1001 Albums Summary

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Metallica by Metallica

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Pink Flag by Wire

Headquarters by The Monkees

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Disintegration by The Cure

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Woodface by Crowded House

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Synchronicity by The Police

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Parachutes by Coldplay

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Picture Book by Simply Red

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Risque by CHIC

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

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Born To Be With You by Dion

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Superunknown by Soundgarden

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Killing Joke by Killing Joke

Harvest by Neil Young

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

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

Destroyer by KISS

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Ambient 1/Music For Airports by Brian Eno

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Stankonia by OutKast

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

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

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

I See You by The xx

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Murmur by R.E.M.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Smash by The Offspring

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

C'est Chic by CHIC

Pyromania by Def Leppard

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

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

Live! by Fela Kuti

Soul Mining by The The

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Purple Rain by Prince

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Arise by Sepultura

Who Killed...... The Zutons? by The Zutons

1984 by Van Halen

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69) by Ministry

Play by Moby

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

The Yes Album by Yes

The Slider by T. Rex

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Rubber Soul by Beatles

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

I Should Coco by Supergrass

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

90 by 808 State

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Violator by Depeche Mode

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Future Days by Can

Atomizer by Big Black

Station To Station by David Bowie

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

British Steel by Judas Priest

Queen II by Queen

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Moondance by Van Morrison

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

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

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Among The Living by Anthrax

I Against I by Bad Brains

xx by The xx

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Aja by Steely Dan

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

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

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Odessa by Bee Gees

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Melodrama by Lorde

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

L.A. Woman by The Doors

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Is This It by The Strokes

Scum by Napalm Death

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Marquee Moon by Television

Truth by Jeff Beck

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

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

2112 by Rush

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Goo by Sonic Youth

Ramones by Ramones

Van Halen by Van Halen

Sulk by The Associates

London Calling by The Clash

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Trio by Dolly Parton

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

White Ladder by David Gray

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

The best thing about Tom Waits is that he'll either take you to grotesque places to meet strange characters in full theatrics mode, or serve a wonderfully heartfelt ballad. It's lovely when an artist puts their weirdness on full display. It doesn't necessarily mean I'll like it, but... As per usual, I'm fully on board with Tom. He's my kind of weird.

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Transformer by Lou Reed

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Low by David Bowie

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Brothers by The Black Keys

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

The stories are interesting to listen to, but the music is so monotonous it's hard to get through the entire album in one go without getting bored. It lacks the dynamics and melodies that make Blue great.

Who's Next by The Who

Repeater by Fugazi

Fugazi was a love at first listen back when I was a teenager and they've been one of my favorite bands ever since. Engaging and interesting with all of its layers, twists and turns, Repeater never gets boring or dull. Mashing up beautiful instrumentation with brash shouting and occasional jabs of screeching guitars is exactly the kind of noise that suits my ears, even though I get why some folks might dislike it.

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

This is what should be played to people who say they dislike jazz. If they still say they dislike jazz after hearing this, they're a hopeless case.

Abraxas by Santana

Pretty music, all elegant and well played, but feels like something is missing. Seems to me it would benefit from more excitement, more passion, more life. It fails to really pull me in.

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Elliott wrote all of the music on this album himself. Wrote all the lyrics. Sang everything all by himself. Played all the instruments. The only thing missing from a total DIY experience is for him to help build the studio it was recorded in. He did that for the next album. The point is, Elliott was massively talented and hard working and it really shows on Either/Or. I've loved this album for many years, listened to it many times and it never gets old. The melodies are mesmerising, the lyrics a treasure trove where you discover something new in the words during each listening. The way he used mundane words to express complex situations and emotions, jamming three meaningful ideas into three words, building worlds within his music with so much empathy and expressiveness... He was so quiet but so, so loud.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

My Generation by The Who

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

There is a mood that hits me every now and then, and when it does, I crave hearing In A SIlent Way. Sometimes it needs to be played on repeat. Most of the time though, it's hard to get through it in one go. A truly special album.

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

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Nowhere by Ride

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Nick Drake has all the qualities I appreciate in a singer songwriter, yet I find it hard to truly connect to his music. It might click someday, as I seem to feel closer to it with each listen. Five Leaves seems to be my favorite album of his at the moment and I'll most definitely revisit it soon.

Thriller by Michael Jackson

About half of the songs on Thriller are of great timeless quality, the other half is good as far as pop is considered and the album would be better off without the sappy catastrophe that is The Girl Is Mine (sorry Paul).

American Idiot by Green Day

If Green Day were trying to convey some deeper message here, it got buried under the commercial pop sound and perfect production. The album reminds me of my mother's closet, everything neatly pressed, folded into perfect rectangles and arranged by color. Unlike my mom's ROYGBIV clothes collection, Green Day have a wordrobe full of black band shirts they ordered from a catalogue and brand new shiny Dr Martens lined up in neat rows. I'd classify American Idiot as a success on every front since it's very catchy, unoffensive, safe and an enjoyable listen for a very wide audience (if that's what the band was going for). As a pop album, it merits 4 stars. As a punk/rock album, it merits 1.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Fun for a one time listen, but I never intend to hear it again.

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

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

When I was younger, I used to say I didn't trust anyone who said they didn't like Led Zeppelin. I might have been right.

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

I'd like this a lot better if I were a teenage boy. The combination of glam and lyrics that were made using a random swear word generator gets old real fast.

Damaged by Black Flag

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Blunderbuss by Jack White

The Specials by The Specials

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Calenture by The Triffids

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Heroes by David Bowie

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

Cross by Justice

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

Dookie by Green Day

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

The Poet by Bobby Womack

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

The White Album by Beatles

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Forever Changes by Love

Snivilisation by Orbital

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Da Capo by Love

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

Blur by Blur

The Bends by Radiohead

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Music by Madonna

Face to Face by The Kinks

Odelay by Beck

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

In Utero by Nirvana

Rio by Duran Duran

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Virgin Suicides by Air

Movies by Holger Czukay

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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

D by White Denim

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

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

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Dummy by Portishead

Street Signs by Ozomatli

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Live At Leeds by The Who

Revolver by Beatles

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Abbey Road by Beatles

B-52's by The B-52's

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Low-Life by New Order

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Moving Pictures by Rush

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

1999 by Prince

Using modes of transportation as metaphor when explaining one's sex life gets old real fast. The music is great though.

Tommy by The Who

Phrenology by The Roots

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

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

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

The Clash by The Clash

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Loved this album for many years now. A wonderful collection of music full of compassion, beauty and Anohni's unique voice. A true gem.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Man Who by Travis

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Homework by Daft Punk

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Guero by Beck

Kid A by Radiohead

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Skylarking by XTC

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

The Coral by The Coral

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

LP1 by FKA twigs

evermore by Taylor Swift

The Stooges by The Stooges

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

Orbital 2 by Orbital

The White Room by The KLF

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

GI by Germs

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Dry by PJ Harvey

American Pie by Don McLean

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Raw Power by The Stooges

Rapture by Anita Baker

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

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

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

The Undertones by The Undertones

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Real Thing by Faith No More

More Specials by The Specials

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Sound Affects by The Jam

Fun House by The Stooges

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Illmatic by Nas

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

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

25 by Adele

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Nevermind by Nirvana

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

OK by Talvin Singh

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Leftism by Leftfield

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

En-Tact by The Shamen