1001 Albums Summary

Brothers by The Black Keys

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Album recorded for the single. One good song, the rest, meh.

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Enjoyed but clearly an early work.

OK Computer by Radiohead

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

A classic and deservedly so.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Vulnicura by Björk

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

So by Peter Gabriel

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Arular by M.I.A.

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Live At Leeds by The Who

Bossanova by Pixies

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

Blackstar by David Bowie

Calenture by The Triffids

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Closer by Joy Division

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

I know that some consider this a classic already. And that it revived Ellington's career going into his death in the 70's. And that he is among the 20th century best composers. But what I cant get past is the way he went back to the studio and redid the parts that the audience did not react to the way he thought. For me, that will always put an asterisk next to the name of this album. Thus, 4 stars.

Ramones by Ramones

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Not a country music fan, but enjoyed this album more than I thought I would.

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Not my genre, and did not surprise me as others in this book have. Two stars.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

Unlistenable noise.

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Pump by Aerosmith

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band

Hotel California by Eagles

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Night Life by Ray Price

Skylarking by XTC

My Generation by The Who

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Django Django by Django Django

Disintegration by The Cure

Let It Be by The Replacements

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Real Life by Magazine

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Technique by New Order

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz

Rio by Duran Duran

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Timeless by Goldie

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Pornography by The Cure

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices

Machine Head by Deep Purple

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

The College Dropout by Kanye West

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Green by R.E.M.

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

War by U2

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

The Clash by The Clash

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Live! by Fela Kuti

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Trio by Dolly Parton

Tommy by The Who

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

2112 by Rush

Fun House by The Stooges

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

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

The United States Of America by The United States Of America

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

Faith by George Michael

Graceland by Paul Simon

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

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

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

In Rainbows by Radiohead

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Pretenders by Pretenders

Station To Station by David Bowie

En-Tact by The Shamen

Stankonia by OutKast

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

The Specials by The Specials

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

In Utero by Nirvana

Basket of Light by Pentangle

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden

Electric by The Cult

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Superunknown by Soundgarden

The Healer by John Lee Hooker

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

21 by Adele

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Parachutes by Coldplay

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Back In Black by AC/DC

Kid A by Radiohead

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Goo by Sonic Youth

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren

Moondance by Van Morrison

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

If you are going to own one Jazz album, this is the one.

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Murmur by R.E.M.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

Close To You by Carpenters

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

The Doors by The Doors

No Other by Gene Clark

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

Is This It by The Strokes

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Imagine by John Lennon

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Hysteria by Def Leppard

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Rapture by Anita Baker

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

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Manassas by Stephen Stills

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Arrival by ABBA

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Nevermind by Nirvana

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Transformer by Lou Reed

Guero by Beck

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Hypnotised by The Undertones

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Not my genre, but gotta recognize five stars when you see them.

Raw Power by The Stooges

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

I See You by The xx

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

Sound Affects by The Jam

Marquee Moon by Television

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy

Bubble And Scrape by Sebadoh

Metallica by Metallica

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Kenza by Khaled

Blunderbuss by Jack White

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

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Elephant by The White Stripes

Purple Rain by Prince

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Dirt by Alice In Chains

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Debut by Björk

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Cross by Justice

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Headquarters by The Monkees

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

The Last Broadcast by Doves

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

The Libertines by The Libertines

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

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

Liquid Swords by GZA

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Queen II by Queen

Solid Air by John Martyn

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

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

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Tapestry by Carole King

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees

Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Rubber Soul by Beatles

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

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

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

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Moon Safari by Air

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Heroes to Zeros by The Beta Band

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Berlin by Lou Reed

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Harvest by Neil Young

The Next Day by David Bowie

The Cars by The Cars

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Doolittle by Pixies

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

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Aja by Steely Dan

Parklife by Blur

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

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

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

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

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

I've always felt that Fairport Convention never got the attention in the states that they deserved. Album is worth a listen. 4/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Thriller by Michael Jackson

Make Yourself by Incubus

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Melodrama by Lorde

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

GREY Area by Little Simz

Dummy by Portishead

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Odelay by Beck

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Revolver by Beatles

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Mott by Mott The Hoople

American Idiot by Green Day

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Yeezus by Kanye West

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Konnichiwa by Skepta

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

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Country Life by Roxy Music

Being There by Wilco

Ctrl by SZA

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds