1001 Albums Summary

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Blur by Blur

xx by The xx

The Yes Album by Yes

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Medúlla by Björk

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Parklife by Blur

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Is This It by The Strokes

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Mothership Connection by Parliament

evermore by Taylor Swift

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Dookie by Green Day

Suede by Suede

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

People still catchin up to this.

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

The Specials by The Specials

Imagine by John Lennon

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Trio by Dolly Parton

Aja by Steely Dan

Dirt by Alice In Chains

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

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1999 by Prince

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Kid A by Radiohead

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Marquee Moon by Television

This is the greatest album ever recorded.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Live At Leeds by The Who

Raw Power by The Stooges

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Harvest by Neil Young

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Incredible. Talking Blues

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Ramones by Ramones

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Dummy by Portishead

Odelay by Beck

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Thriller by Michael Jackson

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Low by David Bowie

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

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

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Undertones by The Undertones

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Technique by New Order

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Stankonia by OutKast

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Clash by The Clash

The Doors by The Doors

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The Bends by Radiohead

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

American Idiot by Green Day

Revolver by Beatles

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

The greatest album ever recorded. This is the direction rock could’ve gone to save itself.

I Should Coco by Supergrass

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Ten by Pearl Jam

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Garbage by Garbage

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

#1 Record by Big Star

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Live Through This by Hole

Such an underrated album. Need a Hole reunion 2025!

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

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

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

In Utero by Nirvana

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Goo by Sonic Youth

Different Class by Pulp

So many classic moments! Bar Italia underrated.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Melodrama by Lorde

Bossanova by Pixies

Transformer by Lou Reed

Repeater by Fugazi

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

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

The Brown Boomber

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Arrival by ABBA

Back In Black by AC/DC

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Elephant by The White Stripes

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Synchronicity by The Police

OK Computer by Radiohead

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Either Or by Elliott Smith

The White Album by Beatles

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Machine Head by Deep Purple

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Metallica by Metallica

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Yeezus by Kanye West

Grace by Jeff Buckley

The Band by The Band

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

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Play by Moby

Tapestry by Carole King

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

American Pie by Don McLean

Heroes by David Bowie

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Destroyer by KISS

Graceland by Paul Simon

More Specials by The Specials

Smash by The Offspring

War by U2

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Elastica by Elastica

Justified by Justin Timberlake

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

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

Purple Rain by Prince

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

The Slider by T. Rex

Reign In Blood by Slayer

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

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Station To Station by David Bowie

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Abbey Road by Beatles

The last third of this album is one of the greatest things in the universe.

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Phenomenal. Seriously underrated.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Vulnicura by Björk

My Generation by The Who

With The Beatles by Beatles

Sulk by The Associates

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

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

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Cut by The Slits

Truly original

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

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Underrated melody maker

The Joshua Tree by U2

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Awesome sounds. Easy to miss how far out this sounded at the time.

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Arise by Sepultura

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Tommy by The Who

Teen Dream by Beach House

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Damaged by Black Flag

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Parachutes by Coldplay

Blue by Joni Mitchell

So good once it clicks.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem