1001 Albums Summary

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108
Albums Rated
3.4
Average Rating
10%
Complete
981 albums remaining

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1960
Favorite Decade
Hip-hop
Favorite Genre
Other
Top Origin ?
Balanced
Rater Style ?
16
5-Star Albums
8
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
5 2.98 +2.02
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
5 3.25 +1.75
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
5 3.33 +1.67
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
5 3.37 +1.63
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
5 3.5 +1.5
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
5 3.54 +1.46
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
5 3.63 +1.37
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 3.63 +1.37
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
4 2.68 +1.32
Slipknot
Slipknot
4 2.68 +1.32

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Is This It
The Strokes
1 3.81 -2.81
Funeral
Arcade Fire
1 3.54 -2.54
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
1 3.39 -2.39
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
1 3.33 -2.33
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
1 3.16 -2.16
Very
Pet Shop Boys
1 2.94 -1.94
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
1 2.73 -1.73
Born To Be With You
Dion
1 2.62 -1.62
Synchronicity
The Police
2 3.4 -1.4
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
2 3.19 -1.19

5-Star Albums (16)

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Popular Reviews

Skylarking by XTC

Not bad, some good tracks but it’s definitely not rock music by anyone’s standards

1-Star Albums (8)

All Ratings (108)

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Apr 22 2026

There were some good tracks on there but there were also some experimental ones that I wasn’t ready for

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Apr 23 2026

Great fun to listen to. A couple of crazy bits which repeated too much and would drive you crazy but overall definitely one of comeback to

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Apr 24 2026

Some good songs on here but a lot of weird choices and terrible songs

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Apr 25 2026

Fantastic album, this one is a keeper

Hotel California by Eagles
Apr 27 2026

Didn’t make it all the way though. Enjoyed the hits but the album tracks didnt hold my interest

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Apr 28 2026

Fine pop album just not something I want to listen to

Imagine by John Lennon
Apr 29 2026
Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
May 01 2026

Great album, very easy listening

Opus Dei by Laibach
May 03 2026

Not one I'll go back to in a hurry but I enjoyed it

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix
May 04 2026

Standard Hendrix stuff. Loses a star for the opening track

Surfer Rosa by Pixies
May 05 2026

Didn't love it but it was ok

Synchronicity by The Police
May 06 2026

Started out good but got pretty forgettable by the end

Sunshine Hit Me by The Bees
May 07 2026

Brilliant album, going into the library

The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
May 08 2026

Better than I remembered, a bit too jangly for my tastes

Rubber Soul by Beatles
May 11 2026

Pretty standard Beatles stuffs gets a higher star for that but I can’t say I was massively excited to keep listening

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
May 13 2026

Not for me but a good example of the genre

Ten by Pearl Jam
May 14 2026

Great album, takes me back

Who's Next by The Who
May 15 2026

Good hits, mediocre rest of the album

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
May 18 2026

Excellent album and my first full listen through

White Ladder by David Gray
May 21 2026

Loved this at the time. It’s just a load of nothing now. Singles are still good though

Bright Flight by Silver Jews
May 22 2026

Really interesting album and a new find

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
May 24 2026

Great album

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
May 26 2026

Pleasant album but in not sure I’ll go back to it

Wild Wood by Paul Weller
May 27 2026

All very samey

Slipknot by Slipknot
May 28 2026

Big nostalgia kick. Some great songs, some absolutely dross though

Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
May 30 2026

Lovely album, I’ll come back to it but only in specific times

Odelay by Beck
Jun 06 2026

Ok, interesting but I didn’t love it

Funeral by Arcade Fire
Jun 09 2026

Pish. Absolute pish.

Jun 10 2026

Loved it! Something really different that I’d never have found myself. I didn’t think I’d like it at first but I had a great time listening

Faust IV by Faust
Jun 11 2026

Really enjoyed this. Will come back to it again

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
Jun 13 2026

Good album just not something I want to hear a lot of

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Jun 14 2026

It was fine, just not for me. Couple of great hits on there though

Jun 15 2026

Enjoyed it more 20 years ago but I might have been pretending then

Is This It by The Strokes
Jun 16 2026

Absolute pish

Moon Safari by Air
Jun 19 2026

Loved this, very relaxing album

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Jun 20 2026

Only listened to a bit, quite enjoyed what I heard. Potential for 4 stars but I didn’t hear it all

Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour
Jun 21 2026

Fun album but probably not listen again

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jun 22 2026

Bit of a mixed bag, I almost liked it but it got a bit irritating in parts

No Other by Gene Clark
Jun 24 2026

Quite good, like Neil Young

Be by Common
Jun 28 2026
Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
Jun 30 2026

Good album, a little bit samey at times but great for the right kind of setting

Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Jul 01 2026

Pish! How do these albums keep making the list?!?!

World Clique by Deee-Lite
Jul 08 2026

Bit too poppy for me

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
Jul 09 2026
Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Jul 13 2026

Cracker album

Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
Jul 16 2026

Loved this. Very chilled album

Rust In Peace by Megadeth
Jul 17 2026

Just noise but not bad for what it was

Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Jul 19 2026

It was ok my I much prefer their later stuff

Tellin’ Stories by The Charlatans
Jul 20 2026

Middling 90’s album. Didn’t get through it

Slayed? by Slade
Jul 23 2026

Fun pop rock but I didn’t finish it

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jul 24 2026

Awful noise

Jack Takes the Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Jul 27 2026

Probably 3.5. I liked it but likely won’t return to it

Very by Pet Shop Boys
Jul 29 2026

Absolute pish

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Jul 30 2026

Pretty good but made me want to listen to Neil Young more

m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Jul 31 2026

Watery pish

Back In Black by AC/DC
Aug 01 2026

Cracker! Never listened all the way through before

Palo Congo by Sabu
Aug 02 2026

Solid conga album

Garbage by Garbage
Aug 04 2026

Not bad but not for me

Da Capo by Love
Aug 05 2026

Bit of an odd one. Sounds a bit like really early PF and finishes sounding like the Doors. Might return to it but I don’t love it. Probably 3.5

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
Aug 06 2026

Ok background music

Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Aug 07 2026

Not as good as pink moon by a long shot. It’s too over produced

Skylarking by XTC
Aug 09 2026

Not bad, some good tracks but it’s definitely not rock music by anyone’s standards

Tidal by Fiona Apple
Aug 15 2026

Balanced

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