1001 Albums Summary

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Pretenders by Pretenders

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Transformer by Lou Reed

Heroes by David Bowie

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Sincere by Mj Cole

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Don't Stand Me Down by Dexys Midnight Runners

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Metallica by Metallica

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

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

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Stankonia by OutKast

Caetano Veloso by Caetano Veloso

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

The Stranger by Billy Joel

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti

Eagles by Eagles

I Should Coco by Supergrass

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

The Doors by The Doors

Infected by The The

Kid A by Radiohead

Blackstar by David Bowie

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Black Metal by Venom

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Graceland by Paul Simon

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Cross by Justice

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

Bright Flight by Silver Jews

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Third by Soft Machine

Nowhere by Ride

Imagine by John Lennon

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Live Through This by Hole

The Slider by T. Rex

Low by David Bowie

Dirt by Alice In Chains

Harvest by Neil Young

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Queen Of Denmark by John Grant

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Doolittle by Pixies

Arular by M.I.A.

Gold by Ryan Adams

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Achtung Baby by U2

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

American Idiot by Green Day

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Aja by Steely Dan

I Against I by Bad Brains

Parachutes by Coldplay

21 by Adele

Young Americans by David Bowie

This Nation’s Saving Grace by The Fall

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Electric by The Cult

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Black Monk Time by The Monks

Debut by Björk

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Illmatic by Nas

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Justified by Justin Timberlake

The La's by The La's

Mask by Bauhaus

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

90 by 808 State

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

C'est Chic by CHIC

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds

The Cars by The Cars

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Hotel California by Eagles

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday

Fragile by Yes

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Blur by Blur

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Different Class by Pulp

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

New Forms by Roni Size

The Bends by Radiohead

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

This Is Hardcore by Pulp

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

Berlin by Lou Reed

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

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

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

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Like A Prayer by Madonna

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

Close To The Edge by Yes

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Tapestry by Carole King

The Next Day by David Bowie

Pink Flag by Wire

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Elephant by The White Stripes

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Blue Lines by Massive Attack

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

Queen II by Queen

Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Alex Turner + orchestral arrangements combo works well occasionally, but most often the word that better describes this album is merely "competent"

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Melodrama by Lorde

Pyromania by Def Leppard

I regret not giving the other Def Leppard album on this list a lower score

The College Dropout by Kanye West

the more melodic/layered tracks, some of which are definitely highlights, work better than the more traditional hip-hop ones, probably because neither kanye’s lyrics nor his flow are particularly interesting. it’s a bit too long and uneven for its own good, but I do get what the fuss is about.

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons

Not a big country guy but I do feel like it's an overhated genre, this site included.

Document by R.E.M.

vocals are a burden on enough songs to hold it back from an otherwise easy four stars

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

not a big metal guy, but you can’t deny the energy here. yes it’s mostly the same song every time, but it didn’t start to grate on me until half an hour in

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

I love most of the more avant-gardy songs in this (Venus In Furs, All Tomorrow's Parties, The Black Angel's Death Song), EXCEPT European Son. It feels like a missed opportunity.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

hopefully “oops I beat my wife, haha well I’m doing better now =)” will continue aging worse and worse with time

Pump by Aerosmith

1001 albums to pick, entire globe to pick from, entries with repeating artists allowed, and you still can’t help but put multiple cock rock albums in?

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Pelican West by Haircut 100

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

While Zappa’s talent for composition shines a bit more than on Freak Out!, the album still relies too heavily on mostly-played-straight “parodies” of boring 60s song tropes accompanied by Zappa’s cynical but mostly witless lyrics that make him look more like an annoying child than the intellectual satirist he sees himself as. With an odd musical detour here and there to keep the “experimental” label Freak Out! got by throwing shit at the wall for its last couple of songs. Hot Rats this is not.

Damaged by Black Flag

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

En-Tact by The Shamen

Calenture by The Triffids

This is not exceptional or interesting in any way, not even how uninsteresting and unexceptional it is. Why is it here?

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company

Dub Housing by Pere Ubu

The thing about ugly aesthetics in art, particularly in art that requires audience engagement over a period of time like music, is that you need some kind of anchor to keep the audience’s attention while still conveying whatever feeling you were trying to. There are few things motivating me to try to care about what’s going on in the music here, so “bad on pupose” becomes just “bad”.

Survivor by Destiny's Child

Having a couple of good tracks doesn't help much when they have to carry 13 others. The lyrical whiplash from Bootylicious to Nasty Girl was so wild I had to go check the lyrics for all songs afterwards to try to glimpse some semblance of a coherent world view (I failed)

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

there’s a great album underneath the mass of songs thrown at it for a funny title

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

Surprisingly light on the punk for such a seminal punk album.

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

it’s ok. would rather listen to kate bush or fiona apple instead

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

This should've been a 20-minute EP.

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Station To Station by David Bowie

1984 by Van Halen

All the goodwill from Jump instantly destroyed by Hot For Teacher.

25 by Adele

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Truth by Jeff Beck

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Boston by Boston

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Even if the compositions were great (and they're not), I have rarely seen a lead singer so impressively bad that they could completely condemn a whole record.

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

this album is bound to be crucified on this hellhole website for the great crime of having a country tinge and a slightly nasally lead singer, everything else be damned. meanwhile Chicago gets a fucking 3.7+ get me outta here