1001 Albums Summary

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

-incredible introduction to folk rock

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

-actually 3.5 stars, really good soul album

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

some of these songs make my brain itch

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Purple Rain by Prince

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

ray is the goat, but this just isn’t his best work

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

xx by The xx

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Destroyer by KISS

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

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

Tommy by The Who

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

Melodrama by Lorde

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

...And Justice For All by Metallica

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Pump by Aerosmith

Like A Prayer by Madonna

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Tapestry by Carole King

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Abbey Road by Beatles

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Horses by Patti Smith

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Pretenders by Pretenders

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Faust IV by Faust

White Light by Gene Clark

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

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Illmatic by Nas

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Bad Company by Bad Company

Brothers by The Black Keys

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

My Generation by The Who

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

So by Peter Gabriel

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Queen II by Queen

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Live! by Fela Kuti

Low by David Bowie

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Ten by Pearl Jam

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Protection by Massive Attack

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

En-Tact by The Shamen

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

Smash by The Offspring

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

Orbital 2 by Orbital

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Man Who by Travis

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Tago Mago by Can

The Yes Album by Yes

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Odelay by Beck

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Dirt by Alice In Chains

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Garbage by Garbage

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Hms Fable by Shack

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Heroes by David Bowie

GI by Germs

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Repeater by Fugazi

Dummy by Portishead

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Disintegration by The Cure

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

The Visitors by ABBA

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Blue by Joni Mitchell

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

Raw Power by The Stooges

Timeless by Goldie

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Pornography by The Cure

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Blackstar by David Bowie

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Doolittle by Pixies

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

With The Beatles by Beatles

Violator by Depeche Mode

Born To Be With You by Dion

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Konnichiwa by Skepta

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

The Score by Fugees

OK Computer by Radiohead

2112 by Rush

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

In Utero by Nirvana

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

The White Album by Beatles

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Ramones by Ramones

Moving Pictures by Rush

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Arrival by ABBA

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Station To Station by David Bowie

Document by R.E.M.

High Violet by The National

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

1984 by Van Halen

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

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

Debut by Björk

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Frank by Amy Winehouse

The Blueprint by JAY Z

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Ys by Joanna Newsom

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

The Stranger by Billy Joel

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Achtung Baby by U2

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Smile by Brian Wilson

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Hotel California by Eagles

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Different Class by Pulp

Nowhere by Ride

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Third by Portishead

Live Through This by Hole

Berlin by Lou Reed

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Movies by Holger Czukay

The Joshua Tree by U2

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Synchronicity by The Police

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka