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Brothers by The Black Keys

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

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Close To The Edge by Yes

Signing Off by UB40

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

The Grand Tour by George Jones

No Other by Gene Clark

British Steel by Judas Priest

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Murmur by R.E.M.

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Repeater by Fugazi

Low-Life by New Order

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Nowhere by Ride

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Opus Dei by Laibach

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Heroes by David Bowie

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Who's Next by The Who

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys