1001 Albums Summary

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

The Doors by The Doors

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Born To Be With You by Dion

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Frank by Amy Winehouse

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

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

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Meh

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Opus Dei by Laibach

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Tapestry by Carole King

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

The White Album by Beatles

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

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

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Sheet Music by 10cc

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Bittersweet symphony is good but everything else is mid to terrible

More Specials by The Specials

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

The Cars by The Cars

Ten by Pearl Jam

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Django Django by Django Django

Cross by Justice

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

This sounds like an album that someone would use to torture someone with. It’s incredibly bad. I have no idea how the hell this made the 1001 list. By far the worst one of the list so far. I think my ears are still bleeding a day later from listening to it.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

I Against I by Bad Brains

Live! by Fela Kuti

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Illmatic by Nas

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

No Other by Gene Clark

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

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

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

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

Probably trippy for it’s time but pretty terrible by todays standards

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Black Metal by Venom

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Blur by Blur

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

Palo Congo by Sabu

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

New Forms by Roni Size

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Zombie by Fela Kuti

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Blackstar by David Bowie

Viva Hate by Morrissey

The Predator by Ice Cube

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Violator by Depeche Mode

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Smokers Delight by Nightmares On Wax

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Graceland by Paul Simon

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Pretenders by Pretenders

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

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

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Metallica by Metallica

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Pyromania by Def Leppard

On The Beach by Neil Young

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Group Sex by Circle Jerks

Atomizer by Big Black

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Young Americans by David Bowie

OK Computer by Radiohead

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

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

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Clandestino by Manu Chao

If I can’t understand a word it’s not getting rated high. Damn I feel like a boomer with rap music when I say that

Teen Dream by Beach House

Play by Moby

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

OK by Talvin Singh

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Horses by Patti Smith

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Slayed? by Slade

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Movies by Holger Czukay

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Guero by Beck

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

The Yes Album by Yes

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Revolver by Beatles

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Dog Man Star by Suede

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Calenture by The Triffids

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Rapture by Anita Baker

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

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

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Brothers by The Black Keys

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Kenza by Khaled

Night Life by Ray Price

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Cut by The Slits

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Achtung Baby by U2

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Parklife by Blur

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Repeater by Fugazi

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Why is there elevator music on this list?

The College Dropout by Kanye West

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Parachutes by Coldplay

One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Soul Mining by The The

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Smile by Brian Wilson

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

1999 by Prince

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

The La's by The La's

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

evermore by Taylor Swift

Of all the swift albums this is an interesting choice to be on the list. Pretty blah

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Sincere by Mj Cole

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

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

Pornography by The Cure

Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Pink Flag by Wire

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Aja by Steely Dan

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Ingenue by k.d. lang

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Garbage by Garbage

Sea Change by Beck

Odessa by Bee Gees

Elephant by The White Stripes

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

By far the worst album on this list so far. Hell maybe the worst album I ever listened to ever. Sounds like something someone play when torturing someone

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

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

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

Queen II by Queen

Van Halen by Van Halen

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

American Pie by Don McLean

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

Live At Leeds by The Who

The Libertines by The Libertines

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Gris Gris by Dr. John

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Moving Pictures by Rush

American Idiot by Green Day

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

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Harvest by Neil Young

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Future Days by Can

Is This It by The Strokes

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Copper Blue by Sugar

Hotel California by Eagles

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Different Class by Pulp

A Night At The Opera by Queen

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Smash by The Offspring

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Follow The Leader by Korn

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Dummy by Portishead

Traffic by Traffic

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Be by Common

Abraxas by Santana

NEU! 75 by Neu!

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Eagles by Eagles

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

S&M by Metallica

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Kid A by Radiohead

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Transformer by Lou Reed

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Ramones by Ramones

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Marquee Moon by Television

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Dare! by The Human League

Abbey Road by Beatles

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Rocks by Aerosmith

1984 by Van Halen

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

So by Peter Gabriel

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

D by White Denim

This Is Hardcore by Pulp