1001 Albums Summary

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47
Albums Rated
2.74
Average Rating
4%
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1042 albums remaining

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1960
Favorite Decade
Pop
Favorite Genre
UK
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4
5-Star Albums
10
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
5 2.91 +2.09
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
5 3.14 +1.86
Shadowland
k.d. lang
4 2.88 +1.12
A Night At The Opera
Queen
5 3.95 +1.05

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
1 3.5 -2.5
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
1 3.45 -2.45
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
1 3.45 -2.45
Debut
Björk
1 3.39 -2.39
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
1 3.35 -2.35
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
1 3.34 -2.34
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
1 3.3 -2.3
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
1 3.14 -2.14
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
1 2.99 -1.99
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
1 2.96 -1.96

5-Star Albums (4)

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1-Star Albums (10)

All Ratings (47)

Dookie by Green Day
Jan 08 2024
Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Jan 09 2024

I couldn't listen to it because she removed her music from Spotify.

The Stranger by Billy Joel
Jan 11 2024

Some of the songs are pop classics, and for good reason. Some probably shouldn't have ended up on this (or any) album. On the whole, it is a seminal album which foreshadows the great works to come by him.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix
Jan 12 2024

He created a unique and to this day easily identifiable sound. There was no one like Hendrix.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Jan 15 2024

I had never heard of this band. I enjoyed this album so much that I went on to listen to most of their albums. I just wish the singer wasn't trying so hard to sound like Dylan, of all people.

Debut by Björk
Jan 16 2024

I enjoyed the instruments, but her voice is like listening to someone else's kid incessantly whining.

Jan 18 2024

This feels like a mix between hip-hop and jazz, and I loved it. I listened to this album a couple of times, and then let Spotify keep going with similar music, but I heard nothing like this artist. It's great.

Guero by Beck
Jan 22 2024

I'd previously never really listened to Beck, and it is interesting and good, but not really my style. I didn't finish the album.

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Jan 23 2024

I'm not in a mood to fully enjoy this genre of music, but I can appreciate it nonetheless. The lush sound is enjoyable. The dissidence is just about right for grunge. I look forward to enjoying this album/band when I'm in the right mood.

Tago Mago by Can
Jan 24 2024

Did not care for at all. Hollow and simple.

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band
Jan 25 2024

I'd never heard of this band, and never intentionally listened to this sub-genre of rock. I am fine not listening to it again, but it was less annoying that I initially expected. I was surprised that after the album was over, and Spotify continued with this sub-genre, I actually enjoyed some of the music.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Jan 26 2024

Did not care for this in anyway. Couldn't finish a song.

Moon Safari by Air
Jan 30 2024

I really enjoyed this album, but when it ended and Spotify expanded to similar stuff, I fell in love with this sound.

The Clash by The Clash
Jan 31 2024

For early punk, it's impressive. Yet, it is not something that I enjoy listening to.

Feb 01 2024

I have no idea if this is good rap because I think rap is spelled with a silent C, yet it seems far better musically than much of the crap that I've heard.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Feb 02 2024

I have been a fan for many, many years, but I hadn't heard this album. As her first pop album, it was interesting to hear where some of her signature sounds came from.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Feb 05 2024

I generally like their music, but their sound had not been developed to that stage on most of these songs.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Feb 06 2024

I hadn't listened to Monk in a very long time. It's been decades since I've carefully listened to old school jazz. It was enjoyable, but I don't think I want it to become regular again.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles
Feb 12 2024

It is only the familiarity of these songs which would cause me to listen to them. I have, and will, never listen to these songs because I like them.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Feb 13 2024

How much I enjoy Led Zep is very dependent on my mood. I listened on a day I was open to their sound, and I could hear and appreciate how it was developing.

I have never enjoyed anything about Dylan. I'm at a complete loss as to why anyone wants to intentionally listen to him. His voice is like gravel scraping the bottom of a dirty pot.

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Feb 15 2024

Apart from some bigoted lyrics, the music has held up well. The guitars (including bass) have always been quite enjoyable to me.

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Jun 14 2024

Because of what I've heard about Coltrane, I was expecting a lot. He just doesn't work for me. It's not bad music, it just doesn't ... for me.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Jun 24 2024

One of the most irritating albums that I've ever heard. I haven't a clue how this album made this list. It's far more strange sounds than anything musical. I would prefer listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Dec 31 2024

Apart from the hits, I don't care to hear these songs again. Even the hits, I could go without ever hearing them again and not notice.

Revolver by Beatles
Jun 20 2025

Classic Beatles sound as they evolved to their next phase. And they are some of my favorite Beatles tunes.

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds
Jun 26 2025

Despite hearing of them for many decades, I had not listened to the Yardbirds before this. This album is full of the sounds which came to represent the sound.

Marquee Moon by Television
Jul 07 2025

I don't care for this at all.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Jul 14 2025

So many songs which became hits and then the classic standards of the genre era.

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Jul 17 2025

I really try to like Elvis because he's such an outlier, and I want to support those artists. Sadly, his sound just doesn't work for me.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Jul 22 2025

This is exactly the reason that I don't listen to (c)rap.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Jul 23 2025

There's a lot of music, especially these days, that sound very much like this. I suspect he was a trailblazer. I found it surprisingly enjoyable.

21 by Adele
Jul 25 2025
Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Aug 01 2025

I could not find a single thing that I liked about their music

Critic

Average rating: 2.74 (0.70 below global average).

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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.