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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	5	2.7	+2.3
Odessa Bee Gees	5	2.72	+2.28
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	5	2.76	+2.24
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	5	2.8	+2.2
Live / Dead Grateful Dead	5	2.82	+2.18
Arular M.I.A.	5	2.84	+2.16
World Clique Deee-Lite	5	2.87	+2.13
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	5	3	+2
Welcome To The Pleasuredome Frankie Goes To Hollywood	5	3.12	+1.88
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	5	3.33	+1.67

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	2	3.73	-1.73
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.58	-1.58
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	2	3.42	-1.42
Aftermath The Rolling Stones	2	3.36	-1.36
Live Through This Hole	2	3.31	-1.31
Horses Patti Smith	2	3.31	-1.31
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	2	3.29	-1.29
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	1	2.29	-1.29
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	2	3.09	-1.09
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	3	4.02	-1.02

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Pink Floyd	2	5

5-Star Albums (29)

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Graceland

Paul Simon · 1 likes

5/5

Absolute banger of an album. Not a bad collaboration for a South African group and Jewish kid from the northeast.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull · 1 likes

5/5

Amazing musicianship and the level of nonsense is juuuust right. Prog Rock flute is a joy to behold.

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Boston

4/5

This is full of Boston hits! Good recommendation.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

This is a time capsule of a record. The 'Memphis Sound' and strings are definitely 'of a time' and you can totally hear how she got 'Son of a Preacher Man' out of that session.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

My goodness... all Stevie does is make bangers! I never through I would be into a song with the word 'zillion' in it but here we are.

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Well, that was a really fun art rock album. I can completely see why they got hype early and stayed hyped.

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

What a solid album! It's a good one to just throw on and start grooving.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

A fantastic concept album that is all killer.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

10/10 classic album for a reason. The concept is really fun.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Eclectic, low-fi, poppy album that has some bangers yet takes several artistic turns.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

This is a great album and Bob Dylan is a fantastic lyricist... but I don't know if I would listen to it again.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

5/5

I don't know what I was expecting but an absolute banger, of which the single is only a part, was not it.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

A solid collection of bangers but not exactly a cohesive album. I can see how this below a couple of minds when it first came out.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Issac Hayes is a baaaad man!

Hms Fable

Shack

2/5

The back half is much better than the front. It sounds very suburban dad band-ish.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

This is a fun little groovy album! A little Dire Straits, a little Tom Petty, a little Bob Dylan... I'm into it.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

An absolute classic. It has all the elements of a country album, but just frames them so perfectly as a rock anthem.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

An interesting little 80’s album that makes good use of synth. I can see the appeal.

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

Well, if this isn’t an album about addiction and drug use, I don’t know what it is. It’s spooky and has multiple, well placed bangers. It’s like if The Wall was super danceable.

The Band

3/5

A great encapsulation of time and place. The Dixie imagery was a little dated but otherwise, a good album.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

It has a moments, but I don’t think I care for this band onto the next one!

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

An interesting exploration of their style. I can totally see how Simon got to Graceland from here.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

The songs sound similar (awesome) and I can see so much of his influence in the music to follow.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I feel like I’m supposed to like this album but it is just OK. I can see the R&B influence and the twist these English kids used but… meh.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

I can see the appeal, but I’m just not into it right now.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

They only play the hits!

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Oh, Mr Gaye… a reprise in the middle of the album?! You nasty.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

This sounds like a very specific time in alternate pop album production.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Another album that sounds the same. They’re a couple bangers on here!

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

I can see the appeal in the 90s, but it sounds like a bunch of white dude singing gospel.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

FANTASTIC album riiiight up until the last song.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

2/5

What a weird ass concept album.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

Man, the 2000s were a trip. This still has a bunch of bops but you need to separate the man from the art...

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

10/10. No notes.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

5/5

I get the Fiona Apple hype. A slight banger but the rest of the album is super solid.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Matt man, the first half of this album is just Mick Jagger saying horrible things about women. It has not aged well.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Man, those dudes have range!

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

That is a fun album that I will probably not listen to again.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

5/5

I was not excited to listen to this album, but, man I have been missing out! It’s full of excellent songs and manages to be a concept album as well

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

5/5

Ok, maybe I'm into country and western but this album is full of short, sweet jams.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Solid album with a lot of range.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Classic album that everyone should listen to. I can't believe they made this with the technology of the time. Absolutely stunning.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

2/5

I love the kung fu elements, but it wasn’t enough to carry the record.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

A gospel/country album by British group? I will allow it.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

A lot of these songs sound the same but not in a neat country western kind of way. It’s feels like they were trying to find a sound and they absolutely nailed it with one of the songs but they spent a lot of tape trying to get there.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

5/5

A super fun concept album that builds to the single super nicely yet still manages to land the plane.

2112

Rush

4/5

Great album that goes beyond the rock opera that opens it.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

It's a classic album but Darlene Love and The Ronettes seem to be more heavy lifting than Phil Spector. Also, less murdering?

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

For a punk act, this is a pretty diverse album. I can see why it was made into a musical.

Parklife

Blur

5/5

I could get into this!

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

A decent album but I don't know if it is '1001 Albums' material.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Fantastic work! So much of this album slaps.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Haunting. What an album!

Third

Portishead

3/5

Interesting concept album with some good stuff on there! I have a soft spot for this music.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Great funky album.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Just banger after banger!

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

The best part of this album was when it ended.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Pop punk deliciousness.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Do yourself a favor and look up what Tutti Fruity is about.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

I hear a lot of 2000s indie in this album.

Who's Next

The Who

3/5

"I play this note because it fits in well with the cords I'm playing' is something I would write if I had nothing to write about. Points off even though some of their best songs are on here.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

It's a fine album. Iconic first track and some solid musical stylings.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Finally, a Stones album that isn’t about how terrible women are!

The Cars

4/5

It has all of the hits! What else do you want?

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

Absolute banger of an album. Not a bad collaboration for a South African group and Jewish kid from the northeast.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Great album! A couple of singles but a lot of great songs.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

Absolute time capsule. I can’t tell if they’re being super serious or making fun of the 1950s Duop but I’m into it.

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

I can practically see the neon...

Iron Maiden

4/5

This sounds nothing like their lit albums, and I’m totally into it. A little like Metallica‘s first effort.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

This is the Bob Dylan album I never knew I needed.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

A classic soul jazz, R&B album. it deserves to be on this list.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

5/5

An absolutely gorgeous album. It has some amazing rhythms and the backdrop of nuclear weapons is haunting.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I can see the promise, but I think I just don’t care for the Smashing Pumpkins.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

You know that NOFX album ‘All Killer, No Filler’? This is the opposite. Lots of building and lead up but very little payoff makes it a very frustrating album to listen to.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

It's a neat album but I want more out of it.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

I think this is what I wanted Sgt. Pepper to sound like!

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

3/5

Solid R&B album with some absolute classics.

The White Room

The KLF

4/5

It's a 90's techno album!

Live Through This

Hole

2/5

I do not care for this.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

A powerful, solid album. No wonder she was cast as God...

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

4/5

Man, the back half of this album absolutely slaps.

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

5/5

I hear a lot of Mustaine era Metallica in this... I'm into it!

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

5/5

Amazing musicianship and the level of nonsense is juuuust right. Prog Rock flute is a joy to behold.

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

2/5

It's fine. Kind of a Southeast Asian Phish vibe.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

The best Beastie Boys album. And I don’t say that lightly.

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

2/5

I hope it is culturally significant because it is typical of the 80s sound. Like, there is a reason stereotypes exist.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

I had no idea Ray Charles was a big band jazz front man! Absolutely nothing in that title is accurate.

Gold

Ryan Adams

4/5

I don’t know why I was reluctant to listen to this album. It is a little Springsteen-ish with a nice variety of tempos and styles.

Odessa

Bee Gees

5/5

I watched an interview with Barry Gibb where he said that The Bee Gees were bigger than The Beatles and I feel like it explains this record in their catalogue… tbh, they nailed it because this is a more complete record than Sgt. Pepper.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Classic. No notes.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

I don’t know why I waited so long to listen to MBV! It’s a little Pixies-ish and I’m into it.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

3/5

The opening is a little weak but the rest of the album is fantastic. Strong SEC vibes…

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

It isn’t straight-ahead punk but I see how it got there!

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Beautiful songs. I understand why this was included.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

I see why it is a classic and DAMN am I feeling my feels right now!

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Short but quality. Good music for chores.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

It’s a good album, but don’t stand outs.

LP1

FKA twigs

4/5

Ethereal and light. A refreshing album!

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

A couple of bangers on a very eclectic album.

Roots

Sepultura

4/5

I am very satisfied with the amount of metal on this list. The mix-in of natural sounds is pretty neat!

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

He may have been a bastard but he put together one hell of an album.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

2/5

I think the word they’re looking for in the title is “emo”.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

It’s a Dolly record but not the best one.

American Gothic

David Ackles

3/5

Now this is an Americana album! Very 70's and reminiscent of Disneyland.

Common

3/5

Common has bars! It’s a solid record.

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

If you ask me to describe a 90s Brit pop album, this would be it.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

This albums is hypnotic! The hits stand out but the lesser known tracks have an incredible groove.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

She has so much range! 90's Irish rock typified.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

A classic add an amazing freshman effort, but, man, some of the transitions between tracks are jarring.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

There’s a couple great songs on it, but they have the same problem across all albums, which is that a two piece isn’t terribly dynamic.

Yeezus

Kanye West

2/5

Sure, it is a decent album but listening to it in the context of today is... interesting. Like how looking at the 90's in hindsight.

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

Very interesting to hear Arabic (and a little Indian?) music in a Western context like this. I'm into it! The reprise of 'C'est la Vie' in Arabic of was the perfect way to outro the album.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

A couple of bangers and interesting lyrics. Dunno if I would listen to me whole thing again.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

A tight, quality album!

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

This is a dense album for such a small sounding group!

Protection

Massive Attack

3/5

The first track is a banger but sounds nothing like the rest of the tracks! Otherwise, it is a decent album; I expect to see more Massive Attack here.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

5/5

One of my favorite albums. Short, sweet, and leaves you wanting more.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

I get the appeal of a punk rock approach to 1950s style music but the lyrics are a heartbreaking foreshadowing of her death shortly after release. This was a tough listen.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

3/5

Not what I was expecting based on the single track but an interesting listen. It definitely echoes different prog rock bands with an interesting wistful theme.

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

An interesting fusion of 70s jazz and 80s electronic pop.

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

Not my cup of tea or my favorite of her songs.

Born To Be With You

Dion

3/5

It's an album of the time. It's fine.