Brian Mazzarella·Jul 22, 2025The Greatest Albums of All Time Based on Spotify Data“Greatest” lists are always subjective, but this is my attempt to turn this matter into more of an objective one. A staple of whether…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Mar 3, 2022157. Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin II (1969)You can tell Led Zeppelin wanted to make a splash with their second album from the initial guitar riff on “Whole Lotta Love.” It’s the kind…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Mar 1, 2022156. The Band — The Band (1969)The Band is like a warm blanket; as soon as the initial notes of “Across The Great Divide” play to open this album, I felt totally…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Feb 24, 2022155. Led Zeppelin — Led Zeppelin (1969)With one chord strummed twice, Jimmy Page and the rest of Led Zeppelin announce the heralding of a new era of blues rock, a transition from…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Feb 17, 2022153. The Velvet Underground — The Velvet Underground (1969)I recently watched Todd Haynes’s Velvet Underground documentary (streaming on Apple TV+). I found it to be formally interesting (aiming for…A response icon1A response icon1
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Jan 25, 2022149. The Rolling Stones — Let It Bleed (1969)In 2013, a music documentary called 20 Feet From Stardom was released to great acclaim — scoring a 99% “Fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes and…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Jan 18, 2022147. Bee Gees — Odessa (1969)I’ll be honest — I didn’t realize that the Bee Gees existed pre-disco. But here we have what was evidently their 6th studio album, with not…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Jan 13, 2022146. Miles Davis — In A Silent Way (1969)Been awhile since we’ve had an honest-to-god jazz album on this list, and it’s quite refreshing to hear the master at work again (or should…
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Jan 11, 2022145. The Who — Tommy (1969)Not content with pushing the concept album forward on The Who Sell Out, Pete Townshend wanted more. An album that told a story with defined…A response icon1A response icon1
In1001 Album ProjectbyBrian Braunlich·Jan 6, 2022144. The Beatles — Abbey Road (1969)In a genuinely shocking turn of events, this is the final Beatles album to make the 1001. The curators of this list omitted Let It Be, the…
