1001 Albums Summary

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546
Albums Rated
3.41
Average Rating
50%
Complete
543 albums remaining

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107
5-Star Albums
42
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Black Metal
Venom
5 2.47 +2.53
Quiet Life
Japan
5 2.86 +2.14
Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
5 2.9 +2.1
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
5 2.92 +2.08
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
5 2.93 +2.07
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
5 2.95 +2.05
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
5 2.95 +2.05
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
5 2.98 +2.02
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
5 2.99 +2.01
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
5 3.01 +1.99

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
1 3.75 -2.75
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1 3.7 -2.7
The Joshua Tree
U2
1 3.66 -2.66
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
1 3.66 -2.66
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
1 3.63 -2.63
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
1 3.62 -2.62
Blue
Joni Mitchell
1 3.49 -2.49
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1 3.47 -2.47
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
2 4.45 -2.45
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
1 3.4 -2.4

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Radiohead 4 5
Stevie Wonder 4 5
Jimi Hendrix 3 5
Beck 3 5
Black Sabbath 3 5
Sonic Youth 3 5
A Tribe Called Quest 2 5
The Smashing Pumpkins 2 5
Curtis Mayfield 2 5
Talking Heads 2 5
The Cure 2 5
Pixies 2 5
The Beta Band 2 5

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Bob Dylan 6 1
Joni Mitchell 4 1.5
Taylor Swift 2 1
U2 2 1
Bruce Springsteen 2 1.5
Elvis Presley 3 2

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Fairport Convention 5, 1
Motörhead 5, 2

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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

If you can't handle 17min of this badassing, you're a lost cause.

Quiet Life by Japan

This one caught me off guard, I can see how so many bands would have drawn influence from their sound in the 80's.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

THAT'S one hell of a FUNKY album!

1-Star Albums (42)

All Ratings (546)

The Score by Fugees
Feb 12 2025

Interesting choice for the beginning of my 1001 journey. I haven't heard it a while, and I remembered it having better rhymes (still grooves though).

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Feb 13 2025

For some reason I've always skipped out on listening to Nick Cave, glad I got to hear this album, it was quite a good surprise.

Kid A by Radiohead
Feb 16 2025

Love Radiohead, this album was such a game changer for music, really opened up people to more experimental sounds.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Feb 17 2025

A couple of top tier songs, definitely a powerful album.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Feb 18 2025

Public Enemy is a good example of the late 80s/early 90s hip hop.

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Feb 19 2025

I'm not big on Neil Young. But I do enjoy "My My, Hey Hey" and "Hey Hey, My My"

Trafalgar by Bee Gees
Feb 21 2025

I haven't given the Beegees a deeper dive than the simple disco tunes, so that was interesting, but nothing really noteworthy.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
Feb 22 2025

This is good 90s Brit Rock, I really enjoyed it.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Feb 23 2025

I'm not a Joni Mitchell fan

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Feb 24 2025

I used to be a big Bob Marley fan, but the past couple of decades I've drifted more towards Ska sounds like Toots & The Maytals, or some other notable Reggae artists. But it's definitely a classic.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Feb 25 2025

Arcade Fire had some good songs

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Feb 26 2025

Love me some classic Goth music

Maxinquaye by Tricky
Feb 27 2025

I used to listen to Tricky as a teenager, a good communication between ambient and industrial.

1999 by Prince
Feb 28 2025

I'm not as big on the Minneapolis sound as I am on Rick James, P-Funk, or more traditional Funk genres. But it's still a good album

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Mar 01 2025

Legendary Jazz... I'm still not well versed in the Jazz world, but I do enjoy it when I hear good jazz (and this is good jazz).

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Mar 04 2025

One really amazing song

Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Mar 05 2025

Not my style

Repeater by Fugazi
Mar 06 2025

Fugazi is great

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mar 08 2025

I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but this is definitely not their best album... Although, I'm conflicted with how to rate it.

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Mar 09 2025

Eric Clapton is overrated

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
Mar 11 2025

To quote Matt Stone in the movie Orgasmo: "I think Depeche Mode is a sweet band"

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
Mar 12 2025

I've been avoiding Liz Phair for all the wrong reasons, but this album is actually pretty awesome. Has some grunge vibes.

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Mar 13 2025

Personally, I was more of an Eazy-E fan when I was a kid, but this still has a G-Funk sound I like.

Scott 4 by Scott Walker
Mar 14 2025

Quite the unique sound for the age, I do like some of his other songs too.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Mar 15 2025

Ya, it's a good album (a wee bit pretentious with Warhol and Nico involved though).

Clandestino by Manu Chao
Mar 16 2025

I quite enjoy Manu Chao

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
Mar 19 2025

Some serious bass on some of the songs, and is really good R'n'B

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Mar 20 2025

There's three types of Fleetwood Mac. The first one is pre-Stevie Nick's (so damn great), second one is Rumours (a couple of good songs), and third is no good.

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
Mar 21 2025

Nice and relaxing

Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
Mar 24 2025

Has a very The Flaming Lips vibe... I approve.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys
Mar 25 2025

Oh heck ya... Sabotage has the greatest music video ever made.

m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Mar 26 2025

Another classic band, such a sleeper that was overshadowed by the grunge movement. However, their classic album Loveless is very hard to overshadow as their best album.

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright
Mar 27 2025

Rufus Wainwright is great

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Mar 28 2025

Very good

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Mar 31 2025

It's pretty good, im not personally a fan of the Wake Up song though.

Wild Gift by X
Apr 02 2025

I do love me some vintage punk, but not big on the Rockabilly sound.

One World by John Martyn
Apr 03 2025

That was different. I probably should rate it higher, but I'm unsure of what I think about it.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Apr 05 2025

Stevie Wonder is so amazing

Leftism by Leftfield
Apr 06 2025

Not really my style of electronic music

Apr 07 2025

Not really a great live album, but I do like his sound (listened to that sound a lot growing up)

Tapestry by Carole King
Apr 08 2025

Such a good album

Pretenders by Pretenders
Apr 09 2025

I'm a sucker for old school punk and I went into this extremely skeptical as I expected some 80s ballad pop... I was quite wrong. Touche.

Medúlla by Björk
Apr 10 2025

I do like some Bjork. But "Post" is in my opinion the far greater album.

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall
Apr 11 2025

It was interesting, I know of The Fall, but I guess I never give them enough listening

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Apr 14 2025

Definitely a 90s album

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Apr 15 2025

I'm not a big fan of The Boss

xx by The xx
Apr 16 2025

Amazing album, blew me away upon its release.

Apr 18 2025

I really liked Pantera in the late 90s, and preferred the album "Far Beyond Driven".

All Directions by The Temptations
Apr 21 2025

Funky. The Temptations were apart of the sound of my childhood in the 80s

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Apr 22 2025

Great 70s rock band, and this album really showcases that blues influence.

Kenya by Machito
Apr 23 2025

Interesting

Apr 25 2025

I find Queen has either the best rock songs ever played, or the opposite and everything in between. I do love Stone Cold Crazy as it essentially is the first Thrash Metal song ever.

In Utero by Nirvana
Apr 26 2025

Arguably the best album in Nirvana's catalog

Sea Change by Beck
Apr 27 2025

It's rare that I don't love a Beck album (although, his newer stuff isn't so great)... Fun fact, I didn't like "Loser" when it came out.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Apr 29 2025

Ya... There's a reason people think Eddie is a guitar god.

evermore by Taylor Swift
Apr 30 2025

I just can't. There are so many examples of good music (including pop) representing strong feminity that doesn't involve a team of ghost writers and producers... It feels fake. I'll stick with Phoebe Bridgers, Remi Wolf and Jay Som instead.

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello
May 01 2025

I prefer his earlier work.

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
May 02 2025

Interesting multi genre album. She's got some good ones, but I'm not feeling it tonight.

Parklife by Blur
May 03 2025

I thought I would be more into this album.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
May 04 2025

It's Tears For Fears... No need to "shout" out an explanation of why this album is give stars (pun intended with prejudice)

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
May 08 2025

My brother had this album in the 90s and I still blast 'Gimme The Loot' all the time.

Connected by Stereo MC's
May 09 2025

Masking "not-so-great" rapping with an electric or rock sound just doesn't sit well with me

Marquee Moon by Television
May 10 2025

This band is the unsung hero of CBGB's and should be praised as much as their contemporaries (Talking Heads, Blondie, Ramones).

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
May 11 2025

Honestly, I've just never liked the iconic Elvis voice

Autobahn by Kraftwerk
May 16 2025

Fun example of early electric music... Not as weird as things can get.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
May 17 2025

Love me some funk

May 19 2025

As far as Nu-Metal goes, this album was the epicentre of it all.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
May 21 2025

His sound was so good

Rust In Peace by Megadeth
May 23 2025

Yup... Classic Thrash based purely on hate

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
May 24 2025

Well... I wasn't expecting it to be as "COOL" as it actually sounded. Touche Mr. Davis

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders
May 26 2025

I grew up listening to this type of music, but for some weird reason I didn't find this band until much later in life... I want to give this album 4.5 stars, a couple of songs slightly underperformed.

L.A. Woman by The Doors
May 27 2025

Them dang Doors

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl
May 28 2025

Pretty decent for someone singing over Drum'n'Bass... But I really don't like Drum'n'Bass.

Make Yourself by Incubus
May 29 2025

As far as Nu-Metal goes, this isn't so bad... But it sure isn't anywhere near as good as Deftones

Third by Portishead
May 30 2025

I was a bit surprised how well this album held up against earlier Portishead albums

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
May 31 2025

Probably my favourite Bowie album

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Jun 01 2025

Pet Shop Boys have some great music, this particular album isn't one of them

Fragile by Yes
Jun 02 2025

Yup... It's prog

Jun 03 2025

Anything that came out of CBGB's in the 70's is top tier music... Talking Heads also just had a solid discography

Vespertine by Björk
Jun 05 2025

I do enjoy me some Bjork

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Jun 06 2025

I really love the G Funk sound of the west coast rap scene that Dre pioneered... But I don't like his rap style as much as Ice Cube or Easy E.

Konnichiwa by Skepta
Jun 09 2025

British rap always has an odd sound to me for some reason. Sounds enough though.

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Jun 10 2025

Classic... And setting the price by donation was revolutionary at the time.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
Jun 11 2025

Somehow I "didn't see" this album hidden amongst the other amazing albums Stevie Wonder had made in the 70's

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt
Jun 12 2025

Fun times with noise... I wonder how many people had trouble listening to this one (I quite liked it).

Smile by Brian Wilson
Jun 13 2025

R.I.P. to the best Beach Boy (I grew up loving The Beach Boys).

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Jun 14 2025

I do love some Radiohead

Want One by Rufus Wainwright
Jun 15 2025

He's good

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners
Jun 16 2025

I like the Ska element of this sound, but I really don't like the rest.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Jun 18 2025

Erykah Badu knows how to do Soul/R&B right... It's definitely headphones and relaxing music.

Transformer by Lou Reed
Jun 19 2025

He's fine, just guilty by association (I really don't like Andy Warhol)

Drunk by Thundercat
Jun 20 2025

THIS is one of my favourite albums of all time

Low-Life by New Order
Jun 22 2025

I really like Joy Division

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Jun 23 2025

Miles... had the linguistic skills of a drunk sailor (he swore a LOT).

Doolittle by Pixies
Jun 24 2025

There's a reason this band was such an inspiration to the 90's alternative sound... And by osmosis has helped shape my musical preference.

Jun 25 2025

Labelling themselves as "One of the most influential bands of the last 40 years" at the beginning of their Spotify profile... 3 stars

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen
Jun 26 2025

He's not my boss

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Jun 27 2025

How does this man kick so much ass?

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Jun 30 2025

THAT'S one hell of a FUNKY album!

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Jul 01 2025

G'n'R just sounds like a last attempt to rectify the dying Hair Metal genre... Axl is no fun (such an 80's nickname).

Moby Grape by Moby Grape
Jul 02 2025

Pretty decent 60s rock

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Jul 03 2025

Heck Ya early Electronic Krautrock

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 05 2025

My second favourite Sabbath album

Skylarking by XTC
Jul 11 2025

Something very European about this 1001 album list

Arrival by ABBA
Jul 12 2025

I don't hear no "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"... 2 stars for this slow excuse for disco.

Future Days by Can
Jul 13 2025

When it's good, it's really good... CAN is awesome. 3.5 stars.

Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Jul 14 2025

Killing Joke is no joking matter

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Jul 15 2025

I do like Blondie, a classic CBGB's band, but mainly the classics... 3.5 stars

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Jul 16 2025

Besides two extremely good songs, I really don't like this album and I find most of Fleetwood Mac to be insufferably overrated after they added Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Quiet Life by Japan
Jul 18 2025

This one caught me off guard, I can see how so many bands would have drawn influence from their sound in the 80's.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Jul 19 2025

I remember seeing this album as a kid in the record store... Good times

Dry by PJ Harvey
Jul 21 2025

I like PJ Harvey

Abraxas by Santana
Jul 22 2025

"Oye Como Va" is such a good song

Black Metal by Venom
Jul 23 2025

THE ORIGINAL BLACK METAL!!!

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

Hell Ya Black Sabbath

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Jul 25 2025

The fact people say you have to listen to it several times to understand it and the fact the musicians are all extremely talented is overshadowed by the fact a grade five classroom playing the recorder to Hot Cross Buns gives off quite a similar sound... 1 star.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Jul 26 2025

Van Morrison should have done after this album what most people who get too old and say stupid stuff should do... Retire.

Arise by Sepultura
Jul 28 2025

When I was a kid, it was albums like this that I was afraid of... 5 Stars.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Jul 29 2025

One of the biggest albums to come out of the '90s is definitely a work of art

Jul 30 2025

I think there was a lot of inspiration drawn for this album, but Courtney definitely did a great album to distinguish herself as a talented individual in her own rights.

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band
Jul 31 2025

The Beta Band has it figured out

Truth by Jeff Beck
Aug 01 2025

Interesting...

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Aug 03 2025

The Cure really is The Cure (and I'm sure it's been said a few thousand times)

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Aug 04 2025

The song Green Onions stands out far above the other songs on this album, I'm a bit disappointed the rest weren't as good.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Aug 07 2025

Such a great album that helped start the Goth sound of the Post-Punk era

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Aug 09 2025

Remember that scene from The Big Lebowski where The Dude says to the taxi driver "Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the f***in' Eagles, man!"... That's what I feel like every time someone suggests The Band.

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Aug 10 2025

I'm not a fan of live albums

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Aug 11 2025

I was expecting some generic R&B sound, but was surprised by how wrong I was... 4 stars

Bad by Michael Jackson
Aug 15 2025

Weird Al did it better

Sincere by Mj Cole
Aug 20 2025

That wasn't fun

Rapture by Anita Baker
Aug 21 2025

It's fine for someone, just not me

Guero by Beck
Aug 23 2025

I bet some old boomer who is White Snake's 35th biggest fan really doesn't appreciate this album. But they would be VERY WRONG! It is really good... 5.5 Stars

Gold by Ryan Adams
Aug 24 2025

Not my jams

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Aug 26 2025

Yacht Clubs around the world are swarming with the sound of this album

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry
Aug 27 2025

Interesting elements from multiple genres, but alas it still has a very deep late 80's pop sound that just doesn't do it for me

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Aug 28 2025

I heard a rumour Brazilians really love this guy

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Aug 29 2025

No... She's good at what she's doing, but not a fit for me personally.

Synchronicity by The Police
Aug 30 2025

No message in a bottle? Boooo

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz
Aug 31 2025

Such good jazz

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Sep 02 2025

So much damn Flute

Blackstar by David Bowie
Sep 03 2025

It's pretty good

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
Sep 04 2025

Wow, what an amazing voice

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Sep 05 2025

I feel like there's a joke about an Arm here, but... I'm.stumped

Being There by Wilco
Sep 07 2025

Wilco is one of those bands I know about, I like, I just don't listen to them often enough... But I do like them

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Sep 10 2025

Marvin Gaye always trying to grasp what is happening... Love it

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Sep 14 2025

If you can't handle 17min of this badassing, you're a lost cause.

Yeezus by Kanye West
Sep 15 2025

Fish sticks

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Sep 16 2025

As a kid, when it came to grunge, Alice In Chains was delegated to the same realm as Pearl Jam as something I rarely got to listen to, because my focus was heavily directed towards Soundgarden and Nirvana. I still love Superunknown over all other grunge albums, but I do very much enjoy this album as a sound from my adolescent youth.

More Specials by The Specials
Sep 18 2025

This album got me Skanking

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Sep 19 2025

Trent helped popularize Industrial for the masses, and this was his greatest album that was dropped the perfect time.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Sep 20 2025

I'm not a huge Arcade Fire fan

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Sep 21 2025

Great album, ahead of its time.

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Sep 22 2025

Nice to play as background music

Liquid Swords by GZA
Sep 24 2025

Love me any member of the Wu-Tang Clan. 5.5 stars!

Sep 26 2025

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume they were high when they made this... I know, Long Shot!

Django Django by Django Django
Oct 01 2025

Much better than I remembered, it's definitely a solid album

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite
Oct 02 2025

Wow... What a blast from the past, and that main single is going back in rotation.

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
Oct 03 2025

No surf or car songs? No over the top industry changing production?... Meh, it's ok I guess.

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Oct 06 2025

Doing POP the right way, Kate Bush was an underdog of the early pop sound and I'm glad her legacy has a renewed interest from younger people.

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Oct 07 2025

Would be worth more stars if she looked up the definition of a irony

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band
Oct 08 2025

Love me some Beta Band!

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Oct 09 2025

My dad loved Janis Joplin and I always hated it when I was a kid. Later in my adulthood once I started to actually enjoy her music, he finally told me a story about how he was working in the oil patch of Northern Alberta back in the early 70's and would go into the pub and toss a bunch of money in the jukebox and put on Janis Joplin's song "Mercedes Benz" on repeat, then he'd sit in a far corner of the place and watch as eventually people would lose their minds trying to turn off the music. That's when I realized that I was just like him, because I had also done that exact same thing at a pub in Alberta with "The Hamster Dance".

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
Oct 10 2025

His debut album isn't my favourite, but it's decent... 4 stars

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Oct 11 2025

I quite liked this album

Ramones by Ramones
Oct 14 2025

Yes!

Bright Flight by Silver Jews
Oct 17 2025

American Water is a better album

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Oct 18 2025

Decent proper blues

L'Eau Rouge by The Young Gods
Oct 19 2025

Ministry did it better

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Oct 21 2025

Some seriously good Salsa

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5
Oct 22 2025

J5 at the top of their game. This album gets a lot of nostalgia points for me as I had it on repeat for my early 20s... They just sound good.

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino
Oct 23 2025

As a kid I loved this music, I can appreciate it as an adult, but I'm not exactly craving for Fats to be on repeat

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan
Oct 24 2025

Gary Numan is a man too far ahead of his time that it's quite possible he built a time machine to bring the greatest music of the future back to the past in order to prevent WW4 from occurring (nothing can be done about the possibility of WW3 taking place though)... He's kind of like the hero humankind needs, but he only does it for mild enjoyment.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Oct 25 2025

R&B so smooth, I might just be pregnant from listening to it

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Oct 26 2025

I understand his influence on generations of artists, but his voice is the worst and I'm not even impressed with his most of his song writing skills, I just find him so EXTREMELY Overrated!... But at least this was a tolerable time period in his musical career... BUT! I'd definitely smash a chair over the head of any guy who goes towards the jukebox to put this garbage on, thus starting a bar fight. 1 Star regardless of his album.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Oct 28 2025

It's extremely rare that a Live album is good, and that being said, unless you were there to see the actual show, they're almost always a bad album... This isn't a good album.

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps
Nov 02 2025

I'm not really a Rockabilly type, but they're a good example of an early punk influence

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Nov 08 2025

One of my all time favourite albums and a large part of my youth as I can remember the exact moment I heard it on the radio (unlike almost all the music I currently listen to)... Easily the best grunge album in my opinion.

Arular by M.I.A.
Nov 09 2025

Too bad she's gone to conspiracy theories

Nov 10 2025

At first I thought "OH... the Brimful Of Asha song... Ugggh". But then I started to realize this band is both a product of the mid-late 90's alternative sound I associated with a lot of bands I didn't like at the time, and they were better than I was giving them credit for 3.5 stars

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Nov 11 2025

Leonard Cohen is who Bob Dylan wishes he was. Usually I have a distaste for 60's Folk, but I'm extremely surprised that I enjoyed this album... 4 stars?

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
Nov 12 2025

Zappa is always interesting

Nov 13 2025

I didn't grow up listening to The Beatles like a lot of my contemporaries, and I always had an inversion towards them because of my difference. But you have to give credit where credit is due. 4 stars.

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé
Nov 14 2025

Superior to the likes of most pop stars, Its still not very great

Abbey Road by Beatles
Nov 15 2025

Amazing songs that are surrounded by complete garbage circus tunes

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
Nov 16 2025

I remember really enjoying this album in school

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Nov 18 2025

Nu Metal was just the music industry trying to replicate the prosperity of 80's Hair Metal. As I see a resurgence of the scene lately, I noticed a lack of the same need to offset the pop scene that was also extremely prevalent in the late 90's/early 00's, and it seems to be inundated with middle aged parents who are afraid to be considered "Old and out of touch" and their children who were raised listening to this "edgy" music. Now, I understand that a lot of teenagers have identified with the lyrics Chester sang in Linkin Park, and I will say outright that if Chester was the ONLY voice in Linkin Park I'd have a bit more respect for them, but I can actually identify the beginning of my distaste for the whole Nu Metal scene based off of the first time watching the music video for LinkedIn Park's "One Step Closer", which is an amazing feat as I was a prime example of the target demographic for this music genre. I still love Deftones though.

Blur by Blur
Nov 19 2025

I like their other stuff more

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Nov 24 2025

One of the best Thrash albums (and one of the Metal albums) of all time.

The Specials by The Specials
Nov 25 2025

I feel like Ska has a cap at 4 Stars, and that's what makes it so great! It's not trying to impress anyone, it's just the most fun music genre, period. 4.5 Stars

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Nov 26 2025

The first few Sabbath albums were masterpieces that just don't get old

Nov 28 2025

Old school Ice Cube was epic... I was all about that era of gangsta rap.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Nov 29 2025

Staralfur stands as one of the most beautiful songs and this album extends on that single into a soundscape that makes it one of the best Ambient albums.

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Dec 01 2025

THE Shoegaze album

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera
Dec 03 2025

Nothing good came out of the late 90's pop music scene... and all those who were apart of the Mickey Mouse Club.

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club
Dec 05 2025

The best parts of the Talking Heads became Tom Tom Club... This album is a gem.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Dec 06 2025

Pretty standard Elliott Smith affair... Great for if you have a hankering for some Elliott Smith and nothing else

Destroyer by KISS
Dec 08 2025

Someone once said to me "There's no such thing as a GOOD kiss song" and I decided to investigate, and you know what I found out? Their songs are FUN and they ROCK, but none of them are actually GOOD... 3.5 Stars.

Parachutes by Coldplay
Dec 09 2025

Radiohead laid out the groundwork for this sound, and as much as I viewed Coldplay as an attempt at ripping off what Radiohead had done, they weren't the only band at the time doing it, and they definitely did a better job than most on the first couple of albums to the point I actively listened to them alongside Radiohead. I honestly thought "Don't Panic" and "Trouble" were on the second album and was considering giving it 3 Stars based on that fact alone.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Dec 10 2025

THIS album was nowhere near what I expected. In a very bad way. "Gimme Shelter" is one of the best songs I've ever heard and have been listening to it for the past 25 years (I never grew up listening to The Beatles or The Stones), so I always assumed this album would be full on gold, yet never actually sat down and listened to the whole thing. But THEN this happened! What a disaster... No wonder why Lemmy from Motorhead said The Beatles were better. An entire album being lifted by a solid single is always a damn shame, and they really tried too hard to poorly replicate the Delta Blues (or whatever genre of Blues they were trying to appropriate). Thankfully I never found out the hard way by purchasing this album.

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers
Dec 11 2025

I grew up listening to this style of music in the 80s... But I preferred The Beach Boys. The album is fine, I'm just not in the mood for it, so 2 Stars.

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Dec 13 2025

As a kid I always thought this was Madonna... Boy was I wrong.

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Dec 14 2025

Everything from Nina Simone is 5 Stars... Her melodies are too good

Pink Flag by Wire
Dec 15 2025

I LOVE old school punk... And these guys were never on my radar, but I'm firmly impressed by this album.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Dec 16 2025

The only time I love hearing a LIVE album is under these circumstances

Face to Face by The Kinks
Dec 17 2025

It's decent... But not my favourite Kinks album

Moving Pictures by Rush
Dec 18 2025

I see Rush as a super nerdy band... And they're very good at it.

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul
Dec 19 2025

This is a very generic example of electronic music and reflects poorly as an example of representing the genre as one of the best albums... Something extremely European is going on here.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Dec 20 2025

This album felt extremely odd and different than anything else when it was released, but it holds up to this day. But, I kinda prefer Demon Days.

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Dec 21 2025

For some reason I never got into Sonic Youth when I was a kid, but I really missed out on such an inspirational band that influenced so many of my favourite bands of 90's Alternative and beyond. This album is pretty great, although I have been listening to their album a lot more this past year.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Dec 23 2025

Naw... Just can't get into Joni Mitchell

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Dec 24 2025

Good dark atmosphere

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Dec 25 2025

I used to be into this hipster folk stuff... It's not bad though, but there was some garbage albums from that era.

Dec 26 2025

For such a violent and weird psycho that Phil Spector was, he sure knew how to inspire The Ramones... They are not on this album though.

The Bends by Radiohead
Dec 27 2025

Radiohead is pretty much 'S' Tier from this album and up.

D by White Denim
Dec 28 2025
Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Dec 29 2025

How is it this guys early work has the sound of Toy Story soundtrack, but with fucked up lyrics? This is weird... But is actually not bad.

Dance Mania by Tito Puente
Dec 31 2025

I'm currently in a bit of a bit of Samba/Calypso stage of my music listening life right now, so this fit in pretty nicely... 3.5 Stars

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto
Jan 01 2026

Love me some Samba

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Jan 04 2026

Pretty decent Punjab music

Blunderbuss by Jack White
Jan 05 2026

This ain't no White Strips, and it's noticable.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 06 2026

I find it hilarious how this band from California is revered in the culture of Confederate South Eastern United States, a culture that is polar opposite of what California represents... It's kind of like how Kid Rock is a rich kid from the suburbs near Detroit, or how Bruce Springsteen is a "Blue Collar" musician... Maybe I'm wrong? At least they're music was pretty good some of the time

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jan 07 2026

It might be Prog Rock, but that doesn't mean that it's a good idea to add a Live album to a list of 1001 Albums in ANY reference... With the exception of Classical music and maybe 8 other Live albums (7 which I doubt you put on this 1001 list). Stop adding Live albums!!!

Sister by Sonic Youth
Jan 08 2026

Sonic Youth is a perfect example of what Alternative Music was, before the genre became a contradiction of it's namesake (which, bands like Sonic Youth helped to bring to fruition). Anywho... This is a really good album and I am loving being forced back into Sonic Youth's discography.

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Jan 10 2026

This is quite the polarizing album for me. A couple of hits that I find god awful, and some random songs that hugely impressed me (definitely can see how a couple of these lesser known songs have influenced bands in the punk and early alternative scenes).

The Man Who by Travis
Jan 14 2026

Meh... It's definitely from the UK

The Who Sell Out by The Who
Jan 15 2026

What the hell did I just endure? It was a journey of both ends of the Good vs Bad spectrum.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Jan 16 2026

The ratio of Lime being added to the Coconut is about a 3.5

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
Jan 17 2026

Little Richard is the EPITOME of the sound of traditional Rock & Roll. Say what you want in these modern times about this guy's music, but he is the reason modern music exists, and is in my opinion the most influential person in musical history. Plus he had more energy than a 6 year old in a candy shop during the time period Elvis imploded on the toilet.

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal
Jan 18 2026

Yup, good.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Jan 19 2026

This album really hooked me... Has a real Jefferson Airplane (not Starship) vibe, and I can appreciate it for being both similar and being unique. I'd be stupid not to give this 4.65 stars

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy
Jan 22 2026

At first I thought "Dear God! Who the hell would put a SECOND album (let alone ONE) from this guy on a list of the top 1001 albums? STUPID" I still think that, but at least this album was much better than the last one I was asked to rate.

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Jan 24 2026

That album cover art is so awesome. The songs sound nothing like the album cover art... Until you hear Paradise By The Dashboard Light and realize this album is meant to be played in a proper 70's boogie can as a means for romance. It's sexy in a HAHAHA kind of way.

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Jan 25 2026

Average pop affair. The only reason it's 2 stars is because Dâm-Funk is one of my favourite DJ/Producers. EDIT: I took a second listen, and it's actually pretty decent for being an "above" average pop album. 3 stars and Dâm-Funk takes it to 4 stars.

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris
Jan 26 2026

No artist or band that started in the late 60s and early 70s went on to create anything noteworthy in the 00's and beyond... With the SOLE exception of David Bowie. She is definitely not David Bowie.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jan 27 2026

Californians play the blues

What's That Noise? by Coldcut
Jan 28 2026

Sounds like 1990 electronic music from Europe/UK

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart
Jan 29 2026

Sounds like something a fan of Rod Stewart would like

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
Jan 30 2026

Even though I grew up absolutely hating this style of music, I do want to go sailing.

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Jan 31 2026

Willie coming across stoned as Sesame Street on this album

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Feb 04 2026

I've been diving into a lot of Afro-beat lately, so this suggestion hit at the right time. It's good, but I do enjoy his dad's work a wee bit more.

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Feb 05 2026

This is the kind of album you buy on vinyl to be unique and know that it's has complexity to it's many layers... Then one day youre having friends over for drinks and one of them asks why this album is still wrapped in plastic and should we put it on, and you give a hard pass as you know it's not the right time or place to put it on... It's never the right time or place. 3 Stars

The Doors by The Doors
Feb 06 2026

Had this album on repeat (for lack of many alternate CDs) during a Baja surf/road trip, so I'm pretty biased here... Brings back memories.

Violator by Depeche Mode
Feb 10 2026

In the humble words of Matt Stone's character within the cinematic masterpiece known as 'Orgazmo': -"I don't mean to sound like a... or nothin, but I think Depeche Mode is a sweet band".

Hypnotised by The Undertones
Feb 11 2026

There's just something about early punk I love

New Wave by The Auteurs
Feb 12 2026

Sounds good to me

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
Feb 13 2026

Mr. 'Chef' himself in his second release is down right funky as hell.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Feb 14 2026

Man, how high were people in 1970? Just a lot of extremely talented musicians getting all random and "experimental" with the instruments, resulting in the types who look at a banana duct taped to the wall and declare the plight of struggling Tibetan dental assistants being represented by the contrast of the bruises and the colour yellow... It's extremely pretentious, yet is still decent enough to enjoy on some weird levels. I hated this type of jazz as a kid. The album name and art is really good.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Feb 15 2026

I had much lower expectations, and it was pretty decent (technically an unrelated note: I hate Andy Warhol)

Country Life by Roxy Music
Feb 16 2026

That album cover is saying something... I don't know what it is apart from "sex sells", but it's definitely got a statement. Music is meh

So by Peter Gabriel
Feb 17 2026

Odd how much Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins sound like the same person

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex
Feb 18 2026

Whenever 70/80's punk pops up (NOT The Sex Pistols), it's just a great listen. Poly Styrene is a great lead and a roll model for females in the punk movement.

Either Or by Elliott Smith
Feb 20 2026

I have a weird relationship with listening to Elliott Smith... Sometimes it's nice, other times it's awful, and most of the time I just don't need his depression overshadowing my own feelings of whatever odd existentialism I've got going on, so I rarely visit his sad and slow discography... But here I am, feeling like I'm not quite in the dimension I am supposed to be in and I find an Elliott Smith album I really appreciate at a 5 star level? Something ain't right.

21 by Adele
Feb 21 2026

Someone else's review of this album claims: "Four of the songs on this album are about ham" and proceeded to give it 3 stars... I can appreciate that statement.

GREY Area by Little Simz
Feb 22 2026

Spitting decent rhymes and actually playing instruments. Yes, please. I really like Little Simz even though I have been disappointed by most UK rappers I've heard (with the exception of MF DOOM. Ya, he was British)

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
Feb 23 2026

Unless it's December, and he's singing Christmas Carols... He better only be singing Fly Me To The Moon or My Way.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Feb 24 2026

Best review: "I ate a giant burger after listening to this. Take that Morrissey!!" Morrissey sucks and this album is nowhere near as good as what The Cure offers.

LP1 by FKA twigs
Feb 25 2026

It was something special upon release, but now is pretty standard.

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
Feb 26 2026

I remember having tickets to see these guys in Vancouver for this album tour. Needless to say I didn't make it. It was a good precursor to the Hipster overabundance of "stomp stomp clap" movement that tried to make Folk a good time (it never is).

1989 by Taylor Swift
Feb 27 2026
Entertainment by Gang Of Four
Mar 02 2026

Arguably the most underrated album ever.

Dummy by Portishead
Mar 03 2026

Was going to give it 4 stars because it's been a while since I heard this album, but nope, it's definitely worth the 5 it deserves.

90 by 808 State
Mar 04 2026

Got that house sound from 1990 I was expecting

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye
Mar 05 2026

One quote from another individual really stood out for me about this album. "Bro who even is this guy. I google his name and the first result is "Finley Quaye found guilty for headbutting terminally ill friend over Game of Thrones" and the image is some black-and-white Gilbert Gottfried lookalike (rest in peace by the way) and Peter Dinklage. Then the literal next result is "Finley Quaye admits criminal damage after he threw metal road sign through glass bus door". The third result is "Finley Quaye threatened to stab cop and 'get a grenade' for bar manager he vowed to shoot"." Otherwise, this is not a good reggae album... But is a 2.5 stars album based on being something else.

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
Mar 06 2026

I've been playing Sonic Youth on repeat for the past year, so I'm obviously going to give most of their albums 4 or 5 stars... Their name was always on my radar in the early 90s, but I was too into the grunge stuff to notice the real good alternative bands that emerged from the late 70s punk scene into the 80s collage rock scene, but I am sure glad to give them their due diligence now that I can still appreciate them.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Mar 07 2026

One of the best albums ever made... Simple. I was going to make a "Stevie, if you're reading this..." jokes, but figured that was extremely poor taste.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
Mar 08 2026

Some songs I sing on occasion, too bad it's a live album.

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
Mar 09 2026

Someone DEFINITELY loved The Velvet Underground but gave it a monotone flavour of The Stooges. I can see why No Dogs In Space podcast was going to do an series on these guys... I prefer Television.

Odelay by Beck
Mar 10 2026

When Beck released his first album, I hated it. But then I get hit by Two Turn Tables & A Microphone and I've never looked back. This album is one of my favourites.

Closer by Joy Division
Mar 11 2026

Love me some fun goth music, especially from the group that basically started the genre... But I couldn't help feeling that Unknown Pleasures is more than simply one of the best album covers of all time, it's also the better album (personally) from Joy Division.

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley
Mar 13 2026

I obviously didn't listen to the lyrics as much as I probably should have (sounds like this Tim guy might be a bit of a dick?). But, aside from that, It was hit and miss.

Revolver by Beatles
Mar 14 2026

This album WOULD be 5 stars, but they took a bunch of drugs in India and someone thought it'd be a good idea to let Ringo sing a really REALLY bad kids song about a colourful submersible. Tomorrow Never Knows is a good time.

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim
Mar 16 2026

Sounds like Jazz... But, less than (maybe it's me? But I get the feeling it's not).

Mar 17 2026

Seeing as it's St. Patrick's Day and I'm rating this particular album, I'll give it 3.5 stars as I'm indifferent to The Pogues.

Roxy Music by Roxy Music
Mar 18 2026

I could see how this would be a good influence on music that came after... But it's messy in a bad way.

Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Mar 19 2026

It's straight forward ACDC... 5 stars.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Mar 22 2026

I'm starting to really understand what Lemy was talking about when it came to the difference between The Beatles and The Stones... The Stones have a few good songs and I'm pretty sure those were all written by Brian Jones, the rest is meh at best.

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr
Mar 23 2026

Guru and DJ Premier are always top tier hip hop.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
Mar 24 2026

Second Kraftwerk album this week? What interesting timing, almost as if robots and computers got involved (yes, lame German style joke, you must laugh!). This is a very clean and crisp album for an early electronic album and there's no doubt that they are amazing synthesizer players, and it is better than the last one you tried to convince me that it needs to be on this list (it doesn't). But ya, this is 3.5 or 4 star material as an average listening goes. It's just so German.

John Prine by John Prine
Mar 25 2026

That's some pretty decent Country

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
Mar 26 2026

Loved this album a few years ago when I first learned about it and how it was a heavily influence on the psychedelic rock scene and rock operas... But I can't give it the 5 stars I want to give it because it sounds weak in comparison to what the production could be.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Mar 27 2026

Ella Fitzgerald is amazing. But I'd prefer to have a normal album of hers added to this list.

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja
Mar 28 2026

DJ Premier always has one of the best New York hop hop beats. But I do admit I prefer when Guru is on the microphone (but Jeru is no slouch for early 90s skills).

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington
Mar 29 2026

Dammit! Duke is amazing, and his playing on this reflects that talent and wonderful sound... Only to be ruined by talking and the audience (the clapping was a big let down). Rarely does a live album do anything right.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Mar 30 2026

I always mess up Nick Drake with Nick Cave... Nick Drake is a LOT better.

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black
Mar 31 2026

It's almost as if this guy took a lot of inspiration from the 80s Collage Rock scene (especially this unknown band by the name of The Pixies)... Guess he will go down in history as a One Hit Wonder. *This is sarcasm

Holy crap, just a non stop example of a toxic relationship, you two can't even stop cheating on each other (she got caught in the end)... But that's what makes good country music. I can't remember, did her truck break down? Welp! I can't believe I'm saying this... 4 stars?

Normally I'd be pretty annoyed by being forced to listen to Rod Stewart (besides the track "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" of course). But, then that keyboard started up at first track and I got distracted by how actually good this album is... But let's not get ahead of ourselves, it was the first track, and the second one is extremely lackluster, and then the album started going downhill quickly from there with the occasional decent moment. How the heck does Rod Stewart sound so old and destroyed at such an early time in his career? I'll be nice and give it 3 Stars

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish
Apr 03 2026

I really wanted to give this 4 stars, but then some random dumb sound ruins my vibe and I drop it to 3 stars faster than these guys dropping acid. If I was intoxicated on random substances in the desert at night, I'd probably want to give them "3 BILLION Stars... Man".

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Apr 04 2026

Early Country is better than early Folk... And that's why I have to give credit where credit is due and give DP 3 stars.

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies
Apr 05 2026

I'm just not that into Cowboy Junkies, but at least they're not Bob Dylan.

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Apr 06 2026

For someone who has the Blues, he sure sounds like he's gotten over it and earned himself some Greens with this Red album (not a bad live album though, such great guitar). I like my Blues to be more depressed.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard
Apr 07 2026

How the hell did I end up with a streak of so many Country albums in a row? You're lucky I like old country more than old folk music... 3 Stars because they really all sound the same at this point (and may your truck break down just for the hell of it).

I had a hard time finding this album on my streaming service (Qobuz does Hifi), so I found it somewhere else. I can see why Qobuz doesn't have this album available. Anyone who gives this 5 Stars should seek psychiatric help, there's something not quite right going on there.

1977 by Ash
Apr 10 2026

Ahhh... 1996, the music industry trying to find a Nirvana cover band while the alternative sound moves away from Grunge towards something more unique or mainstream (depending on the band)... Oh, and let us not forget the coming age of boy bands and sexualizing teenage girls from the Mickey Mouse Club. Can't say I remember ever hearing Ash, but it sounds like the perfect example of a mid 90s alternative band... I actually enjoy it for what it is.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Apr 11 2026

My dad loves this album, I wasn't as impressed growing up until I was listening to punk music one day and he pointed out that it sounds very similar to the music he grew up listening to... So I can't unheard it.

Apr 12 2026

Evvveeerrrryyyyybody hurts.... especially when my ears have to endure this song (this song ruined all R.E.M. for me for a very long time).

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
Apr 13 2026

As someone who is both self proclaimed "open minded" and isn't a fan of hippie folk music, I went into this album expecting to roll my eyes and gag, but was pleasantly surprised by a strong and unique opener of a song that made me question my distaste for Joni Mitchell, and I started to question everything. That didn't last long as the album slowly descends from really good into mediocracy. Life went back to normal... But! This wasn't that bad, so I shall investigate further. 3/5 stars

White Ladder by David Gray
Apr 14 2026

Poor man's Dave Matthews?

Bone Machine by Tom Waits
Apr 15 2026

What did you expect from Tom Waits? He's definitely giving you what Tom Waits does best, he does Tom Waits. Even the Ramones knew that.

Queen II by Queen
Apr 17 2026

Usually if they're not playing songs about wanting to ride a bike or large posteriors or Flash Gordon, I'm not interested. BUT! This was a good time and thankfully didn't have the hits.

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Apr 19 2026

Meh. It's an example of why I don't really listen to Nick Cave

Shleep by Robert Wyatt
Apr 20 2026

First song started off ok, and then he started singing and it was tolerable... THEN the second song started playing and this album took a turn for the compost bin (because that's where this crap belongs). I just stopped listening to it.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Apr 21 2026

Normally I hate live albums, but I think the Blues as a genre actually is pretty good via a live album medium. Congratulations, you've slightly changed my mind about something. But that doesn't excuse ALL love albums! 3.5 stars because it's still a live album.

Aja by Steely Dan
Apr 22 2026

Someone once told me that Yacht Rock is just Funk for white people (maybe it was on the YouTube classic show 'Yacht Rock'? I highly recommend the show) and I can't unhear it. As far as Bland funk goes, I have to give props to the smoothness of the groove. 4 stars.

Joan Baez by Joan Baez
Apr 24 2026

So far she sung one note change in a particular way that I liked, but the rest just reminded me of why I don't like hippies.

Hello, hello... F you Bono! And while we're at it, what grown adult calls themselves 'Bono' or 'The Edge' without a sense of satirical irony? Even Johnny Rotten moved on from the 70s punk scene. Your names are Paul and David and you're old men.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Apr 26 2026

Normally I have a hate or like (not love) thing with Neil Young, but for some reason Cinnamon Girl hit different this time around... I blame the full moon on a spring evening.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols
Apr 27 2026

I really love their album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia (for obvious reasons)... This album starts off a bit Neil Young and transitions into the Dandy Warhols I know and love the deeper I get into this album. I do love this band. I want to give it 4 stars(ish), but I also love this album the more I try to decide how much I like this album. Fuck it, 5 stars just because.

Apr 28 2026

I prefer their album Superfuzz Bigmuff for the obvious reason, but I was a grunge kid of the early 90s who found the alternative sound from genres like Punk, Grunge, Shoegaze, etc... very appealing as it was so different from the mainstream music of the 80s. These guys are a prime example of the Seattle grunge scene and i like it. Thorn is good song, too bad the album started off bad, 4 stars.

Apr 29 2026

L’histoire de l’art is a banger. This is an album all over the spectrum of rap of its time period, but not always in a good way (did I just hear his version of LL Cool J? Ew, don't do that). His Jazz influenced rap beats are nice though, and he has the ability to bring steez when he tries to approach his lyrics in a smooth tone instead of impersonating more famous rappers of the time period from the states.

Who's Next by The Who
Apr 30 2026

I prefer their earlier albums when they influenced punk. Its OK, but meh.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
May 01 2026

Bloody Well WRONG (god damn this band is annoying).

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
May 02 2026

Even the description of this album under Cohen's own streaming page call this a disappointment. I tend to have next to no love for most Folk music, but the weird thing is Leonard Cohen squeaks past my critique of the genre somehow, especially as every time I expect to dislike him as much as my distain for Bob Dylan, but something sounds slightly better.

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart
May 04 2026

White guy wanting to be a Rastafarian type music of the 2000s

25 by Adele
May 05 2026

Talented with an incredible voice, but is a pretty standard affair.

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
May 06 2026

I love classic punk, and i also love early alternative music... then I listened to this album, and I "GET" what is going on here as far as being unique and influential, AND I did enjoy it to an extent, but wasn't hitting the right way as classic punk or early alternative usually hits. It's not you, it's me.

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3
May 07 2026

Rant: Any time individual musicians in a band change their name to something like Sonic Boom (I'm looking at YOU U2!) and isn't a solo act or a collective project, I feel they need to be ridiculed by a pack of drunk Aussies... and no, there's no way these people are given these nicknames by reliable outside sources like friends or family, and yes I think there's plenty of dumb names from the punk scene that people gave themselves to sound "cool". Fucking U2, still trying to get that damn album off my computer to no avail! The album was pretty OK actually.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
May 08 2026

Theresa a lot of OK mixed with NOT OK in this album, and its mixed together at times.

Woodface by Crowded House
May 09 2026

What if The Eagles were Kiwis from the 80s

Space Ritual by Hawkwind
May 10 2026

Lemmy has that thick bass

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs
May 11 2026

Pretty good for a UK Post Punk album from the 80's... 3.5 stars

Elephant by The White Stripes
May 12 2026

Doesn't matter what the contrarians think, this album was an instant classic for a reason and holds up over time (and I was one of those contrarians when this album came out).

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
May 13 2026

Good bluegrass music, but two hours of it explains the decline of introspection and rise of cognitive dissonance within specific geographical regions that fit the demograph of listening to this specific genre of music. Go back to fishing in the dark

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
May 14 2026

That's one terrible album cover. I went into this expecting a really bad folk album, but instead I got something that is a mix of 80s alternative, hair metal ballads, pearl jam, and a bunch of celtic stuff. It works. A lot of mid/late 90s bands are going to use this style of music to disturbingly terrible effect.

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter
May 15 2026

I like it. It's nothing special, but is pretty good for what it is.

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers
May 17 2026

Pretty expected of Butthole Surfers... And as someone who likes this band, it is a hard sell.

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17
May 18 2026

Guess they should have stayed in the Human League? Im kidding. Love them pointing out that nobody needs that fascist groove thing (because fascists have no groove) and taking Kraftwork to the next logical step.

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
May 19 2026

Wait until you see how poorly I viewed Taylor Swift, let alone the Walmart version of her... just no.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
May 21 2026

I love the Beach Boys, and I especially love Brian Wilson's contributions to modern music, and post Animal Sounds music. Yet, here I am thinking to myself "It's... fine" as I roll my eyes.

Wild Wood by Paul Weller
May 22 2026

The Jam are self proclaimed to be the biggest band in the 70s British punk scene... Now, I didn't experience the 70s British punk scene first hand, but I absolutely listen to a lot of 70s punk, and that listening almost never involves The Jam while I do listen to a lot of British bands like The Clash to Gang Of Four to Crass to The Damned to The Slits (and so on and so forth down into the depth of less mainstream bands who don't claim to be the biggest band in the 70s British punk scene). So I think Paul Weller, who was a big part of The Jam, may have an over inflated view of himself and his worth, and it also seems this list is only contributing to that over inflation. This album is nothing special in any way.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 23 2026

So... last Bob Marley I said I prefer old Ska and would rather listen to Toots & The Maytals. I have to say that currently I have been listening to more Dub and Rock Steady, so the timing of this album popping up is going to yield a higher rating than a few months ago, but yes, it is a damn good reggae album (glad to divert from his hits).

May 24 2026

Maybe I'm the only one, but it is my firm belief that Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel sound EXACTLY THE SAME. Anyway... it's Prog.

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
May 25 2026

Let's seperate the artist from the art for a moment and realize this pedophile was really good at music (and I've never been an MJ fan). BUT, as strong as this album started off, it really goes downhill after a couple of songs. Why do pedophiles always have to ruin everything?

May 26 2026

Was a really good time until the weird stuff started up... but it's King Crimson, it's Prof, it's too be expected (as I've said about every Prof album on this list).

May 27 2026

Love me some TV On The Radio, but oddly this is my first listen to this album and I went into it skeptical from reading other's reviews of this album... It's good, REALLY good, but only 4.5 stars good.

May 28 2026

What happens when an art student decides to play the roll of a gangster... thug life? I listened to Eazy E.

Groovin' by The Young Rascals
May 29 2026

They list their band as The Rascals now, guess they're not Young anymore. Standard 60's pop equals 3 stars

Imagine by John Lennon
May 31 2026

Imagine if he didn't leave the Beatles and actually made a good album

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Jun 01 2026

As a kid I absolutely hated this band and all forms of New Wave... as an adult I am completely changed. I am more open minded and accepting, I have started to enjoy more New Wave, and I expected that my taste of Culture Club would be refined. Nope, I still don't like it.

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Jun 02 2026

AC/DC did it better

Solid Air by John Martyn
Jun 03 2026

Seeing I was about to embark on a folk.album i rolled my eyes and thought "here we go again" as I poised myself ready for the 1 star button. Needless to say, it didn't go as planned.

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Jun 04 2026

Nope... burn it with fire (hairspray is flammable)

American Gothic by David Ackles
Jun 05 2026

I don't like bargin bin Billy Joel

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Jun 06 2026

At the end of the day, he's just a gay fish who used to be married to a hobbit and didn't take his meds while hanging out with MAGA Nazis... go swim little guy! This was the only album by him I actually listened to (thanks to Limewire) and he was pretty revolutionary before he lost his marbles.

Odessa by Bee Gees
Jun 07 2026

I only learned that the Bee Gees had a life before disco last year. That being said, it's fine. Not GREAT, but not bad.

Lost Souls by Doves
Jun 10 2026

It's pretty decent for an album I was expecting to be subpar

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Jun 11 2026

Even though they never put their singles on any LPs, I still really like this album and the lore behind it's making... it's the journey of Punk to Goth.

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star
Jun 12 2026

I never got the hang of this band, it's OK at best.

Timeless by Goldie
Jun 13 2026

Someone once tried to explain Drum n Bass to me at a rave, they said I need to listen to the complex layers, and so I did... still sounds like crap. Very much a UK thing (as bad taste as the food) The only Drum and Bass I want to hear is Death From Above 1979.

Ray Of Light by Madonna
Jun 16 2026

I liked her better in the 80's when she wasn't drawing from younger talented people

Night Life by Ray Price
Jun 17 2026

Hmmm... f**k it, let's give 3 stars because the album cover made me do a double take.

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings
Jun 18 2026

I'd drink a beer in a beat down skuzzy bar to this album

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Jun 19 2026

Cast a Vicious Mockery spell, this is some DnD shit! Or just stinky hippies? Regardless, it wasn't annoying when imagining them as a soundtrack to an RPG.

I See You by The xx
Jun 20 2026

I was expecting myself to say something pretentious like "not even close to their first album" It isn't... but, god damn, they know how to play a chill mono-voiced sound to perfection.

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.
Jun 21 2026

A lot of people saying the word "Outdated" about this extremely early hip hop album. They're not wrong, but they sure AREN'T right either. It's like that, and that's the way it is!

Survivor by Destiny's Child
Jun 22 2026

What happened to the fourth member? Guess she didn't SURVIVE.

Beautiful Freak by Eels
Jun 23 2026

Novocaine For The Soul has been added to my Dental Playlist.

California by American Music Club
Jun 24 2026

Meh... it wasn't THAT bad.

Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Jun 25 2026

I started by listening to the wrong album. It's kinda hard to go wrong with Cocteau Twins when you really want a dramatic soundscape of shoegaze

Jun 26 2026

Wasn't this album built on cynicism, irony, and sarcasm? I heard the whole thing was started as a joke about the rock n roll lifestyle. Second worst concert I ever went to, BUT, despite being a parody and a terrible live show, I still really like most of this album (and I don't particularly like Kids).

Picture Book by Simply Red
Jun 28 2026

What in the wild world Yacht Rock is this? It's ALMOST smooth sailing, but every so often I catch myself confused or angry... f it, 3 stars?

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Jun 29 2026

Now THAT'S some Funky stuff

Jun 30 2026

Let's start with the fact that this album isn't even remotely close to having any good reason for being on this or any other list of top albums. Especially when his album "Original Pirate Material" is the OBVIOUS RIGHT THERE. But, that single "Fit But You Know It" is a good time I guess? I didn't like The Streets. There wasn't much for redeemable qualities when he came out, but he did create a specific British sound that I have since warmed up to in band(s) like Sleaford Mods. But, as decent as the production on this album is, he just makes a mess of it by talking and leaning heavy on the accent/slang to do the work. 2 stars

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants
Jul 01 2026

We finally meet the man who Michael Jackson used to steal his signature look to gain relevance.

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer
Jul 02 2026

Excited going into listening to album that is proclaimed to be the one that beat Black Sabbath to the punch of being the "First Heavy Metal Album". I'm sure they were a very heavy band, especially live, but Jimi might have something to say about their sound and MC5 did it a bit better. Black Sabbath maintains their rightful place upon the throne of starting heavy metal (and for good reason). 4 stars... because I can.

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Jul 03 2026

This shit SLAPS* *say's the old guy who never uses slang terms like "slaps" as slang terms in the modern social media environment become irrelevant too quickly, thus it feels desperate as one ages to try and stay relevant instead of just being OK with getting old... I'm pretty sure "slaps" was out of fashion a few years ago when people my age started using it? It always feels weird when someone tries to talk slang with their kids, just stop. Wow, I need to stop rambling like the old man I am. Anyway, "slaps" applies here.

Jul 04 2026

Picture yourself wearing a white jacket tuxedo drinking a Negroni while smoking a pack of cigarettes at a booth table in a tacky gentleman's club adorned with the poor fashion sense of Donald Trump's gold obsession and dimly lit lights keeping everyone only visable from the nose on down. The grand piano centre stage has an extremely revealing sparkling red dressed lady jumping all over it's polished surface in her shiny spiked high heels with the microphone somehow both being gripped hard yet being on the verge of falling from her hand as she bounces from crooner to belting out that powerful voice. As she moves through the crowd with the elegance of silk in a breeze and blows a random kiss that just happens to motion in your general vicinity, your eye balls pop out of your head at a distance of 50cm and increase to the size of basketballs as your tongue rolls out like a firefighter unravels a fire hose like some 1940's cartoon wolf with a severe case of high blood pressure steam blowing out of your ears. You howl like that cartoon wolf, because you're a heckling perv... congrats, you've ruined the show for everyone else and you look like a drooling, twitching, sweating mess as you are about to receive your first of 4 fatal heart attacks due to your unhealthy lifestyle of smoking and drinking and womanizing. Thank the dashing Cuban cardiologist in the audience for saving your life. Or maybe this album is completely different than that?

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies
Jul 05 2026

Feels like an album that sits between 3 stars and 4 stars. Solid 3.5 star album!

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
Jul 06 2026

Growing up I hated everything Neil Young did, and in middle age I realize it's because you have to be an old man to look past his f'd up singing and just enjoy him for what he is... he's a god damn hippie (most hippies are hypocritical). I still think he's miles better than whatever Bob Dylan is

Celebrity Skin by Hole
Jul 07 2026

The epitome of a late mid 90's California Grunge sound, which is a shame because their second album Live Through This was so good (their first album is basically copying Babes In Toyland). I'm actually annoyed I liked this album in 98.

New York Dolls by New York Dolls
Jul 08 2026

One of the main components of the creation of Punk? Yes please. It's what The Rolling Stones in the 70's WISHED they could sound like.

The Predator by Ice Cube
Jul 09 2026

As a farm kid from a rural community during this time period, early Gangsta Rap really spoke to my personal struggles (especially when stacking hay bales or shoveling poop)... Just so happens I was a world away from Compton and the streets were gravel. Gang Life wasn't exactly knocking at my door. As a reminder of my early gangster life, this album for me is somewhere between 4 and 5 stars... 4.5 stars.

Jul 10 2026

F Bob Dylan... you keep throwing his crappy voice at me and I keep trying to figure out how to give him minus stars.

Jul 11 2026

This was a huge deal of an album when it came out... yet, I was listening to 'In Utero'.

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
Jul 12 2026

Nothing that came out of the Mickey Mouse Club deserves anything beyond 1 star.

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
Jul 13 2026

I do love that Mali guitar sound

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
Jul 14 2026

Early 90's alternative is one of my many weaknesses, and I never gave Pavement enough of a listen but I really did enjoy this album.

Jul 16 2026

You happen to catch me on one of my random country music enjoyment days and when it comes to.good country, the late 80's has a lot of good options and this album is one of them. Good times.

Station To Station by David Bowie
Jul 17 2026

Was his Thin White Duke persona when he was only consuming milk, peppers, and cocaine? I prefer his earlier work.

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Jul 18 2026

Back to back Bowie reviews? I guess there could be worse situations. 4.5 stars

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Jul 21 2026

This album is not they're best by far, but it's still good enough (for me)

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs
Jul 23 2026

As Arnold Schwarzenegger once said "Stop Whining!" This is the bad side of the 90s Alternative scene, no wonder I never listened to them as a teen.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Jul 24 2026

It's like if KISS had actual talent... but the same amount of pedophile behaviour (looking at YOU Steven Tyler).

Headquarters by The Monkees
Jul 26 2026

Their first album mainly written and played by the members of The Monkees makes me thunk they didn't actually write or play the music on this album. But after listening to it, they actually may have (sounds weak) and I'll give them a participation trophy of 3 stars.

Out of Step by Minor Threat
Jul 27 2026

So here is a Hardcore album from the beginning of the Straight Edge movement (a movement of sobriety... and they'll DEFINITELY tell you about it!). I do love Punk, so 4 stars because it's good, but I prefer Bad Brains)

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Jul 28 2026

Not sure why this album is on here? Her other stuff is better and this is a basic example of the music of the time it was in... 3 stars?

Ten by Pearl Jam
Jul 29 2026

Ah... the grunge scene of the early 90s... I was listening to Nirvana and Soundgarden. This album.is good too, 4 stars.

Boston by Boston
Jul 30 2026

Dad Rock's Final Boss I was going into this with "It's Boston, what's new?" And then Foreplay started playing with that blasting reminder that the Oregon as an instrument is highly underrated and under the right circumstances can rock harder than any other instrument can. Praise be thy oregon rocking so hard! I really don't want to give this 5 stars because it's Boston, but it's getting 5 stars because it's Boston by Boston.

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu
Jul 31 2026

From the band name I was expecting a Parisian Avant-Garde artist. Oh how wrong I was!... or was I? Good times were had.

The Real Thing by Faith No More
Aug 01 2026

These guys were one of the main catalyst in inspiring the Nu-Metal movement that I was apart of as a teenager... adult me thinks "ew". Still a pretty great album though.

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Aug 02 2026

Pretty average 2009/10 sounding album

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
Aug 03 2026

Meh... it's from the UK (I'm shocked).

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Aug 05 2026

A Brit making a bad mish mash of different ethnic music and random genres. This shouldn't be on this list (but isn't COMPLETELY unbearable) .

Urban Hymns by The Verve
Aug 06 2026

Britpop Boss-level meh

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Aug 07 2026

Dave's attempt to distance himself from Nirvana was a success with him doing the entirety of this album by himself... I really enjoyed this album when it came out and still do, but felt that the rest of the albums got progressively more stale/conforming (as most bands do). I give it 4 stars for all the cows

Calenture by The Triffids
Aug 08 2026

80's meh

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper
Aug 11 2026

What is with the British and this style of 'over-the-top' singing? Save it for the 007 movies (the only logical placement for a decent reception) .

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
Aug 12 2026

'P' words: -Portuguese -Psychedelic -Preternatural

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Aug 13 2026

The story of this album is batshit insane, the music on this album is extremely good.

Electric by The Cult
Aug 14 2026

Danzig did it better... Not even a She Sells Sanctuary? Only a Brit trying to rip off a Native American persona? Go back to being Goth, ain't no place for this Yah Rock BS from the 80's that Aerosmith did right with Eat The Rich.

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye
Aug 16 2026

Out of all the Marvin Gaye, you picked his 15th album for this list?! The one where he ISN'T singing about grapevines, what's going on, or doing 'it'? Why? Stop pulling mediocre out of your ass.

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Aug 17 2026

We're not worthy, we're not worthy

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