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Album	You	Global	Diff
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	5	3.45	+1.55

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	1	3.5	-2.5
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	1	3.2	-2.2
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	1	2.91	-1.91
Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis	2	3.65	-1.65
OK Talvin Singh	1	2.57	-1.57
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.55	-1.55
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	2	3.53	-1.53
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.46	-1.46
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	2	3.31	-1.31
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	2	3.27	-1.27

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Revolver

Beatles

5/5

One of my favourite albums of all time. Every track is a classic. No brainer 5 stars. Particular highlight, the Beatles creating dance music 20 years early with Tomorrow Never Knows.

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Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

Never heard of this group before. Interesting, chilled out ambient but a bit too background music for me. Repetitive nature (tempo and instrumentation) started to drag after a while. Recognised Rue the Whirl from the TV show Spaced!

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Never really listened to Kendrick Lamar before. Perfectly enjoyable, but I don't think I'll be humming it to myself later. Solid album, and I like the thematically paired songs like u and i, and for Free? and For Sale? Could probably use a few more listens for it to really sink in properly.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Haven't listened to that much Wu-Tang, but enjoyed this album. Recognised some of it, and the beats and rapping is top quality.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

2/5

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

I'm a fan of the Who, so listened to the deluxe version. The only reason this doesn't get 5 stars is because of the perennial problem with the Who. The quality of the songs vary from exceptional to mediocre. The highs are so high, but the lows are quite low. Also, a bit weird to have live albums on this list, given all the songs exists on other albums in their intended state/order.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

2/5

I like the famous songs I know by Van Morrison, but by god, this album sounds exactly the same from start to finish. So little variation really drags, even for 44 minutes.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

2/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

1999

Prince

4/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I've always liked Pink Floyd, but have to admit I'd never listened to this album from start to finish. Just, wow.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

3/5

A few great songs on here , but the rest is pretty pretentious.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

2 bangers of singles don't manage to counteract the self-indulgent mess of the rest of the album. "Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)" is particularly narcissistic.

Technique

New Order

3/5

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

1/5

First album on my list that I didn't finish. Aimless meanderings with insipid music and uninspiring vocals. Not for me.

The Modern Lovers

3/5

Prefer the faster songs to the slow tempo ones. Pretty enjoyable.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

Some fantastic tracks on this album. However, some are a bit too long and there is a bit too much filler for this to be 5 stars for me.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

A good voice can't really cover up formulaic writing and production. I don't hate this, but I struggle to see the reason for the almost religious fervour Beyonce induces in her fans.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

This album gets an immediate star for having Superstition on it. Stone cold classic track. The rest of the album is a masterclass in funk, soul and R&B.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

One of my favourite albums of all time. Every track is a classic. No brainer 5 stars. Particular highlight, the Beatles creating dance music 20 years early with Tomorrow Never Knows.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5