1001 Albums Summary

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67
Albums Rated
3.75
Average Rating
6%
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1022 albums remaining

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1960
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Rock
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35
5-Star Albums
6
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
5 2.48 +2.52
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
5 2.56 +2.44
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
5 2.98 +2.02
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
5 3 +2
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
5 3.02 +1.98
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
5 3.07 +1.93
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5 3.09 +1.91
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
5 3.09 +1.91
Pump
Aerosmith
5 3.11 +1.89
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
5 3.24 +1.76

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Bad
Michael Jackson
1 3.81 -2.81
Garbage
Garbage
1 3.39 -2.39
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
1 3.28 -2.28
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
2 4.19 -2.19
Ingenue
k.d. lang
1 2.95 -1.95
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
2 3.89 -1.89
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1 2.88 -1.88
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
2 3.56 -1.56
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
2 3.55 -1.55
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
2 3.49 -1.49

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Beatles 2 5

5-Star Albums (35)

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Grace Slick's vocals alone make this worth a listen but then you have classics like Plastic Fantastic Lover and 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds that showcase a band who were one of the pillars of psychedelic rock. It's an album you love or hate. It truly is a snapshot of a time that we will never see again.

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds

This is one of those classic psydellic albums that make a huge impact and sticks with you long after you've heard it. This is one of those bands you heard about but probably never listened to.

Abbey Road by Beatles

While the band may have been falling apart they were still firing on all cylinders creatively. Songs like Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, and even I Want You (She's So Heavy) are all classics. The entire album front to back is total perfection. I pulled out my vinyl copy just to revisit this masterpiece of an album.

Garbage by Garbage

Like most alternative albums from the 90's it's boring and wears out its welcome pretty quickly. The vocals are decent the rest is forgettable. The band name fits because the music here is pure ass.

1-Star Albums (6)

All Ratings (67)

Jun 03 2025

This is an amazing record that you don't think you'll like but every song here is well written and instantly becomes a favorite because it exists in a place that defies everything you expect and becomes the kind of record you urge everyone to listen to because it's so perfect,

Chirping Crickets by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Jun 04 2025

It's hard to hate an album this good. The Crickets were the launching pad for Buddy Holly and while at times it may sound dated this is the stuff that made rock and roll so great. Total classic

Bad by Michael Jackson
Jun 06 2025

I was 14 when this album came out and I hated it then and after forcing myself to listen to it now I realized I still hate it. Songs are boring and his voice annoys me. I never liked his music and I still don't. The only songs I didn't hate were the final three. Dirty Diana is a banger so that at least gives the album one star.

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Jun 07 2025

Never been a fan of this band and the songs you have heard were played to death. If it hadn't been for Mtv no one would have cared about this. There are a couple decent songs here. Got Me Under Pressure and TV Dinners are the only decent songs on this overrated album

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey
Jun 08 2025

Even if you don't like Morrissey this album is one of those ones that just grows on you and get better with each listen

Ingenue by k.d. lang
Jun 09 2025

Starting off Save Me arrives with a whimper and lyrically it's the kind of song that wants to be important and loved by everyone but K.d. Lang's voice grows irritating to me sounds whiny. It's a boring album that soccer moms and Karens listen to too make themselves seem cool but the album just plods along without offering anything to the listener but frustration for wasting their time on this crap. I couldn't even finish the damn album. Constant Craving is an awful song. It's the kind of crap you'd hear in Pottery Barn when it's full of people and you can't find a way out.

Young Americans by David Bowie
Jun 10 2025

This is an amazing album. One of Bowie's best

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
Jun 11 2025

Aside from Layla I just couldn't get into this one. I've never been into Clapton so that could be where the problem is

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jun 12 2025

I've heard a lot about Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Murder Ballads was a great place to start listening. Nick's voice is hypnotic and addicting, This is the kind of album that instantly grabs your attention and instantly makes you a fan. Great stuff that isn't for everyone but should be. This so good and it's almost impossible to pick just one good song because they're all good.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Jun 13 2025

Despite the minimal involvement of Brian Wilson, Surf's Up is one The Beach Boys greatest albums. There's enough psychedelic stuff here to remind people just great these guys here. I even liked Student Demonstration Time even though its by far the weakest track on the album. The Long Promised Road is a reminder that as a band this is a band who are able to create memorable songs that demand to be revisited. This is an album that fans of psyche will love and even if it's not your style of music this is still a collection of great songs.

Jun 14 2025

I own a mono copy of this on vinyl and it's an album that never gets old. Perfect front to back and an inspiration to so many bands. When you talk about creating a great album everyone places this on their list of albums to beat and no one has, Start to finish Sgt. Peppers is sheer perfection. Not just the production but the song writing is amazing. It's an inluential pschedelic album that ushered in a time when bands were experimenting with different sounds and even ideas. This simply gets better everytime I hear it.

Jun 15 2025

I simply couldn't bring myself to stream this so I pulled this off my shelf and absorbed this in analog on my trusty turntable. What can I say about this that hasn't already been said? It's quirky and sounds nothing else which is what I love about it. Top notch songwriting propells this into being one of the greatest album ever created.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Jun 17 2025

I'm sure there are people that love this album but I am not of them. Not a record I could get into. I did try though

Cross by Justice
Jun 18 2025
American Gothic by David Ackles
Jun 19 2025

In interesting album by an artist I've never heard. It's not a rock album and fits snugly into that singer songwriter genre that was huge in the 70's. Not something I would ever seek out, but I didn't hate it.

Marquee Moon by Television
Jun 20 2025

Classic punk album. Loved it

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Jun 21 2025

As ifluential as it may be this doesn't make a must listen. There are some good songs here but it's not an album you need to hear more than once. It's an okay album but it doesn't make me immediatley become a fan of hip hop. It's an album that people swear is perfect but it wears thin after track 5. Best songs are the last 4. I suffered through the first half.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Jun 23 2025

It's a decent pop album that may not be for everyone but the guy can sing and that's what saves it.

Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
Jun 25 2025

This is one of those classic psydellic albums that make a huge impact and sticks with you long after you've heard it. This is one of those bands you heard about but probably never listened to.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
Jun 26 2025

At first I didn't like this album but as the years have gone by I began to love this album. Part pop punk, part new wave, it's an album that gets better with age.

Screamadelica by Primal Scream
Jun 29 2025

Interesting to say the least. Not something I could get into but I did like the Cover of Slip Inside This House which was originaly done by one of my favorite band The 13th Floor Elevators.

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
Jun 30 2025

Great album that fans of Steely Dan will love

Tapestry by Carole King
Jul 01 2025

I love this album so much I even have a copy on vinyl. Best four bucks I ever spent. From start to finish Tapestry is all about great songwriting and.this is one album I simply can't live without. Doesn't matter what other people say about this record. I love it and it had certainly aged well.

Pump by Aerosmith
Jul 02 2025

I've never been a huge Aerosmith fan. More of certain album type of guy. Love Rocks and Draw The Line and ignored a lot of it including this but man was I wrong. Pump is a classic that starts off strong and while there are weak songs even those aren't that bad. Ranks right up there with Rocks and has has now become one of my favorite Aerosmith albums.

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
Jul 03 2025

Pulled this off the shelf and was once again amazed at how brilliant this album truly is. It's a little punk a little new wave but that's the thing I love about this album. It simply exists and songs like the title track and even Real Life are pieces of a musical puzzle that needed to be created.

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Jul 05 2025

Not everyone likes Dylan but the thing is he may not have the greatest singing voice but his songwriting more than makes up for it. Like A Rolling Stone is one of greatest songs ever written. Highway 61 revisted is a classic.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
Jul 07 2025

Weird album but sometimes weird is good. There aren't your normal type songs and I'm glad for that. A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off is just one of the great songs on this sprawling set.

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz
Jul 11 2025

Not a genre I'm into, but I tried to get into it. I failed

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jul 12 2025

When it comes to classic albums Rumours is an album that you would be afraid to release a follow up but Fleetwood Mac attempted it. Tusk finds the band taking a few risks and for the most part they work. Tusk is a sprawling set that has classics like the title track and The Ledge. Is it better than Rumours? Almost and it shows a band moving forward and Tusk is a great album that stands proudly on its own merits.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Jul 14 2025

I remeber when this was first released and I wasn't all that interested in it. I didn't like the title track or any of the singles I had heard. Hearing it for the first time I still don't like it. Her voice annoys me and the songs are boring. I don't get it.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Jul 15 2025

One of my favorite albums that starts off strong and ends even stronger

So by Peter Gabriel
Jul 16 2025

Amazing album. Perfect even.

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters
Jul 17 2025

A little weird but I didn't hate it.

Nixon by Lambchop
Jul 18 2025

This is an interesting record and one you wouldn't expect to like because it's so different. There are so many different genres sprinkled here surprisingly they all work. It's not something you need to be in the mood for and even then you're not fully prepared for what you're hearing.

Ramones by Ramones
Jul 19 2025

I love this album and listen to it quite often. A great punk album that brought punk into the mainstream

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Jul 21 2025

This was the first Roxy music album I had heard. I found a beat up copy on vinyl a year ago and instantly became a fan. I had missed out on them as a teen and even as a young adult but now as soon as I heard Do The Strand I was hooked. Each song is a classic.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

Almost a perfect album and a true historic document but Planet Caravan keeps this from being an album I listen to regularly. There's better Sabbath albums than this.

Dog Man Star by Suede
Jul 25 2025

I liked this a lot. Great stuff

Abbey Road by Beatles
Jul 26 2025

While the band may have been falling apart they were still firing on all cylinders creatively. Songs like Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, and even I Want You (She's So Heavy) are all classics. The entire album front to back is total perfection. I pulled out my vinyl copy just to revisit this masterpiece of an album.

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
Jul 28 2025

This is such a great album that is a psychelic masterpiece. There is definate a a Beatles sound to it and at times sounds like outakes from Sgt. Pepper which isn't a bad thing.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Aug 02 2025

Not a Zeppelin fan but I was at one point but I got burned out on them and feel that they're a tad overrated Graffiti is would be better if it were trimmed a bit and all of the filler were removed. All you really need is The Rover, Houses Of The Holy and Kashmir. Nothing here stands out but it's not a terrible album. Just too long and at times it's a little boring.

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Aug 03 2025

What can I say about this album that no one else has said? Juvenile? Groundbreaking? Sure and it paved the way for other white rappers. There isn't a bad song to be found here and it when you listen to it it should be played loud.

Rust In Peace by Megadeth
Aug 04 2025

Rust In Peace is by far the best Megadeth record. It feels more focused than their previous efforts and songs like Tornado Of Souls and Holy Wars..The Punishment Due are proof that Dave was finally emerging from the shadow of Metallica and creating great music.

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
Aug 09 2025

Grace Slick's vocals alone make this worth a listen but then you have classics like Plastic Fantastic Lover and 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds that showcase a band who were one of the pillars of psychedelic rock. It's an album you love or hate. It truly is a snapshot of a time that we will never see again.

Aug 10 2025

Grace Slick's vocals alone make this worth a listen but then you have classics like Plastic Fantastic Lover and 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds that showcase a band who were one of the pillars of psychedelic rock. It's an album you love or hate. It truly is a snapshot of a time that we will never see again.

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Aug 12 2025

When it comes to classic great albums this is one that is perfect from beginning to end. She's The One, the title track. and Backstreets are stone cold classics.

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Aug 14 2025

Aside from the title track, School's Out is an okay album. Not terrible at all and there are some really good tracks here. My Stars is by far the best song here but there are far better albums than this one but because School's Out is such an iconic song everyone seems to gravitate to this as Alice's best. There are some clunkers here. Blue Turk, and even Gutter Cats vs. The Jests among those that just seem to ramble on. I like Alice, but I think Pretties For You and Killers are far better than this.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Aug 26 2025

Not a fan but it has moments I liked but on the whole, not my jam

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
Jun 04 2026

What makes a great album? Great lyrics help but you also have the voice of Kate Bush things to keep things from becoming stale. It's groundbreaking and still sounds fresh no matter what year you listen to it.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Jun 05 2026

I'm not a rap guy, but I did try and listen to this. I found this to be boring and while some may like his style I didn't at all.

Garbage by Garbage
Jun 06 2026

Like most alternative albums from the 90's it's boring and wears out its welcome pretty quickly. The vocals are decent the rest is forgettable. The band name fits because the music here is pure ass.

White Light by Gene Clark
Jun 08 2026

Listening to this album you're hit with a variety of influences and ideas that seem to work despite the starkness of the album. It's not an album you've probably never heard and sadly I hadn't either. It has that country rock flair that was pretty common in the 70's. This was a solid album.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Jun 09 2026

This was a great listen. Loved this album.

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Jun 10 2026

Not a record I would normally listen to or even seek out, but it wasn't terrible.

In Our Heads by Hot Chip
Jun 12 2026

This is an album you sit and actually listen to. Good stuff and an album that keeps your toes tapping

The Doors by The Doors
Jun 13 2026

Iconic debut album that shows that the Doors were more than just Jim Morrison. The entire band were just as important to the sound of The Doors and songs like Soul Kitchen and Take It As It Comes are iconic and just as good as Light My Fire and The End

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Jun 16 2026

Fear Of A Black Planet is a rap album with a message and a throwback to a time when rap music had something to say. At times it may feel dated and a little bloated but it's an okay album and the messages and themes throughout cause you to look around and think for yourself.

At first I didn't get this album at all but by the time I hit A Place Called Home something clicked. Still not sure if it was the lyrics or her voice but I began to enjoy what I was hearing. Will I listen to PJ Harvey again? I don't know but Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea is an album you either love or hate. There's no in between.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Jun 19 2026

This is a classic that doesn't follow any rules and does what it wants. Classics like Rocket Queen and It's So Easy still hold up and that sound is unlike anything you've ever heard. The band has never done anything as good as this and sadly never will.

Blunderbuss by Jack White
Jun 20 2026

First impressions here are that this is terrible. The lyrics are terrible but at least the music saves it from being unlistenable. I think this is a record strictly for fans of the White Stripes because Jack's voice is still weird, and some of the music is good, but it's not an album you need to hear before you die. Had I not heard this I would have been fine.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Jun 26 2026

I'm fairly positive that the only reason this made the list is because of Sandy Denny who was featured on Led Zeppelin's Battle of Evermore. Is this album an album you need to hear before you die? No, but placing it here because of the Zeppelin connection is insane to me. The opening track goes on forever and Sandy's vocals are ok, but grate on your nerves after awhile. It's not something you need to hear, and as the album progresses it begins to grow tiresome and harder to listen to.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Jun 27 2026

The Wall isn't one of Floyd's best albums but it's close. Long and sprawling but never boring. It's one of those albums you just have to listen to once in awhile because it's so good.

En-Tact by The Shamen
Jun 28 2026

You have to be in a certain mood for music like this and I tried to find a reason why I should hear this before I died but I failed to find one. Not for me but if you're into this type of music maybe it could be.

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