1001 Albums Summary

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3.11
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1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Stooges
The Stooges
5 3.26 +1.74
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5 3.3 +1.7
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
5 3.32 +1.68
Live!
Fela Kuti
5 3.44 +1.56
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
5 3.48 +1.52
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
4 2.68 +1.32
Hot Fuss
The Killers
5 3.73 +1.27
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
4 2.8 +1.2
One World
John Martyn
4 2.81 +1.19
Elephant
The White Stripes
5 3.84 +1.16

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Arrival
ABBA
1 3.53 -2.53
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1 3.4 -2.4
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
1 3.33 -2.33
Fragile
Yes
1 3.32 -2.32
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
1 3.17 -2.17
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
1 3.01 -2.01
Signing Off
UB40
1 2.97 -1.97
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
1 2.97 -1.97
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2 3.94 -1.94
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
2 3.68 -1.68

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All Ratings (104)

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
Feb 19 2026

It's cool to have this documented in full, historically interesting and great recording quality for an old live recording. Still not a big fan of country music, though. Too many songs sound soo similar to my ears. Fantastically performed, of course, a derserved entry in the list.

Queens of the Stone Age by Queens Of The Stone Age
Feb 20 2026

Some of the songs feel timeless. I don't enjoy the vocals that much, however. The instrumental parts, however, are very good. Standouts on first listen: Spiders and Vinegaroons, You Can't Quit Me Baby und Walkin on the Sidewalks.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Feb 23 2026

Clearly a historically very important album. Maybe because it was so influential, it just sounded a bit tired to me. Some songs did stand out: The Boxer and Cecilia. I will listen to those again, for sure.

The Next Day by David Bowie
Feb 24 2026

Really not into this. It's not terrible, but generally not really interesting to me. I could never get into Bowie's work and this album doesn't change that.

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Feb 25 2026

Surprisingly buesy album. No real standout songs, sometimes the tracks go on for too long. But enjoyable rock musi overall.

Odessa by Bee Gees
Feb 26 2026

Very much not my style. Just generally too much. Too much strings, too much choir, too much echo, too grandiose, too much whining, too much harmonizing.... Edison was my favorite, but will never listen to any of these songs again. Barely made it through.

Pink Flag by Wire
Feb 27 2026

Pretty simplistic, but also fun punk album. Not my favorite genre by any means, but this album is one of the best punk records I have ever listened to. Standouts: Mr. Suit, Strange, Fragile.

Hard Again by Muddy Waters
Mar 03 2026

Spectacular start, one of my favorite Blues tracks. There are some more great songs here and overall this is just a fantastic Blues record. It is still Blues though and I really need to be in the mood for Blues to really get me. Today it worked.

D by White Denim
Mar 04 2026
With The Beatles by Beatles
Mar 05 2026

Nothing the Beatles made is really bad, I guess. But this album may have been important and fresh at the time, not so much nowadays.

Mar 06 2026

Very much of its time, still fun and the hits are still fun. Lyrically not very interesting, typical gangsta rap fair, but the flow and beats are often great.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mar 10 2026

I was never a fan of RHCP, listening to an entire album doesn't change that. As talented as (at least some of) the band may be, the songs don't really catch my attention. A few titles (the obvious hits, I guess) may be fun pop rock tracks, but overall it's just okay.

System Of A Down by System Of A Down
Mar 11 2026

I am just not enough of a metal head for this and I like their later stuff much much better. Interesting to hear where they came from, but not for me.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Mar 12 2026

Pretty uneventful. I enjoyed the first and last track, weirdly, though.

Signing Off by UB40
Mar 13 2026

Just not for me at all.

Morrison Hotel by The Doors
Mar 17 2026

Great variety of sounds and vibes, energetic but laid back, no song stands out as much as their mega hits from other albums, but I like this one a lot.

A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite
Mar 18 2026

Fun album, feels much fresher than its age.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Mar 19 2026

Fun album, feels much fresher than its age.

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles
Mar 23 2026

Now this is what I would have thought an early Beatles album sounds like.

Violator by Depeche Mode
Mar 24 2026

The hits alone will make me come back, at least for those songs. Not everything on here hits for me, but I did enjoy most of it.

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Mar 31 2026

Some Jazz-ass Jazz. Driving, frantic, chaotic, yet musical and still super fresh. I have listened to this before and I will listen to it again. Am I always in the mood for an album like this? No. But when I am, it scratches an itch nothing else can reach.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Apr 01 2026

Absolute classic, maybe a bit kitschy (at least to me), but overall a great listen!

Is This It by The Strokes
Apr 02 2026

Two bangers and a lot of filler for me. Maybe it is just nostalgia bias and I only knew the two hits before, but overall a mid album for me. If it wasn't for those two songs...

Walking Wounded by Everything But The Girl
Apr 03 2026

Not particularly bad, but particularly boring.

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson
Apr 06 2026

Really weird, but interesting. What a wild collection of songs.

...And Justice For All by Metallica
Apr 07 2026

This was surprisingly boring. Might listen to One again some time, but that's about it.

Apr 08 2026

Absolute classic, super important, but there are musically more interesting versions of all the great songs on here. The old school production just does not offer the kind of variety of sounds and vibes that keep me interested for a whole album.

Bummed by Happy Mondays
Apr 09 2026

I had not heard of this band or this album before, but I am afraid I will also forget about them and this album tomorrow.

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
Apr 10 2026

Suprisingly listenable, did not feel as old as it is.

Moving Pictures by Rush
Apr 13 2026

Solid rock album. Nothing more, nothing less.

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Apr 14 2026

A fine album, but it did not really stick with me.

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman
Apr 15 2026

The first two songs got me good. One, two, cha cha cha, that's the way, aha aha, I like it. I don't know if I will ever listen to this again, but it was pretty fun.

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Apr 16 2026

Never heard of the band before, but this is pretty cool! This is the kind of album I was hoping to discover through this project.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
Apr 17 2026

I expected a dark and moody album, but was pleasantly surprised to find a solid synth pop album with strong 80s influence. Will likely listen to this again, some time.

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Apr 20 2026

Somehow the music by this band goes right over my head.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Apr 21 2026

Super stylish music, really cool sound. The best Soul/R'n'B album I have come across in this project so far.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Apr 23 2026

Very well done, but absolutely not my kind of vibe.

Bright Flight by Silver Jews
Apr 24 2026

I liked this a lot. Very reminiscent of The National, great sad Dad music.

Elephant by The White Stripes
Apr 27 2026

Incredible Album.

At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
Apr 28 2026

Legendary songs, I don't know if I will listen to these specific versions again, but I will listen to these songs again, for sure.

Broken English by Marianne Faithfull
Apr 29 2026

Unfortunately, this album is super forgettable. None of the songs are particularly bad, but there isn't even a standout that may be worth a respin.

Behaviour by Pet Shop Boys
Apr 30 2026

Unfortunately, this album is super forgettable. None of the songs are particularly bad, but there isn't even a standout that may be worth a respin.

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
May 01 2026

Legendary album, no question that this is great, but also it is very much Dylan. No surprises, just classic singer-songwriter stuff.

Hot Fuss by The Killers
May 04 2026

Fun, energetic, maybe a tad too long.

The Yes Album by Yes
May 06 2026

Cool music, but also not a standout.

Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons
May 07 2026

Pretty cool Country music, but it's also Country music.

Arise by Sepultura
May 08 2026

I am not edgy enough for this...

Arrival by ABBA
May 11 2026

Abba never made good music.

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
May 12 2026

While the sound hasn't aged super well (it sounds very much of its time), I still enjoyed this quite a bit.

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
May 13 2026

Great songwriting, no question about it, but it is just sooo slooooowww....

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer
May 14 2026

Really cool proto-Heavy Metal album. I really enjoyed this, especially the clear connection to Heavy Metal's roots in Blues and Psychedelic Rock.

May 15 2026

Freedom is an all time great song for me. The rest of the album also feels surprisingly fresh and varied.

Tommy by The Who
May 19 2026

Not great, not bad, I just don't have a lot of opinions about The Who. A few cool songs, but the whole concept album thing did not quite click for me.

Chelsea Girl by Nico
May 20 2026

The German accent was really distracting for me. Generally nice music, reading up on Nico it seems she was not someone who's art I want to spend time with, though.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
May 21 2026

This is one of those artists who clearly was influential and had great success, but today just sounds mid to me. In a live album context doubly so.

Revolver by Beatles
May 22 2026

Fantastic album. Not all songs are hits, but there are a bunch and the album just feels like a cohesive package even though the individual tracks are so different.

Marquee Moon by Television
May 26 2026

Never heard of this one or this band. But this is pretty amazing. Sounds timeless, complex yet catchy and cool. Not necessarily my favorite style of rock music, but the influence this had on later bands is palpable.

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley
May 28 2026

Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me...

Duck Rock by Malcolm McLaren
Jun 03 2026

This is just not for me at all. Probably great music, but I cannot connect to it at all.

Ten by Pearl Jam
Jun 04 2026

Amazing album with a distinctive sound. I enjoyed this very much, most songs are incredibly evocative and capture their mood wonderfully. Vedder's voice sounds perfect and complements the instruments fittingly. The only weird thing is that last song, but I guess I am just not artsy enough.

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire
Jun 12 2026

Unremarkable. Fine music, talented musicians, but nothing too special for my taste.

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Jun 15 2026

Some songs are fantastic, but other songs are unbearable to me. What a weird album.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Jun 16 2026

What a wild album. I enjoyed the first track immensely, most of the actual funk songs fine and that last song is just very weird?

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jun 18 2026

Great country and bluegrass record, but it's just far too much country and bluegrass for me.

Sister by Sonic Youth
Jun 19 2026

Fantastic album that still holds up.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Jun 22 2026

What a find! Incredible energy throughout the album. It is groovy and soulful and complex and fun. I even enjoyed the drum solo song!

The Stooges by The Stooges
Jun 24 2026

Excellent album. Great energy for all songs and while I hear a lot of Rolling Stones, it sounds much more modern than it is.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Jun 25 2026

Never heard of this band, or this album. It is fun, though. However, it sounds a lot like The Beatles and is a bit repetitive.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Jun 26 2026

If this wasn't a double album, it would be packed with hits. As such, it just has too many filler tracks to be the fantastic album it has every right to be.

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Jun 29 2026

Just because it has The Song on it, it was fun to listen to. The other tracks don't seem to be particularly remarkable from a contemporary perspective.

Superunknown by Soundgarden
Jun 30 2026

Pretty cool sound, a bit generic maybe, but I founnd all songs enjoyable.

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
Jul 01 2026

Nothing that stood out as bad to me, but also incredibly uneventful.

The Band by The Band
Jul 06 2026

It is very much of the genre, one could say as generic as the name. Together with a generous pinch of white-washed historical themes, it's not a mixture I enjoy.

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Jul 28 2026

Excellent album, still sounds relevant and interesting.

One World by John Martyn
Jul 29 2026

Weirdly both pop music and experimental. I really enjoyed the overall sound and especially the last track.

I Should Coco by Supergrass
Jul 30 2026

Fun music, but did not have a discernable impact for me.

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth
Jul 31 2026

Super cool album, I need to listen to it more, though.

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Aug 03 2026

Great just because Shelter from the Storm ist one of my all-time favorite Dylan tracks.

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams
Aug 05 2026

Ryan Adams is not a good person.

Aug 07 2026

This is just too much 80s. Tainted Love is a classic, of course. But a lot of the other songs just sound too much like some dudes playing around with synthesizers in their bedrooms.

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Aug 11 2026

Unfortunately I do not like Reggae, but this is great Reggae.

Eliminator by ZZ Top
Aug 12 2026

Some songs are fun enough, but the lyrics are one-note and generally the whole thing was noth very interesting.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Aug 14 2026

It sounds a bit like an above average Karaoke session and that kinda ruins otherwise probably great songs for me. It's also too 80s....

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