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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
5 3.47 +1.53
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
5 3.61 +1.39
Mothership Connection
Parliament
5 3.62 +1.38
Parallel Lines
Blondie
5 3.76 +1.24
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
4 2.84 +1.16
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5 3.93 +1.07
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
4 2.96 +1.04

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
1 3.22 -2.22
Dookie
Green Day
2 3.79 -1.79
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
2 3.53 -1.53
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
2 3.47 -1.47
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
2 3.45 -1.45
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
2 3.39 -1.39
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
2 3.22 -1.22
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2 3.19 -1.19

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Dookie by Green Day
Aug 27 2026

All by Myself was a exciting and surprising end to this album... It was a bit meh. Felt like sanitized punk music.

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Aug 28 2026

Feels like it is aping a lot of styles but worse. But in fairness, their best songs seemed a bit familiar so they didn't make as much of an impact.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Aug 29 2026

Feels like an album that probably really suffers from comparing it to future artists that were inspired by it. I trust a lot of these songs are beautiful lyrically but I didn't really appreciate it. The first five songs are a real snore... Makes Beginning to See the Light, a pretty meh song, really seem quite exciting.

american dream by LCD Soundsystem
Aug 30 2026

Fun, a bit sanctimonious.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
Sep 02 2026

This is the first album I've gotten doing this project that I knew from childhood. Probably from coming right after a funk album (Parliament's Mothership Connection) I never noticed before how short Simon and Garfunkel songs are. They really get in there, make their point and don't overstay their welcome (with the possible exception of A Simple Desultory Philippic which gets tired extremely quickly). It's wild to follow that with an absolutely beautiful love song. What a great album order. Compared to my perceptions of this album as a kid, the lyrics definitely seem a little less brilliant (is it because I grew up or because I listened to Paul Simon's incredibly inane "Wristband"? Who is to say?) But those minor jabs aside, this is just an amazing album. The range, the talent, thinking about the growing resentment behind the scenes, it's all such a treat.

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto
Sep 03 2026

What a fun introduction to samba music.

Sep 04 2026

So many great songs on this incredible album. I was originally familiar with the Phoebe Snow version of Do Right Woman so it was exciting to hear this one.

Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Sep 05 2026

I love Joni Mitchell though I don't know her work very well. I do think her song writing isn't best exhibited with a project that pushes you from album to album to album each day. I need to sit with this one longer, I think (and probably look up some lyrics so I can understand what I'm hearing better). Anyway it's really lovely.

Sep 06 2026

This band really deserves to have their album art co-opted by Homestuck fans. Incredibly fun and incredibly corny. Of course there's a didgeridoo.

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sep 07 2026

Some lyrically interesting songs mixed in with some incredibly facile ones. I liked it though, despite how embarrassing Black Hair was. I'm interested to hear more from Nick Cave, even though this album wasn't my cup of tea.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Sep 08 2026

Stevie Wonder shows off incredible range on this delightful album.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Sep 09 2026

I really like this album! I'm pretty new on the 1001 Albums journey (this is number 14) and this is the first one I've gotten that really made me want to dive into seeing what else the band can do. Fishbone's range and virtuosity on display here is really impressive, and that's not even speaking to the fact that apparently the band also had a ridiculously high energy performance style that you had to see to believe. I've learned a lot about the evolution of funk and I'm looking forward to continuing to do so. I gave this album a 4 because a lot of the songs weren't quite my cup of tea, even if I really appreciated what they were getting up to. But the highs were real high.

Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Sep 10 2026

Neat, but quite a few of the tracks felt a little uninspired (though I recognize that some of that might be because I've heard a bunch of acts inspired by them).

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
Sep 11 2026

Underwhelming. I was excited for this one and it really was pretty bleh. A bit better on repeat.

Doolittle by Pixies
Sep 12 2026

Really interesting album! I loved its range and I can definitely see how this band could be so influential.

No Other by Gene Clark
Sep 13 2026

Perfectly pleasant.

Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
Sep 14 2026

I enjoyed this introduction to Malian Blues. I'm grateful that there are a few tiny tastes of how much bigger music is than what is going on in the United States and Britain on the list, even if they aren't representative.

Sep 15 2026

So fun! It was exciting to find out where some of these songs that I knew well from radio play (or however they got in my head) were from. The other tracks were nice treats as well.

Sep 16 2026

I feel very lucky I got assigned this album on a day where I had plenty of time to take it in. It's been a good day. I grew up enchanted by the Wu-Tang Clan without listening to much of their music. I'm happy that this project has gotten me to sit down and listen to this album all the way through. The energy is incredible. The lyrics are so clever. There are certainly some tracks that didn't land as well, and certainly some lines that didn't age well, but as a whole, this album is a treat.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Sep 17 2026

Good, but a bit samey. I wonder if I would have liked it more is it hadn't been immediately preceded by Raekwon.

Debut by Björk
Sep 18 2026

Every album, I've been picking one song from the album to make a playlist which I assume is going to ultimately be an unlistenable morass but for now is a pretty nice way to look back on what I've listened to. I've had such a tough time figuring out what to pick for this album. I bounced between The Anchor Song to Venus as a Boy to Like Someone In Love. And the difficulty I had really speaks to Björk's range on this album and how many different fun directions were explored. It was great having the time to really take this album in.

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Sep 19 2026

What a treat. Loved looking up the all-star cast of composers who contributed to this album.

Two Dancers by Wild Beasts
Sep 20 2026

I feel jealous of the people rating this one star because at least they had a meaningful experience listening to this album.

The Yes Album by Yes
Sep 22 2026

Meandering on first listen but not unpleasant.

Station To Station by David Bowie
Sep 23 2026

I loved the Nina Simone inspired cover. Good taste, David Bowie. This definitely felt like it meandered a bit but I loved the general feel of it.

The Idiot by Iggy Pop
Sep 24 2026

It's really hard to enjoy these songs when: 1) they can be a bit inscrutable musically 2) they seem to keep referring to the musician's real life predation of young girls.

Parallel Lines by Blondie
Sep 25 2026

What an album. Great start and just interesting song after interesting song. Glad to be introduced to this.

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead
Sep 26 2026

I hadn't listened to Radiohead before and this album was simultaneously surprising and dull. Because this really was not what I was expecting from their reputation. But also it just kinda wasn't that interesting.

Sep 27 2026

I am a teacher and while this wasn't my favorite listen I am grateful I now have more insight into the music my edgiest students are into. I enjoyed Children of the Korn. The album art is really charming. Is it embarrassing that grown adults made this album? Sure. Of course it is. But I'm rating this a bit higher because I had a good time.

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