1001 Albums Summary

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187
Albums Rated
3.9
Average Rating
17%
Complete
902 albums remaining

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1950
Favorite Decade
Metal
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Cheerleader
Rater Style ?
43
5-Star Albums
0
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
5 2.59 +2.41
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
5 2.8 +2.2
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
5 3.14 +1.86
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
5 3.17 +1.83
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
5 3.31 +1.69
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5 3.33 +1.67
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
5 3.33 +1.67
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
5 3.33 +1.67
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
5 3.33 +1.67
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
5 3.34 +1.66

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
2 3.67 -1.67
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
2 3.26 -1.26

Artists

Favorites

ArtistAlbumsAverage
Bob Dylan 5 4.8
David Bowie 3 4.67
Nirvana 2 5
Bruce Springsteen 3 4.33

5-Star Albums (43)

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All Ratings (187)

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Dec 17 2025

Arcade fire - the suburbs. 5/10. Neil Young and Talking Heads influences are obvious among others. Some hints of Springsteen at times. I'm glad to have heard this album but it's not an instant favourite. Lyrics are a weak point in an album that is very of it's time in the Indie rock era.

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Dec 18 2025

8/10. Great album. Inspiration from the R&B soul groups that came before it and paves the way for all that comes after. Bridges the genres of R&B, disco and funk to produce an album filled with classics. Will definitely listen again.

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Dec 19 2025

5/10. This was fine. Clear Springsteen influences. It was fine.

The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Dec 20 2025

3/10. I'm glad it's over. Parts we're kind of good but I suspect only because they've permeated music culture. I think the important things is that the band likes it. Good for them. Good for them. This was one of those albums that I had to resist the urge to skip songs, and check how much was left. This was a long 37 minutes.

Dec 21 2025

This was the 2nd Smiths album in a row. Previous one was The Queen is Dead. This was easier to listen to. Maybe I just need to be in the right mood for them and that mood is tired and anxious. This one was more positive, musically. Hints of The Doors and even KC and the Sunshine band. I'll say this for them; presuming a lot of those songs to be satirical and tongue in cheek (which I'm not sure of) they do satirical lyrics very well. They don't, IMO, do political and cultural commentary well. Self indulgent at times and not as deep as others would make them out to be.

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Dec 22 2025

10/10. The voice is perfect. The composition is perfect. The arrangements are perfect. It's over 3 hours long and I will regret not a second of it.

Groovin' by The Young Rascals
Dec 25 2025
Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Dec 31 2025

Excellent. Chaotic. Very enjoyable from start to finish.

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Jan 02 2026

Brilliant album only marred by some song lyrics feeling very uncomfortable, particularly with the hindsight of 20 years and a few documentaries.

Jan 03 2026

I hesitated over whether this was a 4 or a 5 star album. Realistically it's about an 8.5-9/10. All time classic folk, with some occassional skips depending on mood but enough iconic songs to make it a 5 star.

Kid A by Radiohead
Jan 24 2026
1984 by Van Halen
Feb 04 2026
Ctrl by SZA
Feb 13 2026
1977 by Ash
Feb 18 2026
Bad by Michael Jackson
Feb 24 2026
Faith by George Michael
Feb 26 2026
Play by Moby
Mar 03 2026
Junkyard by The Birthday Party
Mar 04 2026
Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Mar 10 2026
Aja by Steely Dan
Mar 11 2026
Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Mar 12 2026
Blur by Blur
Mar 17 2026
Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Apr 09 2026
So by Peter Gabriel
May 05 2026
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
May 08 2026
Murmur by R.E.M.
May 12 2026
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
May 30 2026
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jun 02 2026
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Jun 17 2026
Live! by Fela Kuti
Jun 28 2026
Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
Jul 11 2026
90 by 808 State
Jul 17 2026
Grace by Jeff Buckley
Jul 23 2026
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Aug 02 2026

Cheerleader

Average rating: 3.90 (0.57 above global average).

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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.