listen to all Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums

Today was quite a slow day really. I finished listening to Document by R.E.M. from several days ago and then I listened to Heaven Up Here by Echo and the Bunnymen.

Still, any progress is good progress on a huge goal like this.

Before I updated my operating system and broke my sound drivers I managed to listen to the following albums:

Tunnel of Love by Bruce Springsteen
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Radio by LL Cool J

Puts me on 101 albums! :D

Today I have only listened to three albums on the list.

Faith by George Michael
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Life After Death by The Notorious B.I.G.

I did a recount of the list and it appears I missed one somewhere along the lines.

My current count puts me on 98 out of 500 albums. So close to 20% of the way there. I still feel a very, very long way from the end though.

I’m currently listening to Branded Man by Merle Haggard.

I’ve already listened to:
All Time Greatest Hits by Loretta Lynn
Voodoo by D’Angelo
Guitar Town by Steve Earle

That’s quite a lot of country music, with a very different style of music from D’Angelo. I’ll be glad to reach some bands that I know a bit better to be honest.

I do like country music a bit, but not enough to listen to random country artists from before I was born for half a day. :P

94/500 and counting when this album’s over.

I realised that I’d forgotten to cross off Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins. So that’s another one to add to the count.

I’ve listened to the following albums so far today:

All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople
Vitalogy by Pearl Jam
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind and Fire

I’m also close to the end of:

Entertainment! by Gang of Four

That’ll put me on 90/500 by the end of the day. Getting close to the 20% mark. :D

I’m going to go through as many as I can from the bottom up now.

Unfortunately I’ve already stumbled over one album not on Spotify. I’ll come back to those ones later on.

Listened to:
Kiss – Destroyer
Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush the Show

Listening to Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual

That’ll put me at 85/500.

1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

3. Revolver, The Beatles

4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

6. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye

7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

8. London Calling, The Clash

9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

10. The Beatles (“The White Album”), The Beatles

11. The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

13. Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

16. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

17. Nevermind, Nirvana

18. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

19. Astral Weeks, Van Morrison
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
21. The Great Twenty-Eight, Chuck Berry
22. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon
23. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
24. Live at the Apollo (1963), James Brown
25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
26. The Joshua Tree, U2

27. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 1, Robert Johnson

28. Who’s Next, The Who

29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

30. Blue, Joni Mitchell

31. Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan
32. Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones
33. Ramones, Ramones

34. Music From Big Pink, The Band

35. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

36. Tapestry, Carole King

37. Hotel California, The Eagles

38. The Anthology, 1947 – 1972, Muddy Waters
39. Please Please Me, The Beatles
40. Forever Changes, Love

41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols

42. The Doors, The Doors

43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

44. Horses, Patti Smith

45. The Band, The Band

46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers
47. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
48. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
49. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band
50. Here’s Little Richard, Little Richard
51. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
52. Greatest Hits, Al Green
53. The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings, 1952 – 1959, Ray Charles

54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

55. Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley
56. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
57. Beggars Banquet, The Rolling Stones
58. Trout Mask Replica, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
59. Meet the Beatles, The Beatles
60. Greatest Hits, Sly and the Family Stone
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n’ Roses
62. Achtung Baby, U2
63. Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones
64. Phil Spector, Back to Mono (1958 – 1969), Various Artists
65. Moondance, Van Morrison

66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

67. The Stranger, Billy Joel
68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
69. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield

70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin

71. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young

72. Purple Rain, Prince

73. Back in Black, AC/DC

74. Otis Blue, Otis Redding

75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

76. Imagine, John Lennon

77. The Clash, The Clash
78. Harvest, Neil Young
79. Star Time, James Brown
80. Odessey and Oracle, The Zombies
81. Graceland, Paul Simon

82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

83. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin
84. Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin

85. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

86. Let It Be, The Beatles

87. The Wall, Pink Floyd

88. At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash
89. Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield
90. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder
91. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
92. 20 Golden Greats, Buddy Holly
93. Sign ‘o’ the Times, Prince
94. Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
95. Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival
96. Tommy, The Who
97. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan
98. This Year’s Model, Elvis Costello
99. There’s a Riot Goin’ On, Sly and the Family Stone
100. In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra
101. Fresh Cream, Cream
102. Giant Steps, John Cotrane
103. Sweet Baby James, James Taylor
104. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles
105. Rocket to Russia, Ramones
106. Portrait of a Legend 1951 – 1964, Sam Cooke
107. Hunky Dory, David Bowie
108. Aftermath, The Rolling Stones

109. Loaded, The Velvet Underground

110. The Bends, Radiohea
111. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
112. Disraeli Gears, Cream

113. The Who Sell Out, The Who

114. Out of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones
115. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
116. At Last, Etta James
117. Sweetheart of the Rodeo , The Byrds

118. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone

119. The Harder They Come Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
120. Raising Hell, Run-DMC
121. Moby Grape, Moby Grape
122. Pearl, Janis Joplin
123. Catch a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers
124. Younger Than Yesterday, The Byrds
125. Raw Power, The Stooges
126. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
127. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, The Mamas and the Papas
128. Marquee Moon, Television
129. 40 Greatest Hits, Hank Williams

130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath

131. Saturday Night Fever, Various Artists
132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
133. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
134. Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement
135. Greatest Hits, Elton John
136. Tim, The Replacements
137. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
138. Rejuvenation, The Meters
139. All That You Can’t Leave Behind, U2
140. Parallel Lines, Blondie
141. Live at the Regal, B.B. King
142. Phil Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists
143. Gris-Gris, Dr. John
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A
145. Aja, Steely Dan
146. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane
147. Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding
148. Deja Vu, Crosby Stills Nash and Young

149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin

150. Santana, Santana

151. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen
152. The B-52’s, The B-52’s
153. Moanin’ in the Moonlight, Howlin’ Wolf
154. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
155. Pretenders, The Pretenders
156. Paul’s Boutique, Beastie Boys
157. Closer, Joy Division
158. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John
159. Alive, Kiss

160. Electric Warrior, T. Rex

161. The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
162. OK Computer, Radiohead

163. 1999, Prince

164. Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt
165. Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye
166. Imperial Bedroom , Elvis Costello

167. Master of Puppets, Metallica

168. My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello
169. Exodus, Bob Marley

170. Live at Leeds, The Who

171. The Notorious Byrd Brothers, The Byrds
172. Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart
173. Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren
174. Desire, Bob Dylan
175. Close to You, The Carpenters
176. Rocks, Aerosmith
177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
178. Greatest Hits, The Byrds

179. The Anthology 1961 – 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

180. The Definitive Collection, Abba
181. The Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones

182. Natty Dread, Bob Marley and the Wailers

183. Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac
184. Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
185. The Stooges, The Stooges

186. Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone

187. So, Peter Gabriel
188. Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield
189. Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service

190. From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley

191. Funhouse, The Stooges

192. The Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers
193. Dookie, Green Day

194. Transformer, Lou Reed

195. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton

196. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 – 1968, Various Artists

197. Murmur, R.E.M.

198. The Best of, Little Walter

199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC

200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails

201. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Simon and Garfunkel
202. Bad, Michael Jackso
203. Wheels of Fire, Cream
204. Dirty Mind, Prince

205. Abraxas, Santana

206. Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens

207. Ten, Pearl Jam

208. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young With Crazy Horse

209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd

210. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement
211. Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones
212. Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner
213. New York Dolls, New York Dolls
214. Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
215. Two Steps From the Blues, Bobby Bland
216. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
217. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys
218. Look-Ka Py Py, The Meters
219. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine
220. New Orleans Piano, Professor Longhair
221. War, U2
222. The Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond
223. Howlin’ Wolf, Howlin’ Wolf

224. Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen

225. The Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams
226. Doolittle, Pixies
227. Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim
228. Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith
229. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt

230. A Night at the Opera, Queen

231. The Kink Kronikles, The Kinks
232. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds
233. Bookends, Simon and Garfunkel
234. The Ultimate Collection, Patsy Cline
235. Mr. Excitement!, Jackie Wilson
236. The Who Sings My Generation, The Who
237. Like a Prayer, Madonna
238. Can’t Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan
239. Let It Be, The Replacements
240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
242. The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler!, Jerry Lee Lewis
243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention
244. Live Dead, Grateful Dead
245. Bryter Layter, Nick Drake
246. The Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman

247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.

248. Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z
249. Low, David Bowie

250. The River, Bruce Springsteen

251. The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding
252. Metallica, Metallica
253. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
254. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
255. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, The Kinks
256. The Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson
257. Stardust, Willie Nelson
258. American Beauty, Grateful Dead
259. Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash
260. Buena Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club
261. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
262. Workingman’s Dead, Grateful Dead
263. The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles
264. Child Is Father to the Man, Blood, Sweat and Tears
265. Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival
266. Quadrophenia, The Who
267. There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, Paul Simon
268. Psycho Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain
269. Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
270. The Beach Boys Today!, The Beach Boys
271. Going to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
272. Nightbirds, Labelle
273. The Slim Shady LP, Eminem
274. Mothership Connection, Parliament
275. Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson
276. Anthology of American Folk Music, Harry Smith, ed.
277. Aladdin Sane, David Bowie
278. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
279. My Life, Mary J. Blige
280. Folk Singer, Muddy Waters
281. Can’t Get Enough, Barry White
282. The Cars, The Cars
283. Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake
284. Music of My Mind, Stevie Wonder
285. I’m Still in Love With You, Al Green

286. Los Angeles, X

287. Anthem of the Sun, Grateful Dead

288. Something Else by the Kinks, The Kinks
289. Call Me, Al Green
290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
291. The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan and the Band
292. White Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground
293. Greatest Hits, Simon and Garfunkel

294. Kick Out the Jams, MC5

295. Meat Is Murder, The Smiths

296. We’re Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention
297. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer
298. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath
299. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
300. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
301. John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan
302. The Marshall Mathers LP, Emine
303. Grace, Jeff Buckley
304. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams
305. Odelay, Beck
306. Songs for Swingin’ Lovers, Frank Sinatra

307. Avalon, Roxy Music

308. The Sun Records Collection, Various Artists

309. Nothing’s Shocking, Jane’s Addiction

310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers

311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana

312. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
313. Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

314. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground

315. Surfer Rosa, Pixies

316. Rock Steady, No Doubt

317. The Eminem Show, Eminem

318. Back Stabbers, The O’Jays

319. Burnin’, Bob Marley and the Wailers

320. Pink Moon, Nick Drake
321. Sail Away, Randy Newman
322. Ghost in the Machine, The Police

323. Station to Station, David Bowie

324. The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt
325. Slowhand, Eric Clapton

326. Disintegration, The Cure

327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

328. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair

329. Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth

330. In the Jungle Groove, James Brown

331. Tonight’s the Night, Neil Young

332. Help!, The Beatles

333. Shoot Out the Lights, Richard and Linda Thompson

334. Wild Gift, X

335. Squeezing Out Sparks, Graham Parker

336. Superunknown, Soundgarden

337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull

338. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company

339. The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waite

340. Damaged, Black Flag

341. Play, Moby

342. Violator, Depeche Mode

343. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf

344. Berlin, Lou Reed

345. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads

346. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul

347. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd

348. At Newport 1960, Muddy Waters

349. Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down), The Yardbirds

350. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse

351. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

352. 52nd Street, Billy Joel
353. Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds, The Yardbirds

354. 12 Songs, Randy Newman

355. Between the Buttons, The Rolling Stones

356. Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis

357. Honky Chateau, Elton John

358. Singles Going Steady, Buzzcocks

359. Stankonia, Outkast

360. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins

361. Substance, New Order

362. L.A. Woman, The Doors

363. Ray of Light, Madonna

364. American Recordings, Johnny Cash

365. Louder Than Bombs, The Smiths

366. Mott, Mott the Hoople

367. Is This It, The Strokes

368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

369. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police

370. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane

371. Siren, Roxy Music

372. Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne

373. Post, Bjork

374. The Eagles, The Eagles

375. The Ultimate Collection (1948 – 1990), John Lee Hooker

376. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis

377. CrazySexyCool, TLC

378. Funky Kingston, Toots and the Maytals

379. Greetings from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen

380. Sunflower, The Beach Boys

381. Modern Lovers, Modern Lovers

382. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads

383. A Quick One (Happy Jack), The Who

384. Pyromania, Def Leppard

385. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan

386. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan

387. Country Life, Roxy Music

388. A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles

389. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley

390. Elephant, The White Stripes

391. The Pretender, Jackson Browne

392. Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival

393. Good Old Boys, Randy Newman

394. For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music

395. Blue Lines, Massive Attack

396. Eliminator, ZZ Top

397. Rain Dogs, Tom Waits

398. Anthology, The Temptations

399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers

400. Illmatic, Nas

401. (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd Skynyrd

402. Dr. John’s umbo, Dr. John

403. Radio City, Big Star

404. Sandinista!, The Clash

405. Rid of Me, PJ Harvey

406. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, Sinead O’ Connor

407. Strange Days, The Doors

408. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan

409. 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton

410. Pink Flag, Wire

411. Double Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen

412. Mezzanine, Massive Attack

413. Beauty and the Beat, Go-Go’s

414. Greatest Hits, James Brown

415. Van Halen , Van Halen

416. Mule Variations, Tom Waits

417. Boy, U2

418. Band on the Run, Wings

419. Dummy, Portishead

420. With the Beatles, The Beatles

421. The “Chirping” Crickets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets

422. The Best of the Girl Groups, Volumes 1 and 2 , Various Artists

423. Greatest Hits, The Mamas and the Papas

424. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2, Robert Johnson

425. Changesone, David Bowie

426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine

427. Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, The Ronettes

428. Kid A, Radiohead

429. Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons

430. At Budokan, Cheap Trick

431. Anthology, Diana Ross and the Supremes

432. Sleepless, Peter Wolf

433. Another Green World, Brian Eno

434. Outlandos D’Amour, The Police

435. To Bring You My Love, PJ Harvey

436. Here Come the Warm Jets, Brian Eno

437. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison

438. #1 Record, Big Star

439. In Utero, Nirvana

440. Sea Change, Beck

441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt

442. Boys Don’t Cry, The Cure

443. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Sam Cooke

444. Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions

445. Rum Sodomy and the Lash, The Pogues

446. Suicide, Suicide

447. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo>

448. In Color, Cheap Trick

449. The World Is a Ghetto, War

450. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band

451. Back in the USA, MC5

452. Music, Madonna

453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane’s Addiction

454. Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

455. Synchronicity, The Police

456. Third/Sister Lovers, Big Star

457. For Everyman, Jackson Browne

458. John Prine, John Prine

459. Strictly Business, EPMD

460. Love It to Death, Alice Cooper

461. How Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos

462. Here, My Dear, Marvin Gaye

463. Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John

464. The Blueprint, Jay-Z

465. Golden Hits, The Drifters

466. Live Through This, Hole

467. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan

468. Elton John, Elton John

469. Metal Box, Public Image Ltd.

470. Document, R.E.M.

471. Heaven Up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen

472. Hysteria, Def Leppard

473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

474. Live in Europe, Otis Redding

475. Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen

476. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

477. The Score, Fugees

478. Radio, LL Cool J

479. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Richard and Linda Thompson

480. Faith, George Michael

481. The Smiths, The Smiths

482. Armed Forces, Elvis Costello and the Attractions

483. Life After Death, The Notorious B.I.G.

484. Branded Man, Merle Haggard

485. All Time Greatest Hits, Loretta Lynn

486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic

487. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins

488. Voodoo, D’Angelo

489. Guitar Town, Steve Earle

490. Entertainment!, Gang of Four

491. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople

492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam

493. That’s the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire

494. She’s So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper

495. New Day Rising, Husker Du

496. Destroyer, Kiss

497. Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy

498. Tres Hombres, ZZ Top

499. Born Under a Bad Sign, Albert King

500. Touch, Eurythmics

I just realised how useful Spotify is going to be for completing this goal way faster than expected. Most of the remaining albums will be on there, so I should fly through them!

I realised that I forgot to add Albert King – Born Under a Bad Sign to the list of albums I’ve listened to. That puts me on 82/500 and I’m planning on listening to another couple of albums today.

I just realised that there were a couple of albums (at least) that I hadn’t crossed off even though I’d listened to them.

Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
The Strokes – Is This It?

I think I might take a break for a while when I reach 100 albums. I also might just listen to the top 100 and leave it at that. I don’t want to listen to 400 mediocre albums picked by guys in their 50s who don’t like more than 4 albums produced in the last two decades.

Over the last few days I’ve listened to:

The Fugees – The Score
Jethro Tull – Aqualung

There were a couple of good Fugees tracks and a couple of good Jethro Tull tracks, but I don’t think I’ll be listening to them very much again.