1001 Albums Summary

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

Dummy by Portishead

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Play by Moby

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

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Bad by Michael Jackson

Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

More Specials by The Specials

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde

Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Kenya by Machito

Groovin' by The Young Rascals

OK Computer by Radiohead

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

London Calling by The Clash

Shaka Zulu by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Two starts to mean fine, inoffensive, nothing exciting.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Third start for "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" alone.

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits

Mask by Bauhaus

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) by Motörhead

Slayed? by Slade

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

What if the Beatles were still going thirty years later?

Synchronicity by The Police

Nixon by Lambchop

Worse than bad - inoffensive.

The Poet by Bobby Womack

British Steel by Judas Priest

Surprising how unheavy early heavy metal is today. Loses a full star for the patriotic song.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

World Clique by Deee-Lite

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Next Day by David Bowie

C'est Chic by CHIC

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Odessa by Bee Gees

Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Destroyer by KISS

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Dare! by The Human League

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós

Kimono My House by Sparks

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

I thought we'd gotten past the rock opera concept album.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

Rapture by Anita Baker

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

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

Atomizer by Big Black

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

Didn't overstay it's welcome, which is nice.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Thriller by Michael Jackson

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

2112 by Rush

The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Blackstar by David Bowie

S&M by Metallica

Winter In America by Gil Scott-Heron

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Brothers by The Black Keys

Live Through This by Hole

The Joshua Tree by U2

Parallel Lines by Blondie

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Faith by George Michael

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Slipknot by Slipknot

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band

Kick Out The Jams (Live) by MC5

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra

S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things

They have a lot to answer for, inventing rock opera. If I could give this a zero, I would.

Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Feast of Wire by Calexico

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Moondance by Van Morrison

Live! by Fela Kuti

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Connected by Stereo MC's

Rio by Duran Duran

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Heroes by David Bowie

Manassas by Stephen Stills

Music From The Penguin Cafe by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Bonus points for not being too long, at least.

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

Buffalo Springfield Again by Buffalo Springfield

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

There should be a law against this sort of thing.

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Real Thing by Faith No More

Violator by Depeche Mode

Better Living Through Chemistry by Fatboy Slim

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Ingenue by k.d. lang

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals

1977 by Ash

Urban Hymns by The Verve

Infected by The The

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie

Born To Be With You by Dion

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar

Signing Off by UB40

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

From Elvis In Memphis by Elvis Presley

Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver

Lam Toro by Baaba Maal

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

#1 Record by Big Star

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Let It Be by The Replacements

Arular by M.I.A.

Melodrama by Lorde

Low by David Bowie

All Mod Cons by The Jam

Green by R.E.M.

Be by Common

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

Hotel California by Eagles

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

1999 by Prince

Too Rye Ay by Dexys Midnight Runners

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

White Light by Gene Clark

The Cars by The Cars

Imagine by John Lennon

Imagine is the best song. Huh.

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Teen Dream by Beach House

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie

Music From Big Pink by The Band

Dookie by Green Day

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald

This'd be three stars if it was three hours long.

The Stooges by The Stooges

Amnesiac by Radiohead

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Eternally Yours by The Saints

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown

Shaft by Isaac Hayes

Tapestry by Carole King

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

Hunky Dory by David Bowie

The Undertones by The Undertones

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo

A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers

Damaged by Black Flag

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem

Moon Safari by Air

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Soul Mining by The The

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads

Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Diamond Life by Sade

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

Street Life by The Crusaders

The Man Who by Travis

American Idiot by Green Day

Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence

Tidal by Fiona Apple

Bad Company by Bad Company

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips

Abraxas by Santana

Bluesbreakers by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Vento De Maio by Elis Regina

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

The Infotainment Scan by The Fall

B-52's by The B-52's

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) by The Kinks

Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury

This man should never have been allowed to write lyrics. I wish it were possible to give negative scores. "You're More Than Fair" made me want to kill.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

Kid A by Radiohead

When I Was Born For The 7th Time by Cornershop

Technique by New Order

So by Peter Gabriel

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) by Loretta Lynn

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

GREY Area by Little Simz

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett

New Forms by Roni Size

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Graceland by Paul Simon

Who's Next by The Who

Woodface by Crowded House

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

The Libertines by The Libertines

Live At Leeds by The Who

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

Yeezus by Kanye West

Back In Black by AC/DC

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento

Remain In Light by Talking Heads