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Album	You	Global	Diff
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	5	2.65	+2.35
G. Love And Special Sauce G. Love & Special Sauce	5	2.73	+2.27
Faust IV Faust	5	2.78	+2.22
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons	5	2.84	+2.16
Street Signs Ozomatli	5	2.87	+2.13
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes TV On The Radio	5	2.93	+2.07
Ctrl SZA	5	2.93	+2.07
Sunshine Hit Me The Bees	5	2.98	+2.02
Groovin' The Young Rascals	5	3.04	+1.96
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	5	3.14	+1.86

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	1	3.37	-2.37
The Next Day David Bowie	1	3.29	-2.29
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel	1	3.23	-2.23
Who Killed...... The Zutons? The Zutons	1	3.14	-2.14
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	1	3.12	-2.12
The Trinity Session Cowboy Junkies	1	3.08	-2.08
Eternally Yours The Saints	1	3.06	-2.06
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard Thompson	1	3.05	-2.05
Shadowland k.d. lang	1	2.87	-1.87
Slayed? Slade	1	2.87	-1.87

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Artist	Albums	Average
Pink Floyd	3	4.67
Bob Dylan	2	5
Beatles	2	5
R.E.M.	2	5
Air	2	5

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Artist	Ratings
David Bowie	5, 3, 1

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd · 1 likes

5/5

One of my favorite albums ever

Shadowland

k.d. lang · 1 likes

1/5

More like KD Lame

Celebrity Skin

Hole · 1 likes

5/5

I didn’t listen to Hole in the 90’s because I don’t like Courtney Love. Boy did I miss out! This band is amazing!

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees · 1 likes

5/5

Phenomenal album. The UK has a way of promoting these unique bands that end up on the radio or with a Mercury prize.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals · 1 likes

5/5

Groovy

1-Star Albums (13)

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

All Ratings

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Good but not enough to convert me to a dedicated follower.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Good but not great. Surprised by how much instrumental music is on this album.

Black Sabbath

3/5

Good. Glad I listened to it. Does Sabbath not use power chords? Was surprised by that.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Sunshine of your love. Obviously the best track. The rest has surprising variety and is very bluesy and not pretty. Definitely an enjoyable listen.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

It’s not so much that I disliked most of the album in a bland, idc kinda way, but maybe that this genre of music is just so dated and aged. I’m glad I listened but I won’t be back.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

I liked this album. Very eclectic, noisy and somewhat discordant. Was surprised by the horns and lengthy instrumental jams. I can tell that Phish listened to Zappa. Overall enjoyable.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

One of my top five favorite albums. The sampling, layering, and psychedelic production by the Dust Brothers made this a critic favorite when released in 1989 but never found radio success. I love The Beastie Boys!

Dire Straits

4/5

Good album. No surprises. Jangly white boy bluesy soft rock. Sultans of Swing is only standout on album.

Young Americans

David Bowie

5/5

What a phenomenal album. Had never listened before. Sometimes he reminds me of the Beatles and other times it’s straight funky like Sly or EW&F. He’s so eclectic and I love it. I’m a new fan for sure.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

5/5

Excellent. Love the first track but didn’t know who sang it. Rock ‘n soul is a perfect album title. He does early rock and roll, doo wop, and early soul with a masterful touch. Will listen again!

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

This album is eponymous for those of us who were in high school or college during the late 90’s/early aughts. I didn’t like it then, and I don’t like it now, but I recognize the importance of this album and band. I’m glad I revisited it but don’t need to listen ever again.

Eternally Yours

The Saints

1/5

I’m meh about this album. Just not overly impressed. I’m sure they made waves when they were around but now this music is dated and boring.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

I mean how can you go wrong with the classic, the inimitable SADE! This is baby making music for sure, and is great in the background. TBH though, all of her music sounds so similar. If you have heard one famous song, you will always recognize her music.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

A great album. I knew the first song but didn’t know who sang it. Interesting use of classical piano and violin sounds with her banshee-like vocals.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

2/5

Not bad. Glad I listened but I won’t be back. We are Family is the only memorable song.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Damn good album. Neil Young always sounds kinda the same to me. I prefer him with CSNY. This album is very country, lots of twang and some jangly.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

5/5

One of my favorite albums of the early 2000’s. Cannot recommend highly enough!

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

1/5

Is this the soundtrack to the worst Renaissance Fair movie?

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Fantastic! Amazing! Influential! Innovative! Creative! Masterful! This is something that I’ve listened to in the past but revisiting was impactful. I cannot say enough good things about this album.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

Such a time capsule album. It’s not my style but she’s damn talented.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

Superb. Excellent. Masterful. Memorable. One of the best hip hop albums of all time by one of the GOATs.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

4/5

Not as good as Kind of Blue but how could it be? It’s also completely different. I do like it but not sure how often I will want to listen to it.

Foo Fighters

5/5

Phenomenal album. Especially when considering that Dave Grohl wrote, played, and produced the whole thing. It is at times post grunge, 90’s rock, and other times gives hints of the radio friendly songs to come from this band.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Very bluesy. Not as much southern rock as I expected. Also lots of blues jams. Can definitely tell it is a live album. Sounds like an old juke joint.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

I mean this is classic. Many songs are very recognizable so I get the inclusion. Also, won’t be back. He was great for his time.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

3/5

Obviously a classic album that is great for what it is. Total baby-making music here. Not for me but I recognize the talent.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Classic album. More bluesy than expected. Album starts loud and strong and settles down as it progresses. Definitely understand why so many boomers love the Stones.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Great live album. Needs big speakers to sound right. I feel like this performance was very punk and had never connected that before.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Excellent. Cannot say enough good things. Am now a huge fan.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

Did not recall most of this album as I listened. A totally different experience from Dark Side. Definitely prefer Dark Side but this album is special and unique. I’m sure when it was released it was revolutionary.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

5/5

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

5/5

It’s their only good work. This was the soundtrack to my life when it came out.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Excellent. I love bossa nova/ samba.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

1/5

Not for me. Slow, boring, lame.

The Cars

5/5

Phenomenal album.

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

First song is amazing and covered in an authentic way.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

Love this dude. So 90’s.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

One of the best albums of all time. If you don’t like this, you don’t know music.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

1/5

Ok I don’t want to be a hater, but why was this included? It was a hit when it came out but I missed it and am not sorry. Strange choice.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

5/5

It’s Bob Dylan, live, early in his career. How could you go wrong?

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

It’s classic. Not my music taste but it can’t be denied.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

A great album. Not sure why the debut isn’t the album in this list unless both are included.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

4/5

Good album. Twangy and a bit jangly. I do somewhat recall this album coming out.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Classic. Totally middle school vibes. These guys are true American legends.

Technique

New Order

4/5

It’s a classic. Too much new wave and synths for me but i recognize the importance of this album.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

It’s a classic. So many famous songs.

Adele

5/5

Really good. Hello is a classic.

En-Tact

The Shamen

3/5

Pretty good. Hits in England are very different from in the US.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

4/5

Noisy. Industrial. Good stuff.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

Incredible album. Love The Police anyway though. Does anyone else feel math rock vibes from some of the drumming? Even if not it’s noticeably badass.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

I mean it’s Stevie. He’s one of the best musicians of our age.

Berlin

Lou Reed

4/5

Great album. My fave VU is with Nico, but Lou is pretty great on his own.

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Not my taste but she’s talented. The opening instrumental part is a famous sample by MF DOOM

Suzanne Vega

4/5

Not really my type of music but I still recognize the talent.

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

It’s classic.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Excellent. Such a horrible singer lol.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

One of my fave albums of all time.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

4/5

Really good. Didn’t know he had so much variety in his music. Interesting how many bands and musicians played around with exotic or ornate instrumentation.

Protection

Massive Attack

5/5

Superb but I like Mezzanine better.

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

5/5

A later album than what I used to listen to. Have seen them life in Belgium.

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

A great album! Love the funk!

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

4/5

This is the first time I’ve ever sat down and listened to an Alice Cooper album. I’m impressed!

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

Idk about this one. Not my style.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

5/5

Excellent. Again not the album that I recall being super into.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

5/5

Amazing. Groundbreaking sounds and styles.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

Love it but again not the album I was expecting in the list.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

A bunch of vaguely Irish sounding love songs.

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

Just not sure why this was included. It’s not bad but it’s not awesome either.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Good! Not Pet Sounds though. Surprisingly jangly and twangy.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

2/5

Meh

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

5 mics

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

5/5

Phenomenal album. The UK has a way of promoting these unique bands that end up on the radio or with a Mercury prize.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Meh. It’s a classic but boring

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Ok I guess.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

5/5

So good!

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Ok I guess

Celebrity Skin

Hole

5/5

I didn’t listen to Hole in the 90’s because I don’t like Courtney Love. Boy did I miss out! This band is amazing!

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Good!

Ctrl

SZA

5/5

Phenomenal

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Great album!

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Fun album.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

Umm why?

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

It’s the Beatles! All of their albums are amazing. This is not my favorite though- it only has like 2 awesome songs.

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

It’s a good album. Not great though. Wondering what other Beck albums are included in the list.

Common

5/5

It’s Common, the best conscious rapper. This is not my favorite album though so wondering what else is included in the list.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Not my favorite album of theirs but still really good. They have a distinct sound.

1999

Prince

5/5

So good!

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

4/5

Good. Classic. Not very exciting.

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Excellent. This is the sound of my early 90’s.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

It’s great!

Van Halen

4/5

Classic 70’s rock

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

Sooooo good.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Not my favorite type of music but they are talented. Very 80’s vibe.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

4/5

It’s good but not amazing.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

My first HH album. I’m blown away. I’m jazzed to explore more of his catalog.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Good. Can tell John Cale is not in the band

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

I loved this album. I thought this group was more loud and raucous. Not at all! Some great instrumentals also!

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

So precious. It’s crazy how groundbreaking this album was and now it’s boring.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

I think this album was probably heralded for its creative use of vocals - sampling, chopping, looping - but I found it pretty annoying.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

3/5

It’s pink.

The xx

5/5

Love it! Classic!

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Why are all his albums listed? They aren’t all that good tbh

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

One of the most important albums of the 90’s.

Faust IV

Faust

5/5

Never heard of them but actually liked the album a lot. Hard to define but very psychedelic.

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

So good! His voice is amazing and the music is so good!

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

5/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

Not my favorite type of music but it’s good!

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Classic 90’s. The second album is better

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

5/5

Groovy

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

It’s good. Better than 17 seconds

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Classic 90’s. You can hear foreshadowing of The Gorillaz

Virgin Suicides

Air

5/5

Love this album

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

5/5

Really good. Classic jams.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

It’s ok. Early shoegaze but super spacey and ethereal.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

It’s ok. Spacey and prog.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

So good. Brings back memories of high school.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

3/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

It’s classic

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Pretty good! Very theatrical and long instrumental jams.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of my favorite albums ever

Brothers

The Black Keys

5/5

Amazing. All of their albums are 5 stars

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

It’s Q Tip without tribe. Not bad, but sometimes overproduced

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

These songs are so familiar.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

1/5

Booooo

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

I love The Who. Except quadraphenia and it still has redeemable moments

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

5/5

Fun!

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

Throbbing Gristle

1/5

Umm no. Just no. So much no.

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

It was ok. Not sure why it’s included.

The Next Day

David Bowie

1/5

Idk why all of Bowie’s albums are included. He’s great but jeez…

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

The man in black. Always the best.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

They rock. Nothing notable though.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Surprised by some songs that sounded very 60’s hippie

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

1/5

Lame. Noisy. Repetitive.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Possibly the best unplugged album

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Classic hip hop

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

It’s good but why was it included

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

So good. More bluesy than I expected

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Super fun 90’s punk rock.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

One of my favorite instrumental albums of all time

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

I don’t think this one got 5 mics but it’s 90’s hip hop at its best. Sample heavy, stupid skits, lots of guests. RIP Trugoy.

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

5/5

Another “not my favorite by this artist” that’s still really good

Shadowland

k.d. lang

1/5

More like KD Lame

Solid Air

John Martyn

4/5

Not bad. Folksy

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

1/5

Not my cup of tea

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

90’s classic

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

3/5

Really enjoyed this one. I wonder if Lauren Hill hadn’t been so popular that this lady would have been more well known.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

It’s ok

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

3/5

Sugary pop. Only one memorable song.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Classic!

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Hmmm confused about the inclusion of this one. It’s not bad but not good either.

Peter Gabriel

1/5

Meh

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

5/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Weird but I liked it

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

One of the best jazz albums of all time

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

3/5

I liked it but not really enough to listen again. Also who the hell is this artist?

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

Strange. I like it but don’t know how to classify

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

4/5

Strange but good!

L.A. Woman

The Doors

5/5

Classic

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Love this band. Waiting for a comeback

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Fun songs

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

5/5

Classic

Slayed?

Slade

1/5

Meh

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

I liked it but it’s generally not my favorite genre

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Was more rocking that I expected

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

She’s great. The album is expansive

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

5/5

She’s great. The album is expansive

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

I listened to this on repeat during fall and winter 2001/2002. My girlfriend at the time was so annoyed.