1001 Albums Summary

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

The embodiment of all killer no filler

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

90's rock is very different if this album didn't exist

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Damn, Fela. I was unfamiliar with your game. This shit slaps

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

A very nice surprise. Exceptional playing all around and some beautifully arranged music

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

This is the album where Zeppelin learned to harness their superpowers

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Really good album, ruined by Twisted. The hell was she thinking, man....

Close To You by Carpenters

Solid collection of pop standards. Nothing I would consider definitive though

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

They say you shouldn't judge books by their covers, but I think you can judge Hanoi Rocks albums by theirs

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Vivid by Living Colour

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Picture Book by Simply Red

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

This is rap/afrobeat music for people who don't want black people living in their neighborhood. Malcolm McLaren sucks on multiple levels

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Movies by Holger Czukay

I can't believe that one of the dudes from Can is responsible for this bullshit

The Joshua Tree by U2

Machine Head by Deep Purple

The Slider by T. Rex

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Faust IV by Faust

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

So by Peter Gabriel

Guero by Beck

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Violator by Depeche Mode

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Station To Station by David Bowie

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

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Green by R.E.M.

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Achtung Baby by U2

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

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

Infected by The The

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

#1 Record by Big Star

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

OK Computer by Radiohead

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Justified by Justin Timberlake

I Against I by Bad Brains

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Roots by Sepultura

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Rapture by Anita Baker

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Moondance by Van Morrison

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

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

This shit sounds like the soundtrack to a mediocre Playstation racing game from 1995

Fragile by Yes

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

2112 by Rush

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Rio by Duran Duran

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Third by Portishead

Van Halen by Van Halen

Is This It by The Strokes

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Tommy by The Who

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

I won't say this is the worst thing a group of Germans did, but it's a pretty solid second

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Brothers by The Black Keys

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Funeral by Arcade Fire

One World by John Martyn

Scum by Napalm Death

On The Beach by Neil Young

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

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

C'est Chic by CHIC

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Odelay by Beck

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

New Forms by Roni Size

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

There are times when I think the person who compiled this list only listened to 1002 albums. This is one of those times

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

In Utero by Nirvana

The Score by Fugees

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Feast of Wire by Calexico

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Electric by The Cult

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tapestry by Carole King

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Faith by George Michael

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Earned a point for only being 29 minutes

Moving Pictures by Rush

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Street Signs by Ozomatli

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Solid Air by John Martyn

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Stankonia by OutKast

A Night At The Opera by Queen

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

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

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Homework by Daft Punk

Metallica by Metallica

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Night Life by Ray Price

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Dry by PJ Harvey

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Peter Gabriel 3 by Peter Gabriel

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Bad Company by Bad Company

Rubber Soul by Beatles

The Yes Album by Yes

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

The Coral by The Coral

Real Life by Magazine

Smile by Brian Wilson

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Imagine by John Lennon

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Melodrama by Lorde

Fun House by The Stooges

The College Dropout by Kanye West

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

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Nowhere by Ride

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Kid A by Radiohead

Live Through This by Hole

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Tago Mago by Can

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Different Class by Pulp

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Being There by Wilco

Hotel California by Eagles

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Raw Power by The Stooges

Yeezus by Kanye West

Parachutes by Coldplay

School's Out by Alice Cooper

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

John Prine by John Prine

Young Americans by David Bowie

Blur by Blur

Ten by Pearl Jam

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

The Man Who by Travis

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Elastica by Elastica

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Abraxas by Santana

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

Permission to Land by The Darkness

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Synchronicity by The Police

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Next Day by David Bowie

Sea Change by Beck

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Dog Man Star by Suede

The Specials by The Specials

American Pie by Don McLean

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

OK by Talvin Singh

The Cars by The Cars

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Diamond Life by Sade

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Dookie by Green Day

With The Beatles by Beatles

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

Close To The Edge by Yes

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Pretenders by Pretenders

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Soul Mining by The The

Hypnotised by The Undertones

1984 by Van Halen

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Disintegration by The Cure

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Be by Common

Harvest by Neil Young

Damaged by Black Flag

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Transformer by Lou Reed

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

The Bends by Radiohead

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

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

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

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

Graceland by Paul Simon

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

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

En-Tact by The Shamen

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

American Idiot by Green Day

Revolver by Beatles

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

L.A. Woman by The Doors

More Specials by The Specials

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Live At Leeds by The Who

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Drunk by Thundercat

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Black Metal by Venom

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

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Elephant by The White Stripes

Street Life by The Crusaders

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Country Life by Roxy Music

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

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Traffic by Traffic

I See You by The xx

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

Connected by Stereo MC's

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Doolittle by Pixies

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Ramones by Ramones

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Gold by Ryan Adams

No Other by Gene Clark

Da Capo by Love

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Trio by Dolly Parton

Django Django by Django Django

Closer by Joy Division

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Sound Affects by The Jam

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Garbage by Garbage

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Boston by Boston

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

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

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Rocks by Aerosmith

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Mott by Mott The Hoople

S&M by Metallica

Medúlla by Björk

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

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

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Copper Blue by Sugar

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

GREY Area by Little Simz

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

Slipknot by Slipknot

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Headquarters by The Monkees

All Directions by The Temptations

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Arular by M.I.A.

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

The Who Sell Out by The Who

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

xx by The xx

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Dummy by Portishead

Paris 1919 by John Cale

All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2

British Steel by Judas Priest

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

New Wave by The Auteurs

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

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

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Let It Be by The Replacements

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

The Band by The Band

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Third by Soft Machine

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

London Calling by The Clash

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Suicide by Suicide

evermore by Taylor Swift

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev

Goo by Sonic Youth

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

D by White Denim

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Arrival by ABBA

There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Smash by The Offspring

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Liquid Swords by GZA

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Nevermind by Nirvana

Teen Dream by Beach House

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac