1001 Albums Summary

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Super warm sound. Reminds me of grandma and grandpa. Wish there were more examples of Charles at his more revved up R&B best like “What’d I Say” or “Mess Around”. Overall a great listen and perfect for chilling at home.

The Stranger by Billy Joel

From the opening seconds of “Movin’ Out” the whole album is amazing. The songwriting momentum slows down towards the back half, but even those songs are stellar compared to what most artists produce. I’m a bigger fan of piano being a complimentary instrument as opposed to leading a track, but Joel makes it work. IMO his best album.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Live At Leeds by The Who

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

Is This It by The Strokes

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

My Generation by The Who

Calenture by The Triffids

Moon Safari by Air

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

The Predator by Ice Cube

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Born To Be With You by Dion

Let It Be by The Replacements

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Penance Soiree by The Icarus Line

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Picture Book by Simply Red

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Sea Change by Beck

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Movies by Holger Czukay

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Being There by Wilco

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

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

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Low-Life by New Order

Signing Off by UB40

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

The Bends by Radiohead

Illmatic by Nas

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

In Utero by Nirvana

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Very by Pet Shop Boys

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Among The Living by Anthrax

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Low by David Bowie

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Smile by Brian Wilson

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Sulk by The Associates

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Play by Moby

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Van Halen by Van Halen

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Fragile by Yes

The Who Sell Out by The Who

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

British Steel by Judas Priest

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Purple Rain by Prince

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Funeral by Arcade Fire

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Ace of Spades by Motörhead

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Violator by Depeche Mode

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Dummy by Portishead

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen

London Calling by The Clash

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Stankonia by OutKast

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman by John Zorn

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

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

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

The Yes Album by Yes

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Sincere by Mj Cole

All Directions by The Temptations

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Bossanova by Pixies

Liquid Swords by GZA

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Cut by The Slits

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

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

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Brothers by The Black Keys

Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

OK Computer by Radiohead

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

evermore by Taylor Swift

Close To You by Carpenters

The Cars by The Cars

The White Album by Beatles

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Imagine by John Lennon

Hms Fable by Shack

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Odelay by Beck

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

21 by Adele

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

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

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Tidal by Fiona Apple

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

1984 by Van Halen

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Ray Of Light by Madonna

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan

Murmur by R.E.M.

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Undertones by The Undertones

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

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

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Konnichiwa by Skepta

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

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

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Transformer by Lou Reed

xx by The xx

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Pornography by The Cure

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Microshift by Hookworms

Doolittle by Pixies

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

I Should Coco by Supergrass

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Phrenology by The Roots

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Harvest by Neil Young

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Kid A by Radiohead

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

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

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Superunknown by Soundgarden

So Much For The City by The Thrills

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Elephant by The White Stripes

Headquarters by The Monkees

Melodrama by Lorde

The Band by The Band

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Bone Machine by Tom Waits

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Smash by The Offspring

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Elastica by Elastica

#1 Record by Big Star

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Arrival by ABBA

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Revolver by Beatles

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Django Django by Django Django

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

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

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Dirty by Sonic Youth

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Horses by Patti Smith

Street Life by The Crusaders

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

Marquee Moon by Television

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

So by Peter Gabriel

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Raw Power by The Stooges

Suicide by Suicide

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

A Night At The Opera by Queen

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

California by American Music Club

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

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

The La's by The La's

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Odessa by Bee Gees

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

Hotel California by Eagles

Eagles by Eagles

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Nixon by Lambchop

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

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

NEU! 75 by Neu!

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Slayed? by Slade

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Autobahn by Kraftwerk

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Moondance by Van Morrison

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

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto

Aja by Steely Dan

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Dry by PJ Harvey

2112 by Rush

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

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Tommy by The Who

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Diamond Life by Sade

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Protection by Massive Attack

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

1999 by Prince

L.A. Woman by The Doors

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Parklife by Blur

Atomizer by Big Black

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Yeezus by Kanye West

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

1989 by Taylor Swift

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Queen II by Queen

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Slipknot by Slipknot

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

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

Street Signs by Ozomatli

The Libertines by The Libertines

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Joshua Tree by U2

Hysteria by Def Leppard

90 by 808 State

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Make Yourself by Incubus

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Drunk by Thundercat

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Soul Mining by The The

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Synchronicity by The Police

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

More Specials by The Specials

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

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

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Leftism by Leftfield

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

Dust by Screaming Trees

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney