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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
5 2.73 +2.27
Damaged
Black Flag
5 2.86 +2.14
Ingenue
k.d. lang
5 2.95 +2.05
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
5 3.02 +1.98
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
5 3.11 +1.89
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
5 3.13 +1.87
Technique
New Order
5 3.18 +1.82
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
5 3.18 +1.82
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
5 3.27 +1.73
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
5 3.3 +1.7

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Play
Moby
1 3.45 -2.45
...And Justice For All
Metallica
1 3.41 -2.41
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
1 3.33 -2.33
Closer
Joy Division
1 3.23 -2.23
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
1 3.2 -2.2
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
1 3.19 -2.19
Kimono My House
Sparks
1 3.06 -2.06
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
1 3.04 -2.04
Future Days
Can
1 3.02 -2.02
The Coral
The Coral
1 3 -2

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Cocteau Twins 2 5
Nick Drake 2 5
Radiohead 2 5
Miles Davis 3 4.33

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Joy Division 2 1.5

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Aja by Steely Dan

way way way better than i thought. i was prepared for the worst album of my life. had a very nice groove to it

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

not as good as the last temptations album, but still a 4

eminem is really corny now because he made the worst albums ever, but if he only released this and a few others he would be in the goat conversation

Homework by Daft Punk

i like daft punk, a lot actually. not as good as discovery but most things are also worse than discovery so...

Technique by New Order

busting album cover fr i luv new order joy division shouldnt even exist

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White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Jun 23 2024

i never listened to this album all the way but jack white is pretty cool. the fact that white stripes are a duo is pretty crazy ngl. so far im liking it, very varied sound, but it still feels like a cohesive project. generally what i expect from the white stripes tho. almost reminds me of green day sometimes wit the percussion and certain riffs. final thoughts- its good i liked it, nothing special but generally enjoyable and clearly influential for garage rock

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Jun 24 2024

insanely deep and rich compositions. i like it, not as much as songs in the key of life, but i dont like most things as much as songs in the key of life. stevie is lowk the goat, his music is truly beautiful, something that can be appreciated by pretty much everyone

Green by R.E.M.
Jun 25 2024

easy listening, far too boring for my taste. i think its super inoffensive, generic rock music, nothing wrong with it, its just really bland.

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
Jun 26 2024

i bet people who love this album think the matrix is the best movie of all time. it was overall ok, pretty good at points and absolutely horrible at others. there are glimpses of things that i like, but the songs are all at least 2 minutes too long. the beats are also a bit clean for my taste, i wish it was more abrasive overall.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Jun 28 2024

love how disjointed and loud this record is, definitely my preferred sound over something like the rem album which is mainly problematic to me because its just way too clean

Homework by Daft Punk
Jun 29 2024

i like daft punk, a lot actually. not as good as discovery but most things are also worse than discovery so...

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce
Jun 30 2024

better than i expected kinda chill, not creative. id rather listen to sublime

Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Jul 01 2024

more like 4.5, love the cocteau twins already, but not as good as heaven or las vegas

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas
Jul 03 2024

first album where i straight up skipped through the last tracks. actually so terrible i thought it would eventually pick up, but its so drab and boring, like what situation is this music made for, i truly cant imagine ever enjoying it.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Jul 04 2024

more hardcore i like it, not perfect though, has a very aged and edgy sound.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson
Jul 05 2024

4.5 quite liked it, a little bit edgy, a little bit noisy, my typa music. fuck marilyn manson tho fr

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
Jul 08 2024

actually pretty enjoyable and has some interesting ideas, but its really nothing special i think its fine for a first listen but id never come back to it

So by Peter Gabriel
Jul 09 2024

kinda littington

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Jul 10 2024

rock n roll at its most basic. all the songs were too long

Jul 11 2024

eminem is really corny now because he made the worst albums ever, but if he only released this and a few others he would be in the goat conversation

Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Jul 12 2024

like showtunes, not my thing

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Jul 13 2024

is ok, not really impressed nor offended. its just rock n roll again. i think whoever made this list likes rock music a lot, and not even like experimental rock just straight up rock music

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
Jul 14 2024

very listenable, pretty enjoyable actually. genuinely no problems. gentle on my mind (the og) is such a good song, and this cover is decent fs

Be by Common
Jul 16 2024

actually insane production by kanye and really incredible flows and lyrics. genuinely goated

Headquarters by The Monkees
Jul 17 2024

lowk the beatles but worse. still kinda littington tho

Infected by The The
Jul 18 2024

actually unbelievably indifferent towards this. its like the flavor of water for my music taste

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jul 20 2024

i luv the peppers but they do have better albums overall. i like the stuff before this album much more

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Jul 22 2024

i dont really understand the hate i was seeing from other reviewers. i wouldnt listen to this every day but i found this to be really awesome and very interesting

Jul 24 2024

winning the mid off with another 60s rock except now its country

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Jul 26 2024

4 songs 53 minutes. actually goated. this is what i was looking for when starting this project

Technique by New Order
Jul 28 2024

busting album cover fr i luv new order joy division shouldnt even exist

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant
Jul 29 2024

hmmmmm a bit weird but entirely inoffensive, at least inoffensive sound wise. lyrically it is def offensive but i lowk fw dat

Joan Baez by Joan Baez
Jul 31 2024

not my thing but i can respect it at least

Microshift by Hookworms
Aug 02 2024

like the strokes but less interesting overall. pretty good but not really elite like mr casablancas

Aja by Steely Dan
Aug 03 2024

way way way better than i thought. i was prepared for the worst album of my life. had a very nice groove to it

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Aug 04 2024

this is losing the mid off because its slightly worse than mid. genuinely so so boring and bland

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets
Aug 07 2024

absolutely fine. alex turner is super talented, and i think this album is entirely unremarkable (which isnt a bad thing)

m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Aug 08 2024

not my favorite my bloody valentine album, but that doesnt mean it isnt almost perfect as well. loveless is probably my favorite album ever, and this doesnt live up to it, but shoegaze is still shoegaze at the end of the day and this is a shining example of the genre

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Aug 09 2024

I liked this far more than I didn't. Very alternative, quite British, strong rock sound.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Aug 11 2024

good jazzy record, probably wont come back to it

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Aug 12 2024

not as good as the last temptations album, but still a 4

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
Aug 13 2024

i think jazz music is pretty awesome, but unfortunately i find it very difficult to approach. less made up of songs and more just background noise, but its really good background noise

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Aug 14 2024

not super impactful to me. i actually didnt expect this sound, but i think its not completely what im looking for. felt quite dated in my opinion

Ingenue by k.d. lang
Aug 15 2024

def the biggest surprise for me so far, i really did not expect to like this based on the genres, but i found it to be quite beautiful and strangely similar to a lot of the more dreamy music i tend to listen to on occasion.

Kimono My House by Sparks
Aug 16 2024

im really not a huge queen fan at the end of the day, and this basically amplified all the parts of queen that i dislike. its not that i dont get what its going for, i just dislike it.

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino
Aug 17 2024

honestly didnt know i was a blues fan. this is awesome

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
Aug 18 2024

a little disappointed here, i know pavement and i know they make music in a style that i like, but this album didnt really strike me as anything special. this isnt to say its bad, it just isnt what i expected

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey
Aug 19 2024

stick to the smiths bro, i dont think this johnny marr-less life is for you. also the fact that morissey would release a song called "i am hated for loving" is hilarious

Bad by Michael Jackson
Aug 20 2024

holy bassline. unfortunately this is not the peak of michael jackson, and he has a few albums i prefer. not to say this is bad (lol), but it isnt a track for track perfect album like thriller or off the wall is for me.

Aug 22 2024

I didn't know this existed. Not this album literally (even though I didn't know about it), but like I didn't know something like this existed. Celtic folk punk? Such a strange combination, but genuinely filled with such fun energy that I felt really made it an enjoyable listen.

One World by John Martyn
Aug 23 2024

a contender for one of the most forgettable things on this list, i would never listen to any of these songs again, and since i think i need to be more forgiving with 5s and harsher with 1s, congrats to this album for getting a 1.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Aug 24 2024

very very awesome. one of the albums i knew about prior to starting this project, and i didnt know what to expect. i always heard it talked about as an indie head record. so trip hop wasnt exactly what i was ready for, but every track had something special. also fantastic album art

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Aug 25 2024

a good representation of a genre that i dont find myself seeking out.

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
Aug 26 2024

Utterly fascinating. What is this, like prog-hop? I'm not entirely sure, and I can't say I'd listen to any of the tracks isolated, but the actual album is just so well made and truly a feat of musicality and production. I feel like I'm not smart enough to get it, but I certainly wasn't suffering.

Aug 27 2024

it is exactly what people say about it. i was ready to hit a peter griffin godfather moment, but nah it really is fantastic. i still dont agree with apple musics placement of it on their list, but it isnt unfounded. this record is front to back fantastic in production, vocals, and storytelling.

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club
Aug 29 2024

Holy dogshit. This is easily the worst album I've heard so far.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Aug 30 2024

i happened to listen to this album off a recommendation from a youtube channel that i like before i drew it from this project. when i first listened to it, i gave it 4 stars on rym. i thought it was simple and good, but nothing that was extraordinary. since i listened to pink moon, i havent been able to stop thinking about it. there is something extraordinary about it. it is so simple, so stripped back, so short, but its just beautiful. incredible instrumentation and vocals and nothing else. a perfect example of the term stripped back.

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Aug 31 2024

love me some willie nelson. on first listen i reckon i liked this more than red headed stranger, but i need to relisten to both. either way, this was lovely and very easy to listen to.

Closer by Joy Division
Sep 01 2024

I think Joy Division could quite possibly be the most overrated band of all time. I don't just think they're overrated, I straight up think they suck. Save for a few good songs (none of which are on this album), they really have nothing to cling onto. I feel I can find their sound in a thousand other places, and those places all have much more to like.

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sep 02 2024

why she sound like lana del rey. anyway maps is the only song id heard off this album and i kinda see why.

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Sep 03 2024

very likely my favorite album by michael. i grew up with this album, and it really is just so well produced, with timeless instrumentation and songwriting that'll hit now and in like 100 years.

Purple Rain by Prince
Sep 04 2024

love prince, i think this album is very good, but not his best. good hits, but not all of it is my favorite

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sep 05 2024

i really dont like reggae. i get it, i understand what it is, but i just dont enjoy listening to it. it drags, the melodies arent unique from song to song (at least to me), and the vocals are overwhelming in an often unpleasant way. maybe if i wasnt allergic to weed id feel different, but as of now i cant find any true reggae that i like.

OK Computer by Radiohead
Sep 06 2024

i used to not like radiohead. i found them boring, whiny, and droning. i think i may have been stupid, but i wasnt wrong. they whiny and droning, but radiohead is anything but boring. their music is truly special. this album, while not my favorite (frankly its not even in my top 4 radiohead projects) is still incredible for its time. its so futuristic and beautiful. it says something that an album that barely cracks the top 5 of its respective artists discography is still a 5 star record.

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Sep 07 2024

mmmm not for me. sanitized and clean, nothing to grasp onto.

No Other by Gene Clark
Sep 08 2024

Not the kind of country I tend to fancy. Frankly pretty good, but I wouldn't come back to it.

Stankonia by OutKast
Sep 09 2024

most likely not my favorite outkast project. the higs are incredible, and there are no low lows, but it isnt one id come back to as a project anytime soon. outkast is one of those musical projects that deserves to be on this list, and if anything i feel that they and the type of rap they represent is underrepresented overall. i really liked it, but it doesnt crack my favorite favorites.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Sep 10 2024

its like if the beatles were american and not as good. the problem with music like this is that the beatles exist, and they did it already. there is no beatles-esque music that surpasses the beatles. that said, this isnt bad at all, just not incredible, i bobbed my head a little.

Wild Gift by X
Sep 11 2024

too soft for my taste. more watered down punk, rather than an original feeling style. i just would rather listen to other post punk/punk artists that have a more distinct or generally harder sound.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Sep 12 2024

Pretty good. Reminds me of newer MGMT stuff on some of the tracks. I liked about half and the other half was just ok.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Sep 14 2024

yea, i mean this is obviously awesome. not a hit parade by any means, nor is it important enough in my opinion to warrant 5 stars. a strong example of its genre, but certainly not gods gift to music

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Sep 15 2024

I still don't like reggae, but this was ok compared to the last Bob Marley album I heard.

Moon Safari by Air
Sep 16 2024

Super easy to listen to. I liked it, but not a ton.

Sep 17 2024

Man idk I know i should like Talking Heads and I do, like the best songs by them are amazing, but the albums do not hit. I'm gonna keep trying, it has happened many times where albums or artists grew on me, but this wasn't that time.

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Sep 18 2024

This feels like the music that would be playing in the background while john wick kills a bunch of people. It's ok, not something that left a particular impact.

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Sep 19 2024

Such a strange inclusion. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it. It's just strange that it's here. Truly genre defining, I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was this album was meant to be, but that is by no means negative.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Sep 20 2024

What if the Home Depot commercial music was album length?

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Sep 21 2024

Very good, but I wasn't stunned. Obvious respect to the queen though.

Play by Moby
Sep 22 2024

Imagine if this was hip hop instead of literally fucking nothing at all. I am genuinely amazed by how little Moby packs into over an hour of "original music." I put that in quotes because it isn't original music. It's literally something that already exists with a stock keyboard and drums put behind it. This is nothing at all, which is an extremely offensive thing to be on a list of albums you must hear.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry
Sep 23 2024

Ehhhh yea, I mean I see where this is coming from and I see where it's headed, but where it is just isn't all the way there. Some serious highlights, and a lot of stuff that I like here, but also has something about it that just turns me off of it and makes it hard to want to return to. All that to say, pretty good, not great.

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads
Sep 24 2024

super adequate record. not gonna act like this changed my life, but it was certainly an easy listen.

Django Django by Django Django
Sep 25 2024

mgmt is, in my opinion, the best band of all time. not necessarily my favorite, that changes day to day, but i think they are the best. this gives off the vibe of mgmt is select music, and is all in all a really well made album that has a nice groove, theme, and feel. i really did enjoy this, but i found some tracks to be more forgettable and less exciting than i wanted. overall still very good.

Destroyer by KISS
Sep 26 2024

The aesthetic of KISS always tricked me into thinking they were a much heavier band then they really are. Frankly, this is my admission to not really liking glam rock/glam metal, its just not as good as rock or metal. Honestly, I wish KISS' music was as hard as their looks would have you assume. Unfortunately, this wasn't for me, and I don't see myself coming back to any tracks any time soon.

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen
Sep 27 2024

absolutely uninteresting save for the killing moon.

Fragile by Yes
Sep 28 2024

A little proggy for my taste, and there are like 10 songs ever that have any business being over 10 minutes long, and this album does not contain one. That said, I think the highs are very high and the lows are extremely forgettable. Good memories and everything else being forgotten is a recipe for an album that can be remembered pretty favorably, so that's good.

Real Life by Magazine
Sep 29 2024

A lot going on here. Almost too much. I wouldn't really call it bad, just not important. And that's like the whole point.

Damaged by Black Flag
Sep 30 2024

i am a massive punk fan. this type of grimy, filthy, and typically offensive (at least to some listeners) music is what keeps my faith in music as an art form. being able to just say whatever over simple riffs hits the same way that roadside graffiti hits for me. a simple statement that says "fuck the mainstream" and exists for the sake of creation. id love to see more punk as i keep doing this project.

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit
Oct 02 2024

So ambient that there was nothing to enjoy, literally just background

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
Oct 03 2024

Kinda like if The Smiths were not good

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Oct 05 2024

me personally, i like the beastie boys

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Oct 06 2024

I really love rap. My biggest regret on this project thus far is giving Stankonia 4 stars when it clearly deserved 5, and I will not let another hip hop masterpiece go by without its rightfully deserved 5 stars. This is one of those albums that makes the rounds in the music nerd subculture as a must listen, and rightfully so. Well produced, smooth, well written, and influential for essentially every other hip hop artist that followed. Incredible.

My Generation by The Who
Oct 07 2024

Man, it really is just the Beatles but worse, which I find to be a trend with these sixties releases. Totally fine, just not the Beatles. Like, I could just listen to the Beatles.

Oct 08 2024

Dude. Dude. I don't really like prog, I never have. But dude. My friend Felipe always talking about how good this album is. I'm sorry I never believed you brother. Hail King Crimson. Hail Prog. Hail the red screamy man. HAIL. HAIL. HAIL.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Oct 09 2024

Frankly exhausting. I don't know if I get it, as this came across as absurdly long winded, unoriginal, and boring. Just because something is live doesn't mean it's good or important.

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
Oct 10 2024

Literally just a cover album. Can't rate it particularly high. Fortunately, I know that the Stones got a lot more coming, so this certainly isn't the end.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Oct 11 2024

I liked this enough. Inoffensive at the very least. I don't think I'll return to most of it, but the parts that are good are quite good, and the album's biggest crime is its length.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Oct 12 2024

As a (terrible) pianist, this really blows my cork off. It's unbelievable to be able to improvise piano music this good for this long on this bad of a piano in front of this many people. Jazz is a bit of a misleading genre tag for this album (I'd say it's closer to classical), but the improvisational style and chord choices clearly call to the strengths of jazz music. Definitely one of the albums you should listen to before you die if not for the incredibly playing, then for the story.

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Oct 13 2024

when im in a being listenable competition and this is my opponent:

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters
Oct 14 2024

ive heard worse, but a pink floyd cover is wild. almost respectably insane, but the actual album is too disco for my taste. didn't find much to come back to or save here.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Oct 15 2024

Holy smokes, I've been feeling miserable lately so this hits real hard. Not my favorite by him, but that doesn't mean it isn't still fantastic. I've been real sad and gloomy, and this is the best and worst soundtrack one could ask for when it comes to living in a melancholic void.

Illmatic by Nas
Oct 16 2024

Maybe the best rap album of all time? Hard to say, but it's a strong contender for the greatest album of all time, genre aside. Holy smokes, this record is incredible.

Sex Packets by Digital Underground
Oct 17 2024

Pretty good. Different, I like that.

Parachutes by Coldplay
Oct 18 2024

Just like not good really. Uninteresting.

Boston by Boston
Oct 19 2024

Aw man I mean this just isn't music that aged well, at least not for me. There's some fun to be had, but really it just isn't anything special. Reminds me of old rock radio, and I think that's where it belongs.

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council
Oct 21 2024

Exceedingly middling, save for My Ever Changing Moods. Entirely inoffensive and entirely bland.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Oct 22 2024

I liked this. Makes me excited to listen to Blue though, because I think I will like that more.

Doolittle by Pixies
Oct 23 2024

Very good album. Not one I have ever actually listened all the way through, so being able to shows how great this album really is. Super strong sound and energy.

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Oct 24 2024

Totally listenable, no highlights. Won't return.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Oct 26 2024

All too samey. An unfortunate disappointment, not even bad, just disappointing. I was expecting Arctic Monkeys 2, but instead got generic dance punk with no differences between tracks. Take Me Out is beast still.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Oct 29 2024

This was pretty unique, but I found it very enjoyable to listen to. I need to do some research about this before I have a full opinion though.

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Oct 31 2024

Well, this is another obvious one. Not my favorite Kanye album, but one that I find myself coming back to a lot. Hit after hit.

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons
Nov 03 2024

Sure I mean this is fine. Not really my thing overall, but I didn't hate it. Perfect length. This album could have easily been 70 minutes and I likely would have shot myself.

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Nov 04 2024

I actually like a lot of this better than Nirvana, and that's saying something.

American Idiot by Green Day
Nov 05 2024

I really think that this is Green Day's best. Songs are WAY too long, like to the point that it's basically the antithesis of punk music, but damn if this whole album isn't good. This was Green Day's peak, and they have only gotten worse.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Nov 07 2024

Really awesome. Solid songwriting and exceedingly easy to listen to. The Beach Boys are a project that never fully disappoint. They are also responsible for making the only christmas song that doesn't annoy the fuck outta me so extra points there.

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
Nov 08 2024

Awesome awesome awesome country music. Willie is one of the GOATS of music in general.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Nov 09 2024

Idk man, Joy Division just isn't that great of a band. They aren't bad, they just aren't great. It's just not impressive. Frankly, the album cover is better than the music.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Nov 10 2024

Not profound, some other reviews are lowk trolling.

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs
Nov 11 2024

Oh boy, more middling new wave nothingness. Nothing to like here, sounds like new wave.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas
Nov 12 2024

A lot like ABBA, who I also don't really like. Too upbeat and groovy for my tastes, and I don't mean groovy like "has a groove" I mean it like 60s.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Nov 13 2024

Not as good as Pink Moon, but I still really like this. Nick Drake's music has a really awesome vibe, but I prefer the sadder and gloomier tone of Pink Moon because I am a gloomy pessimist downer of a person.

Rip It Up by Orange Juice
Nov 14 2024

This is pretty bad. I agree with the guy who complained about the lack of Tool and I don't even like Tool.

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D
Nov 15 2024

Pretty solid. Unsurprising that Pharrell is goated.

...And Justice For All by Metallica
Nov 16 2024

I fucking hate Metallica. They actively suck to me, and they might be my least favorite band of all time. Every metal artist that was inspired by this band is better, and therefore there is literally no reason to ever listen to this boring, irritating, trying-to-be-dark garbage. I'm sure this isn't the only Metallica record on this list, but I wish it was. Sucks.

1989 by Taylor Swift
Nov 17 2024

Frankly, Taylor Swift is not an interesting artist. She makes radio pop, has more money than god, and employs an army of rabid fangirls to maim anyone who says a bad word about her. That being said, she cooked with this one. I have listened to all of her albums (so I could decide if I wanted to hate), and this one is by far one of the standouts. Taylor Swift has made some awful, awful music. She has also made some really fantastic, catchy, and (for someone of my young age) nostalgic music that really is fun to listen to. I am no Swiftie, but I do like good music, so I have to be objective and give her props on this one.

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Nov 20 2024

This woulda been just ok if it came out like 10 years earlier. I'm simply not impressed. Bland, bland, bland.

The Libertines by The Libertines
Nov 22 2024

Definition of "fine". Absolutely inoffensive to listen to in the background.

Melodrama by Lorde
Nov 28 2024

This is kinda like a better version of an average Taylor Swift album, as in it is pop music. Above average, but I thought the synthpop aspects of the record would be more prominent.

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Nov 30 2024

Pretty good. I've been in my country bag lately, but this doesn't hot the way I really want it to.

Kenya by Machito
Dec 02 2024

BEAST MODE FINALLY SOMETHING GOOD OMG

Is This It by The Strokes
Dec 03 2024

Wow. This gotta be one of the greatest albums ever. I literally am strokin it.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Dec 04 2024

Oh, that's peak alternative rock. That's peak alternative noise rock shoegaze.

Among The Living by Anthrax
Dec 05 2024

If this album was an instrumental, it would be teetering on 5 stars. My problem with this, as well as a lot of other more mainstream metal, is the absolutely ridiculous vocals that take away any seriousness from the playing and make the songs purely about some guy yelling about something. It takes a track that is hard and full of energy to something that feels like parody (at least to me). Unfortunately the vocals take this from a 4.5 to a 2.5 for me.

Pink Flag by Wire
Dec 06 2024

I really like how short all the songs are. Very easy for my tiktok addled brain to consume.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Dec 07 2024

I really thought I wouldn't like this because (surprisingly) after the gold rush didn't hit for me. This actually turned out to be really great.

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon
Dec 08 2024

This will probably come around in around 10 years, but right now? This sound is dated to an extreme extent. The Strokes sound kinda like this but way better.

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Dec 09 2024

When you lie on the piano I am reminded I am stupid

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
Dec 10 2024

Certain tracks were simply overly long, but all very enjoyable.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Dec 11 2024

Pretty good. Damon Albarn is obviously super talented, but this is by no means my favorite output by Gorillaz. I think there's better to come from this band.

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
Dec 12 2024

I'll stick to Bjork's solo work I reckon. Not bad, not good.

The La's by The La's
Dec 15 2024

Adequate. I'm beginning to hate british people tho I'm ngl.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents
Dec 16 2024

What if instead of being amazing, Ween was the worst band ever? This album bravely answers that question. This might genuinely be the worst thing I have ever heard.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Dec 17 2024

I can't pretend to be excited by rock and roll

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Dec 18 2024

Not bad, I was kind of hoping for a funkier sound.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Dec 19 2024

This is lowk sweet asf

Document by R.E.M.
Dec 20 2024

Middling. I am nostalgic for the hit on this album it played out of this guitar toy i had when i was a kid so that was nice.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Dec 23 2024

I like the vibe of the record and the African sound, but I don't like the blues...

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Dec 25 2024

Really fascinating stuff, but not particularly listenable.

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals
Dec 27 2024

Um yea, I liked this more than I didn't, but the sound wasn't interesting enough to keep me locked in. Closer to a 3.5 than a 3.

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Dec 30 2024

I can take it or leave it. If this is who inspired Dylan, I'm just gonna stick with Dylan. Or Seeger. Or fuck it, The Grateful Dead.

Dec 31 2024

Pretty good, but I kinda expected more. There are far more misses than hits. The misses are still more than tolerable

Jan 02 2025

Dude this is awesome and exactly what I want from older country music. So fun to listen to.

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel
Jan 05 2025

Wayyyy worse than So. Not awful tho I kinda like Peter Gabriel he was a good discovery for me.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Jan 07 2025

I was kind of expecting this to be some revelation despite knowing who Paul Simon is. I know what his music sounds like, yet somehow I expected an album this highly regarded to be some sort of departure. Regardless, the sound is good and the African influences are nice to see.

Jan 08 2025

Ouch, I love Born to Die and this isn't even like half as good as that. If that's on here, expect a 5, but for now Lana has to take a rough rating.

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson
Jan 10 2025

Oh wow, fake music. Oh wow, BAD fake music.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Jan 11 2025

LOVE how short this is. Very different from what I expected I'd say.

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs
Jan 13 2025

Aggressively 90s in a derogatory way.

Jan 15 2025

Vinyl listen lucky me. My favorite of the Beatles catalog. Really excellent, so psychedelic and fun with genuine masterpieces throughout.

London Calling by The Clash
Jan 16 2025

I kinda can't believe this is what punk was. Not that this isn't punk, but it like is so bizarre. Longer songs, not heavy or grimy by any means. Awesome tho.

War by U2
Jan 17 2025

Most overrated band ever. I like Sunday Bloody Sunday though.

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
Jan 19 2025

Might need to relisten, but unfortunately I won't

Shleep by Robert Wyatt
Jan 20 2025

Idk bro, who listening to this? Like at some point I can't purely look at music as an art form and I need to ask if it's actually enjoyable to listen to. The first track is pretty fire and then it just doesn't hit that peak again.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Jan 21 2025

Aw man i actually do like this, but none of the songs stuck out to me in a way that would have me coming back. I really think this is worth a listen though.

Abraxas by Santana
Jan 22 2025

Very good. Jazzy rock with a Latin twist.

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar
Jan 24 2025

Lowk the concept of this is so insanely based. He's like "listen up this is what this is now let me fucking shred" Like Ravi Shankar is speaking imma listen and learn

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
Jan 25 2025

Probably my least favorite by them thus far? It's baseline fine though because of the artist it comes from.

Future Days by Can
Jan 26 2025

No I can definitely have gone my whole life without hearing this. I find this list has some seriously glaring omissions in exchange for inclusions like this.

Jan 27 2025

Melodies are almost comedically repetitive. This feels like fake music that would play in a movie set in the 80s like bruh. Tainted Love saves this from 1 star.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Jan 28 2025

Radiohead all bangers all the time it never stops.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Feb 01 2025

Surprisingly soulful. Some totally good songs, but not many relistens.

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Feb 02 2025

I can't really think of when I'd want to listen to this it is so mediocre like folk is already represented on this list, and I love folk don't get me wrong so idk why this is here and not something else and there are plenty of albums that deserve a spot

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Feb 03 2025

The longest too long album to ever be too long. That being said this is kinda awesome. The hits here hit hard and are good enough to make up for the oftentimes over long bs.

The Coral by The Coral
Feb 05 2025

Unironically really bad like what is this. No consistency, but not experimental by any means. Derivative and individually bad is crazy.

The Cars by The Cars
Feb 08 2025

Totally listenable if maybe a little average. I like that this isn't needlessly 1 hour and 10 minutes with like 3 seven minute tracks as they albums often are.

Da Capo by Love
Oct 12 2025

Is this list literally just like "here is music that came out before the list was made"? Like, this isn't anything it really isn't. Maybe, MAYBE I could have gleaned some enjoyment out of this, but then the fuckers had to put an 18 minute track at the end, like omgggg fuck off bro that drops it to a 1 star instant.

Oct 13 2025

I listened to two 1 star albums today so I treated myself with this as a palate cleanser. This is a perfect album. We are lucky to live in a time in which we can listen to MGMT. I love you MGMT.

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
Feb 20 2026

Pretty good some of it felt like the music in family guy when they transition scenes

Pretenders by Pretenders
Feb 22 2026

Yay! Finally something that isn't just awful. I like hearing a female vocalist, song structure is good and somewhat catchy, but nothing sticks out.

Mar 06 2026

Holy shit dude what is genuinely wrong with british people? I have realized through reading reviews that a lot of people who use this site are british, and the critics who made the list are british and like are y'all for real? To Pimp a Butterfly, good kid m.A.A.d city, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and The College Dropout are all controversial, but here this is. If this wasn't made by a white british person this would be hated so hard. This is so awful please british people listen to good rap music like at some point you gotta get with the times.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Mar 08 2026

Really awesome love me some Marvin. His voice is so amazing, and his music has such a great feel. I'm gaye now

Fromohio by fIREHOSE
Mar 09 2026

Yayyyyy San Pedro California I love it. This album I don't love but I think it's pretty interesting compared to a lot of stuff on here.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
Mar 10 2026

What was he cooking here? Sure sure Bowie and all that. But some of this? Like this hits generic AND he's a pedophile getting mad racial on the track like huh?

Mar 11 2026

Interesting... I mean they really went all out. I will say I'm glad to have listened to this, like this is truly out there. First track is really awesome, the rest didn't stick out.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Mar 13 2026

Just not interesting. I heard like one riff that made me pay attention.

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Mar 14 2026

Wow, figure 8 is like way way way way better. Save for the hits on here (which are great), this album is entirely overshadowed.

Tical by Method Man
Mar 16 2026

Nah not really

Odelay by Beck
Mar 17 2026

Wait this is fire. I never listened to much of Beck but I had heard the name. A lot of great songs, some of which remind me of Pavement. In general, great stuff.

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Mar 29 2026

Super fire, probably my favorite solo beatle when it comes to song quality and such.

Apr 01 2026

Hard to rate. I didn't notice it so I guess it succeeded as an ambient project. I like my ambient a bit more noticeable to I will keep it dead in the middle.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Apr 07 2026

Fine I want to like it more than I do though.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Apr 09 2026

I am absolutely in the pro-flute camp on this one. This was totally tolerable, but I think this whole thing would've benefited from being less progged out

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
Apr 11 2026

Not bad, but kinda feels like it needs more time to cook which makes sense.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down
Apr 12 2026

What the excellent. I mean I kinda didn't know they hit like this like it's sorta theatrical in an enticing way and the riffs got me hitting a two step in the living room no lie

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Apr 14 2026

Like he just is the goat. It is just true. Like two truly perfect albums is crazy. Please come back Frank we need you.

The Slider by T. Rex
Apr 17 2026

They're calling it the most forgettable album ever.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Apr 18 2026

Uhhhhh... I don't know bout this one, a lot of this isn't the sound I want from them. Then I imagined if Ween wrote this and I liked that idea so

The Undertones by The Undertones
Apr 19 2026

I guess bro, I mean certainly inoffensive. I liked the instrumentation quite a bit but I really dislike the vocals. Old punk is sometimes challenging, like I feel like the things that were inspired by sounds like this are way better.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Apr 20 2026

Wow this is pretty fire. Totally belongs in the category with other indie rock hit albums like Is This It and AM.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Apr 24 2026

Ah yes the old reliable for this list, a boring nothingburger album, followed by a 12-25 minute long jam track that taints the whole already mediocre thing. Sick of it.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Apr 27 2026

It would be stupid to give this anything but a 5. It's the goats being goated. I don't get how this isn't a 5 like what would be wrong? What could you say?

Apr 28 2026

It's just goated I mean we know this. I'm sure the fools on here are gonna be complaining but this is so great like I almost don't understand not liking it a little at least

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
May 04 2026

Just ok, I liked the punk part but blues is very simple

May 12 2026

Not bad, very straight down the middle grunge, however I don't love Courtney Love's voice all the time on this

Chelsea Girl by Nico
May 15 2026

Actually bad. I think this is music from that time where if you moaned and made enough dissonant noises critics would glaze you to no end. We have since learned that dissonant music still requires musicality and knowledge of keys and notes and stuff.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
May 19 2026

Solid. Not really for me I would say, very retro for how new it is, which is not negative.

Suicide by Suicide
May 24 2026

This is not listenable music. I mean that literally. Like there is no way to listen to this. If I'm at home, in the car, at a party, in the bath, at a bar, committing suicide, there is no situation in which this would work. It actually just sucks.

Bossanova by Pixies
May 30 2026

Proabbly my least favorite by them off here

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
May 31 2026

Oof, just ok. was praying I'd love it.

Harvest by Neil Young
Jun 02 2026

Inexplicably not my thing. Makes no sense. It's alright

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Jun 18 2026

This has some moments in it for sure. This is 3.5 rounded up for sure, I mean like this instrumentation is solid af for most of it, but I feel like the songs wouldn't hit individually, so I can't really love it.

GREY Area by Little Simz
Jul 20 2026

One of my favorite voices in hip hop period, I love her delivery everytime. Great lyricism and beats, just straight up good. Also short yay!

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Jul 22 2026

Her voice is so beautiful. I want to like this more but I found that the songs were almost too freeform and flowy. I liked a few tracks a lot though, this is really super cool stuff.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Jul 23 2026

Vinyl listen yay! I love this album and I grew up on it. It's masterful, I mean it's pretty unbelievable how much they can do on this album. It's fun, it's interesting, and most importantly it actually holds up. Lots of the stuff on this godforsaken list is so of its time it becomes almost nauseating. Not this.

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