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Album	You	Global	Diff
The Gershwin Songbook Ella Fitzgerald	5	3.53	+1.47
Kenza Khaled	4	2.58	+1.42
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.62	+1.38
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.64	+1.36
White Blood Cells The White Stripes	5	3.67	+1.33
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	5	3.72	+1.28
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	5	3.93	+1.07
Sunshine Hit Me The Bees	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	1	3.33	-2.33
Rubber Soul Beatles	2	4.12	-2.12
The White Room The KLF	1	2.79	-1.79
Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder	2	3.56	-1.56
The Clash The Clash	2	3.54	-1.54
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	2	3.52	-1.52
Fear Of Music Talking Heads	2	3.47	-1.47
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	2	3.46	-1.46
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	2	3.39	-1.39
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	2	3.38	-1.38

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She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper · 1 likes

3/5

80s but in a good way.

1-Star Albums (2)

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The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

SOOOO many hits!

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

2/5

Some interesting songs but most turned into jam band drivel.

Woodface

Crowded House

2/5

Terminally 80s 90s. Not a lot of standouts but nice listening.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

New age drivel

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

All the energy and passion. What would it have been like to be in that concert.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

2/5

Definitely talking heads. Good for five minutes but I don’t want a whole album of it.

The White Room

The KLF

1/5

That 808 drum early 90s German hip hop kinda sound? Not for me.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I like the honky tonk vibes but a lot of the songs are meh

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

2/5

Fancy. Kind of reminded me of daft punk?

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

4/5

Great black pride celebration album. Would listen again.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

2/5

Decent but generic hipster music. Not bad listening.

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Really poetic writing.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

2/5

Rap caviar. Some good writing but a lot of it stated to sound the same after Al while.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

The band is so good. And some really classic songs. The weight never gets old. And I shall be released. Chef’s kiss.

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Very good! Not a lot of songs but solid ones.

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Soft rock from the 80s. Not bad for background music.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Solid classic rock. Some familiar, a lot new to me.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Great classic metal album!

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

Arrested Development

3/5

One of the better early 90s hip-hop albums I’ve heard. More sophisticated than some and had a lot of social justice themes.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

EW&F have so much energy and great horns. Fun album

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Snoop really did change the game. Such a good album

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

So groovy!

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Maybe as good as Paranoid. Great balance of loud rock and quiet, more psychedelic songs like Changes.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Not bad. But kind of sounds like off brand oasis. Not a lot of notable songs.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

That soft hipster sound combined with a country twang and trap.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

A lot like Don McLean but less catchy. A happy hippy album though.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Crazy good songs on this album. Two or threes others were insufferably long but for the most part, amazing album.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

3/5

Better than most 80s country. I like the song fearless heart.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

1/5

This kind of music has very limited applications. I can’t understand how many anyone can listen to a whole album of it. Every song sounds the same.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Solid album. Pretty 80s though. The Smiths have a much softer sound than I imagined.

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

4/5

Great country album. Good lyrics.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

A great album all the way around

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Good, punkish but not in an annoying way.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

2/5

How come so much Stevie Wonder sounds like Christmas Pop?

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Fun and funny. Punk that actually requires some talent.

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Enjoyable. Had his hits and some societal commentary.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

I’m glad to get to know Thin Lizzy better but why is this on this list? It’s a very mediocre live album.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

Guess I never listened to a lot of Spirit. Sounds like a cheap version of three dog night or Emerson lake Palmer or something like that.

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

3/5

Nice range of sounds.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Some songs really long and repetitious. But good sound.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

I guess what makes this album so good is how the songs seemly bleed into one another. I do wish there were fewer shrill sounds in this album. Makes it hard to listen to.

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

This is a spoken word album with ambient sounds in the background. I think it was trying to tell a story, but I couldn’t really follow it. The voice drone on and on like the sounds in the background. I’d like to give it another try while reading the words. Three stars for at least sounding creative.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

2/5

The Beatles really exemplify the fact that just because you’re the first to do something doesn’t make you the best.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Fantastic album! Every song is a banger and the arrangements are so well done.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

3/5

This was too long to finish in one day but it was interesting and good in the right mood. Lots of it felt like it was from a movie score.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

I like the piano and orchestration. Some cool sounding songs. Glad to know more Tori Amos.

Ramones

3/5

There’s some bops (ha) on this one. Good for punk.

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

This was pretty good. I expected more energy though.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

Ugh. White guy blues. I stopped half way though. Apparently it wasn’t too late.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

This really shows off the range that the beastie boys have. Very good album.

Tracy Chapman

5/5

Amazing writing and unique voice.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

Pretty good for an instrumental album. But it’s still an instrumental album.

Kenza

Khaled

4/5

I liked this a lot more than I thought! Very accessible even not knowing the language.

Black Sabbath

3/5

I don’t understand why this is on a list of greatest albums. This album is notable because of how mediocre it is. It’s only interesting because it’s before Black Sabbath found their sound later that year with the paranoid album. Why is this on this list?

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Every song was okay for the first quarter then they just started shredding on the guitars for WAYYY too long. At least the album was short.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Smooth and jazzy, cool and classic. This was a great thing to listen to on a chill morning.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Classic beach boys. This was on my best albums list too.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Fun album. Saturated with funk.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Mariah Carey doesn’t do much for me because it is sappy and not very memorable,but I suppose this album had some hints of late 90s nostalgia.

All Mod Cons

The Jam

3/5

Brit rock with a little bit of variety. Hadn’t ever heard of this band before.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Love this album. Smooth dark and sexy.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Love this album. Timeless sounding rock.

Blur

4/5

Not going to win any prizes in lyricism but it’s a fun album with a variety of sounds.

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

Interesting avant-garde pop. Only four songs but they’re each 20 minutes long. I liked discovering this guy and related artists like U-she.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4/5

I really like this album! Very complex and creative and lots of music that I didn’t know I know.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

I did not expect to like this album because sometime Hendrix is too much guitar squiggle but it was really good!

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

3/5

Like most people I didn’t know this past the exorcist and pure moods. It was really an interesting listen. Lots of variety and dynamic energy.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

A lot of people say Clapton is a good guitarist and that may be technically true. But all his music sounds like three drunk alley cats in a fight. The last two songs were okay.

Guero

Beck

3/5

A little more tame than Beck’s earlier stuff. Some catchy songs though.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

I didn’t understand the words but it’s got lots of songs with great sounds.

Debut

Björk

3/5

I like the theatricality of Björk

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

It’s a good album. I grew up on it.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

New Wave slop.

Paul Simon

4/5

Can’t believe I’ve never listened to this whole album. Not AS good as his other but still it’s Paul Simon.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

I don’t know why Elliot Smith is so hard to get into.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

It’s hard to listen to a whole album of 80s hip hop but there’s lots of good songs including the collaboration with Aerosmith.

Gorillaz

4/5

Great breakout album. Really set the pace for the Gorillaz’ original sounds.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Starts off strong and has lots of good songs.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

So many good songs to sing a long to! A bit heavy on the saxophone though.

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

Through all the nostalgia it’s easy to forget that Green Day makes such garbage music until you have to listen to an entire album.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

I didn’t realize the doors did this much bluesy sound. But the other parts vibe pretty good. I’m always floored by what a bad lyricist he was.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

There were a couple of good songs on this album but most of it was just noisy punk.

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

What a crazy and dark album! I really liked it. It reminded me of a reimagined old country album.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

80s but in a good way.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

How can so many radio hits make up such a good concept album??

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

I never could find anything about this album. Only a Spotify playlist. I’m not sure how to rank an album that isn’t an album.

The Clash

2/5

Pretty good for Brit punk. Some songs listenable. London calling is better.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

2/5

Never heard of him. Kinda hippie and kinda jazzy? Kinda unremarkable.

Calenture

The Triffids

2/5

This is a really sappy album. Some songs are fine (but bland) and some are downright annoying. I wish such a cool band name had been used on a better band.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

4/5

I had never heard of the bees, but this is a very good album. Lots of variety.

Common

2/5

The “intro” song was the best of the album. The music here isn’t bad but it’s just not very exciting rap.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

This is a beautiful and haunting farewell album. Cohenbis such a goat.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Part punk, ska, metal. Some social commentary. An interesting one time listen.

White Light

Gene Clark

3/5

Decent singer songwriter stuff but didn’t really keep my attention on this one listen.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Great album. Beautiful and creative.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

3/5

Very dynamic. Enjoy the brass. Vocals are kinda busy.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

Very creative. Scottish but with a lot of eastern influence.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

It’s cool. It’s funny. It’s sweet. It’s got variety. And it rocks.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Great songs and you can see a bridge between rock n roll and metal.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

Did not expect to like this one! Fun lyrics, hard rock and beautiful instrumentals. One song was a really bad recording of a live song but other than that, solid album.

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

3/5

Very chill album. Decent variety.

Eagles

4/5

Lots of good songs and harmonies.

The La's

3/5

I thought this two disk album was super long but they had the same 12 songs re-recorded about 5 different ways. I don’t know that the songs were strong enough to listen to that many times.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

5/5

I just don’t think there’s a better pairing than Fitz and Gershwin.

Future Days

Can

4/5

Enjoyed this mostly instrumental sound album. Creative and chill. Good for a morning commute.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

I usually like Fleetwood Mac. I just couldn’t get into this album. Kinda bland.