1001 Albums Summary

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457
Albums Rated
3.32
Average Rating
42%
Complete
632 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

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1960
Favorite Decade
World
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
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47
5-Star Albums
10
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
5 2.71 +2.29
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
5 3.09 +1.91
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
5 3.09 +1.91
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
5 3.11 +1.89
Clandestino
Manu Chao
5 3.22 +1.78
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
5 3.26 +1.74
Fragile
Yes
5 3.32 +1.68
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5 3.33 +1.67
Music From Big Pink
The Band
5 3.34 +1.66
C'est Chic
CHIC
5 3.34 +1.66

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
1 3.48 -2.48
Kid A
Radiohead
2 3.71 -1.71
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
2 3.67 -1.67
The Cars
The Cars
2 3.65 -1.65
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
1 2.55 -1.55
Low
David Bowie
2 3.54 -1.54
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
2 3.52 -1.52
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
1 2.48 -1.48
Dirt
Alice In Chains
2 3.46 -1.46
War
U2
2 3.45 -1.45

Artists

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
The Doors 3 4.67
Simon & Garfunkel 2 5
Beatles 3 4.33
Creedence Clearwater Revival 3 4.33
Johnny Cash 3 4.33

5-Star Albums (47)

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Popular Reviews

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

This has been the only NC album I've found remotely listenable so far. Why are there so many NC albums though???

1-Star Albums (10)

All Ratings (457)

Be by Common
Oct 09 2023
At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Oct 13 2023

I love it, probably not for everyone though!

Dummy by Portishead
Oct 14 2023
Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Nov 05 2023

4.5 really

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp
Nov 10 2023

Tired and grumpy but really annoyed me. Possibly unfair

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Nov 21 2023

Really 3.5. I'm not a huge fan of The Boss but some undeniable bangers.

Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Nov 23 2023

Woof that was hard going

Eagles by Eagles
Nov 24 2023
The College Dropout by Kanye West
Nov 26 2023

Actually 4.5, it's amazing but just so misogynistic!

L.A. Woman by The Doors
Nov 28 2023

Probably like 4.75 since I prefer their eponymous album but it's still fucking cracking music.

Odelay by Beck
Dec 01 2023

Futurama reminisce pushing it up to 4 for me!

Boston by Boston
Dec 08 2023
Low by David Bowie
Dec 09 2023
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Dec 15 2023
The Blueprint by JAY Z
Dec 18 2023

It's really well produced, I just don't personally like a lot of the subject matter

1989 by Taylor Swift
Dec 19 2023

A bit too saccharin for me, but it's obviously a classic

Want One by Rufus Wainwright
Dec 24 2023
Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Dec 27 2023
Live At Leeds by The Who
Jan 06 2024

Great songs, I personally prefer the studio versions!

Horses by Patti Smith
Jan 08 2024

Probably 3.5 really

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Jan 17 2024
Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 18 2024

3.5 really

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals
Jan 19 2024

It was good, but I need to listen again to rate properly I think.

21 by Adele
Jan 25 2024
Bad by Michael Jackson
Jan 27 2024
Cross by Justice
Feb 03 2024
1999 by Prince
Feb 10 2024
Elephant by The White Stripes
Feb 16 2024
Suede by Suede
Feb 18 2024
Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Feb 20 2024
So by Peter Gabriel
Feb 22 2024
Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Mar 24 2024
Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Mar 27 2024

To be confirmed when I can listen again

Triangle by The Beau Brummels
Mar 28 2024
Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Apr 01 2024

Should be 2, saved by Hard to Handle which is a cover anyway...

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Apr 10 2024

3.5 better than I assumed

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Apr 12 2024
2112 by Rush
Apr 13 2024

3.5

Movies by Holger Czukay
Apr 19 2024
Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Apr 29 2024
Ten by Pearl Jam
May 01 2024
B-52's by The B-52's
May 03 2024
S&M by Metallica
May 11 2024
Nixon by Lambchop
May 15 2024
Stripped by Christina Aguilera
May 27 2024
Casanova by The Divine Comedy
May 31 2024
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Jun 04 2024
Yeezus by Kanye West
Jul 03 2024
Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Aug 02 2024
Frank by Amy Winehouse
Aug 20 2024

3.5 really

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Aug 21 2024
Sister by Sonic Youth
Aug 30 2024
LP1 by FKA twigs
Sep 03 2024

3.5

Imagine by John Lennon
Sep 07 2024
Trio by Dolly Parton
Sep 20 2024
Funeral by Arcade Fire
Sep 24 2024

3.5 really

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Sep 27 2024
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sep 28 2024
Sex Packets by Digital Underground
Feb 03 2025

3.5 Madness, but some legitimately catchy parts

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Feb 04 2025

This has been the only NC album I've found remotely listenable so far. Why are there so many NC albums though???

Harvest by Neil Young
Feb 08 2025
Manassas by Stephen Stills
Feb 14 2025
Heroes by David Bowie
Feb 20 2025
Kid A by Radiohead
Mar 10 2025
Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Apr 01 2025
War by U2
Apr 05 2025
Ctrl by SZA
Apr 06 2025
Brothers by The Black Keys
Apr 27 2025

Just noise. One or two bits of songs that are pleasant, promptly interrupted with more noise. No idea how this could be in the 1001 to listen to unless there's a big crowd of people who want to remember their modem connecting.

m b v by My Bloody Valentine
May 26 2025
1984 by Van Halen
May 28 2025
Music by Madonna
Jun 01 2025
Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Jun 04 2025
Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Jun 11 2025
Smile by Brian Wilson
Jun 13 2025
Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Jun 15 2025
Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Jun 17 2025
Tical by Method Man
Jul 07 2025

Balanced

Average rating is within 0.15 points of global average.

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.