1001 Albums Summary

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Who's Next by The Who

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Fragile by Yes

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

John Prine by John Prine

Eagles by Eagles

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Opus Dei by Laibach

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Snivilisation by Orbital

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Boston by Boston

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Raw Power by The Stooges

Follow The Leader by Korn

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

The La's by The La's

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

1999 by Prince

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Pretenders by Pretenders

Being There by Wilco

OK Computer by Radiohead

2112 by Rush

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

The Doors by The Doors

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

25 by Adele

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

S&M by Metallica

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Marquee Moon by Television

American Gothic by David Ackles

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Heroes by David Bowie

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Copper Blue by Sugar

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

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

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

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

With The Beatles by Beatles

Django Django by Django Django

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Sound Affects by The Jam

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

Sincere by Mj Cole

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Arise by Sepultura

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Smile by Brian Wilson

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Arular by M.I.A.

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

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

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

...And Justice For All by Metallica

The White Album by Beatles

Celebrity Skin by Hole

War by U2

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Microshift by Hookworms

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

More Specials by The Specials

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

The Clash by The Clash

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

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

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Whatever by Aimee Mann

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Ctrl by SZA

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

California by American Music Club

Back In Black by AC/DC

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Tommy by The Who

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Different Class by Pulp

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Forever Changes by Love

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Grand Tour by George Jones

The Stooges by The Stooges

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

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

GI by Germs

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

So by Peter Gabriel

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Purple Rain by Prince

Medúlla by Björk

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Eternally Yours by The Saints

The Bends by Radiohead

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Goo by Sonic Youth

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Bossanova by Pixies

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Tapestry by Carole King

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Blackstar by David Bowie

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Stankonia by OutKast

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Trio by Dolly Parton

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Kimono My House by Sparks

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

xx by The xx

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Liquid Swords by GZA

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

1984 by Van Halen

Black Metal by Venom

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Brothers by The Black Keys

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Aja by Steely Dan

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Face to Face by The Kinks

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Blur by Blur

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Nevermind by Nirvana

Rocks by Aerosmith

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

Country Life by Roxy Music

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Kala by M.I.A.

Gris Gris by Dr. John

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Nowhere by Ride

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Woodface by Crowded House

Debut by Björk

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Closer by Joy Division

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Achtung Baby by U2

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Skylarking by XTC

The Score by Fugees

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

White Light by Gene Clark

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

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

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Graceland by Paul Simon

British Steel by Judas Priest

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

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Transformer by Lou Reed

Dummy by Portishead

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Make Yourself by Incubus

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Faust IV by Faust

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Da Capo by Love

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Parklife by Blur

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Abraxas by Santana

Berlin by Lou Reed

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Technique by New Order

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Revolver by Beatles

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

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

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Rio by Duran Duran

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Third by Soft Machine

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Nixon by Lambchop

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

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

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

New Wave by The Auteurs

The Band by The Band

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

The Coral by The Coral

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

Bjork meets… Cabaret? Still better than yesterday’s Rolling Stones album.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Damaged by Black Flag

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Palo Congo by Sabu

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

The World is a Ghetto by War

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Pornography by The Cure

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Faith by George Michael

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Play by Moby

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Rapture by Anita Baker

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

Disintegration by The Cure

Real Life by Magazine

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

In Utero by Nirvana

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

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

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Drunk by Thundercat

Timeless by Goldie

Bad by Michael Jackson

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Kenya by Machito

The Joshua Tree by U2

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Born To Be With You by Dion

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Atomizer by Big Black

Moon Safari by Air

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

It’s funny how few albums stand out on a list this long — I’m about halfway through and am continually baffled that so many picks feel generic and samey. This, however, is not one of them. This is an odd album and I doubt I’ll ever listen to it again so I’m giving it a 3. But it’s so blessedly DIFFERENT to most of the stuff on this list that it’s more like a 3.5. It’s probably one of the few albums on this challenge I’ll remember. Even if it’s not my personal taste in music.

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Ren fest vibes 👸🏻

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Got this album on Mother’s Day and the layered dissonance intertwined with haunting melodies accurately sums up my feelings about Mother’s Day.

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Perfect background music for cleaning the shit outta my kitchen. 🧹

Cross by Justice

Huh, maybe I *do* like electronica?? 🤔

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Urban Hymns by The Verve

I’m a sucker for Bittersweet Symphony, which made me unprepared for how average/samey the rest of this album was. 😕

Tical by Method Man

evermore by Taylor Swift

Boy people love hating on Taylor Swift, huh? 😂 As neither a fan nor her target demographic, this album caught me. Yes the songs all have a similar flavor, but her lyrics’ rich storytelling kept me engaged the entire album. Lovely.

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Really dug this one. It was 4 stars till the last song. 😬

Dirty by Sonic Youth

I’ve never listened to a full Sonic Youth album but I dug it. The album itself was ⭐️⭐️⭐️ but I added a nostalgia star cause I vividly remember my high school crush skateboarding in his Sonic Youth T-shirt. Yum.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Sheet Music by 10cc

I was braced for more samey Brit pop but was pleasantly surprised by this all-over-the-place (and sometimes hilarious) album. 3.5 ⭐️ rounded up to help offset the grouchy haters.

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Really enjoyed this and I am not a Bruce Springsteen fan. (Although it sounded nothing like Bruce Springsteen so that follows)

Metallica by Metallica

No one was more surprised than me to find out I didn’t hate this.

Suicide by Suicide

Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would, except for Frankie Teardrop which had to skip. 😬

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

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

I’m someone who enjoys stripped-down folk music and I did enjoy this. But I’m unclear what sets this album apart from any other stripped-down folk album enough to include on this list.

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Too weird to listen to on its own but he perfect amount of weird to listen to while working on art projects. 🎨

Night Life by Ray Price

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Connected by Stereo MC's

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Lord yes, more of this. 🎸

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Yeezus by Kanye West

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Close To The Edge by Yes

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Absolutely not.

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

If this had been the first Bob Dylan album I’d ever heard, I might actually like Bob Dylan! Deducted a star for his atrocious singing voice. HOW DID HE BECOME SO FAMOUS.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Document by R.E.M.

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

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

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

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

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Dust by Screaming Trees

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

The Visitors by ABBA

Guero by Beck

The Specials by The Specials

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Kept waiting for this to get good cause it’s Peter Gabriel buuuuut 🤷🏻‍♀️. The painful stretch between Solsbury Hill and Here Comes The Flood was way too long.

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Destroyer by KISS

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

This album was so good that I questioned A) whether I actually do hate Bob Dylan and B) whyyyy are there so many mediocre Bob Dylan albums on this list?? This plus Hwy 61 would’ve been the perfect one two punch.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Live At Leeds by The Who

I like The Who but damned if I can figure out what makes this particular album a standout.

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Quiet Life by Japan

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Kenza by Khaled

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Parachutes by Coldplay

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

The Undertones by The Undertones

Somehow enjoyable and forgettable at the same time.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

So weird. Genuinely don’t understand why I liked this so much.

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Irrepressibly bonkers 🙌🏼🤣🤣🤣🤣

#1 Record by Big Star

Hotel California by Eagles

One of my favorite things about this 1001 albums project is getting a legendary album I’ve never listened to that stands so clearly head & shoulders above the rest of this list. Like whoa, I see why this one blew the entire music industry away as well as the average listener!! This is not one of those albums. 🤣 Maybe I don’t “get” The Eagles or something, I don’t know. They feel like the blandest possible blend of country + rock, somehow *losing* the standout qualities of both genres. Other than the title track, the songs are boring and samey. Though I did think Last Resort was a pretty song.

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Is This It by The Strokes

Virgin Suicides by Air

I did not need to listen to this before I die. The album in and of itself isn’t bad per se, but why is this on the list when there are already so many un- and underrepresented artists and genres?? Mystified.

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

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

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Solid Air by John Martyn

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

Phrenology by The Roots

DNF

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Garbage by Garbage

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Homework by Daft Punk

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

On The Beach by Neil Young

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Elastica by Elastica

Scum by Napalm Death

Illmatic by Nas

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Suede by Suede

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Ten by Pearl Jam

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

I’ve heard a lot of weird albums during this project but this is the only one that made me laugh out loud.

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

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Doolittle by Pixies

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Fun House by The Stooges

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

The Next Day by David Bowie

Close To You by Carpenters

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

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

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Arrival by ABBA

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

All Directions by The Temptations

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Queen II by Queen

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Vivid by Living Colour

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Harvest by Neil Young

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Live! by Fela Kuti

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Future Days by Can

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Diamond Life by Sade

Leftism by Leftfield

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Violator by Depeche Mode

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Synchronicity by The Police

Van Halen by Van Halen

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

LP1 by FKA twigs

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Green by R.E.M.

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Movies by Holger Czukay

So weird.

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

American Pie by Don McLean

Music by Madonna

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Slipknot by Slipknot

1989 by Taylor Swift

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Roots by Sepultura

Calenture by The Triffids

Smash by The Offspring

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

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

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

The Poet by Bobby Womack

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Manassas by Stephen Stills

The Man Who by Travis

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Third by Portishead

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Spiderland by Slint

The Libertines by The Libertines

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

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

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Dog Man Star by Suede

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Picture Book by Simply Red

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Tago Mago by Can

The Predator by Ice Cube

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Electric by The Cult

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Pink Flag by Wire

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

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

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Survivor by Destiny's Child

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Ramones by Ramones

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

The Yes Album by Yes

Hms Fable by Shack

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

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Imagine by John Lennon

OK by Talvin Singh

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

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Ray Of Light by Madonna

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Clandestino by Manu Chao

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

1977 by Ash

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Elephant by The White Stripes

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

McCartney by Paul McCartney

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

New Forms by Roni Size

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Bad Company by Bad Company

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Take Me Apart by Kelela

London Calling by The Clash

Slayed? by Slade

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

The Cars by The Cars

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Headquarters by The Monkees

Risque by CHIC

Infected by The The

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

I Against I by Bad Brains

Sulk by The Associates

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Live Through This by Hole

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Lost Souls by Doves

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

The White Room by The KLF

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Melodrama by Lorde

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

90 by 808 State

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

American Idiot by Green Day

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

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

21 by Adele

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Gold by Ryan Adams

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Crazysexycool by TLC

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

In It For The Money by Supergrass

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

No Other by Gene Clark

The Who Sell Out by The Who

My Generation by The Who

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

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

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Signing Off by UB40

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

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

Odessa by Bee Gees

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

I See You by The xx

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

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

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall