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Album	You	Global	Diff
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	5	2.86	+2.14
Oxygène Jean-Michel Jarre	5	3.08	+1.92
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.18	+1.82
Only By The Night Kings of Leon	5	3.23	+1.77
Fragile Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	5	3.33	+1.67
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.34	+1.66
I Should Coco Supergrass	5	3.34	+1.66
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	5	3.35	+1.65
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	1	4	-3
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	1	3.74	-2.74
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	1	3.68	-2.68
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	1	3.49	-2.49
All Directions The Temptations	1	3.46	-2.46
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	1	3.44	-2.44
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	1	3.42	-2.42
The Fat Of The Land The Prodigy	1	3.41	-2.41
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	1	3.37	-2.37

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Oasis	2	5
Muddy Waters	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (38)

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Fragile

Yes

5/5

Too bad all the songs can't be as good as Roundabout. Would be 6 stars if they were

1 likes

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I liked the part when Pink Floyd went to the moon and said, "wow this really is the dark side of the moon."

1 likes

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

3/5

This is the exact type of album that belongs to this list. Everyone needs to listen to this type of music at least once before they die. These other reviews are filled of people hating on this album for awkward rapping, terrible flow, and a horrible beat. They aren't wrong. This is the least musical work of music I've ever listened to. However, the lack of polish really make you think about the artists and why they chose to make this music. What inspired them to produce this album of questionable quality? It certainly wasn't another pop band trying to make another million dollars by hitting the top charts. There's something about this album that uniquely flawed. And that's what makes music so appealing to us as human beings. I'll never do my ears the disservice of listening to this again, but I'm glad I listened to it once

1 likes

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

This is the type of album I'm here for. This was something totally unique and different to my usual music taste. I was completely grabbed by the unique vocals and pulled in with the emotional lyrics. This will be one of my new albums to listen to late at night when my soul needs something to hold onto.

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1-Star Albums (24)

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Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

70s talent on the instrument with almost a 50s feel with the vocalist. Adding this one to the library

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Very emotional rock. Hits right in the feels

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

Not my kind of genre. Maybe if I was more of an edgy teenager in the 2000s

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

One of the more interesting albums I've listened to. A real piece of art

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

1/5

I always wonder what separates me from the people who like this kind of music

Tommy

The Who

4/5

70s rock is always a good listen

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

I was very surprised by how much I liked this unique album. Definitely not my usual genre, but there's a reason I'm using this website

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Not a huge Coldplay fan though I see why people like them

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Always a fan of Fleetwood Mac. Probably not their best album but still a great listen

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

1/5

While the idea of building an entire album out of samples is interesting, none of these songs struck me as meaningful or unique

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

The only thing I knew before going into this album is that Wonderwall is over played. I can now see why Oasis was popular and very overplayed

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

2 minutes into the first track, I was very tempted to stop listening. I'm glad I listened to the whole album. I found that as I treated it like a classical music concert, rather than a collection of rock & roll hits, I enjoyed this album a lot

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

4/5

Very 80s. For better and worse

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

1/5

What did I just listen to?

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

70s rock just hits the spot. That was some good stuff

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Yep that's AC/DC

Young Americans

David Bowie

2/5

I've tried but I don't think I'll ever like David Bowie. Just not my thing

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

I was hesitant the first few songs, then I got sucked in. Great prog rock album

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

Fantastic album that I'm glad I was introduced to

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

Is it embarrassing to admit when pop music hits the spot?

The Next Day

David Bowie

1/5

Try as I might, David Bowie just doesn't do it for me

Fragile

Yes

5/5

Too bad all the songs can't be as good as Roundabout. Would be 6 stars if they were

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

I hadn't heard of Morrissey before but several other reviews said he's controversial. No comment on that. I liked some of the tracks and not others.

Spiderland

Slint

2/5

Honestly, I'm not sure what I just listened to

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Yeah I like Van Morrison

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Easy listening and good times

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

2/5

Nothing to wow over

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

There is a very specific subgenre of music that involves solo female vocalists featured in vibe albums. Now I'm normally a rock & roll kinda guy, but there's something about albums like this that just hits the spot with me. I just vibe to it. 5 stars.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

2/5

Needed more electrons

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

1/5

Only using the most liberal of definitions could this be called good music

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

Oh yeah that's what I'm here for. Who cares if I don't understand it? It's blues

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

Pretty fun stuff. I swear they were just better back in the 70s

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

First time listening to Bob Dylan. Don't know why it took me this long.

Violent Femmes

3/5

I don't think I've ever heard acoustic punk before. Not my genre but I could appreciate the concept

Vulnicura

Björk

1/5

Well at least it was unique. This was the first album where I couldn't make it completely through

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

1/5

There's a certain type of music that contains really bass heavy synth sounds in the background that doesn't vibe with me. I really wish it didn't bother me so much

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

2/5

60s music that would have been good in the 60s. Today not so much

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

I grew up after the Michael Jackson era and had never listened to a whole album before. Yep makes sense why he was so popular

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

We love Ray Charles. One of the best pianists of all time

The Modern Lovers

1/5

Sounds like he's singing while sick and high on cold medicine

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

3/5

Punk rock is pretty alright I suppose

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Hip Hop isn't normally my thing but I find myself liking a lot of the songs on this album. Good beats and good lyrics. However, the album was 3X longer than it needed to be. I'm also not a fan of how explicit it can be. I won't ever be giving this a relisten

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Contrary to everyone else on this website, I actually like all the British Rock. This was was just alright though

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Heavy grunge isn't my style. Not badly performed though

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

I don't know why all these other reviews are completely dogging on this album. It's not anything great but it's not horrible

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

One of the best classical albums of all time. Easily some of the best songs of all time.

Foo Fighters

4/5

The album cover is a gun. That's pretty cool

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Nothing like Blues to drive the blues away. You can't listen to this music and have a bad time

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Music has no right to be this good. Some of the best jazz I've ever listened to.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

What did I just listen to?

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I liked the part when Pink Floyd went to the moon and said, "wow this really is the dark side of the moon."

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

1/5

Probably would have been more enjoyable if I were high. Then again that's probably the case for most albums

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Do you have to be on psychedelics to enjoy psychedelic rock?

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Groovy stuff. Really makes slaving away in the cubicle much more enjoyable

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

60s music hits. I loved the covers in this album. And Respect is a banger

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Chill vibe but not enough to stick with me. She wears a cool hat in the album cover though

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

3/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

I hadn't listened to this before and now understand why it tops the greatest of all time charts. Fantastic album.

Guero

Beck

3/5

Didn't love it; didn't hate it

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

2/5

If I liked hip hop I would have liked this album

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

First couple songs completely bored me and I almost quit early. I'm glad I stuck it out as there were some pretty decent tracks here.

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

If I were older I'd better appreciate the history of the album. But as a young whippersnapper, I thought it was just alright.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

This is one of the few albums I don't have a lot to say about. There was nothing here that demands my comments. I wish I either loved or hated it because then this review would be better

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

I went to an Iron Maiden concert in 2024. Nearly everyone there was middle aged and balding. Good times.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Is this album held up by "Money for Nothing" and "Walk of Life?" Absolutely, but those songs are so good I have to give it 5 stars

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

3/5

Was expecting emo guitars and that's exactly what I got

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Easily one of my favorite albums of all time. There's a complete emotional range I haven't found in other music. This album takes me from the highest highs to the lowest lows. I can't get enough of it.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

I was skeptical of a live album, but this really shows how good The Who was. Fantastic listen

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Didn't love it. Didn't hate it.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

The fire got out of control and I burned down a city

All Directions

The Temptations

1/5

As much as I love older music, this album did not resonate with me. The stereo mixing is not great on modern ears. Honestly I wish I'd have listened in mono

The xx

3/5

That was some pretty good vibes from an indie band I've never listened to before

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

I'm not quite sure what I just listened to and if I should love it or hate it

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

5/5

This should not be slept on. I was skeptical when it first started. But I promised myself I wouldn't skip any of these albums, so I listened to the whole thing. This album has to be approached like an electronic symphony, not a rock and roll album. I had a beautiful journey through this album and it'll be a new favorite

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

Not my favorite 60s band but there's still a lot to love here

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

5/5

I was completely jarred by the first track dropping the N-word left and right. I'm sure many people have rated the album 1/5 and stopped listening there. However I've made it a goal to listen through every album in full on this list. I had to read up on the history of this album to see that it's a satire of American culture, particularly the south. With this in mind, this album became much more interesting to listen to. This is an album that requires active listening and not turning on as background music at work. I'm not rating this album based on how much I enjoyed it but rather the effect it had on me. This is an album I'm going to be returning to understand better. Also the instrumentation is fantastic. It's some of the best I've ever listened to. Would recommend listening to the Revisionist History podcast episode on this album to better understand the context.

Common

3/5

I'm not a rap guy. However this is some of the best rap I've ever heard

Iron Maiden

3/5

Once cool music that has become dad music. Time comes for us all

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

Pretty decent jazz. A little too experimental to be easy on the ears. The intro to Song to Sathima gave me chills though.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

5/5

Most of these tracks are very hit or miss with me. But when they hit, they hit HARD. Favorite track is Time which is easily a 10/10. It gets stuck in my head for hours and I never get bored listening to it.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

1/5

I am so glad the 80s are over

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

3/5

Mom can we have Pink Floyd? We have Pink Floyd at home. Pink Floyd at home. I think with repeat listens I could come to love this album but it didn't do much for me the first time.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

I love Sam Cooke so much. Beautifully stunning voice and such fun to listen to. Best live album I've ever listened to.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

3/5

Great example of indie rock. Didn't do much for me personally but I can appreciate why other people would be into it.

Protection

Massive Attack

1/5

One of my favorite parts of this project is seeing how different my music taste from everyone else. I'm legitimately baffed that anyone could like this music because I didn't enjoy a second of it.

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

Not bad but nothing to remember it by

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

2/5

I legitimately don't understand why this is so popular and loved. Maybe I was just born in the wrong generation

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Would be 5 stars if there was a little more beard

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

1/5

Every track felt like it would take one line and repeat it for the whole song

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

This is the first I've listened to a full Black Sabbath album. I was expecting heavy metal for the whole album and I was pleasantly surprised by the variety. I can see why they're a beloved band

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

I love how rock & roll musicians in the 70s were able to play in a way that's slow loose and so tight. It's an incredible talent

Parallel Lines

Blondie

5/5

Fantastic rock music. Where has this been in my life?

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Like another review said, this album is "simple yet pleasant." Didn't love it but there's nothing to hate here.

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

I can admire old country for it's style, but it's not mine. Definitely belongs on this list though even if I didn't love it.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

I really hope the leopard gets his hearing back. Hopefully he learns to obey the headphones volume warning on his phone.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

Capture the spirit of the 90s, but mostly the parts we'd rather forget. The musical style and lyrical content didn't resonate with me. However I will admit that Alanis has an incredible voice.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

For every other album I've rated so far, I've given it a complete listen start to finish. However I had to give this one a second listen. I first listened to this with my headphones down low while working at my desk. I didn't enjoy my first listen very much and I assumed I was missing something. Second time around, I turned it up and discovered that there are fantastic tracks on this album. I'm sure with more listening I'd come to love it even more.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

1/5

I enjoyed this as much as I enjoy hearing a kid banging on pots and pans in the kitchen

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

At least it was experimental

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

5/5

That's some good 2000s indie that's aged super well. That was a great listen

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

4/5

Great vibes and makes me want to get up and dance. I'm glad I got exposed to music like this

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

I can understand how this would have been a big hit at the time, but listening to this and comparing it to the music that came after made it hard to enjoy

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

1/5

I always wonder who the target audience is for this type of music. Cause I sure ain't it

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

Kinda weird but not in a terrible way. Not that great either

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

Not something I'll listen to regularly, but worth listening to for historical and musical history. Absolutely belongs on this list

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Groovy Beats

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

What's not to love about blues music?

The Joshua Tree

5/5

I'm not a part of the generation that grew up with this but I can absolutely see why it was so big

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

4/5

That's some good country

Country Life

Roxy Music

1/5

Besides the album cover, there's nothing going for this album

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Unfortunately not much here is interesting. If you like punk rock I suppose it'd be a good album, but there's nothing that makes this album unique or something that everyone should listen to at least once. The music is still pretty good though.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

There's a few iconic songs on this album I actually like listening to. This does not mean I think Red Hot Chili Peppers was actually a good band. In the words of my old guitar teacher "even though their music was bad, they performed naked on stage and that was enough to get them sales"

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

I always appreciate the unpolished music of raw country. Great stuff

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

I'm glad this is a movie I'm never going to have to watch

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

2/5

I'm going to take a stand and dislike this album even though it's one of the most beloved of all time. I do like the instrumentation and the lyrics. However Johnny Cash just can't hit the notes he's supposed to be singing. Maybe other people like that, but it makes it impossible for me to enjoy listening to him.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

This might just be the single greatest album of classic American rock music

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Lots of guitars and lots of good times

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Defining of the 2000s but not necessarily in a good way.

Germs

3/5

Yeah punk rock. That's what this is.

Rage Against The Machine

1/5

I can't understand how someone could listen to this and like it. Maybe politics?

Debut

Björk

3/5

Worth a listen at least once. Probably won't come back to it.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

I like rock music, but I prefer medium well to rare

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

4/5

Fantastic stuff. Everyone should have to listen to this at least once

Killing Joke

3/5

Out of all the punk albums I've listened to as part of this project, I liked this one the most. Still not a punk fan though.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

THIS IS WHY I'M LISTENING TO THIS PROJECT! It's very rare that a piece of music can grab me so completely and so fast. I fell in love within the first 30 seconds and this album kept my attention for it's entire run time. This is some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. The fact this was improvised live on a crappy piano is unbelievable. This album instantly made it on to my top 10 list. I could listen to this every day for the rest of my life and still not get sick of it. 5 stars is not enough.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

I'm not a hip hop guy and even I liked this

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

I'm glad I was exposed to the style. I probably won't listen to it again, but it was worth doing once. And unlike everyone else here, I actually liked the cover of Imagine

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

2/5

Well that's an hour of my life I'll never get back. 2 stars because there was an occasional 45 second section I didn't hate

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

1/5

Rap but it's fr*nch

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

1/5

These might just be the worst lyrics of all time

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

Good classic country. Nothing to hate here. But not enough to make me listen to it again.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

I liked the blues but the lyre held it back

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

You can only appreciate the talent on display here from the live recording. Great showcase of what jazz musicians are capable of

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

Has all the elements of great rock & roll music but it doesn't come together enough to make this album legendary. Not bad though

Disintegration

The Cure

2/5

All the songs have the same feel and unfortunately this feel did not vibe with me

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

1/5

One of the few albums I didn't force myself to listen to every track. I try not to consider myself a prude or a puritan, but I can not handle lyrics this explicit

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

3/5

Not offensive in anyway which I can respect. Unfortunately there's nothing that stands out

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

2/5

Nothing grabbed my attention. Didn't hate it, but won't remember anything about it at all.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

2/5

I'm increasingly of the opinion that psychedelics are required to enjoy psychedelic rock

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

1/5

I'm surprised music this bad exists

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

It's Ray Charles. He's a genius

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

What a voice. I could listen to Stevie Wonder for hours. How does he do it?

New Forms

Roni Size

1/5

One of the rare albums I did not finish, but in my defense the 20th anniversary edition is 5hrs long. All of these songs are bad. Who enjoys listening to this?