1001 Albums Summary

sorry I wanted to be positive with the first album of the 1001 albums but I’ll be fine if I never hear this ever again. soooooooo boring

it’s just so so good. and even so much more foundational than I originally had in mind after hearing GNX

I mean what can you say about this. era defining. the longevity of this album is crazy. it’s funny how biased I am towards the stevie and christine songs. don’t stop is almost a skip for me these days. also probably cheating but I did listen to the reissue with silver springs. 5/5 because I love divorce, polycules, and substance abuse

I really really miss when music was dangerous. when protest anthems actually disrupted the system. this might have been the last time that happened. holidays in the sun - be nice to others bodies - I don’t care. pro choice song TO ME no feelings - why narcissism is bad liar - lying is bad god save the queen - fuck that bitch problems - fuck you seventeen - you’re adult? fuck you anarchy in the uk - YUPPPPPP submission - love song obviously pretty vacant - this ones actually more homophobic than the one to come new york - okay their only miss but I do feel like I have to clarify they were mocking the new york dolls, and not queer people in general. they should keep the dolls out of their mouths tho emi- good diss track this album is so challenging and uncomfortable and irritating, but all good art is. even though they hated art. these men are horrible and shouldn’t be idolized. but I love punk and we wouldn’t have the genre without them.

I really liked this! looking forward to coming back to this artist

so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! made me very nostalgic for some reason

album so good it’s haunting me and the hoes

this one is so tricky! I love dinosaur jr. but I’m a little baffled by Bug being their album on this list. I know the band hated it, but probably because they were on the verge of breaking up. certainly not my favorite of theirs, but I appreciated listening to it in its entirety (since I usually skip “don’t”)

goddd hi Paul McCartney thriller directly into beat it then Billie Jean is fucking crazzzyyy I wish I was alive in 1982

I love the 80s but just not for me!

not listening to this one because Christmas is over and I hate murderers

music has never made me this angry. hated it viscerally

nightrain and mr. brownstone should have been their welcome to the jungle and paradise city. this is one of the few CDs I've worn out to the point of not being able to play anymore. I would blast this and drive 40 in a 25 on my way to my shift at jc penneys in my red oldsmobile alero (Emma you remember) and felt invincible. truly a classic objectively and meant so much to me growing up

really love this! need another listen because I was doing work that was pissing me off. want to listen to this on a warm sunny day

idk I liked it but far too long. I enjoyed the tracks with melodic vocals the most

STEELY DAN SUMMER IN JANUARY!!!!!!!!!!! 5/5

gorjusssss I want to be a cowboy

I cant even objectively OR subjectively rate this so

love this album. I really liked listening to it after can’t buy a thrill. what is barrytown and what are the implications of being from barrytown

“the singer sounds so depressed and moody” well he did kill himself this album suffers from the thing that plagues old classics. it is so referential that it seems boring. it’s inspired too much and luckily we’ve gotten some of the best music due to their influence. not for me, I much prefer new order. but appreciated the time to sit with this

cool as hell! was hooked by But I’m Different Now

loveeeee. perfect for a snowy day

bitter sweet symphony always brings me back to being 11 in 2008, when my family was visiting Disney world. we are at planet Hollywood and it was the first time I ever saw this music video. I was trying to watch him move around all those people but then got very distracted because there was an older lady sitting at a table near us in a cheetah print dress and she had the biggest breasts I’d ever seen. I then got in trouble for pointing out to my family that her breasts were resting on top of her salad on the table. thank you Richard Ashcroft anyways the rest of this album is superb.

gorgeous. soo gorgeous. I was so happy to hear By The Time I Get To Phoenix again as the single edit because this track blew me away the first time. warm and inviting, and quite modern sounding for a 1969 album

irritating and superficial imitation of jim morrison without an ounce of his wit and lyricism. what are we even doing with this album. it’s an album like this that really makes me lose faith in this 1001 list. who was inspired by this album. just because members broke off and started joined good bands and the sex pistols covered a song is that enough to be considered “influential” ?????????? listening more. I like Hospital. more melodic and less stupid Doors stuff. oh as I’m listening it got creepy. “when you were a little girl I get jealous of your old boyfriends” wtfff I thought we were being vulnerable for a sec it’s over who cheered

god this is going to make me defend britpop one of the more interesting modern genres, as it is not categorized by sound or music styles. there’s a line to be drawn when evaluating britpop and it think it boils down to how you are using your influences. successful britpop bands sound new and interesting. but they don’t reinvent the wheel (oasis legitimately ripped off many of their influence) BUTTT they were exciting. another great example is Justine leaving suede to form elastica suede falls on the side (to me) of sounding boring and derivative. this doesn’t make me want more suede. I just want to listen to Bowie now. I’m very glad Justine got out and did some cool stuff with that elastica album. this one just doesn’t hit

enjoyed immensely

I really feel like this is too good for me to subjectively critique

this is the closest I will get in my late twenties to going to church. jeff lynne is not unlike a god to me.

so good. stand outs for me this time around were panic in detroit and time. I really needed bowie to tell me yesterday “you… are not a victim. you….. just scream with boredom”

classic! makes me want to be a mod AND a rocker

not a bad song on here. this fucks severely. I would say that about any jack white album to be fair. “I want love to murder my own mother and Take her off to somewhere like hell or up above I want love to change my friends to enemies Change my friends to enemies and show me how it's all my fault” fuck yesssssss

I was so far in my cheap trick ass that I thought they wrote the that 70s show theme song… come to find out. this is good, it’s interesting how this band completely missed me. seems like everything I would have loved as a teen

already said this but Kendrick is one of maybe 3 working artists who can stop the world when new music drops. it’s so so special. I vividly remember this coming out.

enjoyed quite a bit! don’t get around to sepultura much

it’s fun!!!!!! definitely doesn’t need to be on this list tho I’m sorry

this is just not for me, but it wasn’t too bad to listen to as I worked. I don’t think men should be allowed to have lead vocals for music like this. a woman’s voice would have been so much more pleasing.

I love this pervert (jarvis cocker)

the sampling of warren zevon’s werewolves of london is so bizarre here. like great now I wish I was listening to warren zevon don’t see the vision of this

this crazy album. so good

okay I’ve always wanted to be someone who likes the pixies, but I haven’t tried very hard. perhaps my manifestation has made me biased, but this rocked me. I l fuck heavy with the surf rock mixed with this nastiness. I listened to this on a power walk and had to physically fight the urge to crawl around on all fours like a beast. that’s an instant 5/5

living for the city is the best song ever recorded. this is like a 6/5

horns and punk! it’s good for me

just perfect. Johnny Cash did more for incarcerated rights than any celebrity has, and he did it by seeing them as people who deserved to hear some live music. it’s not a revolutionary idea, but still feels monumental. this album is so silly and goofy and funny but also heartbreaking and deeply sad. Johnny Cash always blended those two moods together so well, and for it to come across in this live recording.. art!

I enjoyed the opportunity to listen, and I understand the queerness and coming out journey of this album, but giving us a pet shop boys album from nineteen ninety three is fucking crazy.

Chicago doesn’t deserve this

they tried reheating Thom Yorke’s nachos and honestly? it worked for me

I actually don’t think we need to take music from black artists and put beats on top of it

interesting, I love the classics on this album, but this isn’t bowie to me. feels like bowie trying on a style that is not his, and feels out of place. I can appreciate him branching out, trying on soul and funk, but I need him in glam.

idk, I didn’t connect with this, and I wanted to like Elliott smith since cool people do, but maybe I was listening wrong

to be honest, I grew out of this music when I was a 17 year old girl. something many men have not been able to accomplish yet. it’s good! just doesn’t serve me anymore. s

love these little freaks

fun and different! got a little bored towards the end tho

no❤️

fun and kinda spooky. I don’t understand math rock but I can see how this might have inspired modern math rock maybe

okay I was NOT in the mood for U2 when this came up but oh my god. it rips.

sewwww good

um, cheap trick expert here! this album doesn’t even crack my top 15 cheap trick albums so I am providing help if you actually want to open your mind to this weirdo band if you want their best album: listen to Dream Police if you want a proto punk, heavier album: listen to their debut Cheap Trick if you want quintessential power pop, the genre they helped form: listen to Heaven Tonight if you want their 80s power ballad, some slight hair tease: listen to Lap of Luxury if you want a christmas album: listen to Christmas Christmas if you want a taste of how they transformed their sound into a modern era: listen to The Latest I could go on. If you want a better version of Live at Budokan, listen to the 30th anniversary edition CHEAP TRICK 4 EVERRRRR

this must have hit crazy style as a sexually repressed teen in 1969

why

I liked it but I couldn’t explain why

I was working on a joke review for this album about how I’m too beautiful to understand radiohead then How To Disappear Completely came on and I had to lay on the floor and listen to it 3 times

I love post punk! but hate the brits now :/

I love a flute

perfect!!!!!!! had a hard day at work and put this on and smiled for 1 hr and 5 minutes

fuck

sledgehammer maybe the best song ever

came around midway through! 3.5

psychological warfare but in a good way

don’t care

sorry but a banger

it’s fine. what else do you want me to say

haunting and sooo beautiful. my faves were the treaty and leaving the table. really grateful for the chance to sit down with this, I probably wouldn’t have without this album list

does nothing for me. I’d maybe listen to black steel again but overall it reminds me of the bobs burgers indie singer singing about oil spills as a metaphor for her vagina

I want to run fast now

i fuck HEAVY WITH IT

would’ve been a 4 but since this is maybe the first woman musician we’ve had in a week, and before the last one many months, gotta be a 5. love you Joni

way too much British punk but this still fucks

PRIEEEEEESSSTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!

music for girl perverts. thank god!

so good. nothing but bangers

can’t go wrong either a lil s and g. cried 3 times

not as bad as I expected

not my favorite Alice album. this better mean welcome to my nightmare and Alice Cooper goes to hell are still on this list

Kate Bush if I didn’t understand the subject

unfortunately this just didn’t stand out to me. I believe it was good, just not sure why

really really nice

this wasn’t enough to make me get over my issues with Randy Newman…. close, but no

shit from a butt

I love you George!!!!!!

there needs to be a 6/5 stars option

bangin, not my fave from Mr. John. but it’s certainly and Elton John album

I do not fuck with this

vibey

perfect. an album made in a lab specifically for me. it kinda sent me into hysterics for a full weekend

I never want to like this stones album because I feel like they do honky tonk much better on sticky fingers and exile. BUT this rips. midnight rambler plus two of the best opening and closing songs on any album. she blew my nose and then she blew my miiinddd

I don’t really understand how an album can have such stunning vocals but still be completely underwhelming

no one is writing full length rock operas anymore. this album is insane and has its problems, but what a time for bizarre creativity. and roger daltrey was smokin in the movie so that has to count for something

I listened to like a prayer 14 times instead

love the police but thinking this album is essential is laughable

yuuuuuuuuup!

had a really great time with this. awesome guitars

idgaf!

very weird but very nice

weeeew rawk on brothers

gorgeous gorgeous!

so influential but impossible to listen to. not sure why this feels too dated vs. timeless

he’s the absolute best but the live recording was difficult to listen to

I don’t like this……….

weird to revisit an album I used to love as a child but don’t care about as a grown adult. makes it hard to review. objectively it’s good but idgaf anymore

god I love you Mr. Simon. short kings always prevail

good if you like music you don’t need to pay attention to

boring and generic to be honest. but maybe I’m in a mood

I thought this was really fun okay

gross

really really nice to listen to. but kinda boring. idk

oooooo loving this

god I love norway

I mean I love it but I don’t think I can be objective when given a band like this

this is like the definition of iconic

this was very beautiful 2 me

okay….. idk

it’s a perfect album but something permanent needs to happen to thom yorke so we will compromise at a 3

very beautiful, probably ranked 3rd of the stevie albums we’ve gotten on this list so far tho

god this is so good. so in love is one of the best tracks ever recorded

I literally don’t care syd

it’s just fun!!!!

I miss him so much

it’s no Tiddies & Beer or Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? but it is a work of art

“bUt iT aLL sOuNdS ThE SaMe!!!” thats the POINT you stupid assholes!

very calming, very nice

at least he’s sexy

if I wanted to listen to Leonard Cohen I would just listen to Leonard Cohen

think I’m getting my period because I just burst into tears

what am I supposed to say. 5/5 like.. yeah

actually I don’t need to listen to any English electronic before I die

I do know Johnny Marr is a genius, I get how important this album is, but I wish I could be someone who enjoys this. I just don’t get it. There’s something wrong with me maybe

so fun, so gross, so discombobulated. the album is a mess and this band self imploded thankfully. bonus points for having a band member who doesn’t play an instrument, just dances on stage

ughhhhhh gorg

I love angry vengeful women and I love fiona apple

very gorjus

those certainly were noises that were put together

SHUT THESE WHITE BOYS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

having an existential crisis to life on mars. an ethereal classic. god feels real when I listen to this

just found out fatboy slim isn’t fat and is english. so all that feels wrong

I love you david byrne. faves from this: the girl wants to be with the girls, artists only, take me to the river, and the big country

I mean it’s a banger of an album but I’m so sick of these pedophiles

come on

masterclass. flawless

absolutely

for the love of GOD!!!!!!!! don’t listen to the Spotify link! find the original album and save yourself from 2 hours of pre-parklife blur. anyways, love you blur

I’ve been way too kind to the billion other radiohead albums so: snore city

I’m bored and annoyed

bob is king! the first “how does it feel?” in rolling stone makes me want to punch a hole in my wall

sad that I wasn’t blown away by this, but still really enjoyed it

maybe it’s the paint fumes but I kinda had fun

a perfect album. what strikes me on the millionth relisten is how dynamic it is for a genre that can certainly struggle with sounding the same. I don’t think tony iommi gets enough credit for his guitar god status. rip ozzy. what a treat this was

I listened to this just like that viral video of the woman drinking kombucha

yaaaaaayyyyy

3.5 but we will round up yeah girllllll

this makes me want to kill myself in the best way

I liked this… but why is it on this list ?

the gay undertones of this mormon album. brandon flowers let’s get that eyeliner back on and sing about boys wrestling again! genuinely tho an album that changed my life. hit after hit from m’boys

the bangers are good but the other ones that don’t matter don’t really matter

that’s my goat

yeah……. idk

22 minute opening song like you actually want me to kill myself 1001albumsgenerator.com

this was something!

yes!!!!!!!

timeless and perfect

hate this bad I’m sorry

would’ve loved to see Newport’s reaction to this. so perfect

this list is set on making me hate britpop and it’s working!!!!

chris cornell I love and miss you so much. this is such a quintessential album to understanding the human condition. not to be gauche but soundgarden (along with nirvana, alice in chains, and pearl jam) gave individuals an outlet to feel all emotions. it is beautiful to me!!!!!!

god might actually be real

everything is so perfect except for that one song I have to skip

deducted one star just because one of the popular reviews on this website referred to her as the “female tom petty”

I thought this was fun! I love following directions

liked a lotttttttt thank you bob

I think this list is a psyop to get people to hate certain musicians by linking a 3 hour box set. I just listened to a different Ella Fitzgerald album and rate that 4/5

“the warmth of your love is like the warmth of the sun, and this will be our year, took a long time to come” I love this album so much. it feels like a hug on every listen

if you rated this album lower than a 2 I think you should be stoned to death. I’ve been waiting for the score to show up on this list, this was so revolutionary to me when I first heard it. timeless and as relevant as ever. and just so well done. Lauryn Hill I would die for you

invented bisexuality

really love this album a lot , but its inclusion on this list is a joke

banger after banger after banger I want to go commit arson and drink 17 beers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maggie May is my favorite song of all time and I love the taste of flour

the greatest to ever do it

I LOVE POP MUSIC!!!!!!!!!

I was hoping for more from the scotts. no thank you

everything I encounter from donovan is just so lovely. this might be the best

he should khs

sorry I just don’t care I’m a grown woman now I don’t care what jim morrison’s drunk ass has to say

I’m blushing ……

really really lovely

number 1 guy I wish wasn’t an abuser

wait a god damn minute… I love this

SANGERSSSSSS my god she’s perfect

oye como va cured my ear infection

hated this a lot. don’t have anything good to say so I’ll leave it at that

knew I’d hate this just by looking at the track list

I just wish we could be angry and hate the cops as much as they deserve without also violently hating women

I mean I don’t know. whatever. who cares at this point

I LOVE CLASSIC RAWK!!!!

I loved it but my cats did NOT

not bad!!

exceptional stuff

so perfect so charming so quaint

and I feel god in this chili’s tonight

lots of fun

whatever, I liked it!

go girl! give us nothing

no one did it BETTER!!! YESSSSSS! 13 minute track called sex machine? godddd

I know I just gave willie nelson’s stardust 5 stars but enough with cover song albums..

back when musicians used to create art inspired by a novel they read or film they saw. not just slop put out to sell sweaters. fuck you taylor swift

I listened to both the 1986 and 2003 albums titled throwing muses and really enjoyed both

FUCKJKKKKKKKKK

life is literally a bitch and then you die. this album fucked

super fun. super CHIC!

Mother, I tried, please believe me I'm doing the best that I can I'm ashamed of the things I've been put through I'm ashamed of the person I am Isolation, isolation, isolation But if you could just see the beauty These things I could never describe These pleasure's a wayward distraction This is my one lucky prize while I will never ever choose to put on joy division when I’m looking for something to jam to, there’s such a gift with this song and album. It’s easy to look back and mystify the lyrics of Ian Curtis, but isolation is just so human.

literally what the fuck

dress is the best song ever btw

one reviewer bravely asked: “Johnny Cash released 97 albums in his career, 3 of which are on this list. Did 2 of the 3 need to be live albums from prisons?” And I would like to say yes. All 3 should be on the list and maybe 50 out of 97 should also be here

hip hop for white people

yep yep yep!

really wish listening to this album didn’t happen to me

goes crazy style

Damon Albarn, you’ve upset me in so many creative ways over the years. in other news this album really did start his twink death

need me a side of croc with this

didn’t vibe with this but dick cheney died today so who really cares

not even my top 5 stones album. sorry girls

this was a lot but I miss when artists just took drugs and made art and didn’t care about if their songs can be tik tokked into oblivion really liked the medley song

so god damn boring. and that’s coming from an eagles enthusiast. victim of love is the only notable song besides the obvious one

my fave music to work to. so nice

you don’t even get a witty review im too pissed off

new wave is already such a challenging genre to get people to take seriously why would we do this

now THATS! what I’m talking about

fuck yes

sorry the only thing I can think of is a harry styles / zayn malik fic titled Keep The Car Running that was huge in 2013. thanks arcade fire for the one direction fanfiction inspiration I guess

this unfortunately did nothing for me

OH GREAT! MORE ENGLISH ELECTRONIC!

maybe there’s something here and I’m just not getting it. bored and kinda straining

just a classic I’m sorry

I’m comfortable enough with myself to stop pretending I care about Beck’s contributions to music

just so good, really masterful divergence away from grunge into more alt rock which is so quintessential late 90s. love her or hate her Courtney Love is an icon!

I hope you are burning in hell jerry lee lewis fuck you

take me to church S & G

hell yes let’s get mellow in this bitch

He’s like the David Lynch of music

the more electronic the more I dig my heels in and refuse to like it

B side is much better, anything that got us to the point of pet sounds I can’t be too down on

it’s the most david bowie thing to do. what a gift!!!

this was sooo fun!!!!!

thank you gays

call me sabrina carpenter’s ex because I be jacking off!

marvin gaye I’m so sorry. I wish I could have protected you. also this album has no right being so horny

a true shock on this list! loved it

I wish I didn’t like this as much as I do

after finishing heated rivalry I just have to say, thank you again, gay men.

Jarvis Cocker you are my favorite pervert no joke common people is probably in my top 10 songs of all time

didn’t expect to see this talking heads album on the list but I am having fun with it

I won’t apologize for being a jack white stan. I won’t

YAWN!!!!!!

I fuck with this crazy style

I LOVE YOU TOM PETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the clash but this not necessary listening. sorry

I’d kill myself in front of the members of coldplay just to change the trajectory of their lives

this rocked my god damn world. the song about the twink? chefs kiss

shleeped on robert wyatt with good reason

this reminded me of a David LaChapelle photo shoot

really really fun! I love being a girl!

1001 albums before you die taught me I have beef with REM which I didn’t know before starting this journey

daft punk is old as fuckkkkk what the hell

was not expecting to like this but I did. minus 1 star because I’m tired and this didn’t help

I really liked this, I just feel like I didn’t have to listen to it before I die!!!!!

killing yourself music! my favorite!

21 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!

I love paul weller bad but this absolutely does not need to be on the list like genuinely what are we doing here

finally something different! loved this

essential and perfect

mannish boy is close to a top 10 song for me, of all time. he really is the goat

the dan always brings it. more should be bringing it like this

take it easy, witchy woman, and peaceful easy feeling make up for the rest of the album being a fart

I love and respect steve marriott but the faces with rod stewart and ronnie wood >>>>> the small faces any day

so great to hear birdland how it’s supposed to sound and not the high school marching band version

I can get down

YEPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

objectively good

gorgeous vibes. loved it

love some honky tonk

it’s so goddamn good I want to light myself on fire

my mom loves this and I love her so. it’s hard

BOB IS KING!!!!!!!

does the creator of this list think he deserves to live?

FUCK I love being goth and depressed

I won’t apologize for loving this album. I’m boring and proud

great album but the best thing that came from this era of bowie was the musical drama loosely based on a homosexual relationship between bowie and iggy pop staring Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers

there’s an aughts indie twinge that I don’t appreciate

I like it but it’s not blowing my ass off

idk it kinda moved me

loved it a bunch

no

no reason for this album to be here. I did like it, but I have to rate it lower because there’s literally no justification for this mid punk cali band from the 90s to waste space on this list

I love you bobby

man idk what to think. lemme try this again when I’m not on day 1 of my period

IRISH EXCELLENCE 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

so beautiful and serene. thank you ms. dusty

this album is not made for me. it is inaccessible to a beautiful, fun loving, gorgeous, free woman. I’m glad chester and LP could make young men feel less alone tho.

that’s absolutely right ms. smith. I love this shit

suffers from being one of the firsts to influence too much. this is like watching the star wars trilogy then reading dune and thinking old news

hold my hand. let’s do downers together <3

crasy good love you my guy

MIA is an evil woman but I love how fresh this sounds in 2026. super innovative and exciting. and paper planes

Cream fucks hard

I really liked this. Sue me!

Nude is the perfect dissociation song

This should go higher than 5 stars. GODDDDDDD this is the best album of all time

Sexxy

3.5, good vibes (not positive vibes but like pleasant to me)

Oh my god who CARESSSSS

really really great, of course!

Take Me With U is the perfect pop song. God this album is sooo good and funky and goofy and sensual

I hate it

Sorry idk I really liked this?

I appreciated the time with this, wish it grew on me a little bit more as it continued

feels like listening to my boyfriend explain the plot of a western he’s reading

I hate you Eric Clapton. 5 stars

Sounds like men at work but not as good

I had to rate this at least 4 stars because one of the top reviews was “tom bombadil ass”

I know she’s world renowned like she is regarded as the best but she’s still sooooo so underrated in the grand scheme of things

Giving this a big ol yes

You know I wore this CD out in alfredo

You’ll never be tom waits, lambchop

The author of this list wants me to kill myself (complimentary)