1001 Albums Summary

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98
Albums Rated
4.49
Average Rating
9%
Complete
991 albums remaining

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1990
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57
5-Star Albums
0
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
5 2.58 +2.42
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
5 2.62 +2.38
Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
5 2.85 +2.15
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
5 2.92 +2.08
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
5 2.96 +2.04
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
5 2.98 +2.02
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
5 2.98 +2.02
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
5 3.03 +1.97
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
5 3.05 +1.95
Manassas
Stephen Stills
5 3.06 +1.94

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Van Halen
Van Halen
2 3.61 -1.61
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2 3.56 -1.56

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Oasis 2 5

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All Ratings (98)

At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
Apr 07 2026

I was pretty far into life before I began to appreciate live albums. This is one of them that helped me to understand how great they can be.

Marquee Moon by Television
Apr 09 2026

Wait, See No Evil by Joe Jackson is a cover? This band is awesome. Immediately started listening to their other two albums.

Dummy by Portishead
Apr 10 2026

A full album of James Bond songs. I see the appeal, and am glad to listen, but can't picture myself wanting to listen to this routinely.

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Apr 13 2026

Don't mind me, just dancing at my desk. I will say, it's easier to have a classic album when it's only 9 songs. I can appreciate the musicianship, but I'm a songwriting guy, so not speaking Spanish puts a limit on my appreciation. Hard for me to place into context.

Who's Next by The Who
Apr 14 2026

I know this album so well that it's hard to listen intentionally. God, Keith Moon was awesome.

Beyond Skin by Nitin Sawhney
Apr 16 2026

Just not my style of music (heavily produced and mixed).

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream
Apr 17 2026

Again, not my favorite style of music, but I'm getting the appeal of this more than most.

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Apr 20 2026

If Kanye had died in 2011, he would be considered one of the greatest artists who ever lived. It's truly incredible how somebody this introspective has become what he has. In hindsight, though, there were some clues there.

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
Apr 21 2026

Dammit, now I have to get into The Zombies.

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Apr 22 2026
Melodrama by Lorde
Apr 27 2026

I get to start my morning by dancing to Green Light at my desk. Taylor Swift could never.

Brothers by The Black Keys
Apr 29 2026

Reminds me of a better Cold War Kids.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
May 07 2026

A death album in line with The Wind (Warren Zevon) and Blackstar (David Bowie)...the title track is outstanding.

Grace by Jeff Buckley
May 11 2026

I really think this may be my favorite single album ever. What a singular talent.

Kid A by Radiohead
May 15 2026
Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 21 2026

I just don't get reggae.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
May 27 2026

I very much enjoyed listening to this, though I don't know when I would want to go back and listen again.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
May 29 2026

Much more sonically inventive than the Joni Mitchell I was previously aware of.

Dry by PJ Harvey
Jun 10 2026
Bad by Michael Jackson
Jun 16 2026
Kala by M.I.A.
Jul 01 2026
Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello
Jul 03 2026

Feels like the songs are as good as any later Costello, but the production is slightly off.

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Jul 07 2026
Manassas by Stephen Stills
Jul 16 2026
D by White Denim
Jul 17 2026
1989 by Taylor Swift
Jul 24 2026
Van Halen by Van Halen
Aug 07 2026

"A bunch of dudes, on stage, jerking each other off, in Spandex, isn't music..."

Polarizer

58% of ratings are 1 or 5 stars. Only 5% are 3 stars.

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.