1001 Albums Summary

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224
Albums Rated
2.89
Average Rating
21%
Complete
865 albums remaining

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2010
Favorite Decade
Metal
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Perfectionist
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4
5-Star Albums
22
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
5 3.14 +1.86
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5 3.31 +1.69
25
Adele
5 3.37 +1.63
Follow The Leader
Korn
4 2.65 +1.35
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
4 2.7 +1.3
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
4 2.76 +1.24
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
4 2.77 +1.23
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
4 2.79 +1.21
Scott 4
Scott Walker
4 2.8 +1.2
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
4 2.9 +1.1

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Bad
Michael Jackson
1 3.81 -2.81
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
1 3.7 -2.7
Heroes
David Bowie
1 3.61 -2.61
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
1 3.54 -2.54
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
1 3.45 -2.45
Synchronicity
The Police
1 3.4 -2.4
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
1 3.27 -2.27
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
1 3.26 -2.26
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
1 3.21 -2.21
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
1 3.19 -2.19

5-Star Albums (4)

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Popular Reviews

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

I was excited when I first started this record playing, because I think there should be more instrumental music and so often good music is spoiled when an artist opens their mouth. However, my excitement was quickly turned into irritation by all the extra noises that were repeated throughout the album.

1-Star Albums (22)

All Ratings (224)

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Jan 05 2024

I am not a fan of the early keyboard sound and it makes the rhythm track feel very juvenile or artificial. The better part, his vocals, gets lost beneath it.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Jan 07 2024

I gather he was trying to make a great point, but never seemed to quite get to it. As for the music, he seemed to think adding quirky noise would make it interesting and it just didn't.

Moon Safari by Air
Jan 08 2024

It would be a good album to play in the background. Of a cheese tasting.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan 09 2024

The distillation of the '90s in the USA.

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
Jan 10 2024

Good storytelling. I am no hip hop aficionado, but it seems well made and mixed for its time. It may have emotional impact that is lost with the overproduction of more modern albums.

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
Jan 11 2024

Very pleasant. Especially good for listening to at bedtime.

Jan 12 2024

Maybe this album has some historical importance that I am too young to grasp, but looking back from 2024 it seems generic. It isn't bad, precisely, just ordinary.

Synchronicity by The Police
Jan 13 2024

I did not like this album, I am not sure why not.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Jan 15 2024

Quietly groovy. I appreciated all the instrumental parts and songs, something that has become unfortunately rare.

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Jan 16 2024

Not their best work, but not bad either. Just unremarkable for the most part.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Jan 17 2024

I know 1001 albums is a lot of albums, but not sure how this one was significant enough to make the cut.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Jan 18 2024

Bloody awful. The turntable needle dragging sound made my ears bleed.

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera
Jan 25 2024

Surprisingly enjoyable. Pop is not my style usually.

Under Construction by Missy Elliott
Jan 26 2024

I am no fan of hip-hop so am not qualified to judge this album. It seems representative of the music of the time.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Jan 27 2024

I assume that in 1001 albums there are multiple of Led Zeppelin. This one is not their best.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band
Jan 28 2024

Flower children under the influence of Gilbert and Sullivan. Awful. My ears hurt before the end, literally, their microphones picked up a horrible whistle/buzz from the sitar, I think.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Jan 29 2024

Solid. Sounds like the music of the time. Maybe it was first. Not my style.

Odelay by Beck
Jan 30 2024

Some of this album is genuinely ok, the rest is obnoxious and overuses odd noises.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Jan 31 2024

This list seems to be obsessed with the sounds of the 60's, even though this one is from 1980.... It isn't bad on its own merit just kind of generic.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Feb 02 2024

Good for background music. Lyrics are pretty thin.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Feb 05 2024

This music is lively and fun for a song or two, but after that it becomes grating. They were having fun playing with new technology and with random sounds, it is just too cacophonous

Station To Station by David Bowie
Feb 06 2024

Smooth and easy. Good to play in the background.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Feb 07 2024

Good blend of sound from blues and rock.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Feb 08 2024

Awful. If I had seen the movie it may have been better. Seems to be about a black man selling drugs? Lame. Not sure what the rationale is for placing this on the list. Certainly could have died happily without hearing it.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
Feb 09 2024

Meh. Way too long, did not finish.

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
Feb 12 2024

Finally an album I was glad to discover!

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Feb 13 2024
Ramones by Ramones
Feb 14 2024

I know they are historically significant, but I have never been able to get into them.

Gold by Ryan Adams
Feb 15 2024
Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Feb 16 2024
Scott 4 by Scott Walker
Feb 19 2024
Dry by PJ Harvey
Feb 21 2024
OK by Talvin Singh
Feb 23 2024
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Feb 24 2024

Overhyped.

The Libertines by The Libertines
Feb 29 2024

Redundant. Sounds like a hundred albums that came before.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Mar 12 2024
Tidal by Fiona Apple
Mar 16 2024
Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mar 18 2024
Kenya by Machito
Mar 27 2024
Sulk by The Associates
Mar 29 2024
Elephant by The White Stripes
Apr 08 2024
Heroes by David Bowie
Apr 11 2024
Bad by Michael Jackson
Apr 14 2024
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Apr 17 2024

I was excited when I first started this record playing, because I think there should be more instrumental music and so often good music is spoiled when an artist opens their mouth. However, my excitement was quickly turned into irritation by all the extra noises that were repeated throughout the album.

Manassas by Stephen Stills
Apr 19 2024
Rio by Duran Duran
Apr 20 2024
Brothers by The Black Keys
Apr 30 2024
2112 by Rush
May 06 2024
Calenture by The Triffids
May 15 2024

Bland.

1989 by Taylor Swift
May 16 2024
Eagles by Eagles
May 24 2024
So by Peter Gabriel
Jun 04 2024
Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Jun 12 2024
25 by Adele
Jun 18 2024
Bummed by Happy Mondays
Jun 24 2024
Green by R.E.M.
Jun 27 2024
Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jun 30 2024
Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Jul 08 2024

Not sure why this album is on here when we already had Machine Head with the same songs.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 20 2024
Murmur by R.E.M.
Jul 26 2024
Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Aug 14 2024

Perfectionist

Only 2% of albums received 5 stars. Average rating: 2.89.

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.