1001 Albums Summary

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Superunknown by Soundgarden

2-3

Live At Leeds by The Who

The Wall by Pink Floyd

The World is a Ghetto by War

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Revolutionary

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Heard a bit of the Stooges and The Beach Boys- interesting combo. And liked some of the lyrics. But I have moved on from this nihilistic phase of my life (thank god).

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Reminded me too much of my Southern Baptist upbringing, and not in a good way. Nice mandolin tho.

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

A bit dark for my tastes but his voice is fantastic.

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

This was an album that was approximately included in the 1001 albums to listen to before you die. Had heard of Nick Drake but never listened to any of his music. Can’t say it was a favorite but lyrics are awesome and loved the voice. Was interesting that he worked with Richard Thompson.

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Wanted to like this album but the lyrics and ideas died out at the end. Loved the original concept.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Cross by Justice

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Nope, beat is good but totally sexist shit.

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Nope

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Ground breaking album!

Brothers by The Black Keys

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

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Interesting voice but not my style of music, gave it a 2 for her song writing talent

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

AMAZING ALBUM!!! Have love this and all of his 70s music since it came out.

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Best find on the list so far!

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

The Score by Fugees

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Would give it a 10 if possible

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

Slick, easy listening

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

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

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Could it be anything other than a 4?

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

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

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Original but ,,,,

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Rocks by Aerosmith

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Moving Pictures by Rush

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Lots of R&B singers reference Solomon Burke, now I know why.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Interesting production, not much for the lyrics. Different in a good way but could not get into it.

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Tommy by The Who

Torn between 3 and 4

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Suede by Suede

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Had not listened to this album in a long time - found I liked it a lot more this time. Great diversity of songs and song writing.

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Never listened to this before, never will again.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Downward spiral is correct.

Homework by Daft Punk

No much into house music but this is pretty good

Ramones by Ramones

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

The Joshua Tree by U2

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Run of the mill. Not interesting.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Nothing gets me dancing faster than Sly and the Family Stone. And the lyrics! Lots of lessons for today.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Dummy by Portishead

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Garbage by Garbage

Loved it when it can out, still do.

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Housecleaning music at best

Fun House by The Stooges

Imagine by John Lennon

When this came out I did not like it much, would have given it a 2 maybe a 3. After 40+ years, I understand and appreciate the feelings behind the song. Experience is a great teacher.

Purple Rain by Prince

Sheet Music by 10cc

Parklife by Blur

S’alright.

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Zzzzzzzzzzz

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Few good songs but not my cup of tea.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Sleep music

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Surprisingly enjoyable

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Ballad king with interesting lyrics.

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

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

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

Is This It by The Strokes

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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

Make Yourself by Incubus

Nothing new

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

About 30 years too late

Bad by Michael Jackson

OK by Talvin Singh

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Background music

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Headquarters by The Monkees

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

More Specials by The Specials

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

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Vespertine by Björk

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Punk techno

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

London Calling by The Clash

The Clash by The Clash

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Liquid Swords by GZA

NEU! 75 by Neu!

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Green by R.E.M.

Urban Hymns by The Verve

All Directions by The Temptations

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Young Americans by David Bowie

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Marquee Moon by Television

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Synchronicity by The Police

Queen II by Queen

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Irritating

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Amnesiac by Radiohead

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

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Maybe music to put you to sleep?

1989 by Taylor Swift

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

The Predator by Ice Cube

Don’t listen to rap much but this seems like a classic.

Doolittle by Pixies

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Surprisingly interesting.

Parachutes by Coldplay

A Seat at the Table by Solange

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

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

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Love the concept but a bit repetitive

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Country Life by Roxy Music

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

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

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Dare! by The Human League

Horrible

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

GI by Germs

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Night Life by Ray Price

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

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

A 2 for being one, if not the first psych rock

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Berlin by Lou Reed

Dookie by Green Day

Wish I still had the energy to enjoy this album more.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

With The Beatles by Beatles

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Scum by Napalm Death

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Metallica by Metallica

Palo Congo by Sabu

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Blunderbuss by Jack White

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

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

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Django Django by Django Django

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Abraxas by Santana

Ground breaking album!

Hotel California by Eagles

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Signing Off by UB40

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

This album is one of the reasons I started this 1001 journey, what a surprise it was. Downloaded it immediately.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Rio by Duran Duran

Illmatic by Nas

Solid Air by John Martyn

The White Album by Beatles

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

The Kinks are the English version of the Beachboys - Waterloo Sunset is a classic!

xx by The xx

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Had the privilege to see Bruce three times during the 1978 tour supporting this album. Had never Hearn ANY of his music before but was a total believer afterwards. His lyrics have the ability to relate to men and women, an extremely rare talent in the music industry. And great tunes! Not one throwaway song. All of them are still inspiring to me, almost 50 years later. Love you Bruce, miss you Clarence!

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

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

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

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

Now I know why this is titled 1001 Albums You Should listen to and not music you should listen to before you die.

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Not a big bluegrass fan but this one is a true classic.

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Sea Change by Beck

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Arrival by ABBA

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Struggled on this one, the poetry is awesome, especially considering Cohen died soon after the album was released.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Violator by Depeche Mode

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

New Wave by The Auteurs

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Woodface by Crowded House

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

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

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Among The Living by Anthrax

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Pornography by The Cure

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Eliminator by ZZ Top

En-Tact by The Shamen

Raw Power by The Stooges

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Lost Souls by Doves

The Next Day by David Bowie

My Generation by The Who

Horses by Patti Smith

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Diamond Life by Sade

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

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

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Lounge music

Let It Be by The Replacements

Classic.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

The Band by The Band

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

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

One World by John Martyn

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

I was hoping for more albums like this one, excellent! Listened to it and played it again immediately.

Harvest by Neil Young

The La's by The La's

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

All sounds the same. Much better blues elsewhere.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

D by White Denim

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

White Light by Gene Clark

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

No where near as good as the first album. This geezer needs excitement.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Aretha is awesome and so is this album!

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Microshift by Hookworms

On The Beach by Neil Young

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Cars by The Cars

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

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

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

Damaged by Black Flag

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Debut by Björk

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Live Through This by Hole

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

I See You by The xx

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Mott by Mott The Hoople

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

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Elastica by Elastica

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Forever Changes by Love

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Drunk by Thundercat

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Hot Fuss by The Killers

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

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

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Did not age well

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Nevermind by Nirvana

Teen Dream by Beach House

Smash by The Offspring

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Justified by Justin Timberlake

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Close To You by Carpenters

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

25 by Adele

Face to Face by The Kinks

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

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

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

So Much For The City by The Thrills

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Be by Common

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

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

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

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

American Idiot by Green Day

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

OK Computer by Radiohead

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Dry by PJ Harvey

Odessa by Bee Gees

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

The combination of Iggy and Bowie did not work for me, seems it was more of a Bowie album.

Yeezus by Kanye West

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

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

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Picture Book by Simply Red

No Other by Gene Clark

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

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Tapestry by Carole King

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Slipknot by Slipknot

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Movies by Holger Czukay

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Pretenders by Pretenders

Heroes by David Bowie

The Libertines by The Libertines

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Murmur by R.E.M.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder