1001 Albums Summary

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

A terrific album that I’d never heard. Living in the City was incredible.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

It’s fine. Not my cup of tea but has a few good songs.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Mediocre classic rock album with one god awful song.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Easy listening jazz. Someone needs to have a talk with the bass player tho

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

A relaxing and enjoyable listen

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Meh

Marquee Moon by Television

An excellent album from a band I was aware of but had never listened to before.

D by White Denim

Fine for a jam band.

Sound Affects by The Jam

An up and down effort

Timeless by Goldie

Couldn’t listen if I weren’t occupied with something else.

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

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Fine to listen to but I couldn’t be more neutral here.

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Great album

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Rocks off and Happy are the highlights for me.

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

I don’t get it.

Nowhere by Ride

Excellent shoegaze album

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Starts strong and then peters out. Enjoyable album overall.

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Out of Step by Minor Threat

A great early punk album

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

A surprisingly enjoyable old time listen

Thriller by Michael Jackson

An absolutely excellent album cover to cover. Virtually flawless.

Disintegration by The Cure

An excellent goth album; highlights are love song and pictures of you.

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Soundtrack of the French Quarter

Kala by M.I.A.

A fun record to dance to

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

An all time great rock album

I See You by The xx

A good indie record from the 2000s

High Violet by The National

An indie classic

Purple Rain by Prince

A great album with some of his best work

The Real Thing by Faith No More

A great record

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Very calming album

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Better than I remember it

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

A classic

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Terrific blues rock album

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Dated pop rock

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Great album to listen to while doing things. Couldn’t just sit and listen though.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

A tough listen

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

A chaotic punk album with more hits than misses.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

I don’t get it

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Excellent album and wish he had more.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Enjoyed some of the instrumental funk. Would prefer a full album of songs

Nevermind by Nirvana

One of my favorite bands and an all time great album.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Excellent hip hop album.

21 by Adele

A great pop album

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Enjoyable English New wave

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Running up that hill saves the 3 status

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

My favorite Boss album

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Pearl by Janis Joplin

First time I’ve heard a full album and it was terrific.

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Had a couple of decent spots but overall I didn’t enjoy it

Pink Flag by Wire

Fun House by The Stooges

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Boring and inoffensive dad rock.

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Fine. Wouldn’t listen again tho

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Liked it more than I thought I would.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

This was not good.

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Unlistenable

War by U2

Two all time classics and then a handful of decent tracks

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Shockingly good

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Good album with one great song.

Suicide by Suicide

Started out fine and quickly went downhill.

Aja by Steely Dan

Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt

This was pretty bad

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

I Should Coco by Supergrass

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Pretenders by Pretenders

The Joshua Tree by U2

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Arise by Sepultura

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators

Eagles by Eagles

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Horses by Patti Smith

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

The Yes Album by Yes

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

GREY Area by Little Simz

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Machine Head by Deep Purple

OK Computer by Radiohead

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Murmur by R.E.M.

Close To You by Carpenters

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

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

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Low-Life by New Order

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Moving Pictures by Rush

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

So by Peter Gabriel

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

25 by Adele

Station To Station by David Bowie

Rapture by Anita Baker

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Van Halen by Van Halen

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Connected by Stereo MC's

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Live Through This by Hole

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Bad by Michael Jackson

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

The World is a Ghetto by War

British Steel by Judas Priest

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Fragile by Yes

California by American Music Club

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Either Or by Elliott Smith

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

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Play by Moby

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Night Life by Ray Price

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Ramones by Ramones

Teen Dream by Beach House

Elastica by Elastica

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Green by R.E.M.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

Document by R.E.M.

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

The Man Who by Travis

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Illmatic by Nas

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

1999 by Prince

Mask by Bauhaus

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Abbey Road by Beatles

Phrenology by The Roots

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Stankonia by OutKast

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

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

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Music by Madonna

Permission to Land by The Darkness

Diamond Life by Sade

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Tago Mago by Can

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Imagine by John Lennon

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Is This It by The Strokes

Moon Safari by Air

Maxinquaye by Tricky

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

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Sail Away by Randy Newman

The Band by The Band

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

The Score by Fugees

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Blur by Blur

Django Django by Django Django

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

Pornography by The Cure

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Vivid by Living Colour

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Melodrama by Lorde

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

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

Odelay by Beck

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Garbage by Garbage

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Truth by Jeff Beck

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

The Undertones by The Undertones

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

No Other by Gene Clark

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Parklife by Blur

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Sea Change by Beck

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Mott by Mott The Hoople

With The Beatles by Beatles

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Funeral by Arcade Fire

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Dust by Screaming Trees

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Nixon by Lambchop

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Quiet Life by Japan

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

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Viva Hate by Morrissey

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Low by David Bowie

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Arular by M.I.A.

The Bends by Radiohead

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Doolittle by Pixies

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

London Calling by The Clash

Smash by The Offspring

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Violator by Depeche Mode

Tommy by The Who

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Kenza by Khaled

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Heroes by David Bowie

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

On The Beach by Neil Young

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

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

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

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Close To The Edge by Yes

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Third by Soft Machine

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Graceland by Paul Simon

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Traffic by Traffic

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

xx by The xx

1989 by Taylor Swift

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

I Against I by Bad Brains

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Opus Dei by Laibach

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Parachutes by Coldplay

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Boston by Boston

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Being There by Wilco

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Atomizer by Big Black

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Hms Fable by Shack

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Dog Man Star by Suede

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

Cut by The Slits

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Ten by Pearl Jam

Pump by Aerosmith

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

In Rainbows by Radiohead

The Next Day by David Bowie

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

The White Album by Beatles

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

Mothership Connection by Parliament

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

One World by John Martyn

Closer by Joy Division

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Leftism by Leftfield

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Goo by Sonic Youth

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Live At Leeds by The Who

Take Me Apart by Kelela

The La's by The La's

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Stardust by Willie Nelson

90 by 808 State

The Rise & Fall by Madness

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Future Days by Can

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

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Beautiful Freak by Eels

Urban Hymns by The Verve

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

evermore by Taylor Swift

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Trio by Dolly Parton

Spiderland by Slint

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

The Doors by The Doors

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Hotel California by Eagles

More Specials by The Specials

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

Street Life by The Crusaders

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Black Metal by Venom

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago