1001 Albums Summary

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116
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3.05
Average Rating
11%
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
1989
Taylor Swift
5 3.26 +1.74
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
4 2.66 +1.34
Yeezus
Kanye West
4 2.74 +1.26
Basket of Light
Pentangle
4 2.76 +1.24
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
4 2.84 +1.16
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
4 2.87 +1.13
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
4 2.87 +1.13
Rapture
Anita Baker
4 2.94 +1.06

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
2 3.97 -1.97
The Score
Fugees
2 3.69 -1.69
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
2 3.61 -1.61
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
2 3.39 -1.39
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1 2.3 -1.3
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
2 3.23 -1.23
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
2 3.23 -1.23
Pink Flag
Wire
2 3.2 -1.2
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
2 3.18 -1.18

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Django Django by Django Django

Like tell me why that wasn't bad!

Faith by George Michael

Like yeah this is good. It's just so easy to clown him for making sex music. 4/5

1-Star Albums (2)

All Ratings (116)

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Aug 31 2024

makes me feel like i am a white kindergarten mom in 2004. 3/5

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Sep 17 2024

4/5 I thought it was pretty good! Very chill and vibey

The Score by Fugees
Sep 18 2024

didn't have a good time listening to this. aside from the one or two bangers (lauryn hill!!) This was lowkey an album half the cast of Hamilton would be in and it didn't really float my boat 2/5

Dookie by Green Day
Apr 12 2026

Solid listen. This isn't really my genre but it does feel like an album I needed to listen to. 4/5

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
Apr 13 2026

I feel like I am a fairly happy and positive person so its hard to take angry music seriously. 2.5/5

Ten by Pearl Jam
Apr 14 2026

I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would but not enough for a 4. 3/5.

Pink Flag by Wire
Apr 15 2026

don't even remember this album at all. 2/5

Black Monk Time by The Monks
Apr 16 2026

I know they are called The Monks but their haircuts are actually killing me rn. Please look up a photo. Music is about what you would expect but haircuts are incredible. 2/5

Cross by Justice
Apr 18 2026

Listen I like EDM as much as the next ABG out there but this was boring. 3/5

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Apr 19 2026

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. For heavy rock it was fine. 3/5

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream
Apr 20 2026

Lowkey what is going on? Very uhm... Genre defying. 2/5

Apr 21 2026

Was feeling neutral about it then Bridge Over Troubled Water came on and holy cow Fiona Apple is just so peak idk. 4/5

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band
Apr 22 2026

I think it's very apt that there are just no hits on this album on Spotify. Every listen on there is probably from people doing this. 2/5

Apr 24 2026

I don't really know James Brown like that but I feel like he is an iconic artist. Great album but def got a bit boring at times. 3/5

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
Apr 25 2026

Learning I can look up the Wikipedia of an album and only play the songs on the original album is kinda life changing. The production on this album has genuinely insane potential and then this guy just sounds like you took a British guy off the street and told him to sing the album. 3/5

All Directions by The Temptations
Apr 26 2026

Like not bad. Better than half the albums on here i guess. 4/5

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Apr 27 2026

Is this supposed to be like Brian Eno or...? 3/5

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Apr 29 2026

Never realized how good You Give Love A Bad Name was. After the hits the album was lowkey boring so maybe I only like the hits because I know them. Anyways young Jon Bon Jovi is lowkey hot asf. 4/5

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Apr 30 2026

He did say the n-word multiple times in the first song... 3/5

Basket of Light by Pentangle
May 01 2026

Randomly a church song in there idk why. Maybe this is a hot take but this was a fun listen. 4/5

Pelican West by Haircut 100
May 02 2026

Not a particularly moving album. Haircut 100 is a funny name though. 3/5

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
May 03 2026

Singer isn't very good, music is both weird and boring. 2/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
May 04 2026

Fine and unremarkable. Not bad but not good. At least it was short. 3/5

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 05 2026

Refreshing listen. 4/5

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
May 06 2026

pale blue eyes is good. the rest of it is mid asf. 3.5/5

2112 by Rush
May 07 2026

the racist ass tune in A Passage To Bangkok was funny idk. An album I would just never listen to voluntarily but it wasn't that bad. 3/5

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
May 08 2026

I actually like this album. Reminds me of my old choir days bc we would sing songs like these. Also it feels culturally important to listen to non-english songs. 3.5/5

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
May 09 2026

Strong start and then boring. I liked Old Whore's Diet. 3/5

Hotel California by Eagles
May 10 2026

Hotel California is just so good and I'm saying that after listening to this song literally all summer because I'm in California. The rest of this album is decent. 4/5

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
May 11 2026

Interesting concept, having someone tell their story and then having a song that relates to the story? R&B kinda putting me to sleep. 4/5.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
May 13 2026

Unremarkable. Just some other 60s guy. Did bro have a stroke with the last song title? 3/5

Chris by Christine and the Queens
May 14 2026

Imagine a liberal arts school's acapella group made an album but they had to use instruments. That's what this album sounds like. 3/5 disclaimer i didnt listen to the second half because i assume its just the same thing but in french.

Night Life by Ray Price
May 15 2026

mixing was strange for the first couple of songs, but i liked his voice. not sure how i felt about the fourth wall break in the beginning of the album. 3/5

The Blueprint by JAY Z
May 16 2026

A bit of a hard listen, just too long and didn’t really enjoy his flow. also tough that this album came out on 9/11. 3/5

Dare! by The Human League
May 17 2026

Not bad. Fun EDM-y vibes. Liked the last song. 3/5

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
May 19 2026

Fine (even good, at some points!!) production but the singer is just not good. Also I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear the last three songs. 3/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
May 20 2026

Great listen. I enjoy some classic Big Band Jazz. I liked Am I Blue. 4/5

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne
May 21 2026

Maybe I'm just in a good mood but all the albums I've rated today have been good. A lot of the albums I enjoy now feel like they could be the grandchildren of this album. Was gonna give it 4/5 but the end got a little weird so 3/5

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
May 22 2026

HOLY COW what am I listening to? I went all the way to YouTube to listen to what MIGHT be the worst album of all time. You need to read the Wikipedia for this album because the environments in which this album was created might be the only environment possible to come up with this...1/5

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
May 23 2026

I was so hopeful for this album but the singer is just not good. 2/5

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu
May 25 2026

Not really feeling it. Almost gave it a 1/5 but there has to be worse music out there 2/5

American Idiot by Green Day
May 26 2026

Some bangers I guess but I don't really enjoy this genre that much. Also the songs are soooo long. Probably the best punk? rock? album out there tho I just don't like punk rock 3.5/5

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
May 27 2026

the fact that i forgot to comment was pissingme off so im here putting in a comment. from what i remember i was just sick of the same punk genre just too loud and not enjoyable to listen to 2/5

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales
May 29 2026

I liked it at first and then it just kept getting worse and worse. I also only listened to like a quarter of the album bc most of it is unavailable on spotify whoops

Django Django by Django Django
May 30 2026

Like tell me why that wasn't bad!

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
May 31 2026

Like it definitely wasn't that bad but at some point i was like wtf am I listening to

The Undertones by The Undertones
Jun 01 2026

Very listenable! And short! Just not rlly my type of music. Reminds me of Cruisin for a Brusin from Teen Beach Movie

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3
Jun 02 2026

What if instead of 1001 albums we did 1001 songs where we only had to listen to the songs above 400k streams on spotify? That would've saved me about 1 hour and 51 minutes of what the hell was that. 2/5 there was only one good song.

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
Jun 03 2026

This is lowkey not my shit. Also I think this album is making me nauseous 2/5

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Jun 04 2026

i liked steamroller but why does he pronounce cement like that... 3/5 also he's lowkey a baddie...

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
Jun 05 2026

Like lowkey what am I listening to? Definitely not good but there exists worse music out there 2/5

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Jun 06 2026

She a baddie! Pretty solid album. Wasn't perfect but a some songs were occasionally ok to listen to. 3.5/5

American Pie by Don McLean
Jun 07 2026

I never thought I'd say that the 8m32s song saves this album but American Pie genuinely has such a place in my heart bc of one summer camp I went to when I was younger. Aside from American Pie the rest of this album was boring. 3/5

Kimono My House by Sparks
Jun 08 2026

This album is for people who like Bohemian Rhapsody. Which... I don't. I don't HATE it, but I only like it because everyone else likes it. I'll be honest. 3/5

Fever Ray by Fever Ray
Jun 09 2026

Don't know if I paid any attention to this album when listening. It is very spooky? But listening to it in a corporate setting is just the wrong setting I guess. Wasn't bad at all, but not something I'd ever voluntarily listen to. I think I see the vision... 3.5/5

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Jun 10 2026

Honestly I really fucked with this album. I enjoyed the live-ness of the album and just listening to the instruments. Not sure if they're jazz or rock but it was fun. Why they started playing Joy to the World at the end of their first 20 min song idk. Last couple of songs were really boring and long but not bad. 4/5

American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Jun 12 2026

Not sure why I am enjoying this but I really didn't think it was bad even though it is just not music I listen to. 4/5. Maybe after listening to some truly terrible music my perception of judgement has changed.

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5
Jun 13 2026

When I listen to music, I genuinely do not perceive words and lyrics at all. Therefore this was just any other hip hop album. 3/5.

Another Green World by Brian Eno
Jun 14 2026

Some of it was truly ass, but after hearing bro's name in the crosswords so often I thought his music would be a lot worse! 3/5 I liked The Big Ship. Also didn't know he sang.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Jun 15 2026

Like lowkey no thoughts about this album. It was fine. Some good parts and some bad parts. At some point everything started to sound the same. 3/5

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
Jun 16 2026

Fun listen. I think I just enjoy female singers more because her voice was just pleasant to listen to. Production was alright. Maybe I am a country fan because I didn't realize this was country. 4/5

Jun 17 2026

Its not even that bad but for some reason I just am so impatient listening to this album. Too long and sooo repetitive so it was very boring and I just wanted it to end. 2/5.

The Predator by Ice Cube
Jun 18 2026

The beginning was funny my bad. I think old hip-hop is just a bit too repetitive and boring for me. I like music with clear melodies. Def an important listen, since it speaks a lot on the racism and social tensions of the time, but I wouldn't listen to it again. 3/5

No Other by Gene Clark
Jun 19 2026

Was ehh about it but then I liked it 4/5 I was listening to some Fleetwood Mac this morning and I feel like its in a similar vein.

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
Jun 20 2026

Is it not interesting how relativity is the only way I am able to subjectify material? How I can find enjoyment in anomalous places due to boring ass albums that I listened to before this? Honestly fuck it 5/5. edit: i looked at the global reviews and im now going to be a sheep and give this album a 4/5

Real Life by Magazine
Jun 22 2026

Band and production isn't bad, singer ruins it a little for me. Overall fine but forgettable. 3/5

Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Jun 23 2026

I didn't realize she was singing in English for the first four songs. Honestly a weird album but for some reason I liked it. 4/5

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Jun 24 2026

Very strange mix of genres. Sort of carnivally and jazzy and he has a very musical theatery and Bluesy voice. Just a strange album altogether. Some good some bad. 3/5

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Jun 25 2026

I have never truly listened to Kendrick before and I enjoyed it a lot! Favs included: Backseat Freestyle, Money Trees, m.A.A.d city. I def just like more melodic stuff. Not sure if I'm saving my 5/5 for **the** perfect album or if I'm just too nit picky with my reviews but I think the genre, some songs, etc. made it not the perfect album so 4/5.

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings
Jun 28 2026

this is what made country music unpopular 3/5

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Jun 29 2026

not bad. dolly’s voice is nice. i think there are some unresolved mommy issues here bc why did she reference her mother so many times. 3/5

The Next Day by David Bowie
Jun 30 2026

Just unremarkable. I've been giving every forgettable album a 3/5. If I'm not gonna remember this album tomorrow it gets a 3/5. 3/5.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jul 01 2026

Pretty good album. I just think I had really high expectations for this one so it didn't really live up to them. Still quite decent. 3.5/5

Is This It by The Strokes
Jul 02 2026

Every song on this album sounds the same. No thoughts but I do feel like a sheep rating every album a 3/5. Whoopsies. 3/5.

Vivid by Living Colour
Jul 03 2026

I don't even remember this album and I'm in the middle of listening to it. 3/5.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Jul 05 2026

i think i’ve been too critical of albums lately. if i was on a first date with a guy and he was like yeah this album represents who i am as a person, would i go on a second date with him? yeah. not an excited yeah but a yeah nonetheless. 4/5.

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa
Jul 07 2026

First song is alright, the rest of it just isn't really good. 3/5.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
Jul 08 2026

Joni has a nice voice I guess but I don't particularly care for the music. 3/5.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Jul 09 2026

A pretty fun listen but I lowkey tuned out halfway through and have no idea what the second half of the album sounded like. If it's that forgettable then its not allowed to get above a 3. 3/5

Like A Prayer by Madonna
Jul 10 2026

Like a prayer is phenomenal. There are no bad songs on this album. I think I might just be placebod into liking this album because I know its Madonna and its pop. Still a good album. 4.5/5

Eternally Yours by The Saints
Jul 11 2026

sounds like every other rock album. 3/5

Rio by Duran Duran
Jul 12 2026

hungry like the wolf is just a classic. I think i am falling into the trap where i like albums because of one song. that being said, album was eh. 3/5

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire
Jul 13 2026

Very much enjoyed this album. The instrumentals at the end got a little boring but still 4/5

Berlin by Lou Reed
Jul 14 2026

boring but lowkey i tuned in when there were kids crying? And okay the plot of the album is interesting i guess. also didnt realize that this guy was in the velvet underground so interesting i suppose 3/5

Yeezus by Kanye West
Jul 15 2026

Separating the art from the artist here. I don't usually like rap because the production is usually boring and the flow is boring and I don't really listen to lyrics. I think the production value on this album is actually incredible and therefore this is a very enjoyable album. 4/5.

Atomizer by Big Black
Jul 16 2026

Just not having a good time with this one. Quite abrasive. I think the Wikipedia summary sums it up quite nicely. Definitely a "godawful racket" and "brutal guitar machine". 2/5

With The Beatles by Beatles
Jul 17 2026

Oooh my first Beatles album! It was pretty good. Fun, interesting, good songs. Some of the songs had vocals in my right ear only and the instrumentals in the left ear and I hated it. 4/5

Rapture by Anita Baker
Jul 18 2026

Her voice is just phenomenal. Truly peak R&B. 4.5/5

Leftism by Leftfield
Jul 19 2026

so there i was, sleepy, thinking this album was going to be like every other boring, generic album on this list. and then the beat switches up? and what do i hear? the macarena? so that was an unexpected but welcome surprise. rest of the album was fine and just too long. 2/5

Faith by George Michael
Jul 20 2026

Like yeah this is good. It's just so easy to clown him for making sex music. 4/5

When I was in middle school there was this guy I was **vaguely** friends with who was definitely a little weird in kinda a bad way. Anyways he was obsessed with U2 and I let him use my old Spotify account for some reason idk. Anyways. 3/5. Also technically this is my 100th album! Yay!

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Jul 22 2026

okay shout out frisbee! this album mad underwhelming and just not very good. 2/5

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart
Jul 24 2026

Not a lot of thoughts about this one. 3/5

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Jul 25 2026

I lowkey don't know any Elvis lore but he seems like he would've been a fun guy to know back in the day. Solid album but just a bit too 50s/60s for me. 3/5

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Jul 26 2026

All of the songs just feel so un-cohesive. 2/5

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Jul 27 2026

I mean this is the best Bongo Band I've heard! 3.5/5

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento
Jul 28 2026

I think I just have a good perception of Portuguese music because of Bossa Nova. Didn't really move me all that much + Too long. 3.5/5

Jul 29 2026

Not sure it lived up to the expectations but nonetheless still good. 4/5

The Poet by Bobby Womack
Jul 30 2026

A fun listen. Definitely one of those albums which is only here because of one hit, but the other songs aren't bad at all. 4/5

1989 by Taylor Swift
Aug 05 2026

I am by no means a Swiftie and in fact I don't really like her in general. However this album just has so many bangers. Hearing nostalgic music from my childhood is what I imagine the rest of this 1001 experience is like for old people. 5/5

Perfectionist

Only 1% of albums received 5 stars. Average rating: 3.05.

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