1001 Albums Summary

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83
Albums Rated
3.12
Average Rating
8%
Complete
1006 albums remaining

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1980
Favorite Decade
Metal
Favorite Genre
US
Top Origin
Tough Crowd
Rater Style ?
9
5-Star Albums
9
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
5 3.57 +1.43
Van Halen
Van Halen
5 3.62 +1.38
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
5 3.7 +1.3
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
5 3.73 +1.27
Take Me Apart
Kelela
4 2.76 +1.24
Picture Book
Simply Red
4 2.87 +1.13
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
4 2.98 +1.02

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
1 3.42 -2.42
xx
The xx
1 3.35 -2.35
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
1 3.05 -2.05
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
1 3.03 -2.03
evermore
Taylor Swift
1 3 -2
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
1 2.98 -1.98
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
1 2.89 -1.89
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
1 2.79 -1.79
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2 3.64 -1.64
Heroes
David Bowie
2 3.61 -1.61

5-Star Albums (9)

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1-Star Albums (9)

All Ratings (83)

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Apr 16 2026

8 - first song is great and overall entertaining listen

Play by Moby
Apr 17 2026

5 - some hits but other songs are shit listens

2112 by Rush
Apr 20 2026

8 - solid listen, first song is a long/epic then good rest of album

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Apr 21 2026

7 - couple solid tunes and overall pleasant listen but nothing exceptional

Picture Book by Simply Red
Apr 22 2026

7 - some good tunes, some mediocre but goddamn does he have a voice

Orbital 2 by Orbital
Apr 24 2026

3 - atmospheric 90’s electronica.

xx by The xx
Apr 25 2026

2 - lethargic moody bullcrap

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Apr 26 2026

6 - remember this being better. She is mighty salty.

Femi Kuti by Femi Kuti
Apr 27 2026

6 - groovy Nigerian jazz.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
Apr 29 2026

7 - gorgeous voiced jazz singer. Pace is a bit off but very enjoyable listen.

LP1 by FKA twigs
Apr 30 2026

5 - interesting listen. Kinda groovy, some jangly songs and a couple good ones.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
May 06 2026

6 - kinda a bananas album. Wasn’t expecting it. A few good songs.

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 07 2026

8 - it has born on the bayou and proud Mary…

May 08 2026

1 - might be historically significant because of what it presaged but it was a bad listen

Sea Change by Beck
May 09 2026

8 - good chill album

Stripped by Christina Aguilera
May 11 2026

5 - Great voice but songs were mediocre

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
May 12 2026

8 - all time first three tracks then fades

Post Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie
May 14 2026

7 - Black lesbian aggressive rock. Pretty solid

May 16 2026

4 - starts out ok but fades and very one note.

Vulnicura by Björk
May 17 2026

3 - interesting but tough listen

Oar by Alexander 'Skip' Spence
May 18 2026

2 - Acid must be a hell of a drug, that just dragged onnnnnnnn

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
May 23 2026

8 - a classic

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
May 24 2026

6.5 - fine, stones don’t do much for me

Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
May 27 2026

6 - pretty good chick rock

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
May 29 2026

7 - good ol crooning

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
May 30 2026

8 - groovy

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke
May 31 2026

6 - solid Motown

Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
Jun 05 2026

7 - good but not as good as name of beast

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Jun 06 2026

6 - good groovy triphop

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Jun 09 2026

6 - what Springsteen could be if he knew how to sing and was more theatrical

Diamond Life by Sade
Jun 10 2026

7 - it’s sade. So smooth.

Ingenue by k.d. lang
Jun 11 2026

4 - beautiful but not very engaging

Teen Dream by Beach House
Jun 12 2026

3 - lethargic mood music. Might be good in the right setting.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Jun 22 2026

9 - all timer but not a top Floyd album

Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Jun 23 2026

7 - starts strong then fades

Take Me Apart by Kelela
Jun 24 2026

7 - really good, sexy r&d/edm

Thriller by Michael Jackson
Jun 25 2026

9 1/2 - last song kinda sucks, everything else is an all timer

Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Jun 30 2026

9 - excellent front half of the album but second half is just ok

Jul 02 2026

5 - adequate, not engrossing. Forgot I was listening to it.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Jul 12 2026

6 - kinda weird rock/ska/alternative but not bad

Mothership Connection by Parliament
Jul 13 2026

7 - blow me where the pampers is…it’s George Clinton and the parliament funkadelic

Heroes by David Bowie
Jul 15 2026

4 - that was disappointing

Odelay by Beck
Jul 16 2026

7 - couple o bangers and mostly good

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jul 18 2026

4 - heads will roll is money, the rest is pretty lethargic

Space Ritual by Hawkwind
Jul 20 2026

4 - did an hour, 2 is too many. Ok but kinda crappy psychedelic music. Bad voice.

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings
Jul 21 2026

7 - starts and ends well, middle less so

Vauxhall And I by Morrissey
Jul 22 2026

4 - like the smiths more. Lethargic

The Band by The Band
Jul 24 2026

8 - first half is real strong, few duds

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Jul 25 2026

9 - it’s Aretha. She’s the greatest.

evermore by Taylor Swift
Jul 26 2026

2 - this was awful. She’s, uh, not very good.

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Jul 28 2026

8 - dude knows how to jam a ditty

Van Halen by Van Halen
Aug 02 2026

10 - incredible

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Aug 03 2026

3 - not sure what they’re attempting here

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Aug 04 2026

7 - good, relaxed Nick drake fare with a bit bigger sound than pink moon

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch
Aug 05 2026

2 - murder myself music. Couldn’t wait for the final, 14 min!!!, song to end.

Tough Crowd

Average rating is 0.19 points below global average.

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.