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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
5 2.52 +2.48
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
5 2.75 +2.25
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
5 2.85 +2.15
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
5 2.96 +2.04
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
5 2.98 +2.02
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
5 3.07 +1.93
Drunk
Thundercat
5 3.12 +1.88
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
5 3.15 +1.85
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
5 3.16 +1.84
Soul Mining
The The
5 3.17 +1.83

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Frank
Amy Winehouse
1 3.46 -2.46
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
1 3.38 -2.38
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
1 3.37 -2.37
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
1 3.25 -2.25
Close To You
Carpenters
1 3.13 -2.13
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
1 3.1 -2.1
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
2 4.02 -2.02
Viva Hate
Morrissey
1 2.96 -1.96
Tapestry
Carole King
2 3.91 -1.91
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
2 3.88 -1.88

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David Bowie 6 5
Radiohead 3 5
The Who 2 5
The Prodigy 2 5
OutKast 2 5
Nirvana 2 5
Johnny Cash 2 5
Kendrick Lamar 2 5
Talking Heads 2 5

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Amy Winehouse 2 1.5

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Beatles 5, 2, 5, 2, 5

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Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye

I really have no idea why this was on here. Just dull reggae. I guess this was big in the UK in the 90s?

The Specials by The Specials

Easy 5. "Message to you Rudy" and "Monkey Man" have been in the rotation for a long time, but "Gangsters" "Do the Dog" "Nite Klub" "Concrete Jungle" and "Too Much Too Young" are all great as well!

Pretenders by Pretenders

Really dug this! I think I knew "Tattooed Love Boys" before this, and the rest of it sounded vaguely familiar? "Precious" "The Wait" and "Stop Your Sobbing" were other standouts for me

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

Look if it wasn't Clapton I'd probably give it a two. This is just the most boring bluesy songs played for way too long, maybe it blew some white teenagers mind in the 70s but now? I feel like this album is only on here because it has "Layla" on it, and everyone knows that song. But after the opening riff why go on? You already heard the one good part

1-Star Albums (12)

All Ratings (266)

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye
Aug 12 2025

Enjoyed Is That Enough, rest wasn't really my thing

So by Peter Gabriel
Aug 14 2025

Album slaps. Sledgehammer and In Your Eyes are classics obviously, but also really enjoyed That Voice Again and Big Time.

The White Album by Beatles
Aug 15 2025

Look I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, but I'm also not a psychopath to rate this anything less than 5. Obviously some classics on here, like Blackbird. Also enjoyed Back in the USSR and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Generally enjoyed side 1 more than side 2.

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Aug 19 2025

Not really my thing, but enjoyed Pale September

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul
Aug 21 2025

Mostly not my thing, but did my find myself jamming to a couple songs. "Dance" and "Jazzie's Groove" in particular

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
Aug 22 2025

This was an interesting one! Enjoyed "Cowboy" "Dragon (Icelandic)" and "Blue Eyed Pop"

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Aug 25 2025

I liked the folk aspects, wasn't too keen on the easy listening-esque parts. Enjoyed "One Of These Things First"

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles
Aug 26 2025

This is the kind of album I think of when I say I don't really like the Beatles. "And I Love Her" is the only song on here I somewhat enjoyed.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Aug 27 2025

Enjoyed this slightly more than Here My Dear. Enjoyed "Let's Get It On" obviously, but also liked "Come Get to This"

Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair
Aug 28 2025

Had somehow never heard of her, although I do listen to stuff that was clearly influenced by her. Particularly enjoyed "6'1" and "Never Said"

Sep 01 2025

Look this isn't one of the greatest pieces of human art or anything like that, but it is perfect drunk in a dive bar and everyone starts singing along to "Simple Man"

Be by Common
Sep 02 2025

I enjoyed the Kanye beats, wasn't as grabbed by Common's rapping. "The Food - Live" was probably my fave on here

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
Sep 03 2025

I like jazz! Really! But I could not get into this at all. Just 10 minute songs noodling around on the organ, did not grab me in any way.

Fred Neil by Fred Neil
Sep 04 2025

I liked parts of this! Guy has a crazy voice! Enjoyed "That's The Bag I'm In" "Everything Happens" and "Sweet Cocaine" the most.

Sep 05 2025

I wanted to like this more! The description sounded cool but it didn't grab me. "Brimful of Asha" was way too repetitive for me, but the Fatboy Slim remix is okay. Did enjoy "We're In Yr Corner" though

Green by R.E.M.
Sep 08 2025

Already knew and loved "Stand" and "Orange Crush" obviously, but enjoyed "Pop Song 89" "You Are The Everything" and "Turn You Inside-Out"

Revolver by Beatles
Sep 09 2025

"Here, There, and Everywhere" "She Said She Said" "Good Day Sunshine" "For No One" all rock

New York Dolls by New York Dolls
Sep 10 2025

Can definitely see some of the influence this had. Enjoyed "Looking For a Kiss" "Frankenstein" and "Trash" in particular.

Butterfly by Mariah Carey
Sep 12 2025

my poor ears

Illmatic by Nas
Sep 15 2025

I knew and liked N.Y. State of Mind but I don't think I had ever listened to another Nas song, and this fucking ruled. "N.Y. State of Mind" "Life's a Bitch" and "The World is Yours" are all fantastic

Sep 16 2025

This was tough for me, I'm pretty hot and cold on this album. I loooove "21st Century Schizoid Man" then "I Talk to The Wind" loses me. then "Epitaph" draws me back, then "Moonchild" reeeeeally loses me. and then I like "Court of the Crimson King!" I guess it all just kinda averages out.

Connected by Stereo MC's
Sep 17 2025

This is fine, but very samey? "Step It Up" was probably my fave on here

Protection by Massive Attack
Sep 18 2025

I like Massive Attack! Mezzanine is a great album! But this one didn't really do it for me. "Karmacoma" and "Heat Miser" were the only songs I really got into on here

Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Sep 19 2025

Mostly really dug this! "Sure 'Nuff'n'Yes, I Do" "Zig Zag Wanderer" "Call On Me" "I'm Glad" "Electricity" and "Plastic Factory" were all great!

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Sep 22 2025

It's okay! Not entirely my thing, but okay! "Pusherman" "Freddie's Dead" and "Superfly" were my faves

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Sep 23 2025

It's great. "Cracked Actor" "The Prettiest Star" "The Jean Genie" and "Lady Grinning Soul" were my faves on here.

Vivid by Living Colour
Sep 24 2025

I like parts of this! "Cult of Personality" obviously but enjoyed "Middle Man" and "Glamour Boys" as well.

Maxinquaye by Tricky
Sep 25 2025

Not really my thing, guess this guy might be why I didn't like Massive Attack's first album very much either. "Black Steel" and "Brand New You're Retro" were probably the ones I enjoyed the most

Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sep 26 2025

Finally someone I've seen live on this list! Even some of the songs on this album I've heard live! Generally I think Nick Cave was better live but I still like this album. "Stagger Lee" and "The Curse of Millhaven" are probably my faves on here, but this is the kinda music I have to be in the right mood for.

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
Sep 29 2025

This is probably a generational thing, but I was expecting to have a really hard time not hearing Chef, and it actually wasn't for the most part, only every once in a while did it kinda come through! I think mostly cause he's so much younger on this. "Walk On By" and "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" were my faves, and I enjoyed parts of "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" it just needed to be way shorter

Different Class by Pulp
Sep 30 2025

This wasn't it for me. It sounded kinda like a bunch of different bands I like but without the parts I enjoyed. Hard to put into words. I fee like if you were a gen xer in the UK this is your holy grail but otherwise not so much. "Sorted For E's & Wizz" was about the only song I enjoyed on here.

Among The Living by Anthrax
Oct 01 2025

This was okay, enjoyed the music more than the vocals. "Caught In A Mosh" and "Efilnikufesin N.F.L." were probably my faves on here.

Oedipus Schmoedipus by Barry Adamson
Oct 02 2025

This was an odd one. I get that this was supposed to be a movie soundtrack but it felt like at least 3 different movies. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" was about the only song I somewhat enjoyed here. Great album title though.

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Oct 03 2025

Easy 5. More familiar with Doolittle but already knew and loved "Where is My Mind?" and "Gigantic." Now having listened to the whole album can add "Bone Machine" "River Euphrates" "Cactus" and "Tony's Theme" to the list.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Oct 06 2025

This is what they play at the starbucks in purgatory

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Oct 07 2025

This was fine, not really my thing. Enjoyed "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Sing A Single Song" the most

Tago Mago by Can
Oct 08 2025

I liked the first half of this album a good amount, then it lost me in the back half. "Oh Yeah" was my favorite on here

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
Oct 09 2025

I liked this more than I was expecting to! "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" and "Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall" were my favorites on here.

Calenture by The Triffids
Oct 10 2025

This didn't really grab me at all. Extremely 80s and not in a good way.

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen
Oct 13 2025

Mostly ehh to bad for me. Did enjoy "Adam Raised A Cain" and "The Promised Land" though.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
Oct 14 2025

Generally I'm more of a Strokes or Interpol guy, but the three song run of "Mr. Brightside" "Smile Like You Mean It" and "Somebody Told Me" is pretty unimpeachable. That being said, the rest of the album is solidly okay for me.

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Oct 15 2025

This was very cool! Very vibey and ephemeral. Enjoyed "Cherry-coloured Funk" "Pitch The Baby" "Iceblink Luck" and "Heaven or Las Vegas" the most.

Fun House by The Stooges
Oct 16 2025

Biased cause I already loved this album, but easy 5/5 for me. "Down On The Street" is so so good, and I also love "Loose" "T.V. Eye" and "1970"

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
Oct 17 2025

This really made me feel old in that it felt so early aughts and that that is an actual thing that can be identified now. That being said, the music was okay, but wasn't really into the vocals. "No Intention" was really the only song I enjoyed on here.

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Oct 20 2025

I've tried Thelonious Monk a couple times before and always just bounced off, not sure why. Started listening to this one, and was afraid the same thing was happening, but finally after a minute or two into the third song "Pannonica" it clicked for me. I still don't think I would seek most of these songs out, but very enjoyable to sit back and vibe to. "Pannonica" is my fave on here.

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys
Oct 21 2025

Always just had this filed away as the "Sabotage" album, but there was plenty of other good stuff here! "Root Down" and "Get It Together" were very good as well, and it was funny to where Prodigy got the Funky Shit sample from. Generally this album was more jazzy than I expected, which some straight up punk songs

Oct 22 2025

This is mostly not my thing, although I do like a few of the songs, and the general sentiment. "Greetings To the New Brunette" "The Marriage" "Levi Stubbs Tears" and "Help Save the Youth of America" were all good.

Drunk by Thundercat
Oct 23 2025

Knew a couple songs off here, and already loved "Them Changes" but this whole album was great! Funky, groovy, jazzy, funny, and weird. "Captain Stupido" and "A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite III)" were my other faves.

The Visitors by ABBA
Oct 24 2025

I liked this way more than I expected to! The only ABBA song I think I could name off the top of my head before this was "Dancing Queen" which I don't really care for, but this was good! "The Visitors" into "Head Over Heels" into "When All Is Said and Done" was a great run, and probably were my favorites on here!

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Oct 27 2025

The best selling album of all time! I'm personally not a big fan of his music, its fine to me. That being said, the fact that "Thriller" "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" are all off the same album is crazy. But I think those 3 mega hits kinda blind everyone to the the fact that the rest of this album is merely fine? "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is pretty good, but everything else was very forgettable to me. Except "The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)" which is actively bad and weird. Overall, it just averages out to merely fine for me. (Maybe an extra half point for giving us some great Weird Al songs)

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Oct 28 2025

This was weird for me because I like a lot of stuff similar/adjacent to this, but this just didn't really grab me. "White Winter Hymnal" I had heard before and is great though.

461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton
Oct 29 2025

Look I can understand people having difficulty separating the art from the artist. I've had that with Kanye, I get it. But at least Kanye made good fucking music for a while there. I don't understand people's obsession with artists like Chris Brown or Eric Clapton, the music isn't even good.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Oct 30 2025

Already had "I Might Be Wrong" and "Hunting Bears" on a couple playlists, but didn't know the rest of this album very well. Is it my favorite Radiohead album? No, but it's still very good. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" "Pyramid Song" and "You and Whose Army?" were other faves.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Oct 31 2025

I liked this way more than the previous Nick Drake album from this list. The whole album was good, but particularly enjoyed "Road" "Which Will" and "Pink Moon"

Nov 03 2025

U2 is just not my thing, "Trip Through Your Wires" was about the only song I liked on here.

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
Nov 04 2025

Easy and immediate 5 for me. Already knew and loved this album. "Smacked my Bitch Up" into "Breathe" into "Diesel Power" is a fantastic run, and most everything else here is really good too. "Fuel My Fire" is maybe the only weaker spot here.

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro
Nov 05 2025

This was odd. Felt like it was somewhere between Ween and the Vandals, but glam rocky? Mostly just okay for me but did enjoy "The Age of Pamparius" and "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker"

Nov 06 2025

Wild that this came out in 1978. Already knew and liked "Uncontrollable Urge" but also enjoyed "Jocko Homo" "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy" and "Come Back Jonee" a lot.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Nov 07 2025

"Bonin In the Boneyard" is still the best song on here, but also found I enjoyed "Ma and Pa" "Freddie's Dead" "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)" and "Subliminal Fascism" generally this was more metal-y than I was expecting.

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Nov 10 2025

I didn't get the Amy Winehouse hype when I was younger, and I went into this thinking maybe that would have changed as an adult. It has not. Just very much not my thing at all, and her style of singing is not enjoyable for me.

Who's Next by The Who
Nov 11 2025

Easy 5. "Baba O'Riley" "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" are amazing obviously. But "Bargain" and "Love Ain't For Keeping" are good too. This album is definitely not as good in the middle, but the beginning and end more than make up for it.

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Nov 12 2025

Another album I already knew and loved most of. "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" "Hotel Yorba" "I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman" "Fell In Love With a Girl" "Offend in Every Way" and "We're Gonna Be Friends" have been in my playlist rotations for a long time now, but checking out the rest of this album I also enjoyed "Expecting" and "I Think I Smell a Rat"

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Nov 13 2025

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! "Remember Tomorrow" "Phantom of the Opera" "Transylvania" and "Charlotte the Harlot" were faves

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics
Nov 14 2025

I really liked this! I think the only song of theirs off here I had heard was "Have Love Will Travel" but I liked basically everything on here. Mostly covers of 50s songs but done in such a rough and energetic way you can really feel the essence of punk kinda forming within. "The Witch" "Psycho" and "Strychnine" were faves as well.

With The Beatles by Beatles
Nov 17 2025

Continuing the trend of me not really liking early Beatles, their 2nd album just isn't it for me. "Don't Bother Me" is really the only song on here I kinda like.

Pornography by The Cure
Nov 18 2025

I dig the music and vibes, just not a huge fan of Robert Smith's singing. "One Hundred Years" and "One Strange Day" were faves on here

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
Nov 19 2025

I mostly liked this! Very chill. "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" "Red Headed Stranger" and "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" were faves on here.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Nov 20 2025

Not my thing at all. "We Are Family" is fine I guess

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Nov 21 2025

Generally liked this. Didn't need to be 2 discs though. "100%" "Shoot" "Sugar Kane" and "Chapel Hill" were faves on here

Nov 24 2025

On Speakerboxxx. faves were "GhettoMusick" "Unhappy" "The Way You Move" "The Rooster" and "Church." The amount of times I heard "The Way You Move" at every school dance growing up, it's impressive I don't outright hate that song. On The Love Below, faves were "Hey Ya!" (obviously) "Roses" "Good Day, Good Sir (Interlude)" (Which I had heard on tiktok and always thought was a random skit audio, never realized it was an OutKast bit) "Behold A Lady" "Pink & Blue" and "Dracula's Wedding"

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Nov 25 2025

This was okay, none of the Smiths stuff I enjoy is on here really. "Frankly Mr. Shankly" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again" are good

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley
Nov 26 2025

Not really my thing. Guy has a nice voice but this is not my style of music.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Nov 27 2025

Not my thing. "Runnin' With The Devil" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" are alright.

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Nov 28 2025

Already knew and loved a few of these songs. "All I Need" and "House of Cards" had been in rotation for a long time. Also loved "15 Step" "Bodysnatchers" "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" and "Videotape"

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
Dec 01 2025

Funny that I knew more songs off this album than Ill Communication, but ended up liking that album more. This is a fun but juvenile debut album, with some good songs, but you can tell they were only just figuring out their sound. "Fight For Your Right" and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" are the best on here, but also enjoyed "Rhymin & Stealin" and "The New Style"

Dec 02 2025

Knew "Right Here, Right Now" "Rockefeller Skank" and "Praise You" already, but also enjoyed "In Heaven" "Gangster Trippin" and "Soul Surfing"

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
Dec 03 2025

I just can't take his voice seriously, I've heard it parodied too much. Did enjoy "Cold Irons Bound"

Graceland by Paul Simon
Dec 04 2025

There are definitely some bangers on here, but it does fall short of being a 5. "I Know What I Know" "Homeless" and of course "You Can Call Me Al" are my faves on here.

Lost Souls by Doves
Dec 05 2025

The first half sounded like off brand Radiohead and the second half sounded like off brand Coldplay. Guess this was a UK thing? "Sea Song" was alright.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
Dec 08 2025

I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to! Saw "live jazz album from the 60s" and was initially wary, but this was good listening! Enough going on to keep me interested but not going wild, and I actually enjoyed it being a live album? The occasional bit of glasses clinking or talking cutting in I think actually added to the atmosphere a bit. "Gloria's Step" and "Alice In Wonderland" are faves on here.

xx by The xx
Dec 09 2025

This was a tough one to rate. "Intro" and "Crystallized" have been in my rotation for a while now, and listening to it now, I enjoyed "VCR" and "Islands" as well, but this album kinda falls apart in the back half. It gets a little too loose and ethereal and forgets to make music happen. If it was just the first half it'd be a solid 4, maybe even 5.

Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub
Dec 10 2025

"December" "What You Do To Me" "Star Sign" and "Alcoholiday" were all decent, but the rest of this kinda bounced off me.

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Dec 11 2025

Another album where I went "Yessss" when it popped up. "Someone Great" is one of the danciest depressing songs out there, and "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" and "All My Friends" are amazing as well. Also found I enjoyed "Get Innocuous!" and "Watch The Tapes"

Dec 12 2025

Is Korn good? No. Is this album good? Also no. Is it weirdly fun sometimes? Oh yeah.

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
Dec 15 2025

It is a testament to how good a rapper Biggie was that even with all the weird skits and sex noise bits that this is still a good album. I liked "Things Done Changed" "Gimme The Loot" and "Machine Gun Funk" and of course "Big Poppa" is a classic.

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
Dec 16 2025

Mostly enjoyed this! I just wish it slightly fewer skits and bits. "(3 Is) The Magi Number" "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)" "Eye Know" "Tread Water" and "Potholes In My Lawn" were all faves.

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson
Dec 17 2025

"Irresponsible Hate Anthem" "The Beautiful People" "Tourniquet" and "Angel With The Scabbed Wings" are decent, but the rest of this kinda blends together for me

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Dec 18 2025

Enjoyable and chill! Was very nice to listen to while it snowed outside. "All Blues" and "Blue in Green" were favorites on here.

Dec 19 2025

Automatic 5d. Arguably one of the best live albums of all time. Great stripped down versions of their originals, and fantastic covers. Not even gonna pick favorites cause they're all favorites.

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Dec 22 2025

Would I listen to this on my own? No. Would I drunkenly sing along to this with a bar full of strangers at 1 AM? Absolutely.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Dec 23 2025

Was happy to see this pop up! Had a few Fela Kuti songs lurking around on my playlists but hasn't listened to this one, and enjoyed it! "Black Man's Cry" and "Let's Start" were faves on here.

The Dreaming by Kate Bush
Dec 24 2025

Enjoyed "Sat In The Lap" and "Suspended in Gaffa" the most, but generally enjoyed this! "There Goes A Tenner" and "Night of the Swallow" were also fun.

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott
Dec 25 2025

Not my thing. Not actively irritating but not my thing.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Dec 29 2025

This was an interesting one to get for 100. It's crazy to me that "Welcome to the Jungle" "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" are not only on the same album, but that it's their debut album. "It's So Easy" and "My Michelle" are also alright, but holy fuck these songs are overplayed. This isn't really my style of music, but I'm not gonna pretend like these songs aren't at least decent, but goddamn it's been almost 40 years I think we can stop playing these songs on the radio.

Garbage by Garbage
Dec 30 2025

I knew and liked "Supervixen" "Only Happy When It Rains" and "Stupid Girl" off this, and those remain my faves on here. I had never listened to the whole thing, and I enjoyed it! Found I also especially enjoyed "Queer" "Not My Idea" and "Vow"

1984 by Van Halen
Dec 31 2025

Still not my thing. I kinda like the cheesy synth riff of "Jump" but even that is mostly a nostalgia for 80s movie soundtracks than the actual song itself. The noodley guitar solos just don't do it for me.

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo
Jan 01 2026

This was hit or miss for me. I enjoyed "The Shining Hour" Wish You Well" and "Dixie Drugstore", but the rest was mostly okay for me.

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jan 02 2026

Mostly enjoyed! "Carry On" "Helpless" "Our House" and "Country Girl" were faves on here.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Jan 05 2026

This was a weird one, cause I'd be super into a song or two, and then kinda zoned out for a couple and then he'd come in with another banger. "Sign o' the Times" "Housequake" "Starfish & Coffee" "Hot Thing" and "The Cross" were faves on here.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Jan 06 2026

This was alright for me! Enjoyed "Cloud Nine" and "Runaway Child, Running Wild"

Jan 07 2026

This was really good! Much more obviously club music than the other albums of theirs I've listened to. "Break & Enter" "Their Law" "Voodoo People" and "Poison" were faves on here.

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Jan 08 2026

This was great! I think the only thing I had heard off here prior was the "Boy Named Sue" rendition, but this whole things was awesome!

The Doors by The Doors
Jan 09 2026

This was good especially for a debut album! "Break On Through" and "Light My Fire" were the only songs I already knew off here, and I also enjoyed "The Soul Kitchen" "Back Door Man" "End of the Night" and "The End"

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
Jan 12 2026

I mean c'mon. Easy 5. "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" were already familiar to me but also enjoyed "Head Over Heels" "The Working Hour" and "Mothers Talk"

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan 13 2026

Hard to rate. There's a few good songs on here like "Suck My Kiss" "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge" but I wouldn't say the rest is amazing, merely okay, like "Breaking The Girl" and "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and some are actively bad, like "Apache Rose Peacock"

Ocean Rain by Echo And The Bunnymen
Jan 14 2026

I mostly enjoyed this. I think the only thing I had heard off of here was "The Killing Moon" but also enjoyed "Seven Seas" "My Kingdom" "Silver" and "Yo Yo Man"

Transformer by Lou Reed
Jan 15 2026

So weird and so good. "Vicious" "Andy's Chest" "Hangin' Round" "Walk On the Wild Side" and "Satellite of Love" were faves on here.

Risque by CHIC
Jan 16 2026

Dug this more than I expected to! "Good Times" is great, and also enjoyed "My Forbidden Lover" and "What About Me"

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Jan 19 2026

Easy 5. Fairly certain I heard at least one song off of this album at every party/hangout I went to in 2013. "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" "Backstreet Freestyle" and "Swimming Pools (Drank)" I already knew and liked, but also enjoyed "Money Trees" and "m.A.A.d city"

Jan 20 2026

I think the only War song I knew was "Low Rider" and I was pleasantly surprised by this! "City, Country, City" "The World is a Ghetto" and "Beetles in the Bog" were faves on here.

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Jan 21 2026

Perfectly serviceable rock. "La Grange" is great, "Waitin' For the Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago" are good, and the rest is okay.

Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye
Jan 22 2026

I really have no idea why this was on here. Just dull reggae. I guess this was big in the UK in the 90s?

Jan 23 2026

Easy 5. "Thank You For Sending Me an Angel" "The Good Thing" "Found a Job" "Artists Only" and "Take Me to the River" are all amazing, and the rest of the album is great as well.

Dookie by Green Day
Jan 26 2026

I think this album just veers over the pop/punk line into pop too much for me, it's not bad, just not amazing to me. Plus I think "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" while good, are just overplayed. "Longview" and "Welcome to Paradise" still hold up though.

The Band by The Band
Jan 27 2026

I don't know why I enjoy the band when this is typically not my kinda thing. "Rag Mama Rag" "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" "Up On Cripple Creek" and "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" are all great

Sulk by The Associates
Jan 28 2026

This was all over the place. I was varying wildly between hating it and loving it, sometimes in the same song. I feel like overall it was a no for me though. I did enjoy "Love Hangover" though

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart
Jan 29 2026

I was whelmed. Didn't grab me at all, felt very generic. Did have some interesting stuff happening musically at times, but the vocals put me off mostly.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Jan 30 2026

While this is better than the other album of hers I got on here, I just can't get into Amy Winehouse.

Feb 02 2026

It is impossible for me to be objective about this one, this album is early college for me, it was inescapable at the time and in a good way. "Time to Pretend" "Electric Feel" and "Kids" are so so good, and "Weekend Wars" and "The Youth" are also great. The back half of the album is definitely a little weaker, with the only standout for me being "The Handshake"

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Feb 03 2026

Easy 5 for me. "Chameleon" and "Watermelon Man" have bene in the playlists for a long time, and "Sly" is great too. "Vein Melter" is a little weaker for me personally but still good.

A Northern Soul by The Verve
Feb 04 2026

Didn't really vibe with this one, occasionally had some cool dreamy stuff going on but wasn't consistent enough for me. I liked parts of "On Your Own" and "Life's an Ocean"

Viva Hate by Morrissey
Feb 05 2026

Bad album by a bad human.

The Specials by The Specials
Feb 06 2026

Easy 5. "Message to you Rudy" and "Monkey Man" have been in the rotation for a long time, but "Gangsters" "Do the Dog" "Nite Klub" "Concrete Jungle" and "Too Much Too Young" are all great as well!

Moving Pictures by Rush
Feb 09 2026

"Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ" are great, the rest of this is good, but I don't love love it.

Melodrama by Lorde
Feb 10 2026

For modern pop, Lorde is alright. Still not my thing but it's okay. Enjoyed "Homemade Dynamite" and the Loveless half of "Hard Feelings/Loveless" the rest of the album isn't bad to me, just didn't grab me at all.

Group Sex by Circle Jerks
Feb 11 2026

Great quick album. "Wasted" "World Up My Ass" "Paid Vacation" "Live Fast Die Young" and "Group Sex" are all great

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
Feb 12 2026

Had never heard of her, and this was pretty good! "Modern Kosmology" "Slow Motion" "The Architect" and "The Lightning Back" were all enjoyable

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock
Feb 13 2026

Man this was rough to get through. This is the music that the rich kid who went to your high school makes to seem tough, but they're too dumb to realize everyone is laughing at them.

Purple Rain by Prince
Feb 16 2026

This fucking rules. "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry" are probably my faves on here but "Take Me With U" "Darling Nikki" and obviously "Purple Rain" are great as well. Also hadn't realized that "Darling Nikki" is the song that made Tipper Gore absolutely lose her shit.

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Feb 17 2026

Enjoyed this! "Tell Me Why" "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "Southern Man" and "Don't Let It Bring You Down" were my faves on here.

Fragile by Yes
Feb 18 2026

Always fun to listen to a song and be like "Oh that where that meme/trend came from" Anyways, "Roundabout" "We Have Heaven" and "South Side of the Sky" are great, and I enjoyed "Long Distance Runaround" "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" as well.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Feb 19 2026

Mostly okay for me! Enjoyed "Relax (Come Fighting)" and "Two Tribes" and the covers of "War" and "San Jose (The Way)" were interesting, but the rest didn't grab me too much

Sail Away by Randy Newman
Feb 20 2026

I weirdly mostly liked this? "Lonely at the Top" and "Political Science" were my faves on here.

Low by David Bowie
Feb 23 2026

Lots going on here! My third Bowie album on this list so far and the third Brian Eno produced album! And wow this is probably my favorite Bowie album of the three so far, which is saying something cause I liked the other ones. Cool instrumentals and sounds throughout. Felt very experimental. "Speed of Life" "Breaking Glass" "Sound and Vision" "Warszawa" and "Weeping Wall" were all great but "Subterraneans" was a standout to me with the creepy vibes

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Feb 24 2026

This was awesome! "Plastico" "Buscando Guayaba" and "Pedro Navaja" were great and I enjoyed "Dime" as well.

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Feb 25 2026

Great album! Interesting time signatures, chill vibes, easy to listen to. "Take Five" is obviously the standout, but I also enjoyed "Blue Rondo a la Turk" "Strange Meadow Lark" and "Kathy's Waltz"

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
Feb 26 2026

Enjoyed this! I can definitely see why some might find it irritating sonically with the sometimes *interesting* choices. Faves were "Non Alignment Pact" "Modern Dance" "Street Waves" and "Life Stinks"

Justified by Justin Timberlake
Feb 27 2026

Just so early 2000s pop. "Rock Your Body" is the only song on here I don't actively dislike, and even then it's kind of a "so bad it's enjoyable" vibe,

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age
Mar 02 2026

Queens of the Stone Age is one of those bands that's had several songs floating around my playlist for a long time but I've never sat down and investigated too much, and this was great! Right in that stoner rock/sludge metal vibe I enjoy! Faves were "If Only" "Walking on the Sidewalk" and "Mexicola" but generally enjoyed the whole thing!

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Mar 03 2026

Not gonna deny her vocal talents, this is just very much not my thing.

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl
Mar 04 2026

Just not much here for me, not actively bad but didn't grab me at all. There was an occasional groove I'd enjoy but it would never go anywhere interesting.

Mar 05 2026

Almost 150 in, and this is the worst album I've heard on here so far. I saw "early UK Rap" and was interested, but this was horrible. I legitimately had to look up and verify whether or not this was satire. His delivery is awkward and the flow is nonexistent. The music sounds like he randomly picked a pre made tune that came with his keyboard.

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Mar 06 2026

This was a tough one to rate. This album had some good bits, but they never stayed long enough, and frankly reading about the recording of this album, the whole thing feels kind of exploitative.

Arrival by ABBA
Mar 09 2026

To start off with,, "When I Kissed the Teacher" is YIKES! "Dancing Queen" is I think overrated, but still good. The favorites on here are probably the 4 track run of "Money, Money, Money" "That's Me" "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" and "Tiger"

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Mar 10 2026

Fantastic! Almost a gospel album but also I think more accessible to the general public than some of his other stuff. "Get Ready For Love" "Hiding All Away" "Nature Boy" and "Breathless" were faves on here.

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Mar 11 2026

This gets a reluctant 5. I wanted to like this more than I did. The way everyone talked about this album had me expecting a lot from it, and it didn't quite live up to that. It's good, don't get me wrong, but not mind blowing. "Wish You Were Here" is great, obviously. And I liked "Welcome to the Machine" as well as most of both "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"s. It still gets a 5 cause only one song on the album "Have A Cigar" not being my thing is still a pretty damn good ratio.

Quiet Life by Japan
Mar 12 2026

Interesting early UK new wave. Faves were "Quiet Life" "Fall In Love With Me" "Alien" and "A Foreign Place" If I had one critique it'd be that it felt very samey after a while.

Rocks by Aerosmith
Mar 13 2026

I didn't hate this, but didn't really like it either. "Last Child" or "Sick as a Dog" are the only standouts on here for me, rest is pretty generic meh

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
Mar 16 2026

This was good, but falls into the same category as a lot of these early 60s and 50s albums do for me, where they have one or two really kickass songs, like "Cry to Me" and "Can't Nobody Love You" on here, and the rest feels kinda like filler that was mandated by the record execs. I think this does a little better, cause he has a great voice, and even though it can get a bit samey in parts, it's at least a good same.

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Mar 17 2026

"Paint it Black" and "Under my Thumb" are by far the best on here, and are basically the only thing preventing this from being a 3. "Lady Jane" and "Doncha Bother Me" are also good. "Stupid Girl" and "Going Home" are kinda grating though.

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall
Mar 18 2026

Took me a minute but found myself getting into this. The driving rhythms with the almost incomprehensible lyrics that are almost rap in a way? "Ladybird (Green Grass)" "Lost in Music" "I'm Going to Spain" "Service" and "The League of Bald-Headed Men" were faves on here.

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Mar 19 2026

Dug it! Also suddenly understood some references from other songs after listening to this. "Sunday Morning" "I'm Waiting For The Man" "Femme Fatale" "Venus in Furs" and "Heroin" were faves on here.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents
Mar 20 2026

I don't even know if I can rate this? More like an avant garde art piece than an actual album? Some of it interesting, some of it annoying, some of it creepy. I kinda enjoyed "Blue Rosebuds" and "Laughing Song" but can't exactly say I'd sit down and listen to this album for fun?

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Mar 23 2026

Another album that I've had several songs floating around on my playlists for years. "2+2=5" "Sit Down, Stand Up" "Sail to the Moon" "Where I End and You Begin" "There, There" and "I WIll" are all great. "Go to Sleep" is probably my favorite underrated Radiohead song. Also had somehow missed "Myxomatosis" and liked that too!

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Mar 24 2026

I like some Arcade Fire but this one didn't really grab me. "Intervention" "Windowsill" and "No Cars Go" were good but the rest just mostly missed me.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Mar 26 2026

This was not fun to get through. Only 8 songs on the album and three of them over 15 minutes is not great. "Statesboro Blues" and "Hot'Lanta" were fine

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Mar 27 2026

Not as good as their next album, but still great! "This Is A Call" is the standout here, but "I'll Stick Around" "Alone + Easy Target" "Good Grief" "Floaty" and "X-Static" are all good as well.

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Mar 30 2026

Was very happy to have this one come up, another album where I've had about half of the songs lurking around playlists for a long time. "Cherub Rock" "Today" and "Disarm" are the standouts, but I also really like "Quiet" "Rocket" "Geek U.S.A" and "Mayonaise"

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
Mar 31 2026

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would! "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time after Time" are the only ones I really recognized, but "When You Were Mine" "She Bop" and "All Through The Night" were good as well!

The Only Ones by The Only Ones
Apr 02 2026

Parts of this were good, felt kinda like a milder Buzzcocks at times, but generally didn't grab me too much. "Another Girl, Another Planet" and "Language Problem" were the faves on here.

Let It Be by The Replacements
Apr 03 2026

Generally liked this! The only song I had heard before was "Androgynous" which was the standout here for me, but I also enjoyed "I Will Dare" and "We're Comin' Out"

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
Apr 06 2026

My first non Beatles Beatles album so far I think! This was pretty good! I had heard "Band on the Run" before obviously, but "Jet" and "Let Me Roll It" were the standouts for me here. Also enjoyed "Mrs. Vandebilt" and "Bluebird" and "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" were decent as well.

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
Apr 07 2026

I mean it's an obvious 5. Classic from the start. Obviously I knew and loved "Folsom Prison Blues" but I also really enjoyed "Dark as the Dungeon" and "Cocaine Blues." The whole album is really good between the songs, and the cheers of the inmates, and the occasional warden announcement.

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Apr 08 2026

Was feeling mostly meh about the first half of this album, with "Man" being the only standout for me. In the back half, I already knew and liked "Maps" but ended up really enjoying "Y Control" and also liked "No No No" and "Modern Romance"

Bongo Rock by Incredible Bongo Band
Apr 09 2026

This was cool to listen to! Lots of "Oh yeah I guess that's where that sample came from" throughout. And it was pretty easy to groove to as well.

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
Apr 10 2026

This is just fine? Like non offensive but not interesting at all. "Mrs. Robinson" was basically the most interesting thing on here, and it's never good when the best song on the album is a cover.

Apr 13 2026

This album is just weird, in a good way. I feel like I'll have to do a Beatles album ranking when I'm through with all their stuff on this list. The starting run of "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" into "With A Little Help From My Friends" into "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" is pretty great. The middle of the album feels a bit weaker, but is still good. The sitar on "Within You Without You" is very cool, and the back half of the album picks up again with "When I'm Sixty Four" being the standout in the back half for me.

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Apr 14 2026

I don't think I enjoyed this album quite as much as This Year's Model but it was still good! "Welcome to the Working Week" "Miracle Man" "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" "Less Than Zero" and "Watching the Detectives" were all enjoyable, and "Waiting For the End of the World" was probably my favorite on here.

Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Apr 15 2026

This was fine? Very samey after a while. Listened to it in the morning and by the time I'm writing this review in the evening and I really couldn't remember much about it and had to listen to it again. "Happy When It Rains" "April Skies" and "About You" are the standouts for me

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star
Apr 16 2026

Kinda all over the place here. A few songs stood out to me "Thank You Friends" "Jesus Christ" "Holocaust" and "Blue Moon" were all good, but the rest felt like it disappeared into a very same-y mush.

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr
Apr 17 2026

This was pretty good! The rapping style makes it sounds older than it is, but that's not a bad thing. Very chill and easy to vibe to. "Step In the Arena" "Execution of a Chump" "Who's Gonna Take The Weight" and "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" were the standouts for me

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
Apr 20 2026

Another one I was happy to get! "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger" have been in the rotation for a long time, but also enjoyed "Sixteen" "Some Weird Sin" . The back half is a bit weaker but did enjoy "Neighborhood Threat" If we're going by how well some of these lyrics have aged like -300/5 . Like I know every single male rock star from this time period was very openly sleeping with underage groupies but jesus dude

Pretenders by Pretenders
Apr 21 2026

Really dug this! I think I knew "Tattooed Love Boys" before this, and the rest of it sounded vaguely familiar? "Precious" "The Wait" and "Stop Your Sobbing" were other standouts for me

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode
Apr 22 2026

Knew and liked "Never Let Me Down" off here but hadn't heard the rest of the album. Generally liked it, although it could get a bit repetitive in some songs. "Nothing" was the other big standout here for me, but also enjoyed "Strangelove" and "Sacred"

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Apr 23 2026

Kinda like a cosmic gumbo. Seems like an obvious pairing of music genres in retrospect but this was pretty cool! "Queremos Paz" "Epoca" and "Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)" were the faves on here

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Apr 24 2026

Better than I was expecting! Quick and to the point, and funnier in parts than I would have thought. "Traveling Man" was probably my fave on here, but "Coat of Many Colors" "She Never Met a Man (She Didn't Like)" and "Early Morning Breeze were good as well!

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
Apr 27 2026

Crazy how much influence you can hear in this, and it's also impressive how fast it is! All of the songs are barely over two minutes. "Tutti Frutti" is great obviously, but "Long Tall Sally (The Thing)" and "Rip It Up" were other standouts

Apr 28 2026

Some absolute classics on here like "Fuck Tha Police" and "Express Yourself". I also enjoyed "If It Ain't Ruff" and "Quiet On Tha Set". The beats are great, and you can see how influential this album was on rap for the next couple decades.

Bone Machine by Tom Waits
Apr 29 2026

Crazy how divisive Tom Waits is on here. This is so good, at times dark and dreary, at times funny. "Goin Out West" and "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" are the standouts here for me, but I also enjoyed "The Earth Died Screaming" "Dirt In The Ground" and "Jesus Gonna Be Here"

Elastica by Elastica
Apr 30 2026

Decent but didn't grab me a ton! Felt very middle of the road-y rock. I think I had only maybe heard "Connections" before? Enjoyed that one and "Car Song" the most

U2 is just too bland for me. The first 3 songs "Beautiful Day" "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" and "Elevation" are the best on here, and they're still just kind of okay?

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
May 04 2026

I was curious about this one, I've been meaning to check Frank Ocean out, as I like a lot of the guys from Odd Future he's associated with, even if he is more R&B/Soul than them. This still isn't my go to style of music, but I definitely enjoyed his "alt R&B" more than a lot of the other examples of the R&B genre I've gotten on this list so far "Thinkin Bout You" "Super RIch Kids" "Lost" and "Monks" were standouts for me here

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
May 05 2026

This is not normally my style, but dammit I can't help but like Sinatra. It's not always the vibe I want, but it's a good vibe! "You Make Me Feel So Young" "Old Devil Moon" "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Anything Goes" were standouts for me.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
May 06 2026

2nd album of theirs so far, didn't enjoy this one quite as much as Dirty, but still good! It did kinda lose me a bit in the middle of the album, but the start and end are good. "Shadow of a Doubt" is the standout here for me, but also enjoyed "Tom Violence" "Starpower" and "Bubblegum"

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
May 07 2026

This was fine? Not really my thing. "Superstition" is great obviously, and also enjoyed "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" and "Big Brother" but the rest didn't grab me much.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
May 08 2026

Look if it wasn't Clapton I'd probably give it a two. This is just the most boring bluesy songs played for way too long, maybe it blew some white teenagers mind in the 70s but now? I feel like this album is only on here because it has "Layla" on it, and everyone knows that song. But after the opening riff why go on? You already heard the one good part

Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington
May 11 2026

This was really hard to rate. At first, a few songs in, I would have said this is live jazz at it's worst. The mix isn't great, the constant breaks in music to announce the next song is annoying, and the energy seems off. All that being said, as it goes on the energy shifts, and everything starts building and building to that Paul Gonsalves solo in "Dimuendo In Blue" and goddamn if you aren't ready to riot along with the festival attendees by the time you're 3/4 of the way through that solo. As a cohesive album? Ehh I dunno. As a showcase of live jazz when everything clicks and comes together right at the end? Perfect

May 12 2026

Almost 200 in and I finally get a Queen album! I think I only knew 1 or 2 of these songs going in "Killer Queen" for sure, which is great. That song, "Now I'm Here" and "Stone Cold Crazy" were the standouts for me, but I did also enjoy "Brighton Rock" and "Flick of the Wrist". I was just generally surprised at how "hard rock" this was but not in a bad way.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
May 13 2026

Enjoyed this more than I expected to! Did not realize "Changes" was originally a Black Sabbath song. That, "Supernaut", "Snowblind", and "St. Vitus' Dance" were the standouts for me here

Soul Mining by The The
May 14 2026

Was not expecting to like this as much as I did! "This Is The Day" is the standout here for sure, but also enjoyed "I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow (All of My Life)" "The Sinking Feeling" and "Giant" a good amount! Lots of good hooks here, even if the vocals could be a little hit or miss sometimes.

London Calling by The Clash
May 15 2026

Every song on here is a banger, no misses. "London Calling" "Brand New Cadillac" "Rudie Can't Fail" "Lost In The Supermarket" "Clampdown" "The Guns of Brixton" "Death or Glory" and "Train in Vain" have been heavy in rotation for a long time now, but had somehow missed "Hateful" and "Jimmy Jazz" This is a fantastic album, not much more to say.

Odelay by Beck
May 18 2026

A good chunk of the songs here have been lurking around my playlists for a long time! "Devil's Haircut" "The New Pollution" "Where It's At" and "Minus" are my faves on here, but "Jack-Ass" and "Ramshackle" might also be getting added to the mix!

Blue by Joni Mitchell
May 19 2026

Not my thing, she has a good voice but I don't really enjoy the style she sings. "Case of You" is alright

Yeezus by Kanye West
May 20 2026

Everyone has artists they can separate from their art and some they can't. Kanye comes down ever so slightly on the side of the former for me. "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" are fucking bangers, and "On Sight" and "Bound 2" are great as well. The album gets a little meandering in the back half for me though.

In Utero by Nirvana
May 21 2026

So far on this list, this is definitely the single album I've listened to the most. I don't think there is a single misfire on this entire album. If I absolutely had to pick a song that I don't like quiiiite as much as the rest, it'd probably be "Pennyroyal Tea" but even that song is great. This album is so much rougher than Nevermind, in a good way. It's them trying to get back closer to what they think of as their original sound. "Heart Shaped Box" "Dumb" and "All Apologies" are the classic standouts here for sure, but I personally really love "Serve the Servants" "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" and "Very Ape" and think they get slept on a bit.

May 22 2026

Not exactly my style of music but decent enough! I think this was more interesting for the crowdwork than the actual songs

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
May 25 2026

It is still wild how modern the music here sounds for an almost 50 year old album, the vocals date it a little, but still super impressive how ahead of their time they feel. "Spacelab" "Metropolis" and "The Model" are faves on here

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
May 26 2026

I dabble in trip hop sometimes, so knew "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" and "Midnight In A Perfect World" going in, but also enjoyed "Number Song" and "Organ Donor"

Traffic by Traffic
May 27 2026

This was decent but didn't grab me too much. "You Can All Join In" and "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" were the standouts here for me. "Feelin's Alright?" was alright but mainly just made me want to listen to the Joe Cocker version

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
May 28 2026

English jangle pop that had some good stuff but mostly didn't grab me. "Perfect Skin" "2cv" and "Four Flights Up" were the standouts for me

The Libertines by The Libertines
May 29 2026

This just did nothing for me. Not a 1 because I didn't actively dislike it, but didn't grab me in any way, just felt very boring, like if you sucked all the fun out of an Arctic Monkeys album

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
Jun 01 2026

Wow this was good! "Four Women" hits like a truck and "Lilac Wine" is also great. "Break Down And Let It All Out" and "Either Way I Lose" were standouts as well. I did like her version of "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" but I do think I prefer Tia Blake's version maybe a smidge more

Jun 02 2026

Look, do I like what Coldplay has become now in 2026? Not really. But some of these other reviews are crazy to hate on this album just because Coldplay is popslop now. Anyways, this album is great. Of course we all know "The Scientist" and "Clocks" coming in with over 4 BILLION Spotify streams currently between them, but I also really enjoy "In My Place" "God Put A Smile upon Your Face" "Daylight" and "Warning Sign" I do think the album drops off a little towards the end, but still good.

Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Jun 03 2026

This was an interesting one, very all over the place. Enjoyed "Giddy Up A Ding Dong" and "Next" the most, the rest was okay.

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Jun 04 2026

Don't think I enjoyed this one quite as much as Good Kid mAAd City. but it's still very good! "King Kunta" and "Alright" are the standouts here, but I do think the album is weaker in the first half, but picks up in the back half, I particularly enjoyed "How Much A Dollar Cost" "Complexion (A Zulu Love)" "The Blacker the Berry" and "i"

Slayed? by Slade
Jun 05 2026

Didn't really enjoy this much just sounded like a worse ac/dc. "Gudbuy Gudbuy" was fine

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Jun 08 2026

This was fine? "Student Demonstration Time" "Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)" and "A Day In the Life of a Tree" were decent, but the rest didn't grab me much. Not sure if this was the best intro to the Beach Boys

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Jun 09 2026

This felt like it could have been much more enjoyable for me with a different singer, I would be digging the music and then Morrissey would pop in wailing over top of it and I would immediately lose interest. Did enjoy "The Headmaster Ritual" "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" and "Barbarism Begins At Home"

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jun 10 2026

This was really good but man it did not need to be 2 hours. Generally enjoyed disc 1 a bit more, but mainly cause disc 2 felt a bite more instrumental. "Grand Ole Opry Song" "Keep On The Sunny Side" "Dark As A Dungeon" "Tennessee Stud" "Nine Pound Hammer" "Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)" "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" were standouts here for me. Merle Travis and Mother Maybelle Carter seemed to stand out for me in general

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley
Jun 11 2026

This was fine? Surprised it took me so long to get an Elvis album on here. "Fever" "Such A Night" and "Reconsider Baby" were the standouts for me

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Jun 12 2026

Enjoyable if this was the kind of music I was feeling on a particular day, fun throwback. "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Medley" "Oh Marie" "Buona Sera" " I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)" and "Banana Split For My Baby" were the standouts here for me.

Horses by Patti Smith
Jun 15 2026

This was kind of disappointing? Not that it was bad, just felt like it had gotten overhyped for what I felt about it, it was fine. Maybe a little too spoken word poetry-esque for my taste? "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo" and "Free Money" were the standouts for me

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Jun 16 2026

Listened to this in the original release order per some of the other reviews on here, and I do think that it's the better choice, and it makes it a slightly shorter listen! At first I was not into this at all, "My Sweet Lord" is not my thing and the first few tracks were a slot to get through. Once the religious vibes backed off a bit and we got into more slide guitar territory though it got much better. "Isn't It A Pity?" "If Not For You" "Let It Down" "Run of the Mill" "All Things Must Pass" and "I Dig Love" were the standouts for me

Jun 17 2026

A lot of the "only big in the UK" albums I've gotten on here have been mid at best, so it was nice to get one that I actually enjoyed! The rhythms were good, and always fun to have some sax mixed in. "Railroad" "Nightmare Part II" and "Dirty Dancehall" were standouts for me

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Jun 18 2026

A classic, knew "Blister In the Sun" "Kiss Off" and "Gone Daddy Gone" going in but also really enjoyed "Please Do Not Go" "Add It Up" and "Prove My Love"

What's That Noise? by Coldcut
Jun 19 2026

Decent, but not great. Not on Spotify at all, which isn't surprising given the amount of samples. "Stop This Crazy Thing" and "Not Paid Enough" were the standouts here

Madman Across The Water by Elton John
Jun 22 2026

Elton John is not really my thing. The songs of his I do like are usually just cause they're entertainingly goofy. "Tiny Dancer" is on here and is fine. "Rotten Peaches" was the only other one I kinda dug, but the rest missed me.

On The Beach by Neil Young
Jun 23 2026

Generally enjoyed this! Enjoyed the bluesy aspects but it could get a little meander-y at times. "Walk On" "See The Sky About To Rain" "For The Turnstiles" and "Ambulance Blues" were standouts for me

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Jun 24 2026

Didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the last couple of his, but still good! "I Hope You're Happy Now" "Tokyo Storm Warning" "Crimes of Paris" and "Next Time Round were enjoyable

Jun 25 2026

This was mostly a miss for me? Kinda all over the place. One song would be great, and the next would feel like all the things I don't like about prog rock. "In The Cage" "The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging" "Life in N.Y.C." "Anyway" and "The Lamia" were standouts for me

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett
Jun 26 2026

This was a rough listen. An example of a guy who's clearly talented but has really gone off the rails and needed someone to guide him back on track. "Octopus" was about the only song on here I enjoyed. Everything else would have flashes of potential but then devolve into nothing.

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley
Jun 29 2026

Just kinda boring? Seemed more country than the last album of his I got, and not in a good way. "Wearin' That Loved On Look" and "Long Black Limousine" were okay, the rest was a solid meh.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
Jun 30 2026

Initially was leaning towards a 3 star, but it picked up in the back half. I knew "Take Me Out" which I like, but is definitely overplayed. The only other song I for sure knew going in was "This Fire", which is fine but not great. "40'" "Cheating On You" and "Michael" were the standouts for me here

OK by Talvin Singh
Jul 01 2026

Mostly just fine? I wanted to like it more than I did. Was a cool concept, and not bad, just more boring than I expected. "Eclipse" and "OK" were the standouts for me

90 by 808 State
Jul 02 2026

This was better than I was expecting, but still something that I would enjoy more dancing in an abandoned warehouse on drugs than listening to in my office chair. "Cobra Bora" "Pacific 202" and "Donkey Doctor" were the standouts for me

Exit Planet Dust by The Chemical Brothers
Jul 03 2026

3 British electronica albums in a row. I preferred it slightly to the 808 state and Talvin Singh, but it's still just fine. More the style of beats I like, but at the end of the day, not the sort of thing I'd usually seek out to listen to at home. Album was def stronger at the start for me, "Leave Home" and "In Dust We Trust" were the standouts for me

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Jul 06 2026

Had never heard of her and dug this more than I was expecting! Kinda funk/country/soul? "Down to Zero" "Love and Affection" and "Like Fire" were the standouts for me

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Jul 07 2026

Tough to rate! Some of the songs are genuinely funny, or at least goofy enough to be entertaining, like "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" but I'm not just not super into this style of music. "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" is the other standout for me

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Jul 08 2026

Knew "Stop!" and "Been Caught Stealing" going in, but nothing else. Jane's Addiction has always been more of a miss for me among a lot of other bands coming up around the same time that I do enjoy. They kinda feel like they're taking the parts of 80s metal and RHCP that I don't really care for and mashing them together with Farrell's not great vocals into a weird rock variant that is just mostly boring. I do like the songs where they get a bit weirder, like on this album in "Of Course" but the rest of the album is pretty meh for me

Close To You by Carpenters
Jul 09 2026

What in the sugary, vapid, sappy, boring, syrupy, milquetoast, saccharine, boring, lifeless, pointless, boring hell is this

Jul 10 2026

Enjoyed this more than the last one! Enjoyed the theme and it felt more coherent of an album. The first half of the album felt a bit stronger, but good overall. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "Firth of Fifth" and "After the Ordeal" were the standouts for me

Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Jul 13 2026

Snoop Dogg has been a teddy bear stoner sell out for almost all of my life so it's sometimes hard to remember why he got famous in the first place, and this was pretty good! This is an era of rap that's very hit or miss for me, and this was better than I was expecting! I do think it's mostly Dr. Dre's beats rather than Snoop's vocals that I enjoy, but he's definitely not bad! "Gin and Juice" is the classic here I knew going in, and that, "Tha Shiznit" and "Murder Was The Case" are the standouts here for me

Stankonia by OutKast
Jul 14 2026

Classic. Knew the singles going in "So Fresh, So Clean" "Ms. Jackson" and "B.O.B. Bombs Over Baghdad" and those are definitely the standouts here, but also enjoyed "Spaghetti Junction" and "Humble Mumble" Overall, I think I didn't like this one quite as much as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, but even when I wasn't super into the songs, the beats would be super interesting, and I even enjoyed some of the interludes!

Metallica by Metallica
Jul 15 2026

Probably the album on this list so far I've unintentionally listened to the most, every gym has most if not all of this album on repeat. I don't know if I would actually say this is a great album musically, but in terms of cultural impact and staying power it's hard to rate it anything other than a 5. "Enter Sandman" "Don't Tread On Me" and "Of Wolf and Man" are the ones on here I enjoy the most, but of course "Sad But True" "The Unforgiven" "Wherever I May Roam" and "Nothing Else Matters" are noteworthy too. The one song on here I hadn't really caught before but did enjoy is "The God That Failed"

Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
Jul 16 2026

Very cool! Great voice, and interesting music. I enjoyed the more traditional stuff much more than the English covers. "The Retreat Song (Jikele Maweni)" "The Click Song" "Mbube" and "The Naughty Little Flea" were standouts for me

Suicide by Suicide
Jul 17 2026

A tough one to rate! I knew "Ghost Rider" going in, but nothing else, and I mostly dug the vibes of the first half, especially the drone-y repetitiveness of the music, even if the vocals weren't always my thing. I didn't really care for the back half as much, especially "Frankie Teardrop" with the random screaming. Just made me think of the *1 HOUR OF SILENCE BROKEN UP BY [Insert noise here]* youtube videos

Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Jul 20 2026

Goddamn this was way better than I was expecting. I knew "War Pigs" "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" going in obviously, and those are great, but I pretty much enjoyed every song on here. The weird etherealness of "Planet Caravan" was a nice break between the loud guitars and "Electric Funeral" and "Hand of Doom" were also great.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jul 21 2026

Knew "Born On the Bayou" "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Proud Mary" going in, and those are definitely the standouts here for me. "Bootleg" and "Penthouse Pauper" are good as well, and while I like "Graveyard Train" it could stand to be shorter

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jul 22 2026

Guess I'm going against the grain here but I loved this. Just great fuzzy scummy blues punk garage rock. This kicks ass. I can hear some Cramps, I can hear some White Stripes & Black Keys, and some R.L. Burnside of course. "Wail" "Chicken Dog" "Rocketship" "Can't Stop" and "Eyeballin" are the standouts for me

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa
Jul 23 2026

This is a little too dated in style for me. The actual music didn't really grab me at all, but it was interesting to hear the original "Renegades of Funk" and a lot of this felt familiar in some ways, probably because of how often it's been sampled.

Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg
Jul 24 2026

This was good! I think I had a slight preference for the more Bragg stuff, but I till enjoyed the more Wilco songs. "Walt Whitman's Niece" and "Way Over Yonder In the Minor Key" were my faves on here, but also enjoyed "California Stars" "Ingrid Bergman" "Christ For President" and "Hesitating Beauty"

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Jul 27 2026

Not super my thing? Went in thinking I knew nothing on here and I was like "Oh hey it's the lime in the coconut song." "Gotta Get Up" and "Coconut" were the only real standouts for me here, and the rest wasn't bad just mostly meh.

Tapestry by Carole King
Jul 28 2026

Another album where I don't think it's bad, it's just not my thing. "Smackwater Jack" was alright

Made In Japan by Deep Purple
Jul 29 2026

Just kind of a slog to get through. 7 tracks for a 1 hour and 16 minute album is not a good ratio. There would be parts of the songs I would get into, but they'd be constantly interrupted by a noodle-y overly long solo on one instrument or another. I liked parts of "Space Truckin'" but 20 minutes is way too goddamn long for one song.

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Jul 30 2026

Not my thing at all. If 1.5 stars was an option I would have gone with that, cause I don't think it's bad in a technical sense, it's just really boring and overly long.

Floodland by Sisters Of Mercy
Jul 31 2026

Cool goth vibes, music is okay. "Dominion / Mother Russia" and "Lucretia My Reflection" were the standouts for me

Grace by Jeff Buckley
Aug 03 2026

This was fine? I was a little underwhelmed. I knew "Hallelujah" obviously but I've never been a huge fan of that song. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" and "Eternal Life" were the standouts here for me.

Back In Black by AC/DC
Aug 05 2026

Similarly to Metallica's black album, I've listened to this album unintentionally a lot. That being said, it's still hard to rate it anything other than a 5. Any album that's going on 50 years old that's still this well known has gotta be an auto 5 right? "Hell's Bell's" "Back In Black" "Giving The Dog a Bone" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" are the standouts here for me

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads
Aug 06 2026

A classic. Knew "Psycho Killer" going in of course, and few others on here were definitely familiar. The whole album was great, but "Psycho Killer" "Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town" "New Feeling" "The Book I Read" "Don't Worry About The Government" and "Pulled Up" are the standouts for me.

Kenya by Machito
Aug 07 2026

Generally enjoyed this, but it did kind of all blend together? Seemed like it would be great for background music while doing chores around the house or something. "Frenzy" and "Tin Tin Deo" were the standouts for me

Disraeli Gears by Cream
Aug 10 2026

I like this alright, more in spite of Clapton than because of him. "Sunshine Of Your Love" is the big hit here obviously, and that and "Strange Brew" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" are the standouts for me.

Parachutes by Coldplay
Aug 11 2026

Not as good as A Rush of Blood to the Head, but still a strong album. Look everyone knows "Yellow" but that song is just fine to me? I don't really get why that's their most popular song. Personally I enjoy "Trouble" or maybe "Sparks" the most on here. "Don't Panic" and "Shiver" are the other standouts for me here.

Young Americans by David Bowie
Aug 12 2026

This was tough to rate! Very different from the other Bowie albums I've gotten so far. It's going in such a different direction. I knew "Fame" of course, but also really enjoyed "Young Americans" "Win" "Fascination" and "Right" The second half of the album didn't grab me quite as much.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Aug 13 2026

Definitely a slightly smoother sound than his dad, which isn't quite as much my thing, but this was still good! "Nawa" "Plenty Nonsense" 'Stubbor Problems" and "Changes" were the standouts for me

The Man Who by Travis
Aug 14 2026

This was aggressively mid at best. Kinda like a more boring Radiohead/Oasis/Coldplay soup. I didn't hate most of it, it was just kinda meh. I did enjoy "The Last Laugh of the Laughter" but that was about it

Heroes by David Bowie
Aug 17 2026

I was very excited to get this one, since Low is probably my favorite Bowie album so far, and this is the second of that trilogy. So I went in with high expectations and I was honestly kinda underwhelmed for the first half, "Heroes" and "Blackout" were really good, but the rest didn't jump out at me too much. but then I hit the back half and the very Brian Eno instrumental ambient stuff, "Sense of Doubt" into "Moss Garden" into "Neuköln" was awesome.

Sea Change by Beck
Aug 18 2026

This was alright, but mildly disappointing? For lack of a better word, this was more "mainstream" than I was expecting. Wasn't bad and Beck is a good singer, but this album just wasn't weird at all, which is kinda what I expect from Beck. I enjoyed "The Golden Age" "Lost Cause" and "Side Of The Road"

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