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Album	You	Global	Diff
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.47	+1.53
Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder	5	3.57	+1.43
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.64	+1.36
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.66	+1.34
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	5	3.66	+1.34
Grace Jeff Buckley	5	3.74	+1.26
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2
Shadowland k.d. lang	4	2.87	+1.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
At San Quentin Johnny Cash	1	3.78	-2.78
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	1	3.45	-2.45
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	1	3.42	-2.42
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	1	3.34	-2.34
Live At Leeds The Who	1	3.32	-2.32
Something Else By The Kinks The Kinks	1	3.25	-2.25
Darklands The Jesus And Mary Chain	1	3.23	-2.23
The Idiot Iggy Pop	1	3.22	-2.22
Third Portishead	1	3.13	-2.13
Double Nickels On The Dime Minutemen	1	3.12	-2.12

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Artist	Albums	Average
Michael Jackson	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Byrds	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (10)

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We Are Family

Sister Sledge · 1 likes

4/5

"Thinking of you" is a song off here I've loved for a while.

...And Justice For All

Metallica · 1 likes

2/5

Good but boring tbh.

1-Star Albums (27)

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The Doors

2/5

Reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite/Django Unchained soundtrack.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Beautiful white boy music.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

Lady Stardust, one of the best songs I've listened to this year.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

I assume one of the longest albums of all time. Fun listen though.

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Very good album for a genre I rarely ever listen to.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Some of the best lyricism I've ever heard on most of the songs on this album.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

A very soothing listen for rock.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Another soothing rock album, liked very much.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

1/5

Not good in my opinion. Very repetitive & slow. Not my kind of music.

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Not my kind of music. Nice voice though.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Really enjoyed that. 10/10 song in Stairway to Heaven.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Not exactly sure how to rate instrumentals as albums compared to others with actual lyrics but it sounded great of course.

Van Halen

4/5

Very fun listen. Recognize the first song as well.

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

I'm mad at myself for not knowing who this band was before today.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Instantly recognized the first song. Good album.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

2/5

Good sound. Songs couldn't be longer than 10min though. Especially 3 of them on one album.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Not sure how many more albums on this list will be better than this.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A pretty fun Christmas album.

Live At Leeds

The Who

1/5

Definitely not my kind of music. The worst selection I've gotten so far.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

Not my music...AT ALL.....

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Calm listen. Enjoyed it.

Parachutes

Coldplay

4/5

Lovely that.

Shadowland

k.d. lang

4/5

Jazz/Country album. Didn't know that was a thing, really liked it.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

3/5

Nice sound, nothing special.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Couple good songs. Other than that, would rather not listen to those ever again.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Really good first half, unfortunate drop off in second half.

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

Not my kind of music.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite. Which means I love it.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

I did not expect to like that that much.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Not fond of music where the artist is basically just talking instead of vocalizing.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

A very soothing listen.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Some very upbeat stuff to get you in a good mood.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

An album with multiple near 10's (Bohemian Rhapsody a 10)

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

Interesting listen with a couple pretty good calming songs.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

1/5

Pretty mid honestly. Off brand Beatles sound.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Conscious funk. I like it.

Wild Gift

2/5

An alright rock album.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

4/5

Wasn't familiar with "space rock" but yeah it's pretty damn good.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

2/5

This is definitely some country, down-by-the-bayou music. Not bad but not my thing.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Yeah this space rock genre is great.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Pretty nice sounding slower rock album.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Sounds like the soundtrack of a Shrek movie.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Good album for a genre of music I'm not too fond of.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

1/5

Have no idea why this album is in here over so many others that aren't in this generator.

Kala

M.I.A.

2/5

Underwhelming knowing beforehand that "Paper Planes" was on here.

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

I could get with this genre more if the songs were shorter.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Just pretty damn good.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

Decent album with a couple hits. Middle of the album very good.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

3/5

Gave me sprinkles of Jeff Buckley vibes.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Really nice, euphoric rock album.

Third

Portishead

1/5

Certain albums just don't deserve to be on here.

New Wave

The Auteurs

1/5

Another knock-off Beatles sounding album. Sigh.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

Great grunge/rock from start to finish.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

1/5

Not really fond of movie/musical sounding r&b.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Classic rock right here.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

1/5

Could've done without listening to this, another album that I have no understanding why is in here.

Metallica

3/5

Not fond of metal in the slightest but this was a good listen.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

Steep fall off in last couple songs. Pretty underwhelming.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

1/5

Another rip-off Beatles sound which is the one of the worst I've heard. Again, too many albums not on here that should obviously be ahead of ones like this.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

1/5

Ridiculously boring.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Well that was just beautiful. Weird knowing this came out over 60 years ago.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Something i'd have in the background to read.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

The best album with near no playlist saves.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

1/5

There's "music" then there's annoying, obnoxious noise. Some of the worst music I've ever heard voluntarily listened to.

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

1/5

Starting to believe this generator, two months in is just trolling me because there's no way these terrible albums are in this.

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Very good jazz.

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Very good disco here.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

Just not an enjoyable listen.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

"Thinking of you" is a song off here I've loved for a while.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

Good but boring tbh.

Fever Ray

1/5

Again, just not good music.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Not bad, not great.

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

Decent, nothing special though.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

1/5

I really hate these albums when it's just someone talking or exaggerating their voice. It's really unenjoyable.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

4/5

This is real music. Not the bs I kept getting in a row that definitely shouldn't be on this generator.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Now that's some damn good soft rock music.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

One of the most unique things I've ever listened to.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

1/5

Another example of putting an entire album on here because of 1 song. This is one of the worst things I've ever wasted my time on.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

Not my genre in the slightest but his voice is really nice, didn't mind that.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Some classics, some mid.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Arguably the greatest rap album ever I'd say.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

3/5

Interesting sound.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

The best album of all time unless someone can show me different.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Ridiculously overhyped but still good.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Decent, just not my preferred genre.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Pretty underwhelming.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

2/5

Some good songs.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

Pretty boring.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

1/5

Oh wow, ANOTHER rip-off Beatles album. Getting ridiculous.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

I didn't mind that. Slow start but got pretty good.

Orbital 2

Orbital

1/5

Yeah electronic music is horrible to me.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

2/5

Not bad, wouldn't go back and listen to anything on it though.

Tom Tom Club

1/5

Other than Genius of Love, was pretty mid.

The xx

3/5

Loved 'crystalised'.

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

3/5

Decent album.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

He's probably the best musician ever.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Good album. Nothing crazy.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

1/5

Yeah, this website is losing me.

Street Life

The Crusaders

3/5

Decent jazz.

New Forms

Roni Size

1/5

I'm not doing this bullshit.

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

Unfortunately, it was brick city on here.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Pillar of rap music. Great album.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

One of the best metal albums I've heard.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Slightly disappointing.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

Don't think much has to be said about a masterpiece.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Literal country sound to it which I'm usually not fond of, I liked this a lot.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

Hot garbage.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

1/5

This website has 1 more chance before I give up I'm ngl. Too much garbage.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Love that sound.

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Lovely blues.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Good, not great.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

1/5

Back with the noise pollution.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

Pretty insane that this is his 2nd best album and people would die for this level of production on just 1 or their albums.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Only certain doo-woo I love, this wasn't it but I acknowledge it's influence.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

I feel like I force myself to think jazz is the best genre because of how great it's talked about but it's just good to me, nothing insane to listen to.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

4/5

With a lot of the British artists I've got on here they've been either big hit or big miss, this was one of the bigger hits for sure.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

2/5

Couple good songs, wouldn't go back to listen to anything though.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

Middle of the pack.