1000 albums in a year - I want your suggestions!

[1000Albums]

I'm challenging myself to listen to 1000 new-to-me albums in 2025. I will listen to anything, of any genre (if it's available on Spotify or Apple Music) with the exception of death metal or Bradley Walsh's latest Christmas album😆

I love music but have got stuck in a bit of a rut over the last few years so would like to expand my horizons. What album would you like to recommend to a total stranger?

Dummy was the soundtrack to my revision for my finals! I went through a BIG trip-hop phase in the 90s... I'll give the Plan B a go, thanks.

I could easily do this, I listen to hours of music weekly. In fact, I may copy OP idea, I'm also a bit familiar when it comes to choosing music.

Hanson- This Time Around (this is one of their first adult albums, there’s so much more to them than Mmmbop!)

Blink 182- Blink 182

Jesse McCartney- Departure

That's the thjng @lleeggoo - I listen to music a lot, so I'm not too worried about finding the time, but I tend to go for the same stuff over and over again!

Troubadour by J.J. Cale - best listened to on a warm slow day.

Talk on Corners by The Corrs.

Saints and Sinners by All Saints.

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega.

Bellowhead - Broadside
Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl
Elton John - Madman Across the Water
ABBA - ABBA
- Voulez Vous
- The Visitors

Hanson- This Time Around (this is one of their first adult albums, there’s so much more to them than Mmmbop!)

As someone who spends a lot of time telling people 'there's so much more to Taylor Swift than Shake It Off!' I will honour your taste by adding Hanson to my list 😆

I love Hanson!! Especially their Christmas album 😂

The 1975 - I love it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it.

The 1975 - Being funny in a foreign language.

Bring me the horizon - Sempiternal.

30 seconds to Mars - A beautiful lie.

Deaf Havana - Fools and worthless liars.

Our last night- Age of ignorance

This is a brilliant idea!

I offer
Atlantic Roar by Skipinnish
Come On, Come On by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Trailer Park by Beth Orton

The Joshua Tree - U2.
Rio - Duran Duran
The River - Bruce Springsteen
Dangerous - Morgan Wallen (my son in law has got me hooked on this)

Steeleye Span Hark! The Village Wait
(the early stages of electric folk, 1970) Some of them are still working.

Comfort Eagle - Cake
The Hour of Bewilderbeast - Badly Drawn Boy

They are brilliant aren’t they- I’ve had the Christmas album on the last few weeks!

True Love and High Adventure by Grand Drive.

No Other by Gene Clark.

José González - any of them but maybe start off with Veneer

Stromae - Multitude

Yann Tiersen - Rue des Cascades

Tribalistas - Tribalistas

The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars - David Bowie

If I could only listen to one album for my whole life, it'd be this one.

Sounds like we have similar tastes, I'm also a huge evermore fan!

I'd recommend First Aid Kit - Ruins and Stay Gold

Also not sure if you've listened to much Dolly Parton but she has some great albums, Trio is a personal favourite.

Lana del Rey - Born to Die Paradise Edition

Anything Springsteen. Scratch that everything Springsteen

Zach Bryan - American heartbreak
Luke Combs - what you see is what you get
Skunk anansie - stoosh
112 - pleasure and pain
Alanis - jagged little pill
Missy Elliot - respect M.E
Usher - confessions

Sorry my music taste is wild and varied!

Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate
Tom Waits, Heart attack and Vine
Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps
Bob Dylan, Tempest

Lisa hannugan passenger
Andrew bird my finest work yet
Angel olsen my woman
Lykke li youth novels
Anything by The National or Pinegrove
Fionn Regan the end of history
And so I watch you from afar (album of same name)

And movie soundtracks (which could be a separate list?)
Where the wild things are
Into the wild
Ameile

I do like a bit of Bruce, so I've put The River on my list as suggested upthread.

The Good Witch - Maisie Peters
Psychodrama - Dave
A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships - The 1975
The Secret of Us - Gracie Abrams
emails I can't send fwd - Sabrina Carpenter

A Seat at the Table - Solange Knowles. Such a beautiful, thoughtful album

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean. Modern classic.

The Car - Arctic Monkeys. Totally different from their popular stuff, but there's a few tracks on there that are stunning.

Lemonade - Beyoncé. Just brilliant.

Prioritise Pleasure - Self Esteem. Will make you laugh and cry and want to fuck shit up in some way.

Purple Rain - Prince. Need I say any more?!

The Miseducation of Lauren Hill. Another classic which never dates.