Of course, this album is not new to me. Nonetheless, it is a masterpiece, filled with classic tracks. But the Abbey Road Medley is the icing on top. 5/5
Solid soul album, but bettered by others from the same year
First half is far superior to the second half
Quite literally does what it says on the tin
Gloria and Land are the standouts but others fall flat
Solid, but there’s better Steely Dan albums
I probably shouldn’t like this as much as I did. Oozing with charisma, a tribal chanting hit
Not much to say. Probably a top 10 album of all time. The first 5 songs are nearly flawless.
Solid if not revolutionary
Not for me at all. It was a slog to get through
This surprised me. It’s slap bang in the middle of a 3 and a 4, but alas, there are no half stars here.
Just cool, Prowler is an awesome song
This album didn’t click for me the first time I listened. Today it seemed way better than I remembered. The second half especially is full of good songs. I’m not a rap fan as such, but I thoroughly appreciate the production in particular of this album
Glory box is a perfect song, but the rest don’t really come close bar roads
I think this album gets longer everytime I listen to it. It has some of the best Beatles songs (while my guitar gently weeps) alongside some of the worst (revolution 9)
Not much here beyond the two songs I already know. Quite forgettable
Appreciate that it’s one of many acclaimed albums by The Cure, but there wasn’t much here that blew me away. Probably because I know Disintegration exists
This is actually a brilliant album. Like Blondie crossed with The Cars. It’s a damn shame pop music doesn’t sound like this these days
Sure, it’s not The Beach Boys. But this is a lovely little album, and one I’ll probably give more time to in the future
Another album that doesn’t do much beyond the song everyone knows. But Run Charlie Run is a wild, wild song, that somehow isn’t even marked as explicit on Spotify
Started the week on a double album, and ended it on a double album. I’ve never been a massive smashing pumpkins fan, although 1979 has increasingly been on my rotation recently. There’s some hidden gems in here too, namely Thru The Eyes of Ruby. But again, and as with almost all double albums, there’s a bit too much that’s forgettable
Suppose this is a concept album of sorts. The production is surprisingly clean, not bad at all
An album in an unfamiliar language will always be one I struggle to attach to. Musically, it’s actually pretty solid. But it’s just spoken word French, from a guy who sounds like a creep. Then I found out Melody is supposedly 14 in this, while the narrator is 20 years older. Yeah, not for me.
Sure, people can say it’s overrated. I don’t care, it’s a masterpiece. I’ve listened to it countless times. It shaped my music taste, it evokes memories of listening with my dad as a kid. The Chain brings back watching F1 with him at the weekend. Never Going Back Again is one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. Gold Dust Woman is an exceptional album closer. Just imagine if Silver Springs had made the cut ahead of Oh Daddy…
Another solid Pumpkins album, probably helped by being picked so close to Mellon Collie. This just edges that as an album
Paul Simon is actually a very good guitar player. This is decent, but knowing Bridge Over Troubled Water had already come out by this point, it’s not his best work
God knows how many times I’ve listened to this album, and now it takes me back to summer 2025. It can only be a 5/5 for me
Imagine if every artist just did covers of one another, music would be pretty boring
Sure, there are some lovely songs in here. There’s plenty of rubbish songs too. It’s just too long, I will never complain about a double album again
Another album I grew up on. So there’s a lot of sentimental value to this rating but the opening run of American idiot, Jesus of suburbia, holiday and boulevard of broken dreams is a near perfect run of music.
I’m not the clientele for this album, but if I was, I would love this.
Plenty of songs here that are commercially successful makes it an album I’m actually quite familiar with
Listening to Randy Newman feels like it should be accompanied by a montage of Buzz and Woody, which makes it feel very innocent and comforting. Even though at the heart of it this is an album about racism and the Deep South, which isn’t very innocent at all
Funky, but it gets repetitive and isn’t helped by 3x 10 minute tracks back to back.
It’s solid enough, but musically it falls so short of anything Smiths related.
Can’t lie, after hearing the masterpiece that is ‘Underground’ I spent the majority of the album distracted by the animated masterpiece ‘Robots’ and the scene that features that song.
A rap album accessible enough that someone who doesn’t really click with rap can still click with this. I consider it made by a different person to the Kanye that exists today
Another album that shaped my youth. I know it back to front and it is a solid album, but I’m not sure that even with nostalgia I can give it more than a 4
I just don’t get Björk, and whoever the other bloke is drops this even further. The kind of album that I was happy to have ended.
Maggie May is fantastic and I suspect on listening to this album more I’d like it more, but I can only think of my Nan and her obsession with Rod
A double album that I prefer the second half on. Not an easy artist to listen to though, you have to be giving the songs your full attention to enjoy them.
For some reason I really struggle with New Order, and this is no different
This is quirky, I feel like XTC are a highly underrated band particularly in the streaming age
There’s some absolute belters on here, and the harpsichord goes hard
Starts off strong but quickly becomes the same song on repeat. Not bad, just not much I’d consider listening to again
The title track, which is one of the best songs of the 80’s, is levels above anything else on this album
Second best Beach Boys album. Enjoyed it a lot
The album cover is more iconic than the songs it contains. Although March Of The Black Queen is a wonderful surprise and a highly underrated Queen song
This is a really cool album, very moody. Unfortunately I listened to it in outside in the sun, which is the completely wrong way of listening to it.
Solid enough debut but that Iron Man cover is a horrendous piece of music.
I remember the first time I listened to this album, I wasn’t massively impacted by it. I think because I knew it was held in the same regard as Ziggy Stardust, or Rumours, or Abbey Road, albums I know front to back, I expected to hear it once and immediately know all the songs. But this isn’t an album for the songs individually, it’s an album that should be played front to back, with no interruptions. Listening to it as a singular piece uncovers the masterpiece that it is. Funky, heartfelt, and as terribly relevant today as it was 55 years ago…
It’s a shame that the rest of the album isn’t on the level of sultans of swing, but I suppose that is an impossible request given how elite that song is
Weird, wacky, but doesn’t quite click with me. Possibly the best band name of all time though
Only listened to the original track listing which brought this down to 35 mins. I’m not a fan of live albums, you cannot replicate being there in person. But The Who sound very good in this, and makes me wish I was alive to see that period of live music
When I was 12, I wasn’t dancing. I was watching a T. Rex tribute with my dad. I think it was especially formative in my love of live music. So for that, I can only thank Marc Bolan.
Jailbait is controversial, but overall it’s a solid and bad ass album. Lemmy rocks
The first proper surprise of this list. I didn’t know what to expect with this album but it’s a collection of beautiful songs, I thoroughly enjoyed it
Shame it’s so short, there’s a couple of cheesy songs on here, but plenty of excellent ones too
Seemingly influential, but I couldn’t connect with it
I don’t get Bjork, and I’m not going to pretend I do. I just don’t like this
This album will forever make me think of my mum doing the cleaning, going on and on about her love of Simon Le Bon. But as such, this album is familiar, it makes me happy, and although I may have tried desperately to convince her that it was rubbish, maybe she was onto something after all.
The big songs on here are a way above some of the lesser known ones, but there’s plenty of big songs on here, so it’s class
