1001 Albums Summary

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Fun and interesting but not quite my thing.

American Idiot by Green Day

A couple of bangers but most didn't really stand out.

25 by Adele

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Not for me - but fine as background music

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Alright, but can't really pick any songs out of the mix

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Born To Be With You by Dion

One song in and I'm not keen - references to "little girl" just don't fly these days.

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Marquee Moon by Television

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

A real nostalgia listen - I love Central Reservation

GI by Germs

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

The Clash by The Clash

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Graceland by Paul Simon

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

On The Beach by Neil Young

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Abbey Road by Beatles

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Revolver by Beatles

Real Life by Magazine

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Tommy by The Who

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Slayed? by Slade

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Bossanova by Pixies

Is This It by The Strokes

Debut by Björk

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Technique by New Order

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

British Steel by Judas Priest

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Ten by Pearl Jam

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Street Life by The Crusaders

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Be by Common

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

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

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Violator by Depeche Mode

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

1977 by Ash

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

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

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Blur by Blur

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

The Slider by T. Rex

The Undertones by The Undertones

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Rio by Duran Duran

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

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

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Dummy by Portishead

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

In Utero by Nirvana

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

Van Halen by Van Halen

Cross by Justice

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Pretenders by Pretenders

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Like A Prayer by Madonna

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Abraxas by Santana

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Parallel Lines by Blondie

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Imagine by John Lennon

Smash by The Offspring

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Murmur by R.E.M.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

War by U2

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

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

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Rocks by Aerosmith

Nowhere by Ride

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Funeral by Arcade Fire

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Metallica by Metallica

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Sea Change by Beck

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Kimono My House by Sparks

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

xx by The xx

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Purple Rain by Prince

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

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

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Picture Book by Simply Red

Destroyer by KISS

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Let It Be by The Replacements

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

White Ladder by David Gray

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

The Bends by Radiohead

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Odelay by Beck

OK Computer by Radiohead

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

OK by Talvin Singh

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

evermore by Taylor Swift

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Parachutes by Coldplay

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Ramones by Ramones

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Spiderland by Slint

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

1999 by Prince

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Play by Moby

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Bad by Michael Jackson

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Elephant by The White Stripes

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Signing Off by UB40

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

The Next Day by David Bowie

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Pornography by The Cure

Smile by Brian Wilson

Raw Power by The Stooges

Tapestry by Carole King

The Specials by The Specials

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Sail Away by Randy Newman

The Score by Fugees

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

All Directions by The Temptations

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Diamond Life by Sade

I See You by The xx

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

Homework by Daft Punk

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

White Light by Gene Clark

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Music by Madonna

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Moondance by Van Morrison

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Crazysexycool by TLC

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Make Yourself by Incubus

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Roots by Sepultura

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Risque by CHIC

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Document by R.E.M.

Closer by Joy Division

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Traffic by Traffic

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Hysteria by Def Leppard

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

The Doors by The Doors

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Transformer by Lou Reed

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Third by Portishead

Pump by Aerosmith

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

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

London Calling by The Clash

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Synchronicity by The Police

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Disintegration by The Cure

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

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

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Vulnicura by Björk

2112 by Rush

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

High Violet by The National

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Dry by PJ Harvey

Berlin by Lou Reed

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Snivilisation by Orbital

Low by David Bowie

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Truth by Jeff Beck

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

The Libertines by The Libertines

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Sheet Music by 10cc

New Forms by Roni Size

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

Forever Changes by Love

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

The Man Who by Travis

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Hotel California by Eagles

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Odessa by Bee Gees

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Shadowland by k.d. lang

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Damaged by Black Flag

Slipknot by Slipknot

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Da Capo by Love

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Quiet Life by Japan

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Dog Man Star by Suede

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Kenya by Machito

Faust IV by Faust

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Suede by Suede

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Take Me Apart by Kelela

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

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Trio by Dolly Parton

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

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

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

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

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Hms Fable by Shack

Different Class by Pulp

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Eagles by Eagles

Station To Station by David Bowie

World Clique by Deee-Lite

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Pink Flag by Wire

Live At Leeds by The Who

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

McCartney by Paul McCartney

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

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

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

#1 Record by Big Star

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Dookie by Green Day

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Scott 4 by Scott Walker