1001 Albums Summary

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687
Albums Rated
2.89
Average Rating
63%
Complete
402 albums remaining

Rating Distribution

Rating Timeline

Taste Profile

1950
Favorite Decade
Jazz
Favorite Genre
UK
Top Origin
Tough Crowd
Rater Style ?
65
5-Star Albums
84
1-Star Albums

Breakdown

By Genre

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Top Styles

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By Decade

By Origin

Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Viva Hate
Morrissey
 5 2.96 +2.04
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
 5 3.12 +1.88
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
 5 3.23 +1.77
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
 5 3.24 +1.76
Like A Prayer
Madonna
 5 3.24 +1.76
1989
Taylor Swift
 5 3.26 +1.74
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
 5 3.29 +1.71
Faith
George Michael
 5 3.29 +1.71
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
 5 3.3 +1.7
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
 5 3.37 +1.63

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
 1 4.2 -3.2
Ten
Pearl Jam
 1 3.91 -2.91
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
 1 3.86 -2.86
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
 1 3.7 -2.7
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
 1 3.65 -2.65
Superunknown
Soundgarden
 1 3.64 -2.64
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
 1 3.63 -2.63
Dirt
Alice In Chains
 1 3.46 -2.46
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
 1 3.36 -2.36
Smash
The Offspring
 1 3.36 -2.36

Artists

Favorites

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
David Bowie 6 4.5
Pink Floyd 4 4.75
Beatles 4 4.5
U2 3 4.67
Fleetwood Mac 2 5
Aretha Franklin 2 5
Talking Heads 4 4.25
Radiohead 4 4.25
The Cure 3 4.33
Echo And The Bunnymen 3 4.33

Least Favorites

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ArtistAlbumsAverage
Tom Waits 4 1.25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 4 1.5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions 3 1.33
Slipknot 2 1
Pere Ubu 2 1
Bob Dylan 4 1.75
Sonic Youth 4 1.75
The Stooges 3 1.67
Leonard Cohen 3 1.67
Tim Buckley 2 1.5
Common 2 1.5
Pavement 2 1.5
Black Sabbath 3 2
Roxy Music 3 2
The Fall 3 2

Controversial

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ArtistRatings
Johnny Cash 4, 4, 1
Kings of Leon 1, 2, 4
The Beach Boys 2, 5, 4

5-Star Albums (65)

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Wish You Were Here Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Blackstar London Calling Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Tusk A Hard Day's Night Sound of Silver At Mister Kelly's Surrealistic Pillow 1989 Heroes The Atomic Mr Basie She's So Unusual Songs For Swingin' Lovers! A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector War Boston Disintegration Sunday At The Village Vanguard The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Birth Of The Cool Remain In Light American Idiot Hotel California The White Album Is This It Hounds Of Love The Suburbs Who's Next It's Blitz! Pet Sounds The Gershwin Songbook I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Tapestry Violent Femmes Lady Soul Parallel Lines The Dark Side Of The Moon Reggatta De Blanc Beauty And The Beat Rio Songs From The Big Chair In Rainbows Time Out Out Of The Blue The Queen Is Dead Rumours Black Holes and Revelations The Wildest! The Cars (What's The Story) Morning Glory Hunting High And Low Sheer Heart Attack Parachutes Faith 1984 Like A Prayer The Wall Exodus The Joshua Tree Hunky Dory Led Zeppelin IV Ocean Rain Viva Hate

Popular Reviews

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I was only familiar with Heads Will Roll, so this was a surprise. This album was not my vibe today, but I could see liking it. Maps is great!

1-Star Albums (84)

Raw Power They Were Wrong, So We Drowned Wild Is The Wind The Boatman's Call Ready To Die Billion Dollar Babies Aha Shake Heartbreak Gentlemen Blood And Chocolate Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Slipknot Scream, Dracula, Scream GI Southern Rock Opera Superunknown Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Dirt Ys Boy In Da Corner Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby Songs Of Love And Hate L'Eau Rouge Vulgar Display Of Power Penance Soiree Follow The Leader Apocalypse Dudes The Low End Theory Bubble And Scrape Heartattack And Vine 3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... Happy Sad In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Bright Flight Only Built 4 Cuban Linx You're Living All Over Me Raw Like Sushi New York Dolls Nothing's Shocking Ten Dr. Octagonecologyst All Hope Is Gone The Coral Junkyard Os Mutantes Rain Dogs System Of A Down The United States Of America Smash Guitar Town Ctrl Armed Forces Bone Machine Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water I’m a Lonesome Fugitive Reign In Blood KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) Fred Neil D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle Arise We're Only In It For The Money Come Find Yourself Like Water For Chocolate The Renaissance Henry's Dream Dirty Wonderful Rainbow Tical Nixon MTV Unplugged In New York Post Orgasmic Chill Dub Housing The Slim Shady LP The Infotainment Scan Antichrist Superstar G. Love And Special Sauce Konnichiwa American IV: The Man Comes Around Ill Communication Yank Crime The Modern Dance Time Out Of Mind Black Metal Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Group Sex

All Ratings (687)

Eagles by Eagles
Sep 14 2024
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Sep 15 2024

I was nervous for this one, but didn’t totally hate it? 2.5

xx by The xx
Sep 21 2024
Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Sep 25 2024
The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sep 26 2024

This is the guy who sings the song Harry and Hermione dance to in Deathly Hollows?

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka
Sep 27 2024
Sunshine Superman by Donovan
Sep 29 2024

Kinda boring. Rating 3 instead of 2 because I like Season of the Witch

Vivid by Living Colour
Oct 06 2024
My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Oct 16 2024

I still don’t like him, but this is better than other albums.

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Oct 20 2024

Of all the artists, why did we have to get two Elvis Costello albums? :(

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Oct 26 2024
More Specials by The Specials
Oct 31 2024

For the most part, I enjoyed myself! 3.5

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Nov 11 2024
Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Nov 12 2024
Pump by Aerosmith
Nov 18 2024
Goo by Sonic Youth
Nov 21 2024
Third by Portishead
Nov 22 2024
Harvest by Neil Young
Nov 23 2024
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Nov 24 2024

Love that this album was generated for today! Can’t listen to Tusk without hearing UCLA Sucks ✌🏼

L.A. Woman by The Doors
Nov 26 2024

I thought I liked The Doors, but wasn’t feeling this album…

Gold by Ryan Adams
Dec 04 2024
1989 by Taylor Swift
Dec 05 2024

My favorite era 🫶🏼

Play by Moby
Dec 07 2024
Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Dec 09 2024
Heroes by David Bowie
Dec 10 2024
Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Dec 12 2024

Cool that the lead singer is the troubadour in Gilmore Girls, but I wasn’t feeling this album.

Triangle by The Beau Brummels
Dec 15 2024
GI by Germs
Dec 25 2024
War by U2
Dec 28 2024
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Dec 30 2024
Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jan 03 2025
Boston by Boston
Jan 07 2025
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Jan 09 2025
3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Jan 11 2025
Frank by Amy Winehouse
Jan 13 2025
Dirt by Alice In Chains
Jan 14 2025
Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy
Jan 15 2025

Was going to rate three stars because I liked some of the songs, and thought this was interesting EDM, but the album art is terrifying

Fromohio by fIREHOSE
Jan 19 2025

Didn’t make much of an impression on me; likely won’t listen to again. 2.5

Aja by Steely Dan
Jan 21 2025
Ys by Joanna Newsom
Jan 24 2025
Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Jan 28 2025

2.5 - would’ve been closer to 4 stars but I really didn’t like the second song

Kala by M.I.A.
Feb 14 2025
25 by Adele
Feb 18 2025
Drunk by Thundercat
Feb 21 2025
Bad by Michael Jackson
Mar 01 2025
Highly Evolved by The Vines
Mar 03 2025

Fine enough, but likely won’t listen to again. 2.5

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mar 18 2025

I was only familiar with Heads Will Roll, so this was a surprise. This album was not my vibe today, but I could see liking it. Maps is great!

Bummed by Happy Mondays
Mar 24 2025
Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma
Mar 26 2025

I prefer the Soundscapes album that is linked - great meditation music.

Stripped by Christina Aguilera
Apr 09 2025
Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Apr 23 2025
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Apr 30 2025
Truth by Jeff Beck
May 02 2025
Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
May 06 2025

Not my vibe currently, so rating 2.5

Berlin by Lou Reed
May 07 2025
Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
May 09 2025
Hejira by Joni Mitchell
May 16 2025
2112 by Rush
May 27 2025
Tommy by The Who
Jun 08 2025
Green by R.E.M.
Jun 10 2025
Debut by Björk
Jun 14 2025
Guero by Beck
Jun 16 2025
Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Jun 24 2025
Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Jun 26 2025

It’s Tricky and WTW are iconic

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Jun 27 2025
Movies by Holger Czukay
Jul 07 2025
Tidal by Fiona Apple
Jul 31 2025
Remedy by Basement Jaxx
Aug 06 2025
Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Aug 08 2025
Manassas by Stephen Stills
Aug 17 2025
Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Aug 20 2025
Rio by Duran Duran
Sep 14 2025
Blur by Blur
Sep 16 2025
Cut by The Slits
Sep 17 2025
Ten by Pearl Jam
Sep 20 2025
Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Oct 06 2025
Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Oct 12 2025
Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Oct 25 2025
Smash by The Offspring
Oct 30 2025
Ctrl by SZA
Nov 02 2025
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Nov 06 2025

There’s way too much Elvis Costello on this generator. :(

Rocks by Aerosmith
Nov 08 2025
Idlewild by Everything But The Girl
Nov 23 2025
90 by 808 State
Dec 08 2025
Closer by Joy Division
Jan 03 2026
Arise by Sepultura
Jan 21 2026
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Jan 25 2026
Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Feb 07 2026
School's Out by Alice Cooper
Feb 17 2026

Most of this album wasn’t for me, but rating higher because of the iconic titular track and surprise west side story homage.

D by White Denim
Feb 22 2026
Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Feb 24 2026
Survivor by Destiny's Child
Feb 28 2026
Trio by Dolly Parton
Mar 12 2026
OK by Talvin Singh
Mar 15 2026
Faith by George Michael
Mar 17 2026
1984 by Van Halen
Mar 19 2026
Dirty by Sonic Youth
Mar 28 2026
Kid A by Radiohead
Mar 29 2026
Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Apr 01 2026
Tical by Method Man
Apr 21 2026
Nixon by Lambchop
May 09 2026
Be by Common
May 18 2026
Dry by PJ Harvey
May 23 2026
Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jul 13 2026
Sulk by The Associates
Jul 15 2026
Dummy by Portishead
Aug 06 2026

Tough Crowd

Average rating is 0.34 points below global average.

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.