1001 Albums Summary

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

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 by Kendrick Lamar

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) by Wu-Tang Clan

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 by Miles Davis

Brothers by The Black Keys

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Live At Leeds by The Who

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 by Van Morrison

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 by Mudhoney

Superunknown by Soundgarden

1999 by Prince

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

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 by John Lennon

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

Aja by Steely Dan

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

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 by New Order

Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

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

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

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

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

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 by Beyoncé

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 by Stevie Wonder

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 by Beatles

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 by Herbie Hancock

Vespertine by Björk

Fromohio by fIREHOSE

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Like slightly-not-as-good Stevie Wonder. Fine, but doesn't excite me.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones

Signing Off by UB40

Copper Blue by Sugar

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Parklife by Blur

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

The Joshua Tree by U2

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

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

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

OK by Talvin Singh

You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr.

Be by Common

En-Tact by The Shamen

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai

Rattus Norvegicus by The Stranglers

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

In Utero by Nirvana

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

What's That Noise? by Coldcut

Paul Simon by Paul Simon

The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Spiderland by Slint

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen by The Residents

Phrenology by The Roots

C'est Chic by CHIC

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Treasure by Cocteau Twins

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Medúlla by Björk

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

On The Beach by Neil Young

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Moving Pictures by Rush

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

21 by Adele

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Wonderful Rainbow by Lightning Bolt

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Almost a 4, based on Changes and Supernaut.

Scream, Dracula, Scream by Rocket From The Crypt

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Out of Step by Minor Threat

Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Illmatic by Nas

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro

Highly Evolved by The Vines

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Dummy by Portishead

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

Real Life by Magazine

xx by The xx

Slipknot by Slipknot

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

World Clique by Deee-Lite

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

Wild Wood by Paul Weller

Pretenders by Pretenders

One World by John Martyn

The Band by The Band

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Close To You by Carpenters

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tight, classic and iconic. No notes.

The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche by Koffi Olomide

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear

Purple Rain by Prince

Coles Corner by Richard Hawley

Bored, bored, bored.

Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

Zombie by Fela Kuti

Ramones by Ramones

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

LP1 by FKA twigs

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail by Buck Owens

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Moon Safari by Air

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive by Merle Haggard

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts

Faust IV by Faust

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Scum by Napalm Death

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

In It For The Money by Supergrass

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Homework by Daft Punk

Couple of great tracks, but why isn't Discovery here instead?!

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Tommy by The Who

Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

The Clash by The Clash

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

Blackstar by David Bowie

John Prine by John Prine

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson

Who's Next by The Who

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Gris Gris by Dr. John

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Repeater by Fugazi