1001 Albums Summary

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Awesome album that got pounded into my brain while working stick at Sam Goody. Can’t stand the singles off this any more due to overexposure but there’s great tracks on it still.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

I can tell from the first few seconds of this that I found a new thing for me to get into

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Good songs. First 2 are the standouts. The rest are kind of the same bluesy longing with banjos and saloon pianos and slide guitars. Pleasant to listen too.

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Amazing singer and songwriter. I have no idea how he wasn’t on my radar before this.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

What am I gonna say about this one? Stone cold classic. There aren’t enough stars to rate this one properly.

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

It’s Sam Cooke. For the love of God my opinion on this shouldn’t sway anyone to listen to it. The Swedes hand Sam Cooke albums out as part of their baby bundles so their children will know greatness from day one.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Great album. A couple of true bangers on there

Protection by Massive Attack

This album is something I’d play in the background of my high end party in my penthouse. Good sounding but nothing to make me need to listen again.

British Steel by Judas Priest

If you were there, you know. I was never a fan but it is classic and liked listening to it again.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

I swear to God if this album doesn’t do it for you on any level you’re dead inside and need professional help. Sir Duke is just what you’re supposed to do with horns. I Wish is the other thing you do with horns. There’s a problem with the rating system here as I only see 5 stars that I can give this album.

Disintegration by The Cure

This is the best album ever. This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever This is the best album ever

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Straight up the middle Dolly Parton. It’s exactly what you think it would be. Two thumbs up.

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Pretty good. Very modern sounding for 1982.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

The man is an amazing producer. I just don’t get the hype though. His lyrics are crass without any real poetry to them. I guess it’s just not my thing.

Tommy by The Who

The WHO is a band that enjoys the smell of their own farts.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Classic in new grunge psychedelic rock. She is strong enough to fight them.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Not their best overall, but the second half is nothing but bangers. Still better than most.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Eliminator by ZZ Top

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Among The Living by Anthrax

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

All. Time. Classic. Hip. Hop. Nuff said.

Is This It by The Strokes

Ramones by Ramones

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Moving Pictures by Rush

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

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

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Debut by Björk

Heroes by David Bowie

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Blueprint by JAY Z

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

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

Top 5 rock album of all time

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Eagles by Eagles

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Ultra classic cowboy country. An absolute must listen!

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Not my fav. Jean Geanie is the hit but it’s all typical, right down the middle of the road Bowie. That’s fine if you’re a Bowie super fan but it’s no Spiders or Let’s Dance.

I Against I by Bad Brains

Super duper classic hardcore/punk. If you heard of Fugazi, listen to this first.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Hysteria by Def Leppard

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

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Super early ambient rock(?) very enjoyable. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

This is a lovely sounding album. Rainy day, plop it on the turn table and stare out the window. Craft beer, table top game with some close friends, no drama. No single song stands out, though. If one come on when shuffle play is enabled you’re not turning it off, but you’re probably not seeking any of them out.

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Reminds me of the Buzzcocks. Amazingly good British punk in the old school sense.

xx by The xx

Good atmospheric tunes. Nothing mind blowing but good none the less.

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Perfect for early 80s moody teenagers looking to goth out all night in their bedrooms

Raw Power by The Stooges

Abbey Road by Beatles

If you need my review of Abbey Road to convince you to listen to it, you’re already lost.

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Bad by Michael Jackson

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Nevermind by Nirvana

Pump by Aerosmith

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Diamond Life by Sade

This album rubs you down with scented oils before making sweet, sweet love to you. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Good electro

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Imagine by John Lennon

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

The Next Day by David Bowie

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

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

One of my all time favorites to come out of the mini mod scene in the 90s. A little filler but mostly killer. Great for a nice drive.

Low by David Bowie

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

There aren’t enough stars to give this album. Top 10 all time for the 90s

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Van Halen by Van Halen

As classic as rock metal gets

The Score by Fugees

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

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

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Smash by The Offspring

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

1984 by Van Halen

Vulnicura by Björk

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Classic good vibes hip hop in an era of gangster rap

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Young Americans by David Bowie

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Technique by New Order

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

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

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Dirty by Sonic Youth

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

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Purple Rain by Prince

You don’t have enough stars to rate this album accurately. 5 is way too low.

Low-Life by New Order

Good new wave dance from way back in the day

Parklife by Blur

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

This album launched modern hip hop fight me

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Homework by Daft Punk

You wanna know what EDM was all about in the 90s? Here it is.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

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

Essential hip hop.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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

So by Peter Gabriel

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Follow The Leader by Korn

Transformer by Lou Reed

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Cut by The Slits

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Brothers by The Black Keys

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Ten by Pearl Jam

Dare! by The Human League

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

Rocks by Aerosmith

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Oh let’s just review the album that got me through junior high…

The Bends by Radiohead

Arguably the greatest rock album of the 90s track for track.

1999 by Prince

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Joshua Tree by U2

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

Aja by Steely Dan

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Elephant by The White Stripes

Kid A by Radiohead

Not enough stars to rate how high this one goes for me.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Murmur by R.E.M.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Harvest by Neil Young

California by American Music Club

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Play by Moby

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

I…this album…you gotta…I…just…just listen to it.

Pretenders by Pretenders

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

On The Beach by Neil Young

Ingenue by k.d. lang

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Live At Leeds by The Who

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Doolittle by Pixies

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Parachutes by Coldplay

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Yet another album that is this site does not have enough stars for.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

New Wave by The Auteurs

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Guero by Beck

Suuuuper groovy, sample showcase. It’s hard to tell which album I like more, this, Midnight Vultures, or Odelay. It’s all the same flavor of awesome.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Garbage by Garbage

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Listen to this now. I mean now.

Blackstar by David Bowie

The crown on the top of a masterful career. So glad we got a swan song from him.

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Peak 90s acoustic grunge

Odelay by Beck

10/10 no notes

Ys by Joanna Newsom

One of the oddest (in an amazingly good way) artists out there today

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

This is soul

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Vespertine by Björk

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Make Yourself by Incubus

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Document by R.E.M.

Elastica by Elastica

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

1977 by Ash

Third by Portishead

Not like the other two, but just as good if not better if you give it a chance. A bit more industrial than trip hop, but her voice carries the entire thing anyway.

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

Post Genesis Peter Gabriel is so good and almost timeless

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

The Rise & Fall by Madness

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Dirt by Alice In Chains

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

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Closer by Joy Division

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Rio by Duran Duran

10/10. Helped define the 80s like only a few other albums could.

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Not enough stars for this one.

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Dummy by Portishead

THE trip hop album!

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Soul Mining by The The

Skylarking by XTC

Divicive band but this is a high water mark in music.

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Moondance by Van Morrison

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

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

American Idiot by Green Day

evermore by Taylor Swift

This is a good album no matter your opinion on TS.

Fun House by The Stooges

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Revolver by Beatles

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

S&M by Metallica

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

One of my favorites of all time. Just raw and whiny in a good way if that’s possible.

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Either Or by Elliott Smith

There is no such thing as a bad Elliot Smith song

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Electric by The Cult

Sister by Sonic Youth

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Shadowland by k.d. lang

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

His best album by a large margin. Suck a great vibe

25 by Adele

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

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

Slipknot by Slipknot

Connected by Stereo MC's

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

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

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Vivid by Living Colour

The Libertines by The Libertines

The Yes Album by Yes

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

Mask by Bauhaus

Third by Soft Machine

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Easily top 100 album of all time.

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

This a top 10 all time on every list imaginable.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Horses by Patti Smith

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

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

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

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

It’s a personal favorite. It’s probably not everyone’s cup of tea but he was doing the sloppy blues thing a bit better than Jack White IMHO.