Play Space Junk Galaxy at my funeral, and if I don't wake up, that's how you know I'm gone for good

This is one of those albums that leaves you in awe. Real human beings did this. Generational music.

This album perfectly encapsulates what made Queen such an incredible band: incredible songwriting, tongue-in-cheek lyricism, ambitious song structures and just four guys who were among the absolute best at their respective crafts. One of the greatest and most important albums in the history of rock music IMO.

This album blew my mind as a 12 year old getting into The Beatles for the first time, I can't even begin to imagine how insane this sounded back in 1965. What else is there to say? A perfect album, which they would undoubtedly go on to make more of after this.

Quite frankly I think any album with Hollywood Nights on it should be considered at least pretty good

Genuinely what the hell was going through Ric Ocasek's mind when he wrote this song. This is one of the greatest chord progressions and melodies I've heard in my entire life

If I had my way this would be played at every wedding on the planet

A shame it had to end like this. The first seven tracks are genuinely killer and show that Michael was still able to adapt to new trends and a changing sound in pop and R&B. After that point though, for the first time in his adult life, the songs on a Michael Jackson album just become... boring. The stretch from 2000 Watts to The Lost Children did absolutely nothing for me and made me wish they weren't on the album. The last two tracks are really good though, so at least we get a ... read more

This is a tough one for me. Obviously this came after what was, to that point, the most difficult period of Michael Jackson's career, and it is fascinating to hear how he responded in the aftermath. I will say this though: no matter what you think of him as a person, this album definitely feels overly-defensive at times and there are simply some songs that, while the messaging isn't bad, the overall quality just isn't up to snuff with what we've gotten used to at this point. ... read more

Okay, Michael after Quincy. Where does that leave us?

I've always believed this album to be heavily underrated in the context of MJ's discography, and I still stand by that to this day. The move into New Jack Swing was a smart one because goddamn this album bangs. I know a lot of folks believe the album's latter half drags a bit, and in fairness, while I understand Heal the World and Gone Too Soon's significance in the MJ lore, the album would not have suffered if they were ... read more

Crazy how he called the album Bad when it's good! I'll be here all week.

This is certainly the most dated and "least" good of his trio of albums with Quincy Jones, but it's still fantastic. There's at least 5 classic pop songs on here, and the album as a whole is just a blast to listen to from beginning to end. Even if it's not *as* great as Off the Wall and Thriller, it would still be most artists' best album.

Is it basic to consider the literal biggest album in the history of recorded music your personal favorite album of all time? It probably is, but I'm never budging on this. This is THE album. Generations of pop musicians and listeners will be studying it forever. I guarantee you, at least from this point on, your favorite popular musician was influenced by this album's mere existence in some way. Of course, that wouldn't mean as much if the songs weren't excellent... but come ... read more

This was the first album I remember listening to as a kid. Just pure funk and disco joy throughout the whole thing. Nothing more to say except it's utterly immaculate.

An absolute stunner. While I'm higher on Queen's 80s albums than others, there were definitely moments throughout where it seemed like the band was trying to keep up with newer trends, especially on albums like Hot Space and The Miracle. However, with Freddie's illness continuing to worsen, the boys locked the fuck in here and delivered a truly wonderful record. This album absolutely should be considered among their best, and not just because of the extraordinarily difficult ... read more

This album sounds like Thundercat got really high and listened to Stevie Wonder for hours on end and I mean that as a compliment

I'm obviously biased as I love the 2000s era of Coldplay so much, but if you're someone who, like, genuinely DESPISES hearing this song, you might not have empathy in your heart.

An absolute motherfucker of a track

The definitive version of the greatest live album (and movie!) of all time. Watch the movie if you haven't already, cause holy shit.

Funny how time flies

A lesson to white boys everywhere: don't try to make an album like this unless you can write a song half as good as Take Me Home and One More Night