1001 Albums Summary

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128
Albums Rated
2.74
Average Rating
12%
Complete
961 albums remaining

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1970
Favorite Decade
Metal
Favorite Genre
Other
Top Origin ?
Perfectionist
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3
5-Star Albums
8
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
5 3.15 +1.85
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
5 3.61 +1.39
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
4 2.71 +1.29
Slayed?
Slade
4 2.87 +1.13
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
4 2.99 +1.01

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
1 3.69 -2.69
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
1 3.38 -2.38
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
1 3.35 -2.35
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
1 3.32 -2.32
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
1 2.99 -1.99
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
2 3.97 -1.97
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
1 2.97 -1.97
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
2 3.93 -1.93
Chris
Christine and the Queens
1 2.81 -1.81
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2 3.79 -1.79

5-Star Albums (3)

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Popular Reviews

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce

In no way good but not the worst I got from this list so far. But again, why is such an album on this list? Did the author too much drugs to come up with actual records that someone should have listened to before dying? 2/5 but only because I got much worse before.

1-Star Albums (8)

All Ratings (128)

Apr 09 2026

I thought this was a list about music and I got a (really bad) audiobook with some standard jazz as background music. Absolute sh*t 1/5.

The Renaissance by Q-Tip
Apr 15 2026

Might be the first rap album that I like. Sound is not repetitive and there are quite some interesting songs.

Guero by Beck
Apr 17 2026
Hot Fuss by The Killers
Apr 21 2026

Okay but not my kind of music

Chris by Christine and the Queens
Apr 22 2026

Why is this on the list? It sounds like background music that I hear when entering a generic store – and this is not a quality sign. Some songs remind me of Michael Jackson but without any soul (in both senses of the word). So I ask why the producer of the album did not spot it and either made something out of it or changed the songs on this record.

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Apr 25 2026

The album starts really good, but then there is this track "Voices of Old People". Why is it there? This could be a 4/5 album but with this track I could not enjoy it from beginning to end. 3/5

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Apr 28 2026

Good start, but a boring second thirds. 2/5

The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas
Apr 29 2026

Sounds like the soundtrack of Metroid Prime 2 and besides other Metroid soundtracks, I didn't like Prime 2's that much. Two, maybe three stars.

21 by Adele
Apr 30 2026

Not my kind of music but I can value this album and understand why it is on this list.

May 03 2026

Cheesy 80s pop. Might be good for one song at a party but not a whole album. I don't understand why this is on the list when there are definitely better 80s pop records out there.

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs
May 04 2026

Again, why is such an album on the list? If I would not know that this was done by humans, I would say this is generic AI slop. 1/5

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
May 05 2026

I can understand why this record is on the list. Nonetheless, it's just boring to me.

Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
May 06 2026

Quite nice but nothing special 3/5

Hms Fable by Shack
May 07 2026

Don't get me wrong, the music is somewhat okay and not bad. It just does not belong onto this list as it does not offer anything new or special. It's standard pop without any extra. There are definitely better records that are there for the masses to play on the radio. 2/5

G. Love And Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce
May 08 2026

In no way good but not the worst I got from this list so far. But again, why is such an album on this list? Did the author too much drugs to come up with actual records that someone should have listened to before dying? 2/5 but only because I got much worse before.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
May 09 2026

Not a bad album but live albums are generally not that good as they most often lack the atmosphere that makes live music good. This record especially is basically studio quality with some whoos after each song.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
May 11 2026

Got Coldplay yesterday and this banger today. What a difference!

Blue by Joni Mitchell
May 13 2026
Electric Prunes by The Electric Prunes
May 14 2026

Quite nice, but is this record so important? 3/5

90 by 808 State
May 15 2026
At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters
May 16 2026

Usually I am not a fan of live albums but this is quite good! 3/5

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
May 25 2026

Not really my kind of music, but I could enjoy the album and had a good time. Totally a must have on this list

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
May 26 2026

Springsteen? Instant 1 of 5. He's just dull and boring.

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club
May 27 2026

I don't get it, but at least it's interesting 2/5

Zombie by Fela Kuti
May 30 2026
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jun 02 2026

just not my kind of music.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Jun 05 2026

The album started quite good but got pretty boring

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Jun 06 2026

Seems that I just don't understand jazz.

Horses by Patti Smith
Jun 07 2026

hm

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Jun 11 2026

I do not understand how anybody can compare the Stones to the Beatles and thinks "they are equally good". They are not. Until today I only knew the hits from the Stones and they are good, but a full album? Awful. (I heard the UK version, so there is not even Paint it Black which would be nice.) 2/5

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
Jun 17 2026

A man who cannot sing. Would give only 1 star but I already got worse on this list. 2/5

The Grand Tour by George Jones
Jun 18 2026

With 30 minutes not that grand.

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Jun 20 2026

I like some of Trent Reznor's other projects, but this is just bullshit. You hate everyone and everything including yourself? This album is for you.

Sea Change by Beck
Jun 21 2026

Four tracks in and until now it's just boring. Don't know if I will make it through the album.

xx by The xx
Jun 22 2026

boring

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Jul 01 2026

I understand that this record is on the list; however, I did not really like it. 3/5

Low-Life by New Order
Jul 02 2026

boring 2/5

Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
Jul 06 2026

great start, boring end 3/5

Boston by Boston
Jul 10 2026

Standard rock. Heard "More Than a Feeling" way too often and for me it's not a song that stands the time as it is just too cheesy and has no depth. 2/5 or 3/5

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Jul 14 2026

Only in for two minutes but this is already way better than half of the "just another basic pop/rock" albums on the list. Would I have listened to this record without this list? – No. Should it be a record to listen to? – Definitely yes! Will you like it? – Maybe yes, maybe no. However, it will enrich your musical understanding in contrast to many other entries on this list.

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Jul 15 2026

2/5 or 3/5

Play by Moby
Jul 16 2026

most of the songs are repetitive/boring 2/5

Dirty by Sonic Youth
Jul 17 2026
Faust IV by Faust
Jul 19 2026

mostly noises

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Jul 20 2026

Led Zeppelin is one of my favourite bands. Initially, I thought I would give four stars as I like some other albums of them more, but in the end there is "When the Levee Breaks" and I guess every record that has this song on it should have five stars.

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Jul 21 2026

Got Led Zeppelin IV yesterday; guess I have run. Led Zeppelin II is also a really good record, but not as good as some other stuff from Led Zeppelin.

Nowhere by Ride
Jul 22 2026

Album started as a three star record but the longer it goes the more boring it gets. After listening to it for over an hour I need to give it only two stars.

Amnesiac by Radiohead
Aug 01 2026

Whoever said that Radiohead are the musical successors of the Beatles was way wrong. Just plain boring and overrated.

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Aug 07 2026

Hm, not the stuff I expected from Prince. With two discs and 1:20 runtime, this record is just too long and with this quite a bit boring.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Aug 08 2026

Some mid songs framed by two good songs at the beginning and end of the album. The producers knew how to leave an impression by sorting the songs this way – classic expectation management. 3/5

Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Aug 11 2026

Who gave this man a record contract? From the album cover to the songs – everything is boring. People with English as mother tongue might hear some interesting lyrics, but for me (who speaks English as second language but hears the daily album at work) the lyrics just blend into the background. With this said, the album has nothing to deliver. 2/5

Low by David Bowie
Aug 12 2026

Wonder how anyone can give less than four stars. Normally, I would give Bowie an instant 5-star voting, but the second half of the record looses some drive. Nonetheless, I appreciate all the songs on side B but they should be spread out between songs with lyrics (kind of transition between those songs). 4/5

Elephant by The White Stripes
Aug 14 2026

The last song does not suit the rest of the album. Besides that I was impressed by the record (and the fact that I never heard of The White Stripes before). 4/5

Perfectionist

Only 2% of albums received 5 stars. Average rating: 2.74.

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.