1001 Albums Summary

Amazing, generation-defining album.

Solid, but not earth shattering.

It’s good. I recognize and remember it’s importance, but just don’t like it that much.

It’s good. Holds up well. Has some great songs. But is definitely an acquired taste.

I understand why people like it, but it just doesn’t do it for me.

Really good album all around.

There was nothing about this album that would make me think it belongs on this list. It was very normal. Nothing exceptional about it at all.

It was good, but not memorable.

Did not grab me at all.

Really good, but begins to drag by the end

Not sure how this album made it on this list.

Good. Not earth shattering. Got tired of it by the end.

Could barely get through the first few songs

Awesome stuff.

Absolutely iconic album. I don’t know even like the Ramones that much, but this album has so many great songs.

Did not like. Just annoyed me.

One of the best albums ever made

Solid stuff. Not mind blowing.

It’s good, but not blow your mind good.

One of the best hip hop albums of all time. Truly groundbreaking in its style and music. So many exceptional tracks. So many phenomenal guest artists. Kanye is a bit nuts now, but that album will forever stand the test of time.

I love Paul Simon, but did not love this album. Was middle of the road for me.

It’s great. Some true masterpieces. But not all time awesome

Not my kind of music. Not sure how it made its way onto this list.

It’s great, but stressful to listen to.

Lots of recognizable songs and pretty good.

The album lives up to its name. Lots of energy. A bit too wild for me, but undeniably good.

I understand how important Brian Eno is, I just don’t like his music that much.

Good stuff. All solid songs. Some great ones.

I liked it a lot more than I expected. Really good album.

It’s fine. But just that. Fine. Maybe I’m missing something. But it didn’t seem at all special to me.

Such an amazing album. Captured the moment. Still relevant. Every song a pleasure to listen to.

Best album of a generational band. Definitely holds up.

Really good. Some great songs. Drags at some points.

Very good. Much better than what I was expecting.

I like Rufus Wainwright. I did not like this album. It was tedious, whiny, and boring.

Pretty flawless, but also not groundbreaking in any sense. Not for me at least.

A couple of really good songs. But the rest is just so annoying.

I just couldn’t see the appeal. None of it resonated with me.

It was good. I see why people love it. But you have to be the right person and in the right mood.

Pretty awesome stuff. Will go down as a classic and genre-creating band and album.

Nothing about this grabbed me. It was just meh

It’s good, but dated.

Solid album

So, so good. Hard to believe it was their first album. Totally new stuff. Not 100% sure it will still be relevant 25yrs from now though.

Nothing about this appealed to me. It’s beyond me how this artist and album could possibly make it onto this list. Not only was the music not my taste, but it was utterly generic. It sounded like the same thing everyone else was doing at the time.

So incredibly good. Every second of it.

Such an incredible album. All the more impressive that it came so late in his career. Few artists put out seminal works 50+ years into their careers.

It’s good. Not great.

It’s good. Nothing wrong with it. Nothing amazing about it.

I get why people like it, but it’s just not my kind of music.

Such a cool album. A few songs stick out as great, most just float past pleasantly in the ear.

It’s ok. Nothing great for me. Nothing bad. Just ok.

No. On every level, this is music in ever have and never will like. I fully do not get the appeal.

Better than I expected

So good. So easy to listen to. Really solid album.

Excellent album. So many hits.

Not good.

Ok be of my favorite albums. It’s terrific.

It’s good. A little dated, but still good.

It’s good, but it grinds after a while. Also, not even the best Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. That would be “Its’s Blitz!”

So incredibly good. Hard to believe all these songs are on one album.

Pleasant to listen to, but not gripping.

Good. Not killer.

It did nothing for me.

It’s really good, but somehow not as good as I remembered. I wanted it to be better.

It’s undeniably good. But you need to be in the mood.

So incredibly good. One of the best albums ever made.

Incredible album.

Hated it. Everything that was wrong with the 80’s. Nothing about this was good.

Still really good, but a bit dated.

So incredibly good

Similar to other 80’s/90’s music in this genre, it’s just crap.

Not sure why or how it’s on this list

Did not like

Solid in every way, but not groundbreaking

Undeniably excellent album.

Great album all around. Definitely one of the best, if not the best, solo Beatles albums

Incredibly impactful album. Still holds up.

Just does nothing for me.

Some good songs. Some really dated and boring ones.

Such a good album. I don’t even love this music, but still think it’s a great album.

Really good. Easy to listen to and easy to enjoy.

Good, but not their best.

I just do not get the appeal of this music.

Average in so many ways. Nothing about this gripped me. It wasn’t bad. But not good. And certainly not one of the 1,001 best albums ever.

Nope

It’s good, but not great.

So incredibly good. Just puts you in the right mood.

Couldn’t find the album on Spotify, but listened to other music of hers. Absolutely beautiful.

Amazing album. One of their best.

Easily one of the best 15 or 25 albums of the 20th century. Game changer in so many ways.

Not my thing.

Exceptional album

Not for me.

Meh

Did not like this.

Ok. Dated and not that exciting.

He’s undeniably good, but this wasn’t my favorite

Truly groundbreaking stuff. Holds up well. Helped to define a generation.

Not for me at all.

Absolutely one of the best albums ever recorded. So many incredible songs. Hard to believe it’s not a “Best Of.”

Not my style

Not his best album. Not really my style.

No appeal.

It’s good. Wouldn’t choose to listen to it, but it’s fine.

So incredibly good.

Undeniably good. Easy to understand its importance and influence. But a little tedious to listen to sometimes.

Did not stand out to me in any way. Not bad, but nothing special.

Not for me

Incredible album. Not my favorite, but so good.

Nothing there for me.

Not for me.

It was fine. Nothing special.

I don’t like The Beach Boys one bit. It’s like The Dude’s dislike of the Eagles. I understand why people like them and appreciate their impact on music, but don’t like them.

So incredibly good. Just don’t want to stop listening.

So many incredible songs. Terrific album.

This is not special in any way.

Really good album. Definitely a change-maker.

A genre and generational defining album. Still holds up.

Really good, really fun album.

Just seems so unoriginal and contrived.

Good, but not his best.

I really like rock from this era, but did not like this album.

So good. Exactly what you want from a Doors album.

Never heard of Kiwanuka before. This was a real gem. So glad to have come across it.

Just not good. I guess this helped pave the way for other British rock music that I also don’t like, but that’s hardly a compliment.

Really enjoyable album. She has an amazing voice.

One of the finest albums ever recorded

It’s good, but not great.

Absolutely phenomenal album.

So incredibly boring. Not bad. Definitely not great. Just meh.

It’s ok. But not quite worth the hype.

Just so much better than all of the similar stuff being put out in this era. Like, leagues apart.

Just not my kind of music in any way. I can get why people like it, and understand its relevance, but it’s not for me.

I don’t get the hype. Not much there.

So good on so many levels. Not sure anything like it came before or has come since.

So, so good. Holds up well. Unique voice and songs. Lots of great tracks.

Exceptional album. Really good tracks. Stands up to the test of time.

Wanted to like it more, but it didn’t seem to hold up as well as I expected. Just seemed dated and a little boring.

There was nothing about this that I liked.

It’s really good. So many hits. Holds up well.

I like Earth, Wind, and Fire. I wanted to like this album. But it was just flat. Totally boring.

Had never heard of them. This was a great album. Totally surprised me.

Did to appeal to me. 70’s and 80’s punk is one of my least favorite music genres, so it surprised.

Not my style.

I’m just not a fan of the Picies

Really, really good. Holds up well. Some timeless hits.

Classic stuff. Not something to listen to all the time, but definitely enjoyable.

So great. Hadn’t listened to this album Im like 20 years, and it holds up.

One of the best albums ever recorded. Truly groundbreaking music. As good today as it was when it was released nearly 25 years ago.

Not for me

Meh. It’s ok, but comes off as a bit whiny.

So pleasant to listen to. Enjoyed every moment.

Total meh. Very dated. Boring.

So good

Just incredibly good music. Absolutely timeless.

Not my style.

Pleasant, but not exceptional

It’s ok, but not life changing.

It’s good, and the importance is easy to recognize. But I didn’t love it.

I just don’t care for Elvis Costello. I find his music annoying

I did not enjoy even one second of this

Undeniably good.

Good music. Not incredible, but really good.

Absolutely groundbreaking. Still holds up. Amazing stuff.

Really good. But doesn’t make me stop what I’m doing to listen.

I don’t like every song on the album, but there are some incredible ones. And it still holds up. And it undeniably changed music forever.

Not for me. Absolutely no appeal.

Incredible album. Some all time hits. I wanted to like it a little more than I actually did upon relistening, but it’s obviously amazing.

Incredibly good.

Did not care for this in the least.

It was good, but not groundbreaking.

Not memorable

Cannot understand why this album would be on this list

So incredibly, mind blowingly good.

Good, but not amazing.

Don’t like Elvis Costello

Good enough.

Some good songs, but the album comes off as being really dated.

Just so, so. Not much standing out.

Did not like anything about this.

Undeniably great album. So many hits. Holds up to the test of time.

I can see that this would have been fun to make, but it’s not all that much fun to listen to.

Undeniably good. Holds up to time. Not really my taste.

Meh

Had never heard of Can. Really enjoyed this.

Great album. Defined and influenced music for generations. Not really my style or what I want to listen to.

Love this album. Great energy. Great sound.

Boring. Really, really boring. Not sure what the allure was supposed to be here.

Meh

So incredibly good. Had never heard of them. Absolutely loved it.

Love everything from the Stones in this era.

Amazing album.

Incredible album. Still holds up. Set the tone for ages.

It’s easy to like, but gets a little boring at times.

Excellent album. Had never heard of Sawhney before and definitely never heard this music. Really, really good stuff.

I get why it’s important. I know people love The Who, but this just doesn’t do much for me.

Good stuff. Not something I’d listen to very often, but good music nonetheless.

Incredibly easy to listen to. Too short of an album. Really, really good.

It was ok.

I did not like it, did not get it.

I just don’t like the Beach Boys

Excellent stuff. Holds up well. Easy to listen to.

Did not like one second of this. Cannot understand the appeal.

Good, but not all time good.

Meh

I understand this album’s importance and Patti Smith’s importance, but I just didn’t like the music.

Incredibly good. So many good songs. Holds up very well.

Good. Not great.

Such a good album. Really holds up. It was revolutionary then.

It’s good, just not for me.

Good, not great

Good, not great

Not interesting or remarkable

So good. Timeless in the same way Kind of Blue is.

Incredibly good. All of it. The idea, the music, the fact that it’s live.

Ok. Not great.

Incredibly good album. So many good songs. Such good music. So easy to listen to. Stands the test of time.

Really good album. Stands up to time. Defines an era, or at least helped to mar an era.

I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I remember thinking D’Arby was mythically special when I was younger. This was not that good.

Not my kind of music at all.

Not a huge fan of The Clash, but this was pretty undeniably good.

Incredibly good. Changed music. Stands the test of time.

This was boring and confusing.

One of the best albums to ever be assembled.

So incredibly good. Really soothing. Easy to listen to.

I get why people like it. Lots of hits. Just not for me.

It was good, but oddly stressful to listen to. I prefer Fela.

Woof. Not for me at all. I did not get this.

Wanted to like it more than I did.

Incredible music. Groundbreaking at the time. Completely changed music.

It’s good. Very catchy.

I get why it was popular when it was, and get that it’s fun. But didn’t really enjoy listening to it.

So incredibly good. Really nice to listen to. Especially the parts with Dolly.

Meh. I remember liking this so much when it came out. It seems really dated now. Does not hold up well.

So good. Very easy to listen to. Absolutely timeless.

One of my favorite albums of all time.

Not that good. Sort of anxiety inducing.

Not my style.

I like REM. This album was just sort of meh.

It’s really good music. It’s not what I like to listen to. But it’s undeniably good.

Incredible album. Defined an era. Influenced practically everything.

I’m not sure what this album is doing on this list. It had a brief moment in the 90’s. It’s not good.

Genre-defining album. Incredible stuff.

Simply one of the best albums ever.

Really good album. Not sure about 3 discs worth of music, but at least disc one is incredible.

Did not enjoy this. Didnt feel special at all.

Meh

Excellent

Didn’t see the appeal.

Exceptionally good. Had no idea what I was going to be listening to. Blown away.

I wanted to like it, but didn’t

Did not care for this one bit.

I just don’t think I like most British rock after the 70’s.

So much better than I expected. Really, really liked it

Really impressive and important album. Good music.

It’s imminently enjoyable. Not amazing, but more than good.

Good. I wanted to like it more. I really like the Talking Heads, but didn’t love this.

Great album. A little too raw for my tastes, but obviously excellent.

Not what I expected, and I didn’t really like it.

Incredible album. One of the best live albums I’ve ever heard. Amazing set.

Incredible album. One of the best live albums I’ve ever heard. Amazing set.

Hands done one of the best albums ever. My favorite road trip album for over 20 years.

Really good.

Did not like it at all. Really thought I would.

Not. Good.

Nope

Some good. Some not.

Incredible album. Seven Nation Army might be one of the best songs ever written

It was fine. Not great. Not as good as other West African music.

Excellent

Pretty good.

I don’t love Elvis, but this was good.

Some incredibly good songs. Really good album. But after a while a lot of the music started to sound the same. Not in a good way.

I just don’t dig hardly any 70’s British rock.

Really good overall, though some parts (some of the rhymes and beats) stick out as being dated and not very sophisticated.

Undeniably cool.

Nothing about this seemed special. It was dated, boring, and generic.

Excellent album. Lots of hits. Lots of other songs that are just great.

Nothing about this stood out. It was normal in every way. Frankly surprised it was picked up by a label, let alone selected as 1001 albums

Excellent album. Such good music.

I get it. Sort of.

What a duo. Incredible music.

Bland. Nothing interesting at all.

I like Steely Dan. I did not like this album at all.

Incredible album. Some all time hits. A few songs seem dated, but overall it’s timeless.

It’s ok. Not sure what about it stands out.

Excellent album. Creative. Different. Timeless.

Love Fela Kuti.

Not a fan of Black Sabbath

It’s ok. I can see maybe having liked the Hives when I was in my teens or early 20’s. But listening for the first time now, in my mid-40’s, it’s just ok.

Nope

It’s good, but kind of like a poor-man’s Beatles.

A couple of absolute classics, but mostly dated and not that good.

Nothing about this was good.

It was fine, but nothing about it stood out as jazz so remarkable that it would be a 1001 album.

It’s good, but not even the best Will Oldham

Boring and normal. Just sounds like 80’s rock.

I’ve never liked this album as much as others seem to. It’s good, but just not that good.

Nope.

So good

Not good

So incredibly good

I like David Bowie. I did not like this.

Prince is incredible

Had never heard of Giant Sand or this album. Really liked it.

Really cool. Groundbreaking music

Excellent album

Really good. Just have to really be in the mood for it

Not for me

Not sure what this was

Excellent album with one of the best songs ever on it (She Talks to Angels).

It was ok. Not great or bad.

It’s ok. Some good songs, but kind of seems like a Temu version of the better music that was being put out at the time.

I love Bob Dylan. One of my top 5 favorite artists of all time. But I don’t love this album. In part because I don’t need or want Bob Dylan singing me love songs.

So many great songs. All hold up well. Totally unique album.

I kind of get it. But mostly not.

I understand why people like Sonic Youth, but I’m not one of them

Some good songs, but a lot of kind of mediocre whining ones too.

I really don’t care for Morrissey

Really good. Almost impossible not to like

Not my kind of music. Not sure of the appeal at all.

Liked this a lot more than I expected to.

I don’t like her music as much as I probably should

Not a fan of U2, but it’s a decent album

Such an incredible album. Absolutely timeless.