1001 Albums Summary

Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

good album

The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading

Infected by The The

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Now I Got Worry by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Lost Souls by Doves

Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

Triangle by The Beau Brummels

New York Dolls by New York Dolls

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine

The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

Nevermind by Nirvana

The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Djam Leelii by Baaba Maal

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

Fuzzy Logic by Super Furry Animals

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Rock 'N Soul by Solomon Burke

Boston by Boston

Brown Sugar by D'Angelo

Gorillaz by Gorillaz

Bossanova by Pixies

Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley

Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds

Moondance by Van Morrison

Young Americans by David Bowie

Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's

Come Find Yourself by Fun Lovin' Criminals

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's

Zombie by Fela Kuti

...And Justice For All by Metallica

Country Life by Roxy Music

Honky Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

The Doors by The Doors

Bad by Michael Jackson

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo by Devo

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Smash by The Offspring

Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Title track and Mrs. Robinson cover = great. Everything else = mid

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes

Ten by Pearl Jam

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

Brothers by The Black Keys

Black Metal by Venom

Disintegration by The Cure

Destroyer by KISS

The Wall by Pink Floyd

(What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

Warehouse: Songs And Stories by Hüsker Dü

Queen II by Queen

Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone

E.V.O.L. by Sonic Youth

Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention

The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett

Nixon by Lambchop

Rubber Soul by Beatles

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Beach Samba by Astrud Gilberto

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

Tical by Method Man

Dookie by Green Day

Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes

The Poet by Bobby Womack

The Chronic by Dr. Dre

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers

Solid Air by John Martyn

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

Fear and Whiskey by Mekons

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

Graceland by Paul Simon

We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention

Here Are the Sonics by The Sonics

Odelay by Beck

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top

The Blueprint by JAY Z

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest

Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams

Eagles by Eagles

Imagine by John Lennon

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean

Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

1984 by Van Halen

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse

Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Tortoise

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Sea Change by Beck

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Want Two by Rufus Wainwright

Bummed by Happy Mondays

Definitely Maybe by Oasis

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Either Or by Elliott Smith

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Slider by T. Rex

Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers

Marquee Moon by Television

2112 by Rush

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts by The Adverts

Jazz Samba by Stan Getz

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Bayou Country by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Roots by Sepultura

Hard Again by Muddy Waters

Sail Away by Randy Newman

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz

Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

A Northern Soul by The Verve

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Madman Across The Water by Elton John

Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen

Tapestry by Carole King

Parklife by Blur

Diamond Life by Sade

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

Night Life by Ray Price

Central Reservation by Beth Orton

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson

Green by R.E.M.

At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan

There's No Place Like America Today by Curtis Mayfield

Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Elephant by The White Stripes

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Go Girl Crazy by The Dictators

Pelican West by Haircut 100

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

Van Halen by Van Halen

Hail To the Thief by Radiohead

Maxinquaye by Tricky

Rio by Duran Duran

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Machine Head by Deep Purple

Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.

Meat Is Murder by The Smiths

Vincebus Eruptum by Blue Cheer

Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Harvest by Neil Young

Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Ramones by Ramones

Power In Numbers by Jurassic 5

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Junkyard by The Birthday Party

Is This It by The Strokes

Rust In Peace by Megadeth

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens

Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

In Utero by Nirvana

Violator by Depeche Mode

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

Technique by New Order

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos

At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

Live Through This by Hole

Penthouse And Pavement by Heaven 17

Face to Face by The Kinks

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

1999 by Prince

Celebrity Skin by Hole

Trafalgar by Bee Gees

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Play by Moby

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

Morrison Hotel by The Doors

Parallel Lines by Blondie

All Directions by The Temptations

En-Tact by The Shamen

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Bad Company by Bad Company

21 by Adele

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

La Revancha Del Tango by Gotan Project

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis

Amnesiac by Radiohead

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube

Vivid by Living Colour

Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters

Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds

Station To Station by David Bowie

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen

The Predator by Ice Cube

Frank by Amy Winehouse

Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys

Abraxas by Santana

Arrival by ABBA

Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Transformer by Lou Reed

Welcome to the Afterfuture by Mike Ladd

That's The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire

Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Back To Black by Amy Winehouse

Chelsea Girl by Nico

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

A Hard Day's Night by Beatles

Stardust by Willie Nelson

Water From An Ancient Well by Abdullah Ibrahim

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Disraeli Gears by Cream

Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur

The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Public Image: First Issue by Public Image Ltd.

Third/Sister Lovers by Big Star

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

So by Peter Gabriel

Who's Next by The Who

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd

Closer by Joy Division

Revolver by Beatles

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeth

Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk

Smile by Brian Wilson

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Synchronicity by The Police

Shadowland by k.d. lang

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

The White Album by Beatles

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart

Made In Japan by Deep Purple

Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 by George Michael

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Live At The Regal by B.B. King

Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Guero by Beck

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

Wild Gift by X

White Light by Gene Clark

Da Capo by Love

Melodrama by Lorde

Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees

Kimono My House by Sparks

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra

Eliminator by ZZ Top

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

We Are Family by Sister Sledge

Electric by The Cult

Highly Evolved by The Vines

Music For The Jilted Generation by The Prodigy

Purple Rain by Prince

Blunderbuss by Jack White

MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

Too long

The Stooges by The Stooges

Pretenders by Pretenders

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Youth And Young Manhood by Kings of Leon

The Visitors by ABBA

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

The Bends by Radiohead

Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge by Mudhoney

The Real Thing by Faith No More

The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues

London Calling by The Clash

Like Water For Chocolate by Common

Shalimar by Rahul Dev Burman

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Debut by Björk

GI by Germs

Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Porcupine by Echo And The Bunnymen

Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian

Traffic by Traffic

Kid A by Radiohead

Fred Neil by Fred Neil

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J

Gris Gris by Dr. John

The Who Sell Out by The Who

British Steel by Judas Priest

The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Faith by George Michael

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) by Bob Dylan

Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors

Rapture by Anita Baker

Scum by Napalm Death

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush

Hejira by Joni Mitchell

Vanishing Point by Primal Scream

Truth And Soul by Fishbone

Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... by Arrested Development

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Peter Gabriel by Peter Gabriel

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Peggy Suicide by Julian Cope

Want One by Rufus Wainwright

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned by Liars

After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Third by Soft Machine

Tidal by Fiona Apple

m b v by My Bloody Valentine

The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden

Fishscale by Ghostface Killah

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood

All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

Would go 3.5 if I could. Incredible musicianship bogged down by lyricism that feels juvenile at many points.

The Clash by The Clash

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith

Me Against The World by 2Pac

Vespertine by Björk

Street Life by The Crusaders

Among The Living by Anthrax

Another 3.5. Theres a reason they're #4 of the big 4

Rising Above Bedlam by Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

With The Beatles by Beatles

Quiet Life by Japan

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

Sister by Sonic Youth

25 by Adele

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Club Classics Vol. One by Soul II Soul

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

Bug by Dinosaur Jr.

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

LP1 by FKA twigs

OK by Talvin Singh

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

C'est Chic by CHIC

Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Low-Life by New Order

McCartney by Paul McCartney

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Cut by The Slits

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Live! by Fela Kuti

Talking Heads 77 by Talking Heads

High Violet by The National

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby by Terence Trent D'Arby

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

The Man Who by Travis

Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

As someone who enjoys so much of what this influenced, it's a challenging listen to say the least. Does that mean it should have a "classic" rating? It's the classic album to point to if someone claims they "listen to everything" and you want to put that to the test, sure. But does it need to be in the same conversation as some of the best music ever made? I'm not sure I believe that to be true.

The Score by Fugees

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix

Apocalypse Dudes by Turbonegro

American Gothic by David Ackles

Abbey Road by Beatles

Your New Favourite Band by The Hives

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

Real Life by Magazine

Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes

Untitled (Black Is) by SAULT

Mothership Connection by Parliament

The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Call of the Valley by Shivkumar Sharma

Close To The Edge by Yes

Savane by Ali Farka Touré

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby by Girls Against Boys

Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson

The Next Day by David Bowie

The Dreaming by Kate Bush

Metallica by Metallica

Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys

Guitar Town by Steve Earle

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

A Wizard, A True Star by Todd Rundgren

I See You by The xx

Live / Dead by Grateful Dead

Fever Ray by Fever Ray

Nowhere by Ride

Aha Shake Heartbreak by Kings of Leon

Screamadelica by Primal Scream

Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch

Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

Moving Pictures by Rush

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales

Rocks by Aerosmith

Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks

Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

The Yes Album by Yes

Follow The Leader by Korn

Production is great, I enjoy Freak on a Leash, but man it hasn't aged well at all.

Risque by CHIC

Kenza by Khaled

Grace by Jeff Buckley

The Stranger by Billy Joel

Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Arular by M.I.A.

Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

1989 by Taylor Swift

I don't seek Taylor out yet I knew a good chunk of this album. I think that speaks volumes. The only thing keeping it from a 5 for me is the lack of variety in the lyrics.

Being There by Wilco

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

Snivilisation by Orbital

EDM isn't for me so I'm not surprised I didn't enjoy this, but it was far more boring than I anticipated. Not sure if I need to hear this before I die.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

Germfree Adolescents by X-Ray Spex

Good punk album lifted up by the saxophone section

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Very by Pet Shop Boys

The Age Of The Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets

Arctic Monkeys, but not. They're not something I seek out often, but I respect. Same story here

Legalize It by Peter Tosh

Reggae's never been my jam outside of a few Bob Marley songs. Mad respect for the man behind this, but the album itself didn't wow me.

Homework by Daft Punk

Actually by Pet Shop Boys

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy

Tonight's The Night by Neil Young

More Specials by The Specials

The Last Of The True Believers by Nanci Griffith

Vulnicura by Björk

Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott

Moby Grape by Moby Grape

Only partially available on Tidal and YT Music so can't fully rate

The Renaissance by Q-Tip

Southern Rock Opera by Drive-By Truckers

I thought it was satire, and when it became apparent that it wasn't, I quickly checked out.

Slipknot by Slipknot

On The Beach by Neil Young

Your Arsenal by Morrissey

Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne

Highway to Hell by AC/DC

AC/DC perfected their craft. It may be simple, but there's some really catchy songs on this album. As a rock and metal enthusiast, you'd think I'd like this more but their simplicity has bored me more often than it's entertained me.

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

I've only gotten one other Nick Cave album and I enjoyed the punk elements and style a lot. That isn't to say this was bad, but I wasn't expecting somber piano throughout. I suspect a different mood gets a higher rating from me.

Honky Tonk Masquerade by Joe Ely

Had a hard time putting my 70s hat on for some country, a genre I'm already pretty "meh" on.

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Paris 1919 by John Cale

Entertainment by Gang Of Four

Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

System Of A Down by System Of A Down

Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa

Another Green World by Brian Eno

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams

Chris by Christine and the Queens

Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers

I've still not figured out what I enjoy about electronic music. It's usually not much, and this album reinforced that feeling. You'd think with a bunch of different electronic albums on this list that I'd find something that appeals to me but so far, nothing.

Manassas by Stephen Stills

too long and not enough interesting things happening

Brutal Youth by Elvis Costello

Never listened to Elvis Costello before. Unsure if this was the best candidate for a first timer

Back to Mystery City by Hanoi Rocks

Superunknown by Soundgarden

Idlewild by Everything But The Girl

Forever Changes by Love

Dirty by Sonic Youth