1001 Albums Summary

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48
Albums Rated
2.94
Average Rating
4%
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1041 albums remaining

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1980
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Soul
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4
5-Star Albums
2
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
5 3.05 +1.95
Diamond Life
Sade
5 3.47 +1.53
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
5 3.48 +1.52
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
5 3.62 +1.38
Ys
Joanna Newsom
4 2.79 +1.21

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
1 3.16 -2.16
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
2 3.71 -1.71
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
2 3.65 -1.65
Superunknown
Soundgarden
2 3.64 -1.64
Ramones
Ramones
2 3.56 -1.56
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2 3.53 -1.53
Blue
Joni Mitchell
2 3.49 -1.49
Dirt
Alice In Chains
2 3.47 -1.47
Odelay
Beck
2 3.45 -1.45
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
1 2.41 -1.41

5-Star Albums (4)

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Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt

Favorite Songs: Nick Of Time, Cry On My Shoulder, Too Soon To Tell Least Favorite Song: The Road’s My Middle Name I was today years old when I found out that Charli xcx and Bon Iver sampled Nick Of Time. Unexpectedly loved this one?

1-Star Albums (2)

All Ratings (48)

Dec 09 2025

Favorite Songs: Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), Hunter and the Hunted, King Is White And In The Crowd Least Favorite Song: Somebody Up There Likes You (Instrumental) My first introduction to 80s synth-pop and I loved it. I found some of the tracks in the middle to be a bit boring, but the last two songs redeemed the whole album.

Horses by Patti Smith
Dec 10 2025

Favorite Song: Free Money Least Favorite Song: Kimberly Fun listen, but not my cup of tea unfortunately. Patti Smith's powerful voice and the iconic opening line might be the only memorable things about this.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Dec 11 2025

Favorite Song: Black Hole Sun Least Favorite Song: Superunknown I'm sure I would appreciate this more if I was a straight man. Some of the songs are just uninteresting and drag on for a little too long.

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Dec 12 2025

Favorite Songs: Chest Fever, I Shall Be Released Least Favorite Song: Lonesome Suzie This feels so deeply American and folky that you can imagine my shock when I found out these guys were from Canada. The piano in this absolutely rocks!

Dec 13 2025

Favorite Songs: Big Sky, Starstruck Least Favorite Song: Phenomenal Cat This is weird in a good way. I don't think I fully understand the concept here, but all of the songs are catchy at least.

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned
Dec 13 2025

Favorite Song: I Just Can't Be Happy Today Least Favorite Song: Liar Too loud, too messy, too much. I don't think I get the appeal unfortunately.

Van Halen by Van Halen
Dec 14 2025

Favorite Songs: You Really Got Me, Feel Your Love Tonight Least Favorite Song: I'm the One My guy is absolutely SHREDDING that guitar.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Dec 15 2025

Favorite Songs: 'Til I Die, Disney Girls, Feel Flows Least Favorite Song: Student Demonstration Time So different from their usual sound, but in the best way. The dreaminess, the vocal layering, the psychedelic production, and that damn flute solo?!

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Dec 16 2025

Favorite Song: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Least Favorite Song: Damage, Inc. I like it whenever they're not screaming. To quote Robin Buckley from Stranger Things, “Music! We need music!”

Arrival by ABBA
Dec 17 2025

Favorite Songs: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You Least Favorite Song: Arrival Listening to this as I’m packing my bags to go home after a grueling semester and I feel so happy and free.

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello
Dec 18 2025

Favorite Songs: You Tripped at Every Step, London’s Brilliant Parade Least Favorite Song: Favourite Hour Brutal Youth more like Brutal Listen.

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire
Dec 20 2025

Favorite Songs: That’s the Way of the World, Reasons, All About Love Least Favorite Song: Africano Just makes me want to break out into a little dance. So fun from start to finish, and I now fully understand why these guys were so popular back in the day. Will definitely be checking out more of their stuff.

Sulk by The Associates
Dec 21 2025

Favorite Songs: Club Country, No, Love Hangover Least Favorite Song: Nude Spoons Went in thinking I’d hate this but it’s not half bad. The album cover is gorgeous.

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.
Dec 22 2025

Favorite Song: Theme Least Favorite Song: Religion I Went in thinking I’d hate this and I did, in fact, hate it.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Dec 23 2025

Favorite Song: A Case Of You Least Favorite Song: Carey Tough listen, there’s just nothing interesting going on with the instruments.

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
Dec 24 2025

Favorite Songs: Not Dark Yet, Love Sick Least Favorite Song: Dirt Road Blues Hey Timothee Chalamet, why is the average track length over 6 minutes?

Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
Dec 25 2025

Favorite Songs: Nick Of Time, Cry On My Shoulder, Too Soon To Tell Least Favorite Song: The Road’s My Middle Name I was today years old when I found out that Charli xcx and Bon Iver sampled Nick Of Time. Unexpectedly loved this one?

Dec 26 2025

Favorite Song: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Least Favorite Song: Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers I don’t celebrate Christmas whatsoever, but there are so many classics on here that I can’t give this any lower than a 3.

We Are Family by Sister Sledge
Dec 27 2025

Favorite Songs: He’s the Greatest Dancer, Thinking of You Least Favorite Song: You’re a Friend to Me Yo momma so fat that when she went to the beach a whale swam up and sang, "We are family, even though you're fatter than me”

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Dec 28 2025

Favorite Songs: Why Did She Have To Leave Me, Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing, I Need Your Lovin’ Least Favorite Song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine A consistently good record but nothing stands out to me. Fun though!

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Dec 29 2025

Favorite Song: Piggy Least Favorite Song: Mr. Self Destruct Closer’s impact on the anime editing community needs to be studied.

Superfly by Curtis Mayfield
Dec 30 2025

Favorite Songs: Freddie’s Dead, Give Me Your Love, No Thing on Me Least Favorite Song: Think Soundtrack so good it makes me want to watch the movie that I’ve heard not so good things about.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Dec 31 2025

I truthfully did not pay enough attention to this album to know what specific tracks I liked or disliked. Sorry Jorge. Will give it a relisten one day I promise!

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project
Jan 01 2026

Favorite Song: Queremos Paz Least Favorite Song: Triptico Two foreign albums in a row might not have been the final straw but it’s one of the latter straws.

Favorite Songs: Some Mother’s Son, Young and Innocent Days Least Favorite Song: Brainwashed Definitely liked this one more than my first Kinks album. Listened to this on a roadtrip and it was perfect.

Odelay by Beck
Jan 03 2026

Favorite Songs: Where It’s At, Novacane, Ramshackle Least Favorite Song: Minus Very interesting blend of genres.

Brothers by The Black Keys
Jan 04 2026

Favorite Song: Too Afraid to Love You Least Favorite Song: Black Mud I don’t know how many more mediocre albums in a row I can take. Please 1001albumgenerator give me something life-changing.

Dirt by Alice In Chains
Jan 05 2026

Favorite Song: Down In A Hole Least Favorite Song: Hate To Feel Do I understand why this album was included on this list? Yes. Will I ever listen to this again? No.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Jan 06 2026

Favorite Songs: Well I Wonder, Barbarism Begins at Home, That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore Least Favorite Song: Rusholme Ruffians This album deeply confuses me because of how inconsistent it is. Some songs are amazing while others are a complete slog to get through. It’s my birthday today and I’m feeling generous, so I’ll give it a 3 for now.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Jan 07 2026

Favorite Song: Under the Pressure, In Reverse Least Favorite Song: The Haunting Idle Woooow the lyrics are beautiful, I think this album will only get better with time.

Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
Jan 08 2026

Favorite Songs: Cicatriz Esp, Inertiatic Esp Least Favorite Song: Televators Cool music, but I unfortunately don’t like the guy’s voice.

Ys by Joanna Newsom
Jan 09 2026

Favorite Song: Only Skin Least Favorite Song: Monkey & Bear This is a grand story, and a piece of art. I can’t possibly give it a lower score than this.

Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Jan 10 2026

Favorite Songs: Brown Sugar, I Got The Blues, Moonlight Mile Least Favorite Song: You Gotta Move First ever Rolling Stones listening experience! Very solid record, but I wasn't really a fan of the country sounding songs.

Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
Jan 11 2026

Favorite Songs: Creepin', It Ain't No Use, Bird Of Beauty Least Favorite Song: Too Shy To Say Stevie Wonder is incapable of missing EVER.

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
Jan 12 2026

Favorite Song: Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' Least Favorite Song: N/A I can't choose a least favorite song because... they kind of all sound the same. But in this case, it isn't such a bad thing because the entire record is consistently lovely.

Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix
Jan 13 2026

Favorite Songs: Voodoo Chile Least Favorite Song: And the Gods Made Love The name Jimi Hendrix has been familiar to me since I was very young. My dad saw Jimi Hendrix live in 1968 and still wears an old Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. I never listened to any music my dad enjoyed because I thought it was too “adult” and “sophisticated” and not something I’d enjoy whatsoever. This album is very much one of the reasons why I’m grateful I started this 1001 Albums project because I’ve discovered new music that I’d never in a million years think I’d actually like.

Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Jan 15 2026

Favorite Song: Place To Be Least Favorite Song: Know I don’t get it and that’s fine. I don’t think it helped that I was already tired but this damn near put me to sleep.

Central Reservation by Beth Orton
Jan 16 2026

Favorite Songs: Stars All Seem to Weep, Stolen Car, Sweetest Decline, Central Reservation (Both Versions) Least Favorite Song: Feel to Believe Holy shit I think I just found the perfect album to listen to while walking to class in the winter. Beth Orton has the voice of an angel.

Melody A.M. by Röyksopp
Jan 19 2026

Favorite Songs: In Space, She’s So, Eple Least Favorite Song: Poor Leno Crazyyyy good. Through this project I've learned one thing about myself and it's that I'm a whore for anything electronica.

Gorillaz by Gorillaz
Jan 20 2026

Favorite Songs: 19-2000, Rock the House, Clint Eastwood Least Favorite Song: Funk Why on earth is the second half of this album so much better than the first? I was ready to rate this shit 2 stars until Sound Check (Gravity) and everything afterwards.

Favorite Songs: Starman, Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide Least Favorite Song: Suffragette City What an opening song and what a closing song. Sure, I might not have the same personal connection to this album that most people do, but it was fucking awesome.

Ramones by Ramones
Jan 22 2026

Favorite Song: Blitzkrieg Pop Least Favorite Song: Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue Thought to myself that a song was going on for a little too long just to find out that 4 songs had already played. Boooooringggg.

Diamond Life by Sade
Jan 25 2026

Favorite Songs: Cherry Pie, Smooth Operator, Sally Least Favorite Song: Why Can't We Live Together This being the only Sade album on the list deeply saddens me. Even though this isn't my favorite album of theirs, I love Sade more than words can express and this was automatically going to get a 5. Listening to Sade reminds me of my mom in a really comforting way. Sade's music feels like drinking an ice cold glass of water while relaxing on the beach.

Arular by M.I.A.
Jan 28 2026

Favorite Songs: Bucky Done Gun, 10 Dollar Least Favorite Song: Banana I'm sorry Mamma M.I.A. I really wanted to like this one. I really did.

Jan 31 2026

Favorite Songs: Time to Pretend, Of Moons, Birds & Monsters, Kids Least Favorite Song: 4th Dimensional Transition Feels like summer camp and a warm hug.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Feb 07 2026

Favorite Song: Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) Least Favorite Song: The Losing End (When You're On) Booooooooooringggggg. The look on my face after finding out there are 7 albums on this list by this guy...

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Feb 08 2026

Favorite Songs: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Let's Stay Together Least Favorite Song: It Ain't No Fun to Me This was good, but it does feel like a waste of time when I listen to an album and the only songs I like are the most popular ones.

Critic

Average rating: 2.94 (0.43 below global average).

Other

Album origins are grouped into three buckets: US, UK, and everything else. “Other” means the artists you rate highest are from outside the US and UK.