1001 Albums Summary

Van Halen by Van Halen

Surprised by the number of songs that I knew on this album. Fun guitar solos throughout. Drums support nicely.

Ten by Pearl Jam

Some absolute classics, but not a needle mover for me.

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Was previously only familiar with Running Up That Hill, so nice to listen to the entire album. I think the vocals are playful and unique. Feel the album misses a guitar and drums at times.

Zombie by Fela Kuti

I am honestly not sure what to make of this. Thoroughly enjoy the beat, the brass, the sax, but it is not something I will find myself coming back to.

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Fragile by Yes

Reminds me of Styx? Some fun, playful instrumental things happening.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

An absolute classic. Few are as accomplished as Elton, and he hits some of his highest notes here.

Transformer by Lou Reed

My initial thought before realizing who Lou Reed actually was, was that this sounded quite a bit like Cake. Fun one.

Risque by CHIC

Melodrama by Lorde

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

Ramones by Ramones

All a bit one note

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

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

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Snivilisation by Orbital

Dookie by Green Day

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

last song is wild

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Second Kate Bush album I've gotten after Hounds of Love. Certainly more 'out-there' as an album.

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen

L.A. Woman by The Doors

War by U2

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

A pleasant surprise

Either Or by Elliott Smith

If it's good enough for Good Will Hunting, then it's good enough for me.

Grace by Jeff Buckley

A bit too all over the place for me

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

First real time listening to anything other than the main beach boy hits.

With The Beatles by Beatles

Not their best work, but there has been worse music on this list

Night Life by Ray Price

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Peaks with the first song

Suicide by Suicide

Arular by M.I.A.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

A little long, a little boring at times. The guitars aren't as impressive after 70 minutes.

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla

Scott 4 by Scott Walker

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Just pleasantly surprised song after song.

Play by Moby

It wasn’t as awful as I feared it would be

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Some bangers but a lot of meh

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

The Next Day by David Bowie

Blur by Blur

One banger and the rest meh

Forever Changes by Love

Inoffensive but forgettable

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

No thanks

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Knew more of these songs from samples 🫣

Our Aim Is To Satisfy by Red Snapper

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Scum by Napalm Death

Garbage by Garbage

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

I was ten or eleven years old, reading a book I have long forgotten, and I vividly remember that it mentioned Fleetwood Mac playing in the background. At that time, I had no idea who Fleetwood Mac was. For all I knew, the band was fictional and made up for the purpose of the story. I'm not sure when I realized that Fleetwood Mac was an actual band, but I can remember pouring through their discography shortly after college and falling in love. Rumors is one of the few albums I consider perfect.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would

Kenza by Khaled

Did my best to locate the album

Mothership Connection by Parliament

What a vibe

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Low by David Bowie

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

In no way, shape or form, did I need to listen to this album before I died.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

I’m showing my youth a bit here, but my first exposure to Ozzy came from my father (who claimed to hate reality TV) having The Osbournes. I found it entertaining as hell and it was only later I learned he was a musician.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

A little goes a long way here

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

Songs The Lord Taught Us by The Cramps

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Berlin by Lou Reed

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

A Night At The Opera by Queen

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

This list has too much Lou Reed

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

The Predator by Ice Cube

I saw Ice Cube at a music festival in 2016(?). It was pouring down rain and I was drunk off cheap alcohol. I had limited exposure to his music at that point, and I can't say that I spent much time afterwards diving in. It's not really relevant to this review, but I'm sharing it anyway.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

For the longest time in my life I imagined Meatloaf’s music was something completely different

Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

I have no issue with the specific album, but pretty tired of all of the average brit-pop representation.

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

The Cars by The Cars

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Patiently waiting for the next state

Abbey Road by Beatles

A bit of the Beatles best work is here, but there’s a bit too much fat around the edges as well.

C'est Chic by CHIC

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Some of his best work is on this album

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

It sounds fine enough, but all blends together.

Cut by The Slits

Is it the worst album on this list? No. Does its presence on the list confuse me? Yes.

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

bawitdaba was cool when I was a child. Not now.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

I See You by The xx

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce is truly something else. The man has a way of speaking directly to your soul and eliciting feelings through your body.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

More fun than I thought it would be

Vespertine by Björk

NEU! 75 by Neu!

After Eight is not great, but the rest is better than expected.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Nowhere by Ride

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Hot Fuss by The Killers

A home run of a debut album. Unbelievable five song run to start. The back half is a little weaker and keeps it from being a five. Still maintain that Sam's Town is the best Killers album.

American Idiot by Green Day

Green by R.E.M.

Sea Change by Beck

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

65 minutes is a long album.

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Hotel California by Eagles

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Roots by Sepultura

Document by R.E.M.

Live Through This by Hole

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Different Class by Pulp

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Runaway and All of the Lights are truly extraordinary songs. 70 minute run time is a tad too much.

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Metallica by Metallica

It may not be my style, but it’s not horrible

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

at least it's different?

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Tommy by The Who

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Debut by Björk

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Surprisingly good

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Achtung Baby by U2

Hating U2 doesn’t make you cool

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

High Violet by The National

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Both better and worse than I expected

Purple Rain by Prince

Purple Rain is probably the worst song on the album

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

my poor ears

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Imagine hating on Norah jones. Couldn’t be me.

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Damn

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Rapture by Anita Baker

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

It's a good thing Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone saved jazz

Dirty by Sonic Youth

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse by Faces

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Rip It Up by Orange Juice

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

On The Beach by Neil Young

Electric by The Cult

The White Album by Beatles

Album is unnecessarily long, but Blackbird is such a great song

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Bossanova by Pixies

Revolver by Beatles

One great song and a lot of blah

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

The Stooges by The Stooges

Wild Gift by X

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Damaged by Black Flag

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Hms Fable by Shack

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Elastica by Elastica

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Joan Baez by Joan Baez

Blackstar by David Bowie

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

It’s not my favorite Springsteen, and probably not his best work, but still exceptional

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Young Americans by David Bowie

Dry by PJ Harvey

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Pearl by Janis Joplin

John Prine by John Prine

Odelay by Beck

This is just Kid Rock for people with a college degree

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Who's Next by The Who

No album should ever be 2.5 hours long

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Street Life by The Crusaders

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

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

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Tragic Songs of Life by The Louvin Brothers

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Urban Hymns by The Verve

evermore by Taylor Swift

This album hovering at a 3 just shows that people are rating a name and not the album itself. It is not Taylor’s best work, but it probably in her top five.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

OK by Talvin Singh

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

Amnesiac by Radiohead

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Violator by Depeche Mode

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Let's Get Killed by David Holmes

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Surprised me

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Moving Pictures by Rush

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

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

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Kid A by Radiohead

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Stankonia by OutKast

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Black Metal by Venom

Brothers by The Black Keys

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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

Kenya by Machito

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Frank by Amy Winehouse

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

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

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

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Blue by Joni Mitchell

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Would be a 5 star album if it wasn’t covers

Diamond Life by Sade

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

They simply don’t get much better than this. Thunder Road is perhaps the greatest song of all time.

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Arrival by ABBA

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

Dirt by Alice In Chains

D by White Denim

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

25 by Adele

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Connected by Stereo MC's

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

The Yes Album by Yes

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Medúlla by Björk

Smile by Brian Wilson

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Justified by Justin Timberlake

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

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

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Heroes by David Bowie

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

1999 by Prince

Pornography by The Cure

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

The Band by The Band

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

The Bends by Radiohead

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

1984 by Van Halen

American Beauty by Grateful Dead

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Phrenology by The Roots

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Playing With Fire by Spacemen 3

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Smash by The Offspring

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Chore of Enchantment by Giant Sand

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

London Calling by The Clash

Pump by Aerosmith

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Moon Safari by Air

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Feast of Wire by Calexico

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Live! by Fela Kuti

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears