1001 Albums Summary

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Moon Safari by Air

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

War by U2

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Reminds me of my misspent youth working in record shops- an absolutely seminal album and fully deserving of its place on the list

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Low key one of the most influential albums of the 90’s and contains one of the best covers ever. Lovely

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Not for me

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Love it. Theatrical Glaswegian prog punk. A true one off

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

This still sounds as incredible as it did the first time I heard it as a 17 year old. Feels dangerous and relevant- an all time classic.

Synchronicity by The Police

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Pink Flag by Wire

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Infected by The The

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Queen II by Queen

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

25 by Adele

Da Capo by Love

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Smash by The Offspring

All Directions by The Temptations

Sincere by Mj Cole

Odelay by Beck

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

1984 by Van Halen

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Amnesiac by Radiohead

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

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Blur by Blur

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Microshift by Hookworms

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Technique by New Order

Rio by Duran Duran

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Faith by George Michael

Dookie by Green Day

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

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

Bad by Michael Jackson

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Disintegration by The Cure

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Abbey Road by Beatles

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

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

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Violator by Depeche Mode

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Guero by Beck

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Ten by Pearl Jam

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Medúlla by Björk

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

C'est Chic by CHIC

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

New Forms by Roni Size

Aja by Steely Dan

Parklife by Blur

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Yeezus by Kanye West

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Live At Leeds by The Who

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Cut by The Slits

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

I See You by The xx

Solid Air by John Martyn

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

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

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

My Generation by The Who

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Low-Life by New Order

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Diamond Life by Sade

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Tommy by The Who

Melodrama by Lorde

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Repeater by Fugazi

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Elephant by The White Stripes

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Sail Away by Randy Newman

The World is a Ghetto by War

The Doors by The Doors

Illmatic by Nas

The Joshua Tree by U2

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

High Violet by The National

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

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

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Hotel California by Eagles

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Blackstar by David Bowie

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

One World by John Martyn

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Brothers by The Black Keys

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

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

Dust by Screaming Trees

Document by R.E.M.

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Protection by Massive Attack

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Zombie by Fela Kuti

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

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

A Seat at the Table by Solange

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Different Class by Pulp

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Station To Station by David Bowie

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

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

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Garbage by Garbage

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Revolver by Beatles

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Young Americans by David Bowie

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Vespertine by Björk

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

2112 by Rush

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Street Life by The Crusaders

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

90 by 808 State

The Score by Fugees

The Band by The Band

Moondance by Van Morrison

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Back In Black by AC/DC

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

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

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Nowhere by Ride

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

On The Beach by Neil Young

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

1977 by Ash

Black Metal by Venom

Ramones by Ramones

1999 by Prince

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

With The Beatles by Beatles

Cross by Justice

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

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

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

New Wave by The Auteurs

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

London Calling by The Clash

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Woodface by Crowded House

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Tapestry by Carole King

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

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

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Sea Change by Beck

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Marquee Moon by Television

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Roots by Sepultura

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

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

Pornography by The Cure

Van Halen by Van Halen

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

White Ladder by David Gray

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

L.A. Woman by The Doors

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Be by Common

Imagine by John Lennon

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

1989 by Taylor Swift

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Murmur by R.E.M.

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Sound Affects by The Jam

#1 Record by Big Star

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Kid A by Radiohead

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

American Idiot by Green Day

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Signing Off by UB40

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Damaged by Black Flag

More Specials by The Specials

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Face to Face by The Kinks

Vulnicura by Björk

Either Or by Elliott Smith

The Undertones by The Undertones

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Phrenology by The Roots

The Predator by Ice Cube

The Next Day by David Bowie

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Risque by CHIC

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

Kimono My House by Sparks

Picture Book by Simply Red

Ingenue by k.d. lang

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

Ctrl by SZA

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Pretenders by Pretenders

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Country Life by Roxy Music

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Future Days by Can

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Manassas by Stephen Stills

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Arrival by ABBA

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Crazysexycool by TLC

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Kenya by Machito

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Make Yourself by Incubus

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Django Django by Django Django

Snivilisation by Orbital

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Survivor by Destiny's Child

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Connected by Stereo MC's

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Vivid by Living Colour

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

American Gothic by David Ackles

evermore by Taylor Swift

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

World Clique by Deee-Lite

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Graceland by Paul Simon

Debut by Björk

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

xx by The xx

Mask by Bauhaus

John Prine by John Prine

D by White Denim

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

American Pie by Don McLean

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

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

Gold by Ryan Adams

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

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Electric by The Cult

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

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

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

21 by Adele

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Faust IV by Faust

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Moving Pictures by Rush

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

The Cars by The Cars

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Purple Rain by Prince

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Parachutes by Coldplay

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Live Through This by Hole

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Headquarters by The Monkees

Suede by Suede

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Teen Dream by Beach House

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds