1001 Albums Summary

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Elephant by The White Stripes

The College Dropout by Kanye West

British Steel by Judas Priest

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

The Undertones by The Undertones

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Machine Head by Deep Purple

I'm a sucker for a bit of dad rock. Some iconic tunes on this one as well

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Teen Dream by Beach House

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Not usually my sort of thing. Has its high points though, especially the cover of Black Steel

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

I like the way this album flows, it feels like you're at a party. Unfortunately it's the sort of party where the vibe isn't for me (although I can appreciate how people are having a good time) and I want to go home and watch a film

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Been listening to this album for years. Pure melodrama in the best possible way

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

It was fine. Nice background music but not doing anything to stand out for me

Nowhere by Ride

This album might finally get me into shoegaze

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

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

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Low-Life by New Order

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

I'm really sorry. I really want to like freeform jazz, but I think my brain just isn't programmed for it

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Live At Leeds by The Who

Thriller by Michael Jackson

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

A classic that defined the Madchester sound going into the 90s. Only loses a star as there's some filler in between the bangers

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Quiet Life by Japan

This album was highly influential to the sound of the 80s, but apart from a few songs it did very little for me

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Smash by The Offspring

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Some nice funk, but derivitive of better stuff from the 70s. I do like some of the later hits they put out

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Funeral by Arcade Fire

This is what I love about this project. This is the sort of album with universal acclaim that I've put off listening to because it's "not my thing", but I enjoyed the vast majority of this album, especially towards the latter half

Young Americans by David Bowie

A transitional album for Bowie, and yet he still managed to influence a whole movement of established artists performing soul tracks. 3.5

1984 by Van Halen

Who's Next by The Who

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Dookie by Green Day

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Smile by Brian Wilson

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

This is so far outside my wheelhouse I don't know where to start. I gave it a chance, but it does nothing for me. Good for you if you enjoy it, I just can't fathom how it made the list

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

1989 by Taylor Swift

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Transformer by Lou Reed

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Easy 5, as with any Floyd album from DSOTM to this

Blackstar by David Bowie

Kenza by Khaled

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

An album I'd never heard of before, and I loved it

Hotel California by Eagles

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

All Directions by The Temptations

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Destroyer by KISS

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Feels wrong to give this the same rating as the Kiss album I had yesterday, but that just narrowly avoided being a 2, and this just narrowly missed being a 4

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This is peak Funk-era RHCP. I happen to like some of their later stuff too, but if you are if the "I prefer old-school chilis" type, then this is probably the album you're thinking of

With The Beatles by Beatles

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

An album I'd never very have discovered without this project, and one I enjoyed

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

...And Justice For All by Metallica

I just can't in good conscience give an album a 5 if they've mixed out the bass

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Pyromania by Def Leppard

As a lifelong Hysteria supremacist, I must admit this album is also a banger

Green by R.E.M.

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Live! by Fela Kuti

Still can't fully get on board with 10+ minute long improvised jazz, but this was more accessible and enjoyable to me than most I've heard

Hms Fable by Shack

Felt like I was going to enjoy this after the first fee tracks, but then began to drag. This album doesn't do anything that wasn't done better dozens of times in the decade that preceded it

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Diamond Life by Sade

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Doolittle by Pixies

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Ten by Pearl Jam

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

90 by 808 State

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Station To Station by David Bowie

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Arguably the greatest and most important Reggae album ever released

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

21 by Adele

Put this on, grab your wine, chocolates and Bridget Jones paperback, and let the cats wonder why you're crying again

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Microshift by Hookworms

Spiderland by Slint

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Document by R.E.M.

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

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

When this came through I was sceptical...an album of bongo music? Then as I listened and read up, I realised this inadvertently bacame the jumping off point for hip hop. So many great beats and influential elements

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Dry by PJ Harvey

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Arrival by ABBA

Guero by Beck

Imagine by John Lennon

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

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

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Viva Hate by Morrissey

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Superunknown by Soundgarden

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

It's fashionable to hate Oasis these days, but if you were in the UK when this came out, you'd know how much of a cultural impact it had

Purple Rain by Prince

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

White Ladder by David Gray

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

American Gothic by David Ackles

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

The Clash by The Clash

xx by The xx

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

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

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

New Forms by Roni Size

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Tommy by The Who

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Harvest by Neil Young

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Rapture by Anita Baker

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

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Abbey Road by Beatles

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

McCartney by Paul McCartney

My Generation by The Who

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Boston by Boston

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Back In Black by AC/DC

Shadowland by k.d. lang

In a period when music was getting edgier, and bands who would redefine genres were being formed, Tipper Gore and the PMRC were losing their minds and trying to control what people could listen to. This is the milquetoast kinda stuff they had in mind

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Kimono My House by Sparks

Urban Hymns by The Verve

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Moving Pictures by Rush

Traffic by Traffic

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Van Halen by Van Halen

Debut by Björk

Tical by Method Man

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

The White Album by Beatles

Dummy by Portishead

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Odelay by Beck

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Let It Be by The Replacements

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Revolver by Beatles

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

And the award for most unexpected "oh wait I actually know this song, it's a bop" goes to...

The Slider by T. Rex

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Graceland by Paul Simon

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

GI by Germs

Brothers by The Black Keys

On The Beach by Neil Young

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Tidal by Fiona Apple

The Joshua Tree by U2

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

I Against I by Bad Brains

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

I'm sorry, but this is the most not-for-me album ever released. I'm usually opposed to anything with "post" in the genre, and this is the epitome of why

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Stardust by Willie Nelson

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

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Leftism by Leftfield

Sound Affects by The Jam

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

One of those where I'm like "oh yeah I've heard of these, I'm sure I know some of their songs" and then I don't, and the album bores me

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

This is the first jazz album that was ve kinda vibed with. Usually it's straight over my head. Not sure if this process has improved my perception, or if my recent run of bad albums has altered my standards

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Heroes by David Bowie

Slipknot by Slipknot

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Different Class by Pulp

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Illmatic by Nas

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Electric by The Cult

Copper Blue by Sugar

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Moon Safari by Air

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Tapestry by Carole King

25 by Adele

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

I remember back in 2010, after growing up with the big rock burst of the 90s-00s, I went off new music because it felt like every album that the critics recommended was a boring, atmospheric snoozefest. This is the exact sort of thing I mean

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Raw Power by The Stooges

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Make Yourself by Incubus

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Parachutes by Coldplay

The Specials by The Specials

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Drunk by Thundercat

Disintegration by The Cure

Bad by Michael Jackson

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

The Yes Album by Yes

The Next Day by David Bowie

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Atomizer by Big Black

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

OK by Talvin Singh

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Sincere by Mj Cole

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Bossanova by Pixies

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Country Life by Roxy Music

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

The Bends by Radiohead

Moondance by Van Morrison

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Low by David Bowie

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Third by Soft Machine

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Pump by Aerosmith

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Movies by Holger Czukay

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Such an odd album. Every song is good, but every single one overstays its welcome by about a minute. Would be a strong 4 to light 5 if every song was shorter

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

One of those albums that make me feel gaslit. Highly praised but it's a bad version of father and son followed by boring generic songs. Extra point just because some of the bass lines are decent

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

In It For The Money by Supergrass

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

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Cross by Justice

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

London Calling by The Clash

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Skylarking by XTC

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

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

Among The Living by Anthrax

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Black Metal by Venom

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Scum by Napalm Death

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Face to Face by The Kinks

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

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

Highly Evolved by The Vines

The World is a Ghetto by War

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Lost Souls by Doves

Sea Change by Beck

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Abraxas by Santana

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Damaged by Black Flag

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Parklife by Blur