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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
5 2.39 +2.61
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
5 2.75 +2.25
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
5 2.76 +2.24
Damaged
Black Flag
5 2.86 +2.14
Among The Living
Anthrax
5 2.87 +2.13
Viva Hate
Morrissey
5 2.96 +2.04
Copper Blue
Sugar
5 2.98 +2.02
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
5 3.07 +1.93
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
5 3.07 +1.93
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
5 3.09 +1.91

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Grace
Jeff Buckley
1 3.75 -2.75
Kid A
Radiohead
1 3.71 -2.71
Hotel California
Eagles
1 3.58 -2.58
Funeral
Arcade Fire
1 3.54 -2.54
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
1 3.46 -2.46
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1 3.4 -2.4
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
1 3.38 -2.38
The Band
The Band
1 3.34 -2.34
Pornography
The Cure
1 3.32 -2.32
The College Dropout
Kanye West
1 3.3 -2.3

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Led Zeppelin 4 4.5
Black Sabbath 2 5
Van Halen 2 5
David Bowie 5 4.2

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Kanye West 3 1
Kraftwerk 2 1
Leonard Cohen 3 1.67
Sonic Youth 2 1.5
Arcade Fire 2 1.5
John Martyn 2 1.5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 3 2

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Morrissey 5, 2
Super Furry Animals 4, 1
The Who 2, 2, 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 4, 1, 1
Metallica 4, 3, 1

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Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

Listening to anti-apartheid jazz while watching ICE trucks barreling down my street towards the the farms is definitely making me feel a type of way…

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney

The world needs more feminist punk. It’s so much more in-your-face and critical in a scene that claims to be all about calling out bullshit.

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Sounds like the shit you’d hear at a really boring German orgy in the 1980s.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Definitely what the box said it was....

Funeral by Arcade Fire

The one star is for Wake Up. The rest was white noise to me.

1-Star Albums (48)

All Ratings (438)

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Jun 10 2025

I dig the early sound that Oasis had, that ran counter to the more popular grunge in the 90s.

Infected by The The
Jun 11 2025

Sick 80s sound. 10/10 would shoot down Soviet helicopters over Afghanistan to this music.

Basket of Light by Pentangle
Jun 12 2025

If this was all the music British people had to work with then it’s no wonder they invaded so many countries.

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela
Jun 14 2025

Listening to anti-apartheid jazz while watching ICE trucks barreling down my street towards the the farms is definitely making me feel a type of way…

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Jun 15 2025

It’s okay. I liked the mellow vibe of the album. It got better towards the end, after Sultans of Swing.

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé
Jun 16 2025

I heard bits of Single Ladies and a couple other songs, but I've never actually given Beyoncé a chance and listened to her stuff. Not sure where this sits in her discography, but it was pretty good.

Madman Across The Water by Elton John
Jun 17 2025

Played it three times in a row. Great driving and lounging music.

Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Jun 18 2025

I enjoyed none of this weird British man talking at me to bad lounge music.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Jun 19 2025

Listened to the standard edition twice on my commute today. Now I'm listening to the Legacy Edition that's got another hour of recordings from the San Quentin session. Love Johnny Cash.

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Jun 20 2025

I liked the sound, but it wasn't really memorable. There's better 90s bands.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Jun 21 2025

I breezed through that album without realizing what songs were which. It all sounds the same.

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Jun 22 2025

Good background music but not much more going for it

Jun 23 2025

Love this album. Early punk had such a nasty raw sound that you’d expect to hear at the dive bars they played. And there has to be someone picking these albums, with how topical it is.

Achtung Baby by U2
Jun 24 2025

It’s not Joshua Tree, but it’s okay.

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
Jun 25 2025

I should've been into this, but his voice is so droning that it felt like he was rambling one big long-ass weed puff rant.

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour
Jun 26 2025

Loved this album. A good example of how diverse Afrobeat is with parts of different genres the African diaspora has influenced. Only think I didn't like was how short album was.

Jun 27 2025

third album so far of a white guy talking over a guitar. If I have to hear it again, I'd prefer it be Johnny Cash.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Jun 28 2025

One of the first “modern” rock albums I got to listen to as a kid.

Slayed? by Slade
Jun 29 2025

It sounds like glam rock before glam rock knew what to sound like. Still feels too 60s.

Jun 30 2025

Lyrics were okay, but I really liked the experimental beat and instrumentals. Reminded me of the rap they’d play on early [adult swim] like MF Doom.

Document by R.E.M.
Jul 02 2025

Another saved album. 10/10

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Jul 03 2025

It was okay. Most of the songs sounded like the same 4-second loop of a Cranberries song on slow-mo.

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Jul 04 2025

I was more distracted by the Frenchman whispering sexily at me during my morning commute, than anything...

The Stranger by Billy Joel
Jul 05 2025

Hell of an album to listen to on America's birthday.

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
Jul 06 2025

I really liked the variety in this album.

Jul 07 2025

I hadn't actually heard anything else a-ha did, besides Take On Me. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the whole album. I liked every song.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jul 08 2025

Didn't realize that "Dance Till You're Dead" beat came from this album. I prefer this version over the dance remixes.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Jul 09 2025

I've got soul but I'm not a soldier.

Justified by Justin Timberlake
Jul 10 2025

I get that this was supposed to be objectively good, but I didn’t enjoy a second of this.

Jul 11 2025

I was listening to this and my dad overheard and talked to me about how he heard this album in the Marines, when one of the black dudes in his Recon platoon introduced him to Soul music. This music goes steady enough to let you ponder the lyrics while enjoying the rhythm.

25 by Adele
Jul 12 2025

Never gave Adele a chance, and was pleased with what I heard. Every other song saved.

Viva Hate by Morrissey
Jul 13 2025

More Morrissey, please!

Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Jul 14 2025

Girl punk fucks.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Jul 15 2025

Never heard anything by Radiohead besides Creep. They’re good, but not amazing, if this album is anything to go by.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Jul 16 2025

Liked the tracks everyone else knows, but I forgot how rapey some of their other tracks were…

In Utero by Nirvana
Jul 17 2025

In Utero is fine, but I always liked Nevermind better.

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie
Jul 18 2025

Never heard of these guys before. I like them.

Parachutes by Coldplay
Jul 19 2025

One thing I've loved so far has been going back to albums I grew up on and having a newer appreciation for, as I've gotten older.

Dare! by The Human League
Jul 20 2025

All the buildup of a mediocre 80s band, just to lead up to the one song everyone knows from that one commercial on TV or movie trailer or whatever...

Smile by Brian Wilson
Jul 21 2025

Great for lounging poolside to.

Low by David Bowie
Jul 22 2025

Not my favorite Bowie stuff, but the sound was interesting.

Purple Rain by Prince
Jul 23 2025

I forgot how good this album was. The movie was okay.

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 24 2025

Every song saved. This dude was belting out lyrics that had no right being as amazing as they were. RIP to the Godfather of Metal.

Eagles by Eagles
Jul 25 2025

Can't listen to the Eagles without thinking about that Country Bears movie lol.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
Jul 26 2025

The tracks where Jimi just gets to do Jimi are amazing. The ones with his backup band trying to do Monkee shit are garbo

Damaged by Black Flag
Jul 27 2025

Fuck yeah.

At Budokan by Cheap Trick
Jul 28 2025

Every live album at Budokan I’ve heard sounds like a great time.

Elephant by The White Stripes
Jul 29 2025

They'd be better if they had a bass player

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jul 30 2025

Loved the first track. It follows an Aksak rhythm, which is something that was big in the Ottoman Empire. Hearing the sequence in a jazz track was cool.

World Clique by Deee-Lite
Jul 31 2025

I was waiting for Marky Mark to start rapping, and never got it. 0/10

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
Aug 02 2025

That was definitely a Bob Dylan album.

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
Aug 03 2025

This sounds like Aerosmith got into rock 20 years too late. Sabbath and Zeppelin were already around, but they still sound like a cover band going down the list of a Johnny Rockets jukebox.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Aug 05 2025

Not their strongest stuff but still some solid tracks

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Aug 06 2025

I only heard these guys before in Guy Ritchie movies. This album was a lot more mellow than that stuff. I dug the R&B rap vibes

California by American Music Club
Aug 07 2025

had to find the album on YouTube. I liked the diversity. A little bit of indie, country, and soft rock. Surprising to hear from the 80s.

Yeezus by Kanye West
Aug 08 2025

Listened to this trash and then washed my ears out with The College Dropout. This list has two Kanye albums, and neither are College Dropout or Graduation. That’s some bullshit.

Aug 09 2025

21st Century Schizoid Man was great. In the Court of the Crimson King was good. Everything else sounded like they were just rehearsing and tuning and forgot the recorder was on.

In Our Heads by Hot Chip
Aug 10 2025

I didn't hate it, but I don't think I particularly liked it, either. No idea why this is on the list.

Aug 11 2025

I know it's popular to shit on the Beatles, but I still like their stuff. Not so much because I like their music over other bands of the 60s, but more from an objective technical point. Sgt. Pepper isn't quite rock or pop, like the rest of their previous albums. There's a lot of sound engineering and effects in this album that had never been practiced or attempted in music before. It raised the bar for what people could expect from a music album.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
Aug 12 2025

I like Zappa's unhinged stuff, but I was pleasantly surprised by this instrumental work.

Aug 14 2025

Loved the beats in this album. I didn't realize how much influence LL Cool J had, because I know I heard these beats in other rap albums that came out years after. Definitely heard the same vibes from Jurassic 5's Quality Control.

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina
Aug 15 2025

Her stuff was okay. The album was hard to find, and it wasn’t even one of her best albums. Not sure how some stuff makes this list.

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 16 2025

Any excuse to listen to this album again. Love Fleetwood Mac.

The Predator by Ice Cube
Aug 17 2025

I have a better appreciation for hip-hop as protest music. It makes you think, and it vibes like FUCK. 10/10.

1984 by Van Halen
Aug 19 2025
Horses by Patti Smith
Aug 20 2025

Like a lady Bob Dylan, but the lyrics had a little more cohesion.

Tommy by The Who
Aug 21 2025

Sat through waiting for pinball wizard, then sat through the rest of the original. I was not going to sit through the rest of the 2+ hours of bonus content in the platinum edition

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down by The Dandy Warhols
Aug 22 2025

totally snoozed through this one. Never even knew the Dandy Warhol’s were a thing, and I still wish I didn’t.

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
Aug 24 2025

Sounds like the shit you’d hear at a really boring German orgy in the 1980s.

The Renaissance by Q-Tip
Aug 25 2025

The last couple stinkers got redeemed by this guy.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Aug 26 2025

I feel like this album could've been vastly improved upon if the singer just said less. Maybe even nothing.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Aug 27 2025

I got excited with Back in the Saddle, but every song after felt like falling out of the saddle and awkwardly trying to climb back up mid-stride. Still better than the last Aerosmith album we had.

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes
Aug 28 2025

Had the same vibes as Aerosmith to me, but just sounded better.

Blackstar by David Bowie
Aug 29 2025

Not as mind-blowing as some of his career’s work, but still very good for his final album.

Smash by The Offspring
Aug 30 2025

Okay so there IS some good music on this list!

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
Aug 31 2025

Love Run DMC. They're also my preferred method of listening to Aerosmith.

Sep 02 2025

Eminem gets a lot of shit for his lyrics, but at least he's been consistently self-aware of what he raps about and people's reactions.

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills
Sep 03 2025

Not bad, out of the other “white guy with an acoustic guitar” genre that’s been on here so far.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age
Sep 04 2025

Good album to hear the first bits of this band figuring out their sound.

Transformer by Lou Reed
Sep 05 2025

I liked every other song. I dig the proto punk, but wish Lou Reed didn’t sing like he’s in a Doo-Whop band at a sock hop.

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Sep 06 2025

It was okay. Too many skits and diss tracks, and not enough solid songs. I get that this was Dre's first solo rap album and needed to show his own sound off, but I don't think even he figured out what that was supposed to be yet. Pretty sure this is on the list more as a historic milestone.

Revolver by Beatles
Sep 07 2025

Revolver might be my favorite Beatles album, if only because it's the album where they stopped being the campy poppy stage band of the early 60s, and before they got full of themselves and went overboard with the experimental stuff in the late 60s. Plenty of tracks that walk the tightrope between both sounds.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Sep 08 2025

Short, jazzy, funky. Hell yeah.

Sep 09 2025

I like The Smiths, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think all their songs sounded exactly the same.

Pearl by Janis Joplin
Sep 10 2025

I liked every other song, but I honestly don’t get what the big deal was with Janis Joplin.

Sep 11 2025

I liked the funk and soul melodies in this. Reminded me of Childish Gambino’s R&B stuff.

Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Sep 13 2025

We’re gonna run out of Bowie and we aren’t even done with the first year!

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Sep 14 2025

Not bad, but this didn’t really stand out for me.

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
Sep 16 2025

I like Stevie Wonder’s experimental stuff, but I far prefer Ray Charles. Also, kinda weird that they threw the two blind black piano players back-to-back…

Space Ritual by Hawkwind
Sep 18 2025

These dudes tried way too hard to be some next big thing. Easy music to burn a couple hours while cleaning the pool…

...And Justice For All by Metallica
Sep 19 2025

Modern fuckery makes for a better appreciation for the lyrics of albums like this.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra
Sep 21 2025

Still can't believe Mel Brooks got him to play his orchestra for a throwaway gag in Blazing Saddles. What a legend.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Sep 22 2025

Led Zeppelin never made a bad album.

Raw Like Sushi by Neneh Cherry
Sep 24 2025

I really liked the first track, but the rest of the album was just kinda mid.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Sep 25 2025

Van Halen slamming banger after banger, this whole album.

The White Room by The KLF
Sep 26 2025

I don’t think you’re supposed to listen to this without cocaine.

Rapture by Anita Baker
Sep 28 2025

I'd bet money that this only popped up now because of the track "Caught Up in the Rapture" I could only listen to like half of the album on Spotify. It was okay R&B.

Dookie by Green Day
Sep 29 2025

One of the albums I was excited for. I love Green Day. I listened to the 30th anniversary deluxe edition. So cool to hear the alt cuts and hearing how different some of their best songs could’ve turned out.

The New Tango by Astor Piazzolla
Oct 02 2025

I felt like I was at a day spa for an Italian circus

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Oct 04 2025

I remember liking this when I was young, but now it's just noise to me.

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Oct 05 2025

Definitely what the box said it was....

Nixon by Lambchop
Oct 06 2025

Didn’t expect to like it as much as I did.

Shaft by Isaac Hayes
Oct 08 2025

Great soundtrack for an awesome movie.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Oct 09 2025

I didn’t know so many white guys with guitars sounded so uniquely boring.

Closer by Joy Division
Oct 10 2025

This sounds like music I'd hear in a Goodwill in 2007. Very white noise...

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Oct 11 2025

I liked their later stuff better, but this was a great start.

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt
Oct 12 2025

Immediate 5 stars as soon as I realized it was a ska album.

Sheet Music by 10cc
Oct 13 2025

Good vibes the whole way through.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks
Oct 15 2025

Short and sick. 10/10

White Ladder by David Gray
Oct 16 2025

Felt like I was listening to a season of Scrubs.

Melodrama by Lorde
Oct 17 2025

I have no opinion on Lorde’s music. This did little to change that.

Diamond Life by Sade
Oct 18 2025

Surprised by how much I dug this. Smooth.

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Oct 19 2025

I really liked this. I recently learned about Indian Konnakol, the tongue-twisting scatting in some of the later verses. Hindi language sounds naturally musical to me.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake by Small Faces
Oct 20 2025

I thought I was in for a good listen with that first album. I got tricked. That first track is the only reason this isn’t one star.

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Oct 21 2025

The one star is for Wake Up. The rest was white noise to me.

Guitar Town by Steve Earle
Oct 22 2025

Not his best stuff, but still better than most pop country out there now.

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel
Oct 23 2025

I preferred Peter Gabriel's solo work over his tenure with Genesis, and this was a good start.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Oct 25 2025

So many better tracks than I expected off one album.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Oct 26 2025

Still don't get what the big deal is with Janis Joplin...

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Oct 27 2025

The first two tracks go hard, and the rest of the album feels like a funky cooldown.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Oct 28 2025

More awesome tracks than I remember.

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods
Oct 29 2025

Had a couple good songs but nothing especially noteworthy.

Olympia 64 by Jacques Brel
Oct 30 2025

I refuse to listen to the French if there isn’t enough snooty guffawing and accordions.

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Oct 31 2025

I've never heard anything by Amy Winehouse besides Rehab. I kept hearing how great of an artist she was, but I don't get it. She's okay.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Nov 01 2025

I always preferred AC/DC's stuff with Ben Scott as frontman, but this was a great introduction for Brian Johnson.

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals
Nov 02 2025

I liked their sound. Another discovered band to enjoy.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Nov 03 2025

I was surprised by the tone of this album. It wasn’t bad, just not what I expect from The Beach Boys.

2112 by Rush
Nov 04 2025

My favorite Rush work. Such a sick concept album.

Nov 06 2025

I was digging this band. I figured they were some forgotten band from the 60s, until I saw the album came out in 2004. They really nailed the sound.

The Bends by Radiohead
Nov 07 2025

Still not sure where this rates in their stuff or in general, but I recognize this album art when people talk about their good music. I guess this is one of Radiohead's stronger albums, because this was much better than OK Computer.

Nov 08 2025

This sounds like one of those free music albums that would just be left on brand new computers, because that's the only way they could make any money on the music...

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Nov 09 2025

Only ever heard his "Coconut" song and was surprised to hear that pop up while listening. The rest seemed pretty okay.

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized
Nov 10 2025

The whole album feels like a slow buildup to a climax that never hit.

Brothers by The Black Keys
Nov 11 2025
The Cars by The Cars
Nov 13 2025

Solid Classic Rock album.

Stankonia by OutKast
Nov 14 2025

I love how all over the place this album is.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Nov 15 2025

Good vibes

Calenture by The Triffids
Nov 17 2025

I liked some of what was in this album, but the sound and tone was too all over the place for me to really get into.

Paul Simon by Paul Simon
Nov 18 2025

Really liked the upbeat bluesy folk. Haven’t heard much of Paul Simon’s stuff outside Simon and Garfunkel.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Nov 19 2025

I liked it fine, but no way an 80s pirate rock album should be on this list.

Nov 21 2025

I think the live, raw, dirty rock is my favorite music sound from the 1960s.

Nov 22 2025

You know someone's good when even their album full of cover songs is better than what some people crank out over their whole careers.

Machine Head by Deep Purple
Nov 23 2025

Not my favorite album of theirs, but still has a couple good tracks.

Signing Off by UB40
Nov 24 2025

I like Reggae, but I don't see what warrants this album to be on the list...

Queen II by Queen
Nov 25 2025

I don't think I heard anything off of this album before, but it was still one of the best rock albums I've listened to.

Night Life by Ray Price
Nov 26 2025

Didn’t expect this to be country, but I liked this guy enough.

Copper Blue by Sugar
Nov 27 2025

Never heard of this band, and loved every second of this.

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues
Nov 28 2025

Another new band I appreciate learning about. I love their sound, and need to find a good translation so I can understand the lyrics. I feel like they have a lot to say about what forced them out of their country.

Pyromania by Def Leppard
Nov 30 2025

One of the best of Glam Metal, but that's not an especially high bar.

The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Dec 01 2025

I've heard of these guys, but never listened to them before. I dig the early 90s dirty alt rock sound. Honestly reminds me a bit of the J-Rock band The Pillows.

Pretenders by Pretenders
Dec 02 2025

I like the 80s sound, but not sure what I'd see to put this on the scale of other bands...

Dec 03 2025

I love when a band can have such an iconic sound through vibes alone, and not always need vocals.

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Dec 04 2025

Not my favorite stuff by the Cure, but not bad either.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Dec 05 2025

Probably the second-best White-Guy-With-A-Guitar artist on here.

Sea Change by Beck
Dec 06 2025

Not as funky as the other Beck stuff I like, but pretty good.

Debut by Björk
Dec 08 2025

I don't think I was in a run-down enough former Soviet discotheque or zooted on enough cocaine to enjoy any of this.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Dec 09 2025

I like the bluesy tracks, but would rather prefer a more cohesive sound across a whole album. This was all over the place.

My Generation by The Who
Dec 10 2025

The two songs in the middle were okay, but wasn't into the very white Brits trying to do Blues covers...

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys
Dec 11 2025

It was fine, but not very memorable.

Who's Next by The Who
Dec 12 2025

The Who just sounds like The Who in this album. Not trying to match other bands with covers like their early stuff. Fully into their own mold.

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
Dec 13 2025

This is a great album to listen to when you’re really angry.

Doolittle by Pixies
Dec 14 2025

I was into the first part of the album, but lost interest halfway through.

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Dec 15 2025

It has the one song everyone knows they did, but I really dug the full instrumental tracks.

Graceland by Paul Simon
Dec 16 2025

The whole album felt like each track was leading up to You Can Call Me Al, then just wound down.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Dec 18 2025

I listened to Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt so much that I forgot how haunting the original NIN version was.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Dec 21 2025

It's not as great to listen to classic Hip-Hop when literally everyone else has sampled your tracks in every other genre...

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Dec 22 2025

Probably my favorite S&G album, and not for Mrs. Robinson. America is a much better track.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dec 23 2025

Didn’t realize how much I prefer their later stuff.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy
Dec 24 2025

Another album I didn't have any real complaints about, but I probably won't remember in a week.

You Are The Quarry by Morrissey
Dec 25 2025

Didn't expect a forgettable Morrissey album....

Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Dec 27 2025

This feels too much like a good funk blues band trying to sound like a shitty Medieval minstrel troupe...

The Visitors by ABBA
Dec 28 2025

Never heard this stuff before. Wasn’t disappointed

London Calling by The Clash
Dec 31 2025

I prefer the more punk stuff they do

Autobahn by Kraftwerk
Jan 01 2026

I listened to a German guy say the same sentence for 20 minutes, and checked out from the rest.

Boston by Boston
Jan 02 2026

Another of my favorites

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Jan 03 2026

Pretty good, but way too over-played.

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart
Jan 04 2026

I don't hate Rod Stewart, but his music is just grocery store white noise to me.

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Jan 05 2026

Listening to this was enough for me to realize I haven't listened to enough ELO.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Jan 06 2026

So far, the only Bob Dylan album where I enjoyed most of it.

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
Jan 07 2026

Hendrix is great, but there’s a lot of padding around his hits. There were a few tracks I never heard before that I really liked.

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Jan 08 2026

Rap should still do skits between tracks like this. Great sound, and hilarious.

Gris Gris by Dr. John
Jan 09 2026

Couldn't get what exact sound this album was supposed to have, but I didn't care for much of it.

Low-Life by New Order
Jan 10 2026

Had no complaints, but no song on this album popped out to me.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down
Jan 11 2026

A solid door-breach introduction to one of my favorite metal bands of all time. I love how they reinterpret traditional Armenian folk music with modern metal instrumentation. Every track is a political essay, and it doesn't pull punches for whoever Serj or Shavo are aiming for. Not as varied an album as Toxicity, but still an amazing example of early Nu Metal.

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah
Jan 12 2026

I liked a few of the tracks, but wasn't really into it for most of it.

Jan 13 2026

The single hits really carried this album, but I prefer their later stuff.

Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
Jan 14 2026

Surprised by how varied this was. Also didn’t realize I’d heard some of this band before.

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees
Jan 15 2026

These guys are good, and I liked the album, but I didn’t hear anything that warrants them getting on the 1,001 list.

Fromohio by fIREHOSE
Jan 19 2026

Didn't expect this sound from an 80s album.

Zombie by Fela Kuti
Jan 20 2026
Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal
Jan 21 2026

The music had no rhythm, and that made this dude's voice even more obnoxious.

Jan 22 2026

Not terrible, but they kept blue-balling me with tracks that would've been better if they'd gone 60% harder.

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
Jan 23 2026

Too many white-guy-with-a-guitar albums on here. It’s starting to sound like white noise.

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Jan 24 2026

I liked Green Onions. I didn't like it enough to have a whole album of Just Green Onions.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Jan 25 2026

One of the few times a follow-up album is just as good as the original hit album.

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead
Jan 26 2026

Never really got the hype for Grateful Dead. They're okay.

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Jan 27 2026

I like this sweet spot where The Beatles moved past their poppy concert sound, but before they got convoluted with experimental studio engineering. Just different vibes, each track, playing what they liked.

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Jan 28 2026

You can tell when someone swears a lot because they’re compensating for lack of substance. The whole album was this.

The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Jan 29 2026

No complaints, just not particularly memorable. Like a mid Blondie album

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Jan 30 2026

I really appreciate that they asked the rest of the questions pertaining to your love.

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Jan 31 2026

There's a lot of lackluster acoustic solo albums on this list. I was pleasantly surprised by this diamond in the rough.

Solid Air by John Martyn
Feb 01 2026

Another white noise solo guitar album

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Feb 02 2026

It had the one song that lasted half of the album, and the rest was forgettable.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 03 2026

Lot of really great tongue-in-cheek lyrics to carry the track narrative. I love these kind of dark poetry albums.

Pelican West by Haircut 100
Feb 06 2026

I didn’t expect these Hwite boys to have so much funk…

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe
Feb 07 2026

Never heard Janelle Monáe before. I was pleasantly surprised by how diverse this album was.

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison
Feb 08 2026

It’s frustrating when you get an album with your favorite songs by someone, but they don’t deliver the same energy in that live version.

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Feb 09 2026

Never really gave Jane's Addiction a proper listen. Lot more great tracks they've done besides Jane Says.

On The Beach by Neil Young
Feb 10 2026

Didn't feel very beach with this album with the word "Beach" in it...

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo
Feb 11 2026

This album got me pregnant.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Feb 12 2026

Liked getting live and studio versions of a few tracks at once.

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
Feb 13 2026

This wasn’t on my radar, and I liked what I heard.

The Specials by The Specials
Feb 14 2026

Classic Ska feels weird to say, but still sounds great to skank to.

With The Beatles by Beatles
Feb 15 2026

Of all the stinkers the Beatles had, their covers were the absolute worst.

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Feb 16 2026

Totally spaced out through this whole album. White noise.

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers
Feb 18 2026

Had to find a playlist on YouTube and realized the tracklist played backwards by the time it was almost done. Still great.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Feb 21 2026

Stellar album.

Wild Wood by Paul Weller
Feb 22 2026

I already forgot what this album sounded like.

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Feb 23 2026

Every song had the same formula. None particularly good.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Feb 24 2026

Not the best Allman's album, but a better live album than other band's have.

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Feb 25 2026

I can only tolerate so much beach organ.

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Feb 26 2026

I liked a lot more of this album than even the tracks most know about.

Feb 27 2026

They get extra points for being early 70s rock. But there’s far better albums than this.

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Feb 28 2026

This album was white noise. I barely paid attention. What I was more fortunate to have was a new Gorillaz album that released today. The Mountain. 10/10 made me cry.

Mott by Mott The Hoople
Mar 01 2026

Pretty standard 70s rock, but still overshadowed by the new Gorillaz album.

Dry by PJ Harvey
Mar 02 2026

Never heard this before. British grunge is something I don't especially hate.

Urban Hymns by The Verve
Mar 03 2026

I never heard much of the Verve, besides Bittersweet Symphony. That song ruined them, because the whole album was so much better than the first track. I loved this. 4 stars because Bittersweet Symphony is too overplayed.

Ananda Shankar by Ananda Shankar
Mar 04 2026

The original songs were great. The covers were interesting, and probably included to catch western audiences. Still, love me some sitar.

Dog Man Star by Suede
Mar 05 2026

I liked half of this album, but it wasn't a consistent half.

Mar 07 2026

2 Kanye albums on this list and College Dropout and Graduation aren’t either. MBDTF is mid. Also Kanye is a piece of shit.

Mar 08 2026

Classic political Hip Hop that blows a lot of modern hip hop out of the water.

Mar 09 2026

Never actually listened to much Korn, or gave this a fair listen until now. It's good, but the memes and jokes almost ruined it for me. They weren't wrong...

Play by Moby
Mar 10 2026

The original lo-fi beats

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Mar 11 2026

I liked this album fine, but I expected more than just roughly half of this album to be worth listening to more than once...

evermore by Taylor Swift
Mar 13 2026

I've never listened much of any of Taylor Swift's music, let alone any whole albums. I don't know where this stands with the rest of her stuff. The music wasn't bad, but it didn't do anything for me.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Mar 14 2026

It was pretty good, but I think I just like West Coast hip-hop better.

Mar 15 2026

The music wasn’t as exciting as it tried to be. The tracks with lyrics gave me a headache.

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Mar 16 2026

I immediately forgot about this album as soon as I finished it.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Mar 17 2026

I'd heard the name Frank Ocean but never actually gave him a listen. I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. 10/10 solid bars.

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant
Mar 18 2026

Too many mediocre albums that are either good nor bad but just as equally forgetful

Casanova by The Divine Comedy
Mar 19 2026

This sounds like the soundtrack they play non-stop on the island. You know which one…

Parklife by Blur
Mar 21 2026

This album was good, but I liked it better for how it showed Damon Alburn’s vocal range. He’s my favorite part of Gorillaz, playing 2D.

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Mar 22 2026

We need more girl grunge.

OK Computer by Radiohead
Mar 24 2026

Good vibes, but wasn't the sound I go out of my way to listen to.

Chelsea Girl by Nico
Mar 25 2026

I did not like her voice.

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper
Mar 26 2026

Sounds like something you’d hear in the doctor's office at a Renn Faire.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Mar 28 2026

I've heard plenty of Stevie Wonder, but not nearly enough of a consistent album. Hearing how this album vibed really made Superstitious shine even more as a banger track.

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Mar 29 2026

Love how you can hear hints of everything Sabbath would hone in on with their later albums.

Disraeli Gears by Cream
Mar 31 2026

Heard the first two tracks everyone knows and then checked out. The music just wasn't that impressive....

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
Apr 01 2026

I listened to this album three times in a row, and I couldn't for the life of me get a single memorable vibe from what should've been a solid alt punk sound.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Apr 02 2026

It's a pretty good TH, but not Speaking in Tongues good.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Apr 03 2026

I keep thinking I made it through the worst of the "White Guy with an Acoustic Guitar" genre, but then another shows up and I keep getting disappointed.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Apr 04 2026

One of those albums where every consecutive track gets better and better.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Apr 05 2026

Muddy can sing the same one song over and over again, and it'd have more soul than any of the White Guy with an Acoustic Guitar albums on this list.

Apr 06 2026

I didn't expect the smooth R&B vibes to work with the lyrics, but it worked better than I anticipated.

21 by Adele
Apr 07 2026

I can objectively understand that this is supposed to be good music, but I couldn't possibly give any less of a damn about Adele.

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters
Apr 08 2026

Sounded like a funk band from the 70s forgot to set the alarm, but it sounds so good. I was surprised by how different every track was.

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Apr 09 2026

The original release isn't on Spotify, but the 30th Anniversary revisited version is, and I think I like the newer version. It's a lot cleaner, and harmonized.

Faith by George Michael
Apr 10 2026

George Michael is too sexy

Abraxas by Santana
Apr 11 2026

The first half of the album was chill, but then it just wound down to white noise

Beautiful Freak by Eels
Apr 12 2026

It's like if Nirvana did the KMart music...

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino
Apr 14 2026

Wish I could find the rest of the album to listen to. Most places lock out half of the track list.

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Apr 15 2026

It was half good, but only half. The other tracks were basically the white noise you'd hear in a Pier One Imports.

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
Apr 16 2026

Surprised by how much I liked this album. Listened to it three times. Sick synth pop.

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
Apr 17 2026

Sounded like a Renaissance minstrel troupe showed up at Woodstock...

Kid A by Radiohead
Apr 18 2026

I don’t get it. I keep hearing about how Radiohead is supposed to be next-level, and all I hear is doctor lobby music.

Actually by Pet Shop Boys
Apr 20 2026

Good 80s vibes but the tracks just blend together. Nothing especially pops out.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Apr 21 2026

I liked her improv for the songs she didn't fully know or just to fill time.

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
Apr 22 2026

I liked maybe half of this album, but only kinda. Most of it sounded like something you'd hear while watching violently drunk clowns doing a very raunchy burlesque show.

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Apr 23 2026

They sound like the Smiths but not in a way you'd remember...

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Apr 24 2026

Funky, but maybe too many different vibes per track on this album.

Apr 25 2026

Joshua Tree was one of the first albums I ever heard all the way through. My appreciation for it only got greater as I got older. U2 isn't my favorite band, but they were really solid in their writing and composition.

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets
Apr 26 2026

I was into this band, thinking they were an obscure pop group from the 60s, but this album is from 2008, so I guess they get extra points for sounding like something I like.

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Apr 27 2026

Not bad, but not especially noteworthy. Sounded like a dozen other indie artists

The Band by The Band
Apr 29 2026

I thought I wasn't Southern enough to enjoy this band, until I learned this band is from Canada. I hate them now.

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Apr 30 2026

Too echoey but still can’t hide the fact that they’re British.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
May 05 2026

Clint Eastwood's music video was the very first thing I saw when I turned the channel to MTV in 2001. Animated characters and worldbuilding with experimental filmmaking and animation changed my entire perception of what music was capable of, as a storytelling device.

Sound Affects by The Jam
May 06 2026

Another one of those albums I had no problems with, but it ended being little better than white noise to me.

The Clash by The Clash
May 07 2026

Should've liked this, but none of the tracks were particularly memorable.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
May 08 2026

I wanted to give this less stars but James Hetfield broke into my house, beat the shit out of me, and stole all of the cash out of my wallet.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
May 09 2026

This album makes me cry every time. 55 years since it came out, and Marvin Gaye’s lyrics are more relevant than ever. We've learned nothing.

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
May 10 2026

Not the worst of the white-guy-with-an-acoustic-guitar genre…

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
May 12 2026

Half of this was okay. The other half sounded like wailing and smacking spoons in a messy kitchen. I still don’t get Radiohead

Bad Company by Bad Company
May 13 2026

Five Finger Death Punch ruined the song for me. The rest of the album was okay.

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr
May 14 2026

I liked the rhythm of this album. Really gave me Jurassic 5 vibes. Now I wanna listen to Jurassic 5, who I'm surprised are also on this list compared to all the garbage that's on here...

Bossanova by Pixies
May 16 2026

Started with some solid surf punk in the first half, then petered out to mid alternative around track 8.

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro
May 18 2026

Solid punk album, but couldn't get this to play on Spotify for some reason

Odelay by Beck
May 19 2026

Needed more washboard solo

Moondance by Van Morrison
May 20 2026

I get he's a big deal, but all of this album sounds like the happy music you try to play at funerals.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
May 21 2026

This album was fine, but it feels like it's supposed to be enjoyed while on cocaine at a disco.

Tidal by Fiona Apple
May 23 2026

Better than most modern stuff, but not by much.

Fragile by Yes
May 24 2026

The album was better than I expected, but I've heard Roundabout way too many times from Jojo.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
May 25 2026

This album has some of, if not THE, best opening and closing tracks in any musical album. Gimme Shelter is a very bleak anti-war song that delivers so much emotional energy at the height of the Vietnam War's unpopularity, and it's a shame that corporate pop culture has put in so much work to de-fang it. But I think my favorite track of the album may be Monkey Man. It's a self-aware ballad on the band's own reputation and the criticisms from the media towards them at the time, as they got a lot of bad press for being anti-establishment and raunchy.

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
May 26 2026

Easily my favorite thing Paul McCartney made, including his Beatles stuff. Jet goes harder than any non-metal/punk early 70s song has any right to be. But I've never actually paid attention to the album cover so holy damn why are James Coburn and THE Sir Christopher Lee posing for this? That alone makes the album 5 times cooler.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
May 28 2026

This felt like what that Andy Warhol soup can painting would sound like.

Paris 1919 by John Cale
May 29 2026

Didn't know that Coldplay ripped off this rando.

The White Album by Beatles
May 30 2026

A Beatles fan listening to the White Album beginning to end gives the same energy as a Christian becoming an atheist by reading the Bible front-to-back. A few good tracks but it's mostly white noise or absolute dog water.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
May 31 2026

Some of the most enjoyable of white noise.

Ys by Joanna Newsom
Jun 01 2026

This sounded like music I'd hear at a club spa in the Shrek universe.

Bad by Michael Jackson
Jun 02 2026

It's not Thriller, but still pretty awesome. Dirty Diana goes hard.

The Slider by T. Rex
Jun 03 2026

The perfect album to hear in a pool hall, but nothing stood out.

American Idiot by Green Day
Jun 04 2026

One of my favorite albums when I was in high school. Grew up with my older brother's Dookie and Nimrod cassettes, and this definitely sounded different than what they'd played before. It's not as in-your-face as bands like SOAD, but it definitely reached a wider audience, and that was worth something. It only got worse when they started huffing their own farts and making musicals and shit based on the album. It still holds a place in my heart, and it's one of the few albums I know all the lyrics to heart because of how much I listened to it.

Jun 05 2026

Never had any thought that Dion ever did more music than the 50s-60s. He should've stayed there.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jun 06 2026

I sat through this while the power was off at my house. I wish I didn't waste the battery on my phone.

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Jun 07 2026

Another one of those bands I've never heard of that hit me in a good way.

Movies by Holger Czukay
Jun 08 2026

This sounded like what waiting in a dentists office feels like. Frustrating, confusing, and irrational fear of what’s coming next.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Jun 09 2026

I liked it, but nothing really made it stand out from other New Wave artists.

Orbital 2 by Orbital
Jun 10 2026

This made me really want to find a roller disco.

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Jun 11 2026

They really did just play the same thing for over an hour. The theme was cool, but not for that long...

Music by Madonna
Jun 12 2026

I think I prefer earlier Madonna.

Jun 13 2026

I heard most of this album in parts over the years, but never gave it a full sit-through. I liked it more than I thought I would. Wonderwall is overplayed to hell and back, but somehow I never get tired of it.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Jun 14 2026

I don't know why exactly, but I found every second of this obnoxious.

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Jun 15 2026

I much prefer the bluesy late 60s Stones over the earlier poppy stuff they did to compete with the Beatles. Beggars Banquet isn't as good as Let it Bleed IMO but I like it's grittier sound.

Arrival by ABBA
Jun 16 2026

They get way too much credit for their sound with that musical. They have okay disco tracks, but it's not as iconic a sound as fans make it out to be. Only like two of these tracks in the entire album are memorable.

Kenza by Khaled
Jun 17 2026

There should be more exposure to MENA music. I was surprised how many different genres and artists Khaled had on this album!

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Jun 18 2026

I hadn't known about this artist, but was surprised that I'd heard this music before. It's cool to learn how much an impact he'd had on Sufi devotional music and greater South Asian musical genres. It's easy for westerners to forget how distinct Islamic tradition like Sufism is for a place like Pakistan, wholly separate in culture from Middle Eastern/North African nations, but still a vital element of Islamic traditional devotional music in a place like South Asia where music is an integral part of how India and Pakistan developed their cultures through music.

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen
Jun 19 2026

Went in one ear and out the other.

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Jun 20 2026

Had to fish out my old bootleg CD I burned back in 2007 so I wouldn't give streaming revenue. College Dropout-era Kanye would've written a whole diss album about Ye for how much of a cringey bigoted sellout he became. Would've been 5 stars from me if you asked 5-6 years ago. It's unfortunate to see such pure talent put into this art comes from the "Scoop-diddy-poop" guy in the black Klansman robes. One star for being a MAGA shithead. No idea how someone who wrote The College Dropout and Graduation can be the one cranking out garbage and ranting about Jews on Twitter. He can try to hide behind his bipolar disorder now because he lost so much revenue, but I don't buy that. Your mental health is NOT your fault, but it IS your responsibility.

Phrenology by The Roots
Jun 21 2026

Pretty okay but can't take them seriously knowing they're just Jimmy Fallon's backup band.

Opus Dei by Laibach
Jun 22 2026

I knew one song these guys did from a flash video on rathergood.com, and they did the Iron Sky soundtrack. I just assume this is the ambient sound of Slovenia, and you hear this as soon as you get off the plane.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Jun 23 2026

Great start for Dave Grohl that started a career and band that outshone his work in Nirvana. I like Colour and the Shape better, but this was a great debut for a great band.

GREY Area by Little Simz
Jun 24 2026

Good grooves.

Jun 25 2026

I think I preferred Tom Waits when I didn't understand anything he was saying...

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson
Jun 26 2026

I liked the few jazzy lounge songs between whatever those skits were...

Young Americans by David Bowie
Jun 27 2026

A good sample of what was to come

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex
Jun 28 2026

Had no idea what to expect from a band with this name or the era. Was not disappointed and will go back to jam out.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Jun 29 2026

Today I learned there’s music that sounds fine but also absolutely horrendous when you’re hungover.

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Jun 30 2026

One of those albums where I've definitely heard the sound and some songs before but never put a name to the voice. I enjoyed this.

Illmatic by Nas
Jul 01 2026

Solid album, but I'm still biased towards West Coast LA Hip-Hop

B-52's by The B-52's
Jul 02 2026

Rock Lobster was fine, otherwise the rest of the album was really annoyingly insufferable. No catchy tunes, no consistent beats, vocals all over the place. The B-52’s aren’t good.

Jul 04 2026

All the great bands and artists that enlightened music in the 1960s, and these geniuses decided to play an hour of Renaissance minstrel music.

Jul 05 2026

Compared to the rest of the album, Hey Ya comes off as such a jarring upbeat track compared to all the others.

One World by John Martyn
Jul 06 2026

Somehow made lounge music more hardcore than this snoozefest.

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jul 07 2026

Didn't expect the disco to transition to salsa or to blend as well as it does, but I love this now.

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Jul 09 2026

Love malt shop rock.

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Jul 10 2026

The world needs more feminist punk. It’s so much more in-your-face and critical in a scene that claims to be all about calling out bullshit.

S&M by Metallica
Jul 11 2026

Fuck Metallica

Konnichiwa by Skepta
Jul 12 2026

Not a fan. Brits try to sound too tough when they rap and it just sounds hilarious.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
Jul 13 2026

This gave the vibe of what you'd hear on the soundtrack of a crime thriller during the dramatic prep sequences.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jul 14 2026

Even their weaker albums are stronger than some groups’ entire catalog.

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal
Jul 15 2026

I knew who this was, just from the inflection of their singing. I remember his haunting voice from the Black Hawk Down soundtrack. I really liked the 80s vibes on this.

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Jul 16 2026

Great album to cruise up the 101 through Ventura to.

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals
Jul 17 2026

I liked maybe one song here. They sound like they're trying way too hard to sound whimsical.

Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Jul 18 2026

Neil Young lowered the bar with this album

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jul 20 2026

This music made me feel more American than any of the garbage flag-waving pop country music they play nowadays. Bring back leather jacket Rock & Roll.

Harvest by Neil Young
Jul 22 2026

There's 7 Neil Young on this list, and I've gotten 3 in the past month, 2 just in the last week. They could've streamlined that to this album and maybe one other. So much space that could've gone to some decent albums instead of the garbage that's taking up spots.

Spiderland by Slint
Jul 23 2026

I'm usually all for this particular era and genre, but it sounded weaker than I was anticipating.

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
Jul 24 2026

I need to learn Spanish so I can enjoy this even more.

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson
Jul 25 2026

Never gave Janet Jackson a fair chance at listening, and I wasn't disappointed.

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
Jul 26 2026

I was a little pissed that the one Thin Lizzy album on the list wasn't Jailbreak but this live album has so much more energy that it more than makes up for it. It's basically Jailbreak Plus.

In It For The Money by Supergrass
Jul 28 2026

It wasn't bad, but nothing stood out from this album for me.

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Jul 29 2026

It's officially a crime we that can't 0 star or negative star albums. I'm gonna find whoever put this on the list and punch them in the throat. This was fuck-awful. I feel physically ill after sitting through this.

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
Jul 31 2026

Listened to the 30th Anniversary Edition and Disc 1 is solid 90s head-nodders. Disc 2 peters out after Mrs. Robinson, but still a great album all-in-all.

Shadowland by k.d. lang
Aug 01 2026

Objectively better than any country released after 9/11

Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill
Aug 02 2026

Sick 90s LA vibes.

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders
Aug 03 2026

They're known for their covers, and their covers are ass.

Trio by Dolly Parton
Aug 04 2026

Cozy driving music.

Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Aug 05 2026

Elvis Costello sucks eggs.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Aug 07 2026

I never acquired a taste for freeform jazz...

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons
Aug 09 2026

I don't think I was sad enough to appreciate this mid country music.

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
Aug 10 2026

It felt like they just kept playing Mr. Tambourine Man for 45 minutes.

The Poet by Bobby Womack
Aug 11 2026

Funky, bluesy, rocky, jazzy, everything about this, I love.

Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Aug 12 2026

Better than the other Joni album on here but that’s not a huge hurdle.

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Aug 13 2026

This sounded like an overly-ambitious soundtrack to a bad movie nobody saw.

Berlin by Lou Reed
Aug 14 2026

Lou Reed is okay, but nothing on this album stood out.

Pornography by The Cure
Aug 15 2026

I've heard so much better from The Cure. This was garbage.

Leftism by Leftfield
Aug 16 2026

Honestly sounded more pretentious than it's smart enough to be.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 17 2026

It was okay, but they already have the best Fleetwood Mac album on here, and this doesn't come close.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Aug 19 2026

This album says it's Country, but I only got those vibes from the first song. The rest felt like 90s Alternative, and I'd much prefer if more Country sounded like that instead of what we got now.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Aug 20 2026

I've heard half of this album so many times that I barely processed the rest.

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