1001 Albums Summary

Be by Common

#1 Record by Big Star

Was very generic, sounded like every other 70’s band.

Dummy by Portishead

Highly Evolved by The Vines

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Chris by Christine and the Queens

At Budokan by Cheap Trick

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Back In Black by AC/DC

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

The La's by The La's

Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre

GREY Area by Little Simz

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

The Visitors by ABBA

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam & The Ants

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

Kenza by Khaled

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

Tapestry by Carole King

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Slipknot by Slipknot

Suicide by Suicide

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

1984 by Van Halen

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Moss Side Story by Barry Adamson

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

Boston by Boston

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour

Phrenology by The Roots

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

Beautiful Freak by Eels

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Microshift by Hookworms

Rapture by Anita Baker

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

Shleep by Robert Wyatt

Scott 2 by Scott Walker

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

...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Opus Dei by Laibach

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

2112 by Rush

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Technique by New Order

The Clash by The Clash

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Murmur by R.E.M.

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

Clandestino by Manu Chao

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Marquee Moon by Television

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

Whatever by Aimee Mann

Pearl by Janis Joplin

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Infected by The The

Blue by Joni Mitchell

British Steel by Judas Priest

Kid A by Radiohead

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Play by Moby

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Pictures At An Exhibition by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC

Remedy by Basement Jaxx

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

Nixon by Lambchop

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

A Night At The Opera by Queen

C'est Chic by CHIC

The Yes Album by Yes

Low-Life by New Order

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV On The Radio

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk

Hunting High And Low by a-ha

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

Like A Prayer by Madonna

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Stardust by Willie Nelson

School's Out by Alice Cooper

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

The Wall by Pink Floyd

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

Crazysexycool by TLC

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Devotional Songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan

The Poet by Bobby Womack

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Faust IV by Faust

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Sound Affects by The Jam

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

Vivid by Living Colour

Rubber Soul by Beatles

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C.

Live! by Fela Kuti

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Suede by Suede

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

Faith by George Michael

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Bad by Michael Jackson

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

Teenager Of The Year by Frank Black

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

Viva Hate by Morrissey

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Timeless by Goldie

Casanova by The Divine Comedy

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

New Wave by The Auteurs

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Among The Living by Anthrax

Slayed? by Slade

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

The Specials by The Specials

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti

Roxy Music by Roxy Music

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Live At The Witch Trials by The Fall

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

White Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

The Slider by T. Rex

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized

A Northern Soul by The Verve

With The Beatles by Beatles

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

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

Different Class by Pulp

Melodrama by Lorde

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite

Doolittle by Pixies

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Arular by M.I.A.

Tank Battles by Dagmar Krause

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Real Life by Magazine

Blunderbuss by Jack White

I Against I by Bad Brains

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Roger the Engineer by The Yardbirds

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Music by Madonna

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Space Ritual by Hawkwind

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Street Signs by Ozomatli

Parklife by Blur

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

Yeezus by Kanye West

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

Traffic by Traffic

All Directions by The Temptations

Future Days by Can

This Is Fats Domino by Fats Domino

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

I See You by The xx

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

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

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Live Through This by Hole

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

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Dance Mania by Tito Puente

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Before And After Science by Brian Eno

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Headquarters by The Monkees

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Graceland by Paul Simon

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Butterfly by Mariah Carey

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Hypnotised by The Undertones

Blur by Blur

Vespertine by Björk

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

The Last Broadcast by Doves

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

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon

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

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Let It Be by The Replacements

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Moon Safari by Air

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Sister by Sonic Youth

A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Spiderland by Slint

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy

São Paulo Confessions by Suba

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Bad Company by Bad Company

Transformer by Lou Reed

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Synchronicity by The Police

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Sheet Music by 10cc

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Electric by The Cult

Tidal by Fiona Apple

The Only Ones by The Only Ones

Virgin Suicides by Air

Purple Rain by Prince

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

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Roots by Sepultura

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Dirty by Sonic Youth

Cross by Justice

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

My Generation by The Who

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Revolver by Beatles

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr

The Stranger by Billy Joel