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1001 albums
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I’m listening to all of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die playlist.

In alphabetical order, by album title. This page is where I record my progress.

Updates

• 12 August 2019: Listening to 1001 albums
• 13 August 2019: Found out that the original book list has changed over time. And that there are several similar playlists on Spotify. And that those playlists don’t all match. I’m going to just carry on with this playlist for now.

Key to symbols

★ = I really liked this album
♯ = I’d never heard this before and was fascinated by it

 Tuesday 26 February

1. #1 Record / Radio City, by Big Start
2. 3 years, 5 months and 2 days in the life of Arrested Development
3. 3+3, by The Isley Brothers ★ ♯
   Never heard this before; really liked it
4. 16 Lovers Lane, by The Go Betweens ★
5. 69 Love Songs, by The Magnetic Fields

Friday 1 March

6. 461 Ocean Boulevard, by Eric Clapton
7. 1977, by Ash
8. 1984, by Van Halen
9. 1999, by Prince ★
10. 2112, by Rush
11. Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
12. Abraxas, by Santana

Saturday 2 March

13. Achtung Baby, by U2

Friday 22 March

14. Actually, by Pet Shop Boys
15. After the Gold Rush, by Neil Young
16. Aftermath, by The Rolling Stones
17. Agaetis Byrjun, by Sigur Rós
18. Aja, by Steely Dan
19. Alladin Sane, by David Bowie ★
20. Alien Lanes, by Guided By Voices

Thursday 18 April

21. All Directions, by The Temptations
22. All Hail the Queen, by Queen Latifah
23. All Mod Cons, by The Jam
24. All That You Can’t Leave Behind, by U2

Tuesday 23 April

25. Ambient 1/Music for Airports, by Brian Eno
26. American Beauty, by Grateful Dead
27. American Gothic, by David Ackles
28. American Idiot, by Green Day

Wednesday 8 May

29. A Girl Called Dusty, by Dusty Springfield
30. A Grand Don’t Come for Free, by The Streets
31. A Little Deeper, by Ms Dynamite
32. A Love Supreme, by John Coltrane Quartet
33. American IV: The Man Comes Around, by Johnny Cash
34. American Pie, by Don McClean ★
35. Amnesiac, by Radiohead
36. Among the Living, by Anthrax
37. A Night at the Opera, by Queen
38. A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse, by Faces
39. A Northern Soul, by The Verve

Thursday 9 May

40. Another Green World, by Brian Eno
41. Another Music in a Different Kitchen, by Buzzcocks
42. Antichrist Superstar, by Marilyn Manson
43. Apocalypse Dudes, by Turbonegro
44. Appetite for Destruction, by Guns N’Roses

Thursday 16 May

45. Aqualung, by Jethro Tull
46. Architecture and Morality, by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
47. Arc of a Diver, by Steve Winwood
48. Are you Experienced, by Jimi Hendrix
49. Arise, by Sepultura
50. Armed Forces, by Elvis Costello and The Attractions ★
51. Arrival, by ABBA
52. A Rush of Blood to the Head, by Coldplay

Monday 20 May

54. A Short Album about Love, by The Divine Comedy
55. Astral Weeks, by Van Morrison
56. At Budokan, by Cheap Trick
57. At Fillmore East, by The Allman Brothers Band
58. At Mister Kelly’s, by Sarah Vaughan and Her Band ★
59. At San Quentin, by Johnny Cash
60. Autobahn, by Kraftwerk

Tuesday 21 May

61. Automatic for the People, by R.E.M. ★

Thursday 23 May

62. A Walk Across the Rooftops, by The Blue Nile
63. A Wizard / A True Star, by Todd Rundgren ★ ♯
    I thought I knew my 70s stuff pretty well, but I’ve never heard this before, or indeed anything quite like it
64. Axis: Bold as Love, by Jimi Hendrix

And finally, we reach the Bs! This project may take a tiny bit longer than I had expected…

65. B-52’s, by The B-52’s ★
    one of the finest pop albums ever made, imho
66. Back at the Chicken Shack, by Jimmy Smith

Monday 3 June

67. Back in Black, by AC/DC
68. Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse ★

Tuesday 4 June

69. Bad, by Michael Jackson
70. Bandwagonesque, by Teenage Fanclub ★
71. Bayou Country, by Creedence Clearwater Revival
72. Beautiful Freak, by Eels
73. Before and After Science, by Brian Eno
74. Beggars Banquet, by The Rolling Stones
75. Behaviour, by Pet Shop Boys

Monday 10 June

75. Being There, by Wilco
76. Berlin, by Lou Reed

Tuesday 11 June

77. Bert Jansch, by Bert Jansch
78. Better Living Through Chemistry, by Fat Boy Slim
79. Beyond Skin, by Nitin Sawhney
80. Billion Dollar Babies, by Alice Cooper
81. Birth of the Cool, by Miles Davis

Tuesday 9 July

82. Bitches Brew, by Miles Davis
83. Black Holes and Revelations, by Muse
84. Black Sabbath, by Black Sabbath

Thursday 8 August

85. Blonde on Blonde, by Bob Dylan
86. Blood and Chocolate, by Elvis Costello & the Attractions ★
87. Blood on the Tracks, by Bob Dylan
88. Blood, Sweat & Tears, by Blood, Sweat & Tears
89. Blue, by Joni Mitchell ★
90. Blue Lines, by Massive Attack ★

Friday 9 August

91. Bluesbreakers, by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
92. Blur, by Blur
93. Bone Machine, by Tom Waits

Monday 12 August

94. Bongo Rock, by Incredible Bongo Band
95. Bookends, by Simon & Garfunkel ♯
    Another surprise: I thought I knew my S&G, but I’d never heard this one before and it’s not at all what I expected it to be…
96. Born in the U.S.A., by Bruce Springsteen
97. Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen
98. Bossanova, by Pixies
99. BOSTON, by Boston
100. Boy in da corner, by Dizzee Rascal
101. Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel

First milestone reached: 101 albums in the first 6 months. Wrote a post to tell the world. Right. Next!

Filed under: music and projects
(12 August 2019)