1001 Albums Summary

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115
Albums Rated
3.33
Average Rating
11%
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974 albums remaining

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15
5-Star Albums
6
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
5 2.84 +2.16
Shadowland
k.d. lang
5 2.88 +2.12
Dog Man Star
Suede
5 3.01 +1.99
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
5 3.41 +1.59
Live!
Fela Kuti
5 3.44 +1.56
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
5 3.45 +1.55
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
5 3.63 +1.37
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5 3.65 +1.35
Slipknot
Slipknot
4 2.68 +1.32
Kid A
Radiohead
5 3.71 +1.29

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1 3.68 -2.68
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
1 3.31 -2.31
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
1 3.07 -2.07
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
1 2.69 -1.69
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
2 3.6 -1.6
Green
R.E.M.
2 3.47 -1.47
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
2 3.4 -1.4
Sincere
Mj Cole
1 2.38 -1.38
2112
Rush
2 3.36 -1.36
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
2 3.35 -1.35

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Radiohead 2 5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses

This album isn’t on Spotify so it was harder to find. I’m still not really sure if I listened to what I was supposed to. I liked Rabbits Dying but I felt pretty neutral about it overall.

I LOVE QUEEN!! I let out the biggest hell yeah seeing this was my album for today. Some songs are rockin and fun while others are deeper and softer but all are creative and masterfully done. The vocals go crazy as always. Queen is what got little me into music so I might be a little biased this has gotta be a five.

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl

I’m not a fan of electronic easy listening. I just find it so boring. The lead singer has a nice voice though.

1-Star Albums (6)

All Ratings (115)

Apr 06 2025

I don't think I've ever said "What the fuck am I listening to?" more during an album. In both good ways and bad. I Talk To The Wind is beautiful but Moonchild was like 12 minutes of ASMR. A lot of songs were so drawn out and at times felt like just random noises. It's a mixed bag but I think the chaos makes sense given that they were pioneering a new genre with this. It is very cool to listen to from a historical perspective and has some great moments but I won't be listening in my free time.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Apr 07 2025

So much fun to listen to. Just feel good banger after banger. Everything was so smooth. I might like this cover of Summer Breeze more than the original, especially the guitar floating me away at the end.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Apr 08 2025

I haven't listened to blues in so long. What a great reminder of how fire this genre is. I love being able to hear how rock has so clearly been influenced by this. GOT MY MOJO WORKIN!

Kid A by Radiohead
Apr 09 2025

I’ve listened to this album many times before. Upon first listen it brought a lot of confusion and to be honest I still don’t understand some songs. But I don’t think I need to understand. There’s a beauty in confusion slowly turning into appreciation into love. After ever listen something clicks a little more. How To Disappear Completely was the song that made me deep dive into Radiohead. I cried the first time I heard it and never felt so moved by a piece of music before. I got way into Radiohead, and then way into music in general. I started learning guitar and listening to more and more music I’d never fully appreciated before. So really this album is the reason I’m even doing this challenge at all.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Apr 10 2025

They know how to rock so they rock. Pretty simple yet awesome stuff. It's kind of hard to listen to the whole album cause the songs sound so similar. But hearing any of these songs on their own is always so hype.

Apr 12 2025

I’d never heard this album in full and I love it! That opener had me on the floor! Definitely a new favorite song. There were so many genres and styles in this that it kept the length entertaining. And of course the absolute amazing classic Elton John songs are all on here. Overall incredible!!

Moving Pictures by Rush
Apr 13 2025

Tom Sawyer was one of those songs I had heard in passing and liked but never knew the name of. So glad I found it! The rest of the album is just as awesome! Very cool to listen of headphones with.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Apr 14 2025

Beautiful music and I love the storytelling. Wasn’t too interested by it though.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Apr 15 2025

Very cool production on these. Fun to listen to.

Apr 16 2025

Beautiful Album with some genuinely breathtaking moments. Right up my alley. Sad in a beautiful way. So many interesting sounds.

Teenage Head by Flamin' Groovies
Apr 17 2025

There are indeed some flamin grooves in here.

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre
Apr 18 2025

I almost fell asleep so I gave up.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Apr 21 2025

SO COOL! I understand why I needed to hear this before I died.

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Apr 22 2025

This is so right up my alley it's ridiculous!! I LOVE THIS!

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
Apr 23 2025

So many iconic songs in this one that I’ve heard my whole life. Those songs really raise this album up but I did enjoy the new ones too! Was happy to listen to this.

Throwing Muses by Throwing Muses
Apr 24 2025

This album isn’t on Spotify so it was harder to find. I’m still not really sure if I listened to what I was supposed to. I liked Rabbits Dying but I felt pretty neutral about it overall.

Apr 25 2025

I wasn’t really interested at the beginning but I slowly started to vibe with it. I found some songs interesting but a lot of it was identical to Coldplay and not even the good Coldplay.

I liked a few of these songs. My favorite was This Mess We're In cause I'm obsessed with Thom Yorke's voice lol. I think the New York theme was cool, but for such a loud diverse city I was really expecting more creative and interesting songs.

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley
Apr 30 2025

Pure magic. Every song was so unique. Every song I finished I was eager to hear what the next one would sound like. This is probably among the best folk rock I’ve ever heard.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
May 01 2025

I really really enjoyed this! I wasn't a fan of every song but the ones that hit, HIT! Some songs have this epic feel to them. Also great harmonies on everything!

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
May 02 2025

Very calm and soothing. I don’t listen to much bossa nova and probably still won’t unless I’m in the mood for it. But it’s very nice.

May 05 2025

Good album with some great songs but I’m not in love with it. Hard to separate the music from how off the deep end crazy this man is.

Green by R.E.M.
May 06 2025

Another REM album I’ve failed to like. By my tastes I really should like this band but I just don’t. It’s weird cause so many artists I love were inspired by REM. I guess I don’t like his voice. The lyrics are cool though.

Live At Leeds by The Who
May 07 2025

I wasn’t super into it until the musical theater skit that is A Quick One pushed this to a four. Sometimes it was hard to believe this was live, very impressive. It’s too long however, I love My Generation but 15 minutes is crazy. It was a fire 15 minutes though not gonna lie. Overall very fun.

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon
May 08 2025

I usually love concept albums, but was very disappointed by this one. It's just some guys perverted fantasy.

Arrival by ABBA
May 09 2025

Absolutely iconic!! Nothing life changing for me but who doesn’t love ABBA.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
May 12 2025

Wow that was good. Short and sweet. Even though I'd only known Let's Get It On before, I loved every song after.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
May 14 2025

Amazing incredible music, but wow it really is so long. Some of the songs go on for longer than I could enjoy.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
May 15 2025

That was surprisingly pleasant and fun. Good music to listen to while working.

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
May 16 2025

Amazing. Felt like I was gonna have a epic showdown at dusk.

In Utero by Nirvana
May 19 2025

Amazing of course.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
May 20 2025

I liked the blues songs on here. The rest I was meh about.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
May 21 2025

I’m shocked to learn this was their debut album! Some songs were average but others were so good it made up for it. Very versatile singing, I had to look up if their were multiple singers in the band.

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah
May 23 2025

Very fun and enjoyable. Kinda repetitive though.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
May 26 2025

It was pretty cool. Unique in some parts.

Moon Safari by Air
May 27 2025

Very cool. I never really knew where the next song would go.

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators
May 28 2025

Punk without anything to actually be mad about.

Le Tigre by Le Tigre
May 29 2025

Pretty fun and unique. This style of music just isn't really for me.

Pink Flag by Wire
May 30 2025

Surprisingly pretty fun!

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jun 04 2025

Beautiful. I love this album. Just a bit too long.

Jun 05 2025

I love Pink Floyd so I was excited to hear their debut album, but I didn't enjoy this very much. I think it took them some time to perfect their style.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Jun 06 2025

Cool. Love seeing some older stuff on here!

Revolver by Beatles
Jun 09 2025

Very nice.

Moondance by Van Morrison
Jun 10 2025

So lovely. This kind of music always helps me relax.

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Jun 12 2025

Such a beautiful voice and storytelling. Loved hearing a full Dolly album for the first time.

Smile by Brian Wilson
Jun 13 2025

So epic. The beach boys but sad is such a great genre.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Jun 16 2025

It’s cool just not really my style.

Jun 17 2025

Music-wise this goes hard, but wow these lyrics. It's definitely more purposeful and self-aware than some other shock factor albums on this list but it's still a lot. It's like a horror movie. It kinda makes you think why are we okay with horror movies but not horror music? It's essentially the same idea. It's not real, it's a story. Maybe with music it's just harder to separate the real person from the persona. This was interesting.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Jun 18 2025

I love afrobeat.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Jun 19 2025

Some good stuff, but with the exception of a few great songs nothing really stood out to me.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Jun 24 2025

Surprisingly awesome! Many different styles but all enjoyable to listen to. Early in the morning is what really got me hooked.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Jun 25 2025

I’m glad I got the Fela Kuti albums before this so I could hear the inspiration right away. It was cool, but a lot of the songs sounded very similar and didn’t really interest me.

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey
Jun 26 2025

Not a fan of PJ Harvey. None of her albums have been enjoyable for me so far. Just wispy and pretentious. I can’t connect with it.

Ramones by Ramones
Jun 27 2025

Cool but all the songs kinda sound the same.

Boston by Boston
Jun 30 2025

Absolute fire. I loved learning the backstory of the band it really puts the album into context. Listening to Peace of Mind knowing the person that made it pursued music even with a mechanical engineering degree from MIT just makes so much sense. I loved all of these songs and have known some of them all my life.

Jul 01 2025

I LOVE QUEEN!! I let out the biggest hell yeah seeing this was my album for today. Some songs are rockin and fun while others are deeper and softer but all are creative and masterfully done. The vocals go crazy as always. Queen is what got little me into music so I might be a little biased this has gotta be a five.

Heroes by David Bowie
Jul 03 2025

A bit confusing but beautiful. I’m not sure why so many songs were instrumentals but I enjoyed them. More unique and inspired music from Bowie. Most of them were totally new to me and I was grooving.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
Jul 07 2025

Really beautiful music. I think they’ve done the best medieval folk sound out of the albums I’ve heard so far. The last song gave me chills.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Jul 08 2025

I loved this it’s so vibey. Bonus points for being the first album so far with my name in a song.

Scum by Napalm Death
Jul 09 2025

33 minutes of caveman screaming.

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Jul 10 2025

I enjoyed this a little more that Leige and Lief. Very pretty.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Jul 11 2025

Good album to get while my speakers are busted cause I can’t even tell. I thought with all the hype around them this band would be better. I didn’t like the Hurt cover so that was disappointing.

Debut by Björk
Jul 14 2025

I was excited for my first Bjôrk album and I think it lived up to it. It’s pretty cool and whimsical. Not something I would listen to all the time but I do appreciate it.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Jul 15 2025

Very groovy. The rest of the songs didn’t really catch up to Let’s Stay Together for me, but that might just be nostalgia.

Lost Souls by Doves
Jul 16 2025

Pretty but boring. I don’t know why there’s more than one album from this band on here.

Liquid Swords by GZA
Jul 17 2025

I liked the audio samples but the music didn’t really match the coolness of them.

The Clash by The Clash
Jul 21 2025

I like the Clash but I think they’re later albums are better.

Aja by Steely Dan
Jul 22 2025

Super awesome.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Jul 23 2025

I like the very aware political lyrics. INS Greencard could’ve been written yesterday. However the beats are kinda mid and production isn’t very impressive.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

Pretty good but later albums are better. RIP Ozzy!

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope
Jul 25 2025

Nothing super impressive but I liked it.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Jul 28 2025

Just like the last Arcade Fire album it does enough to keep me listening but not enough to stop being boring.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Jul 29 2025

One of the greats! As a lover of rock and fantasy this especially goes crazy.

Sincere by Mj Cole
Jul 30 2025

I couldn’t subject myself to this.

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Jul 31 2025

It’s alright. Kinda boring though which is sad cause you’d think tango should be more interesting.

The White Room by The KLF
Aug 01 2025

Pretty good. Interesting. A shame it isn’t on Spotify.

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl
Aug 06 2025

I’m not a fan of electronic easy listening. I just find it so boring. The lead singer has a nice voice though.

Heavy Weather by Weather Report
Aug 07 2025

Very cool fusion jazz!

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Aug 08 2025

I absolutely needed lesbian country music in my life, thank you 1001albumsgenerator.com

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Aug 11 2025

Absolute Fire. I feel like some songs went on too long though. Looking at you Sex Machine.

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Aug 12 2025

I enjoy 50s but the songs kinda blur together by sounding so similar.

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Aug 13 2025

Very sad but beautiful.

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Aug 14 2025

Mid. I did not like the leads voice at all.

Slipknot by Slipknot
Aug 15 2025

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. My usual issue with metal is how monotonous it can be but these songs were dynamic. And most importantly each song was different from the next. I enjoyed this one.

2112 by Rush
Aug 18 2025

Why isn’t the first song divided into the multiple songs within it? I liked one at the mid way point but I have no way of listening to it individually. The rest of it was kinda meh.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Aug 19 2025

I didn’t enjoy this as much as some other Zeppelin albums. I would like the songs a lot more if they weren’t just so eternally long.

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
Aug 20 2025

I love weird and kooky rock like this. I really enjoyed this one. More than the solo Bjork album I’ve heard so far.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Aug 21 2025

Stunning. So much diversity in the genre and instrumentation of the songs. Yet they all sound so genuinely beautiful. I continue to be impressed and really moved by Simon & Garfunkel.

Dog Man Star by Suede
Aug 22 2025

This type of alt rock is so up my alley. The vocals were so good, instrumentals so good. This really doesn’t sound like the 90s it sounds a bit older which is interesting. I really loved this.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Aug 25 2025

Wow this was awful. Leads voice is at best uninteresting and at worst annoying. The songs are bland and the mix is terrible. Sounds like an underwater speaker half the time. This is the first RHCP album I’ve heard and now confused as to why they’re so famous.

Aug 26 2025

This was really cool. Memes aside, I’ve always liked Supermassive Black Hole so the rest of the album keeping up with it is awesome. Very interesting epic space rock vibes with some more haunting songs I really enjoyed. Some of the lyrics were cheesy but overall a really solid album.

Synchronicity by The Police
Aug 27 2025

Cool and enjoyable but doesn’t stand out a whole lot to me.

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
Sep 16 2025

Vibey but can be a little boring. The trio of Strawberry Letter 23, Sweet Thang, and Ice Cream Daydream is definitely the highlight.

Street Signs by Ozomatli
Sep 17 2025

SPANISH DAD ROCK WITH RAP?? Sign me up. Great concept but not super memorable in the end.

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
Sep 18 2025

I don’t think any album of covers should be on this list. Not everything from a big name needs to be on here. I’d rather have an album from one of the artists that wrote these songs.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Sep 22 2025

I’m a sucker for harmonies. But other than a few songs I didnt find these super memorable.

Harvest by Neil Young
Sep 23 2025

I really like Neil Young’s music .

Closer by Joy Division
Mar 16 2026

I like Joy Division but wasn’t super wowed by this. It sounded kinda samey to me.

Low by David Bowie
Mar 24 2026

Too much ambience. I don’t think every Bowie album needs to be on here.

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