Tier 3 - 1 Star Albums

** This list is a work-in-progress. Some of these albums might get UPGRADED, DOWNGRADED, or REMOVED entirely **

Very good albums where most of the songs are REALLY good. In order to be a Major Classic the vast majority of the songs on the album need to really stand out to me every time I play them. To search by decade press "Ctrl + F" and if you want the 1980s, for example, type 198 in the search bar or, if you want the 2010s, type 201, etc.

Country:

K.D. Lang - "Shadowland" (1988)

Electronic:

Mouse On Mars - "Iaora Tahiti" (1995) [SKIP THE LAST SONG. IT SUCKS]

Metal/Hardcore:

Grave - "Into the Grave" (1991)

Immolation - "Close to a World Below" (2000)

In Flames - "The Jester Race" (1996)

Judas Priest - "British Steel" (1980)

Metallica - "Kill Em All" (1983)

Metallica - "Ride the Lightning" (1984)

Pestilence - "Consuming Impulse" (1989)

Slayer - "Reign in Blood" (1986)

Pop/R&B:

Bill Withers - "Still Bill" (1972)

Bjork - "Debut" (1993)

Michael Jackson - "Bad" (1987)

Sam Cooke - "Night Beat" (1963)

Rap:

2pac - "All Eyez On You [Disc 1]" (1996)

Big L - "Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous" (1995)

Deltron 3030 - "Deltron 3030" (2000)

Jeru the Damaja - "The Sun Rises in the East" (1994)

Nas - "Illmatic" (1994)

The Notorious B.I.G. - "Ready to Die" (1994)

Wu-Tang Clan - "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" (1993)

Reggae:

The Wailers - "Burnin'" (1973)

Rock/Folk:

AC/DC - "Back In Black" (1980)

AC/DC - "Highway to Hell" (1979)

Aerosmith - "Rocks" (1976)

Aerosmith - "Toys in the Attic" (1975)

The Beach Boys - "Pet Sounds" (1966)

The Beatles - "Beatles for Sale" (1964)

The Beatles - "Revolver" (1966)

Beck - "Mutations" (1998)

Beck - "Odelay" (1996)

Black Flag - “Damaged” (1981)

Blondie - "The Best of Blondie" (1981)

Bruce Springsteen - "The River" (1980)

Built to Spill - "Live" (2000)

The Cars - "The Cars" (1978)

The Clash - "London Calling" (1979)

Cloud Nothings - "Attack On Memory" (2012)

The Crickets - "The Chirping Crickets" (1957)

The Cure - "Galore (The Singles: 1987-1997)" (1980s/1990s)

David Bowie - "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972)

David Bowie - "Scary Monsters" (1980)

Death Cab for Cutie - "Transatlanticism" (2003)

The Decemberists - "Picaresque" (2005)

Dillard & Clark - "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark" (1968)

Dire Straits - "Dire Straits" (1978)

Dismemberment Plan - "Change" (2001)

Dismemberment Plan - "Emergency & I" (1999)

The Eagles - "Their Greatest Hits" (1976)

Editors - "The Back Room" (2005)

Elton John - "Honky Chateau" (1972)

The English Beat - "I Just Can't Stop It" (1980)

Faces - "A Nod is As Good As a Wink..." (1971)

A Flock of Seagulls - "A Flock of Seagulls" (1982)

Future Islands - "Singles" (2014)

Gang of Four - "Solid Gold" (1981)

Garbage - "Garbage" (1995)

Goo Goo Dolls - "A Boy Named Goo" (1995)

Happy Mondays - "Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches" (1990)

The Hives - “Veni Vidi Vicious” (2000)

The Jam - "Setting Sons" (1979)

Jane's Addiction - "Nothing's Shocking" (1988)

Jeff Beck - "Blow By Blow" (1975)

Joy Division - "Substance" (1970-1980s)

The Killers - "Hot Fuss" (2004)

Killing Joke - "Killing Joke" (1980)

The Kills - "Midnight Boom" (2008)

Kitchens of Distinction - "The Death of Cool" (1992)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin III" (1970)

Lush - “Split” (1994)

Mac DeMarco - "Salad Days" (2014)

Men At Work - "Business As Usual" (1981)

Moby - "Play" (1999)

Moby Grape - "Moby Grape" (1967)

Modest Mouse - "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" (2004)

Muse - "Origin of Symmetry" (2001)

My Morning Jacket - "Z" (2005)

Neil Young - "After the Gold Rush" (1970)

Neil Young - "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969)

Neil Young - "Tonight's the Night" (1975)

The New York Dolls - "Too Much Too Soon" (1974)

Nirvana - "In Utero" (1993)

Otis Spann - "Walking the Blues" (1960)

Parquet Courts - "Wide Awake" (2018)

Paul Simon - "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" (1973)

Pixies - "Doolittle" (1989)

Pixies - "Surfer Rosa" (1988)

Pretenders - "Learning to Crawl" (1984)

The Psychedelic Furs - "Talk Talk Talk" (1981)

Radiohead - "In Rainbows" (2007)

Rage Against the Machine - "Rage Against the Machine" (1992)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (1991)

Santana - "Santana" (1969)

The Shins - "Chutes Too Narrow" (2003)

Simple Minds - "New Gold Dream" (1982)

Sleater-Kinney - "Dig Me Out" (1997)

Sleater-Kinney - "The Woods" (2005)

The Smiths - "Singles" (1980s)

Son Seals - "The Son Seals Blues Band" (1973)

Son Volt - "Trace" (1995)

Steely Dan - "Can't Buy A Thrill" (1972)

Suicidal Tendencies - "Suicidal Tendencies" (1983)

Sunny Day Real Estate - "The Rising Tide" (2000)

Talk Talk - "Spirit of Eden" (1988)

Talking Heads - "More Songs About Buildings & Food" (1978)

U2 - "Achtung Baby" (1991)

U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (1987)

X - "Wild Gift" (1981)