To entertain me while I work from home, I'm listening to Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in order from 500 to 1. Already 30 albums in, but I'm going to keep a thread so I remember my thoughts.

500 - Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) - not listened to it for about ten years, but still loved it as I did when I was 15. Still a banger.

499 - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Ask Rufus (1977) - never heard of this before and find it hilarious that Chaka Khan fronted a band called Rufus. Enjoyed it but thinking back can't remember any classics

498 - Suicide - Suicide (1977) - listened to it as a student. Still sounds great. Classic from start to finish

497 - Various Artists - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (1985) - compilation of South African music. Loved it, very upbeat. This was my favourite track:

496 - Shakira - Dónde Están los Ladrones (1998) - was a bit skeptical, but thought it was pretty good. Although can't remember any highlights now

495 - Boyz II Men - II (1991) - this was fine, kind of as you'd expect, good singing of soul songs. Didn't stand out and didn't 'leave me sobbing in the fetal position' as Rolling Stone predicted

494 - The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes (1964) - classic tunes, can't really go wrong

493 - Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear (1978) - an album powered entirely by divorced guy energy. Marvin Gaye singing about his ex-wife. Strange, but good. And a cracking album cover

492 - Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time (1989) - Pretty great from start to finish. Didn't know any of the songs before.

491 - Harry Styles - Fine Line (2019) - Wasn't looking forward to this. It was fine but a bit bland and unmemorable. Feel like it's a benefactor of recency bias, but then again I'm hardly the target audience

490 - Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1975) - Now we're talking. This was great, one of my favourites so far. Only 30mins long, but every track's good. Never listened to her before either.

489 - Phil Spector and Various Artists - Back to Mono (1958-1969) (1991) - I love a good 3 min Phil Spector song, but this shouldn't be on the list. It's a 3 hour compilation of everything he did for a decade. No one wants to listen to it for 3 hours. Definitely the worst so far

488 - The Stooges - The Stooges (1969) - Great album, goes a bit stereotypically 1960s stoner with a ten minute long track in the middle. The best tracks are the classics that everyone already knows, so I didn't find any new favourites

487 - Black Flag - Damaged (1981) - Listened to it before, but still enjoyed it. Pretty great all the way through

486 - John Mayer - Continuum (2006) - I remember at uni someone asked me if I like the John Mayer Trio and I thought they meant the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion then had to listen to this. I wish this had been the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Pretty mediocre stuff

485 - Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) - stone cold classic. I just hope Pour Down Like Silver is also on the list

484 - Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011) - I wouldn't choose to listen to this, but I thought it was pretty good. More fun than some of the other albums at least

483 - Muddy Waters - The Anthology (2001) - another 3 hour compilation that really shouldn't be here. Luckily my listen was split between two days, so I didn't feel like I was going crazy

482 - The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992) - Only knew Passing Me By before I listened. The whole album was great. Similar feel to Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul

481 - Belle and Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister (1996) - Actually just listened to this a couple of months ago. Another one that I know practically all the words to

480 - Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings (2016) - Never even heard of her before, but loved this. It was a long album, but never got bored

479 - Selena - Amor Prohibido (1994) - Never heard of her either or even Tejana music, but I thought this was good. Very sad story

478 - The Kinks - Something Else by the Kinks (1968) - Some great tracks, but thought there was some filler on there. Almost Kinks on autopilot at times. Can't argue with Waterloo Sunset though

477 - Howlin’ Wolf - Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959) - this was great, the guitar, the voice, everything. Much prefer this than some compilation like they did with Muddy Waters

476 - Sparks - Kimono My House (1974) - One of the all time greats. Bangers from start to finish. Probably the best album so far

475 - Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow (1996) - Albums in the 1990s started getting really long for some reason. But I thought this was good, no complaints

474 - Big Star - #1 Record (1972) - Loved it, obviously Thirteen is the best track, but great stuff throughout

473 - Daddy Yankee - Barrio Fino (2004) - listened to this one this morning. Puerto Rican rap. Thought it was pretty good, but way too long

472 - SZA - Ctrl (2017) - Never listened to her before, but enjoyed this. Pretty great all the way through

471 - Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967) - Found it weird that it didn't open with Somebody to Love, it seems like the perfect opener. That and White Rabbit are great, the other stuff was pretty good, but didn't really stand out

470 - Juvenile - 400 Degreez (1998) - Another artist that's completely new to me. This was really great. A good 90s feeling, great beats. Maybe too long though. Recurring theme seems to be, if it's a 90s rap album it's underrated, if it's a 60s rock album, it's overrated

469 - Manu Chao - Clandestino (1998) - nice, pleasant album, felt like summer holidays

468 - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) - this was good. Enjoyed it more than the Kinks' album. Miss You in particular is great

467 - Maxwell - BLACKsummers’night (2009) - chilled out 2000s soul. I quite enjoyed it, it didn't outstay it's welcome. Favourite track was Pretty Wings. Phoenix Rise was a good instrumental ending

466 - The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today! (1965) - first time I've listened to this and it was fantastic. Help Me, Rhonda was so good I had to play it twice

465 - King Sunny Ade - The Best of the Classic Years (2003) - great bit of afropop. Another compilation, but thankfully more of 'an introduction to' rather than 'here's everything that person ever recorded' as the other two on this list so far have been

464 - The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3 (1973) - definitely one of the best albums on the list so far. Every song is a banger. Ernie Isley on guitar is incredible. Highlights: That Lady, Listen to the Music, Sunshine (Go Away Today), Summer Breeze

463 - Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) - it was pretty good, standard 1960s singer songwriter stuff

462 - The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) - another 60s album, but enjoyed it. Classic country rock, you pretty much know what you're getting

461 - Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2008) - indie folk that I loved when it came out. Still really liked it

460 - Lorde - Melodrama (2017) - this was great. I'd only heard Green Light before, but enjoyed pretty much the whole thing. Highlights: Green Light, The Louvre, Hard Feelings/Loveless

459 - Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of the Day (2009) - I liked this. Make Her Say and Pursuit of Happiness were probably my favourite tracks. It was maybe a bit long though

458 - Jason Isbell - Southeastern (2013) - never heard of this guy, but apparently he was in Drive-By Truckers. I think I prefer Drive-By Truckers, but this was good. Best track: Flying Over Water. Also he looks a bit like Mark Goldbridge

457 - Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990) - only really knew Nothing Compares 2 U, which is still amazing. Other highlights are Emperor's New Clothes, Black Boys on Mopeds and Jump in the River. All in all, a great album

456 - Al Green - Greatest Hits (1975) - you've got to admire someone who puts out a greatest hits album at the age of 29. Wasn't as into it as much I thought I would be though

455 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley (1959) - this is actually two albums, so I've no idea why they are counting them as one. Best tracks: Dearest Darling, Say Man and The Clock Strikes Twelve

454 - Can - Ege Bamyası (1972) - every track is a classic. Already listened to it many times. Favourite tracks are Spoon and Vitamin C

453 - Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - I've only listened to Ghosts by NIN before, so this is very different, but really good. Like a more industrial Depeche Mode. Highlights: Something I Can Never Have and The Only Time, but the whole thing was great

452 - Diana Ross and the Supremes - Anthology (1974) - another compilation of everything they ever recorded. While the songs are pretty much all great, it's tiresome listening to the same artist for like 3 hours. I don't think these compilations should've counted

451 - Roberta Flack - First Take (1969) - great album, kind of like jazz soul. Highlights: Compared to What, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Tryin' Times and Ballad of the Sad Young Men

450 - Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram (1971) - a silly album, it's like they were goofing about. I'll take this over Imagine anyday. It even has the "we're so sorry Uncle Albert" song from Only Fools and Horses. Highlights: Too Many People, 3 Legs, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

449 - The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) - the first rock album I bought (along with the Darkness - Permission to Land which better be in the top 100). Loved it when I was 13, still really fun now

448 - Otis Redding - Dictionary of Soul (1966) - great album cover. Try a Little Tenderness is the stand out track and always reminds me of the ending to the Alan Clarke film Road. Other highlights: I'm Sick Y'All, Sweet Lorene and My Lover's Prayer

447 - Bad Bunny - X 100pre (2017) - never heard of this guy, it's like Puerto Rican rap. Wasn't really my thing, highlight of the album was Stone Cold turning up in one of the videos and helping Bad Bunny fight some guys

446 - Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidanada (1970) - so good, like spiritual, Indian jazz harp music. Easily one of the best albums on the list so far. Sending me down a rabbit hole of listening to Coltrane's other stuff

445 - Yes - Close to the Edge (1972) - you're classic early 70s prog rock album. I actually really enjoyed it

444 - Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (2005) - reminded me a lot of the Magnolia soundtrack (I guess that's Jon Brion producing). Highlights: Get Him Back, Oh Well, Please Please Please and Waltz (Better Than Fine)

443- David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980) - first Bowie on the list and one I'm not that familiar with. Fun fact, the woman on It's No Game is also on the front cover to Sparks' Kimono My House. Highlights: It's No Game, Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, Kingdom Come

442 - The Weekend - Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) - modern R&B pop. Some pretty good songs, but the album is way too long. Highlights: Losers, The Hills and Angel

441 - Britney Spears - Blackout (2007) - it's weird looking back at pop from when I was a teenager. This completely passed me by at the time. I liked the album tracks better than the singles. Highlights: Heaven On Earth and Get Naked

440 - Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (1971) - took me ages to find this on youtube. Good old fashioned bit of country and the album is less than 30mins long. Highlights: Coal Miner's Daughter, Hello Darlin', What Makes Me Tick

439 - James Brown - Sex Machine (1970) - a partially faked live album (some tracks have crowd noise dubbed over it). Highlights: There Was a Time, It's a Man's Man's Man's World

438 - Blur - Parklife (1994) - first time I've listened in at least ten years. Still feels like the quintessential Britpop album. There are better Blur albums imo, but it's still fun. Favourite track: This is a Low

437 - Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991) - another big 90s British album and another I listened to a lot when I was younger. Still great. Highlights: Higher Than the Sun, Inner Flight

436 - 2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996) - never really listened to 2Pac before. It was very long, even by 90s standards, but grew on me. Highlights: 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted, Life Goes On, Tradin War Stories, Can't C Me, Thug Passion

435 - Pet Shop Boys - Actually (1987) - always liked the Pet Shop Boys, but not listened to an album in full before. The singles were the standouts, but the whole thing was great. Highlights: What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Rent, It's a Sin, Heart and King's Cross

434 - Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) - another band I listened to a lot when I was a student, and surprised that I still know all the lyrics. So a very nostalgic listen. Highlights: Silence Kid, Elevate Me Later, Gold Soundz and Range Life

433 - LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (2007) - one of the albums of my teenage years, I remember seeing them live 3 times in one summer. Get Innocuous is one of my favourite opening tracks. All My Friends is still amazing. Other highlights: Someone Great, Us V Them

432 - Usher - Confessions (2004) - Usher's one of those artists I knew were huge, but I couldn't name more than a couple of songs by him. Catchy R&B pop, feels very early 2000s. Singles tended to be the standouts. Highlights: Yeah, Confessions Part 2, Burn, Truth Hurts

431 - Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984) - I think this genre is chicano rock. Very upbeat and nice and short. Highlights: The Breakdown, I Got Loaded and Lil' King of Everything

430 - Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) - first Elvis Costello album I've listened to. Pretty good and another short album. Highlights: Miracle Man, Alison, Red Shoes, Waiting for the End of the World

429 - The Four Tops - Reach Out (1967) - very strong opening two songs. Crammed with classic songs, with a little Monkees double in the middle. Highlights: Reach Out I'll Be There, Walk Away Renee, Last Train to Clarksville, Standing in the Shadows of Love, Bernadette

428 - Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985) - absolutely perfect album. Rolling Stone describes it as 'garbage trucks trying to sing Beach Boys songs', which I love. Highlights: New Day Rising, I Apologize, Celebrated Summer, Terms of Psychic Warfare, Books About UFOs

427 - Al Green - Call Me (1973) - second Al Green album in the list. Preferred this to the earlier compilation album. Highlights: Call Me (Come Back Home), Here I Am (Come and Take Me), You Ought to Be with Me

426 - Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams (1988) - another Americana country rock album I'd not heard of. This was great though. Highlights: I Just Want to See You so Bad, The Night's Too Long, Big Red Sun Blues, Changed the Locks, Passionate Kisses, Side of the Road

425 - Paul Simon - Paul Simon (1972) - nice album to start the day with. First half of the album is better than the second though. Highlights: Mother and Child Reunion, Duncan, Armistice Day, Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

424 - Beck - Odelay (1996) - I remember listening to this when I was a teenager. I like the mish-mash of genres. Highlights: Lord Only Knows, The New Pollution, Jack-Ass

423 - Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One (1997) - one of my all time favourite albums. Very eclectic album. The music's amazing, the voices merge together perfectly. Highlights: Moby Octopad, Sugarcube, Damage, Autumn Sweater, Center of Gravity, Spec Bebop

422 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973) - Gaye's second album in the list. The king of horny albums. Surprised how short it was though. Highlights: Let's Get It On, Distant Lover, You Sure Love to Ball

421 - M.I.A. - Arular (2005) - not listened to any of her more recent stuff, but this is still really good. Highlights: Bucky Done Gun, 10 Dollar, Galang

420 - Earth, Wind and Fire - That’s the Way of the World (1975) - I didn't expect it to be so funky. First half was great, second gets a bit experimental. Highlights: Shining Star, That's the Way of the World, Happy Feelin'

419 - Eric Church - Chief (2011) - another country singer I've never heard of. Kind of what you expect, but the songs were catchy and I enjoyed it. Highlights: Creepin', Drink In My Hand, Country Music Jesus, Over When It's Over

418 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - the only Dire Straits related album I've listened to is the Local Hero soundtrack. This felt extremely 80s, which to me is a positive. Highlights: So Far Away, Your Latest Trick, Ride Across the River

417 - Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) - a classic album, I've been a fan since I watched the Shirley Clarke film Ornette: Made in America. Seems a bit low in the list really. Highlights: Lonely Woman, Peace

416 - The Roots - Things Fall Apart (1999) - fantastic album. Particularly the middle where it's just hit after hit. The sounds and samples are great. Highlights: The Next Movement, Without a Doubt, Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New, Double Trouble, 100% Dundee, You Got Me

415 - The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py (1969) - not familiar with these lads, but this was a cracker. Instrumental funk album that's probably been sampled by a thousand hip hop groups. Highlights: Look-Ka Py Py, Pungee, This Is My Last Affair, 9 'til 5

414 - Chic - Risqué (1979) - perfect opening with Good Times, although it's a tough ask to follow it, the album's still great. Highlights: Good Times, My Forbidden Lover, What About Me

413 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970) - pretty much the kind of music you expect in a Rolling Stone list. Highlights: Ramble Tamble, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Run Through the Jungle, My Baby Left Me, Long As I Can See the Light

412 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Going to a Go Go (1965) - love the title. The songs were great, classic 60s soul. Highlights: The Tracks of My Tears, My Girl Has Gone, My Baby Changes Like the Weather

411 - Bob Dylan - Love and Theft (2001) - first Dylan album I've listened to more recent than Blood on the Tracks. Wasn't a big fan at first, but got more into it as it went on. Highlights: Mississippi, Floater (Too Much to Ask), High Water, Honest with Me, Po' Boy, Cry a While

410 - The Beach Boys - Wild Honey (1967) - the second Beach Boys album in the list. Weirder than their earlier stuff and very short. Highlights: Wild Honey, I Was Made To Love Her, Darlin', Here Comes the Night, How She Boogalooed It

409 - Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (1970) - in the middle of a very late 60s/early 70s run in the list. Never listened to Grateful Dead before. Quite liked it, relaxing country folk. Highlights: Uncle John's Band, Dire Wolf, Cumberland Blues, Casey Jones

408 - Motörhead - Ace of Spades (1980) - this is the heaviest album on the list so far, the only one that could be described as metal. Perhaps the voters have a blind spot. Highlights: Ace of Spades, Shoot You in the Back, Fast and Loose, (We Are) The Roadcrew, The Hammer

407 - Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) - great album, the guitar solo in Down by the River was the best part. I'm assuming there'll be more Neil Young later in the list. Other highlights: Cinnamon Girl, The Losing End, Cowgirl in the Sand

406 - The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs (1999) - 3 hrs long, it's a bit of a marathon, but there's so many great songs on there. Highlights: I Don't Want to Get Over You, When My Boy Walks Down the Street, Long Forgotten Fairytale, Papa Was a Rodeo, Yeah! Oh Yeah!

405 - Various - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era (1972) - compilation of 60s garage rock. Highlights: Barbarians - Moulty, The Castaways - Liar Liar, 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me, Amboy Dukes - Baby Please Don't Go

404 - Anita Baker - Rapture (1986) - love discovering music like this that ordinary I never would've listened to. Apparently the genre is known as 'quiet storm'. Really great album. Highlights: Sweet Love, Been So Long, Mystery, No One in the World, Same Ole Love. Watch Your Step

403 - Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (2000) - first of hopefully many Wu Tang albums. Great album all the way through. Highlights: Nutmeg, Ghost Deini, Apollo Kids, Buck 50, Malcolm, Wu Banga 101

402 - Fela Kuti and Africa 70 - Expensive Shit (1975) - fantastic afrobeat album, loved both sides and great story behind the title

401 - Blondie - Blondie (1976) - Blondie's debut, some tracks sounds quite 60s pop. Good but much prefer the later stuff. Highlights: X Offender, Shark in Jets Clothing, Man Overboard, Rip Her to Shreds

400 - The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat (1981) - Listened to them a lot earlier this year after watching their new documentary. This is their best album, full of great songs. Highlights: Our Lips Are Sealed, Lust to Love, This Town, We Got the Beat, Can't Stop the World

399 - Brian Wilson - Smile (2004) - still has that Beach Boys feeling 40 years after. New and slightly weirder versions of some old songs. Highlights: Our Prayer/Gee, Heroes and Villains, Cabin Essence, Vega-Tables, Good Vibrations

398 - The Raincoats - The Raincoats (1979) - great punk album, I love how ramshackle it is. Highlights: Fairytale in a Supermarket, No Side to Fall In, Lola, You're a Million, In Love, No Looking

397 - Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019) - don't keep up with music so much anymore, so never listened to her before. Weird electropop, so gets a thumbs up. Highlights: Bad Guy, You Should See Me in a Crown, All the Good Girls Go to Hell, Ilimilo

396 - Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? (1972) - 4 part album of great pop songs, oddities & fun. Highlights: I Saw the Light, Wolfman Jack, It Takes Two to Tango, Breathless, Saving Grace, Song of the Viking, I Went to the Mirror, One More Day, Little Red Lights, Hello It's Me

395 - D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah (2014) - sounds quite experimental, which is wasn't expecting, but really enjoyed. Highlights: Ain't That Easy, The Charade, Sugah Daddy, Really Love, Till It's Done (Tutu), Prayer

394 - Diana Ross - Diana (1980) - classic album with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. Great way to start the week. Highlights: Upside Down, I'm Coming Out, My Old Piano, Give Up

393 - Taylor Swift - 1989 (2014) - managed to avoid this when it came out. Enjoyed it, first half was probably better than the second. Highlights: Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Out of the Woods, Wildest Dreams, Clean

392 - Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner (1991) - another compilation. Marred by the bizarre decision to use a weird version of her best song, River Deep Mountain High. Highlights: Proud Mary, I'm Yours, Nutbush City Limits, Sweet Rhode Island Red

391 - Kelis - Kaleidoscope (1999) - pretty good late 90s R&B, some great tracks but a bit long overall. Highlights: Good Stuff, Caught Out There, Ghetto Children, Roller Rink

390 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988) - old favourite, listened to Pixies a bit earlier in lockdown, still great. Highlights: Bone Machine, Broken Face, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Cactus

389 - Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) - Eric Roberts is the video for the first 2 tracks, which is a big plus. Never heard any non-Christmas Carey songs before. Highlights: We Belong Together, Say Somethin', Get Your Number, One and Only

388 - Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black (1972) - classic songs, both originals and covers. Whole album is really enjoyable. Highlights: Rock Steady, All the King's Horses, I've Been Loving You Too Long, The Long and Winding Road, Border Song (Holy Moses)

387 - Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) - used to be my favourite band when I was young, never listen to them now. Better than I remember it being. Highlights: 15 Step, Nude, House of Cards, Videotape

386 - J Dilla - Donuts (2006) - instrumental hip hop, lots of great beats and samples. A lot of fun to listen to. Highlights: Workinonit, The Diff'rence, Lightworks, Geek Down, Dilla Says Go, The Factory

385 - Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1977) - you know what you're getting. Heard most the songs before, but it's still great. Highlights: Cretin Hop, Rockaway Beach, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker, Teenage Lobotomy, Ramona

384 - The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) - second Kinks album in the list. Singles were better on the first, but as a whole this album is better. Highlights: The Village Green Preservation Society, Picture Book, Big Sky, Wicked Annabella

383 - Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998) - another favourite. Hopefully the first of Massive Attack's first 3 albums. Blue Jam vibes. Highlights: Angel, Teardrops, Exchange, Dissolved Girl, Black Milk, Mezzanine

382 - Tame Impala - Currents (2015) - electro indie pop, reminded me of 'chillwave' music. Thought the album was really good though. Highlights: Let It Happen, The Moment, Eventually, Cause I'm a Man, Reality in Motion

381 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973) - more country rock. Thought the album was pretty good, you know what you're going to get. Highlights: I Ain't the One, Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Free Bird

380 - Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) - a rare jazz album in the list. Not really listened to Mingus before, but quite enjoyed it. Highlights: Better Git It in Your Soul, Boogie Stop Shuffle, Fables of Faubus, Jelly Roll

379 - Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) - I can't believe I've never listened to this before. Loved it. Highlights: Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Limelight, The Camera Eye, Vital Signs

378 - Run-DMC - Run-D.M.C (1983) - sounds so old school hip hop. Still a lot of fun, but a bit samey compared with the stuff that came later. Highlights: Hard Times, Rock Box, Sucker MCs, It's Like That, 30 Days

377 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (2003) - completely forgot about the YYYs. Wasn't so much into their later stuff, but this was great. Highlights: Man, Black Tongue, Pin, Cold Light, Maps, Y Control

376 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) - old indie favourite, a bit lo-fi and twee. Still good. Highlights: The King of Carrot Flowers, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Holland 1945, Ghost

375 - Green Day - Dookie (1994) - I was never a Green Day fan, so this is a first listen. Enjoyed it, though perhaps a bit samey. Highlights: Chump, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around

374 - Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) - compilation of recordings from the 1930s. Pretty good but didn't really stand out. Highlights: Terraplane Blues, 32-20 Blues

373 - Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969) - classic soul with only four lengthy tracks. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic is the best track, with a brilliant instrumental bit at the end of the track, but all in all a fantastic album

372 - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968) - another classic 60s album. Feels very ramshackle and raw. Some great tracks, but wasn't a huge fan. Highlights: Combination of the Two, Piece of My Heart

371 - The Temptations - Anthology (1973) - another three hour anthology. Liked it more than the others. Some excellent stuff on there. Highlights: Get Ready, I Know I'm Losing You, Ball of Confusion, Just My Imagination, Superstar, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Power, Sail Away

370 - Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II (2005) - never listened to Lil Wayne before. It was alright, I liked some tracks. Very long though. Highlights: Fly In, Grown Man, Hustler Musik, Receipt

369 - Mobb Deep - The Infamous (1995) - this was a better hip hop album, although still long. Highlights: Survival of the Fittest, Give Up the Goods, Cradle to the Grave, Shook Ones Part II

368 - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970) - never listened to Harrison's solo stuff. My expectations weren't that high for some reason, but this was great (but again very long!) Highlights: Wah-Wah, Isn't It a Pity, What is Life, Awaiting On You All, Out of the Blue

367 - Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015) - this was alright, the beats sounded good. Never really listened to Drake before. Highlights: Know Yourself, No Tellin', 6 Man, Jungle

366 - Aerosmith - Rocks (1976) - good old fashioned bit of American rock. Refreshingly short too compared to some on the list. Highlights: Last Child, Combination, Sick as a Dog, Nobody's Fault, Lick and a Promise

365 - Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004) - one of the best hip hop albums. Unconventional jazz production by Madlib and Doom's wordplay work perfectly. Highlights: Raid, America's Most Blunted, Shadows of Tomorrow, All Caps, Great Day

364 - Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) - Talking Heads first album with Eno. Great from start to finish. Highlights: The Good Thing, The Girl Wants to Be with the Girls, Found a Job, Stay Hungry, Take Me to the River, The Big Country

363 - Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975) - sci-fi funk concept album and it's just as great as it sounds! Highlights: P-Funk, Mothership Connection, Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication, Give Up the Funk, Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples

362 - Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (1981) - awesome opener, the whole thing is a lovely listen on a rainy afternoon. Extra marks for the front cover. Highlights: Never Too Much, Sugar and Spice, I've Been Working, You Stopped Loving, A House Is Not a Home

361 - My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (2006) - emo rock opera. I always used to make fun of them when I was a teenager, but quite enjoyed this. Highlights: Dead!, Welcome to the Black Parade, Cancer, Famous Last Words

360 - Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - second George Clinton album. Prefer Mothership Connection, I think, but this was great and the guitar was fantastic. Highlights: One Nation Under a Groove, Groovallegiance, Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!

359 - Big Star - Radio City (1974) - second Big Star album in the list. Really enjoyed this one, just like the first. Highlights: O My Soul, What's Going Ahn, You Get What You Deserve, Mod Lang, Back of a Car, September Gurls

358 - Sonic Youth - Goo (1990) - I remember borrowing this album from a friend when I was a teenager. Still love it now. Still find Chuck D's random interjections in Kool Thing hilarious. Highlights: Dirty Boots, Tunic, My Friend Goo, Disappearer, Titanium Expose

357 - Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) - probably my favourite Waits album and one of my all time favourites generally. Highlights: Clap Hands, Tango Till They're Sore, Hang Down Your Head, Time, Downtown Train, Anywhere I Lay My Head

356 - Dr. John - Gris-Gris (1968) - pretty interesting, sometimes sounds more like world music than American rock (or at times more like later Tom Waits). Highlights: Danse Kalinda Ba Doom, Mama Roux, I Walk on Gilded Splinters

355 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) - apparently the first heavy metal album and it might be the first one on the list too. Side one was better, the last track went on a bit. Highlights: Black Sabbath, The Wizard, N.I.B.

354 - X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents (1978) - great pop punk album from a band I'd never paid much attention to before. Highlights: Art-I-Ficial, Warrior in Woolworths, I Can't Do Anything, Identity, Germ Free Adolescents

353- The Cars - The Cars (1978) - fantastic opening three tracks. Every track is really good though, great new wave pop album. Highlights: Good Times Roll, My Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed, Don't Cha Stop, You're All I've Got Tonight

352 - Eminem - The Slim Shady LP (1999) - Marshall Mathers LP was the first album I owned, but I never listened to this one. Some good tracks, but too long. Highlights: Guilty Conscience, Role Model, Rock Bottom, Bad Meets Evil, Still Don't Give a Fuck

351 - Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (1973) - pretty fun album, but gets bogged down a bit with two long tracks in the middle. Highlights: Do the Strand, Editions of You, Grey Lagoons

350 - Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind (1972) - start of the era where everything Wonder did was gold. Incredible that this isn't even his best album that year. Highlights: Love Having You Around, Superwoman, Sweet Little Girl, Happier Than the Morning, Keep On Running, Evil

349 - MC5 - Kick Out the Jams (1969) - live garage rock. Does what you want, very heavy and shouty, pretty good. Highlights: Kick Out the Jams, Rocket Reducer, I Want You Right Now

348 - Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) (2001) - great country folk album. Another new find. Highlights: Revelator, My First Lover, Elvis Presley Blues, Everything is Free

347 - GZA - Liquid Swords (1995) - 2nd Wu Tang album on the list. Fantastic album, great lyrics and off kilter beats. Highlights: Liquid Swords, Duel of the Iron Mic, Gold, Cold World, 4th Chamber, Killah Hills 10304, Unexplained/Swordsman, I Gotcha Back

346 - Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013) - not listened to Arctic Monkeys since their second album. This was ok, but didn't grab me. Highlights: I Want It All, No. 1 Party Anthem

345 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) - first Springsteen album in the list, I think. This was great. Highlights: The E Street Shuffle, 4th of July Asbury Park, Incident on 57th Street, Rosalita

344 - Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1972) - wonderful album. I think the first reggae album on the list so far. Enjoyed the whole thing. Highlights: Sit Right Down, Pomps & Pride, I Can't Believe, Redemption Song, Funky Kingston, It Was Written Down

343 - Sly and the Family Stone - Greatest Hits (1970) - early best of compilation. Some classic songs. Highlights: I Want to Take You Higher, Stand, Dance to the Music, Everday People, Hot Fun in the Summertime, Sing a Simple Song

342 - The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) - first of probably loads of Beatles albums (and 3rd inc. solo albums). First time I've listened to the full album, and I enjoyed it. Highlights: Two of Us, Across the Universe, Let It Be, I've Got a Feeling, Long and Winding Road

341 - Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993) - enjoyed this more than I remember. Classic early 90s grunge, makes me nostalgic. Highlights: Cherub Rock, Today, Rocket, Disarm, Geek USA, Spaceboy, Silverfuck

340 - Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) - Snoop's debut album, gets a thumbs up from me. Highlights: Gin and Juice, Tha Shiznit, Serial Killa, Who Am I?, Ain't No Fun, Gz and Hustlas

339 - Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) - I knew this album had some bangers, but I didn't expect it to be as good as it is! Highlights: Rhythm Nation, State of the World, Love Will Never Do, Escapade, Lonely, Come Back to Me, Someday is Tonight

338 - Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975) - one of my all time favourites. Highlights: St Elmo's Fire, The Big Ship, I'll Come Running, Another Green World, Golden Hours, Becalmed, Everything Merges with the Night

337 - Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) - second Dylan album in the list and another new one for me. Not top tier Dylan, but still good. Highlights: As I Went Out One Morning, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, Down Along the Cove, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

336 - Roxy Music - Avalon (1982) - interesting to hear this not long after Eno era RM. I actually liked this album more! Highlights: More Than This, The Space Between, Avalon, India, The Main Thing, Take a Chance with Me, To Turn You On

335 - Bob Dylan and the Band - The Basement Tapes (1975) - 3rd Dylan album in the list. A bit of a rough album, but very enjoyable. Highlights: Million Dollar Blues, Bessie Smith, Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread, Ain't No More Cane, Ruben Remus, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

334 - Santana - Abraxas (1970) - this always reminds me of A Serious Man. But the album is actually great so not sure what Michael Stuhlbarg was complaining about. Highlights: Singing Winds Crying Beasts, Incident at Neshabur, Se a Cabo, Mother's Daughter, Samba Pa Ti

333 - Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972) - I never knew Bill Withers had so many great songs. Highlights: Lonely Town Lonely Street, Who Is He?, Use Me, Lean on Me, Another Day to Run

332 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956) - iconic album, full of standards. Highlights: Blue Suede Shoes, I Got a Woman, One Sided Love Affair, Blue Moon, Money Honey

331 - Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989) - 100% classic. Kind of surprised it's so low in the list. Highlights: Like a Prayer, Express Yourself, Till Death Do Us Part, Cherish, Oh Father, Keep It Together

330 - The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (1966) - 2nd Stones album in the list. Some great songs on there, but on the whole not top tier Stones. Highlights: Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Flight 505, Out of Time, I Am Waiting

329 - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... (1996) - Highlights: Sample heavy triphop. Long but very good. Building Steam with a Grain of Salt, Changeling, What Does Your Soul Look Like, Stem/Long Stem, Transmission 2, Organ Donor, Midnight in a Perfect World, Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain

328 - Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (2013) - I was a bit skeptical about them being in the list, but
I thought this was great. Highlights: Unbelievers, Diane Young, Don't Lie, Hannah Hunt, Finger Back, Worship You, Ya Hey

327 - The Who - Live at Leeds (1970) - pretty good. Half of it is a version of My Generation which ends up encompassing some of the tracks from Tommy. Highlights: Substitute, Summertime Blues

326 - Prince - Dirty Mind (1980) - first Prince album in the list. Probably the first really good album he made, but not quite up their with his best imo. Highlights: Dirty Mind, When You Were Mine, Do It All Night, Uptown, Head

325 - Jerry Lee Lewis - All Killer, No Filler! (1993) - another big anthology. Early rock & roll tracks were the best. Drags abit when he goes country. Highlights: It'll Be Me, High School Confidential, In the Mood, Please Don't Talk About Me, No Headstone, Drinking Wine

324 - Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) - felt very early 2000s. The first side was the best as it had all the singles on it. Highlights: Politik, In My Place, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, The Scientist, Clocks

323 - The Clash - Sandinista! (1980) - way too long, but enjoyed the first two sides. No album should be 2.5 hrs long though. Highlights: The Magnificent Seven, Hitsville UK, Junco Taylor, Something About England, Somebody Got Murdered, Washington Bullets, Lose This Skin

322 - Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969) - Elvis' second album in the list, interesting to hear it soon after his debut album. You can tell the difference, but both are good. Highlights: Wearin' That Loved On Look, Only the Strong Survive, I'm Movin' On, In the Ghetto

321 - Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) - really liked this album. First LDR album I've listened to in full. Highlights: Norman Fucking Rockwell, Mariners Apartment Complex, Venice Bitch, Doin' Time, California, The Greatest, Bartender, Happiness is a Butterfly

320 - X - Los Angeles (1980) - enjoyed the male and female singers. Fun, short punk album. Highlights: Your Phone's Off the Hook, Nausea, Los Angeles, Sex and Dying in High Society, The Unheard Music, The World's a Mess

319 - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989) - listened to this alot when I was young. Still enjoyed it. Forgot there was an anti-Monarchy poem in the middle. Highlights: She Bangs the Drums, Sugar Spun Sister, Made of Stone, This Is the One

318 - Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997) - Janet's second album in the list. It felt quite different to the earlier one, but I really enjoyed it too. Highlights: Velvet Rope, Got Til It's Gone, Go Deep, Together Again, Empty, Every Time, Tonight's the Night, Special

317 - Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958) - classy but sad jazz standards. Great songs and a great voice. Highlights: For Heaven's Sake, I Get Along Without You Very Well, It's Easy to Remember, Glad to Be Unhappy

316 - The Who - The Who Sell Out (1967) - The Who's second album in the list so far. Reading the title, I thought it might be about Daltrey becoming a Tory. Concept album with comedy skits. It was ok. Highlights: Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand, Odorono, Tattoo, I Can See For Miles

315 - Rosalia - El Mal Querer (2018) - flamenco pop is a new genre to me. Wasn't really into it tbh. Highlights: Malamente, Pienso En Tu Mira,

314 - Aaliyah - One in a Million (1996) - nice bit of 90s R&B pop with some callbacks to older soul. A good new find. Highlights: Hot Like Fire, One in a Million, A Girl Like You, Choosey Lover, Got to Give It Up, Never Givin' Up, The One I Gave My Heart To

313 - PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000) - good to see PJ Harvey in the list. I like this album, but I can think of a couple of her albums which I prefer. Highlights: Big Exit, Good Fortune, This Mess We're In, You Said Something, This Is Love

312 - Solange - A Seat at the Table (2016) - still feels very politically and culturally relevant. I liked the spoken interludes which enhanced the songs. Brilliant album. Highlights: Weary, Cranes in the Sky, Mad, Don't Touch My Hair, FUBU, Junie

311 - Neil Young - On the Beach (1974) - perhaps my favourite Young album. Quite dark and depressing though. Highlights: Walk On, Revolution Blues, For the Turnstiles, Ambulance Blues

310 - Wire - Pink Flag (1977) - spiky art punk album full of great 90sec songs, like they just kept the best bits and got rid of the rest. Wire are one of the only bands that had to lengthen songs for singles. Highlights: Reuters, Lowdown, Pink Flag, Strange, Fragile, Mannequin

309 - Joy Division - Closer (1980) - classic album. Surprised it's so low. Highlights: Atrocity Exhibition, Isolation, A Means to an End, Heart and Soul, Twenty Four Hours, Decades

308 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (1974) - second Eno solo album. A bit poppier than the other one. But still love it. Highlights: Needles in the Camel's Eye, Baby's On Fire, On Some Faraway Beach, Dead Finks Don't Talk, Some of Them Are Old, Here Come the Warm Jets

307 - Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend (2003) - another lengthy compilation. But gives you a good overview. Highlights: Touch the Hem of His Garment, Lovable, Cupid, Wonderful World, Bring It On Home To Me, Nothing Can Change This Love, Meet Me at Mary's Place, Good Times

306 - Al Green - I'm Still in Love With You (1972) - Al Green's third album in the list. Thought it was pretty good, but didn't really stand out. Highlights: Love and Happiness, What a Wonderful Thing Love Is

305 - Kiss - Alive! (1975) - 78 min long live Kiss album. Not a Kiss fan, but this was quite fun. Highlights: Deuce, Strutter, Got To Choose, Parasite, She, Watchin' You, Rock Bottom, Cold Gin, Let Me Go

304 - Bill Withers - Just As I Am (1971) - second Withers album in the list, which is just as well, as the first left me wanting more. It doesn't disappoint. Highlights: Harlem, Ain't No Sunshine, Sweet Wanomi, Everybody's Talkin', Hope She'll Be Happier, Better Off Dead

303 - ABBA - The Definitive Collection (2001) - seems strange to have an ABBA compilation in the list that isn't ABBA Gold. But it's all good stuff. Highlights: People Need Love, Ring Ring, Eagle, Summer Night City, Hasta Manana, Angeleyes, Visitors, Under Attack

302 - Neil Young - Tonight's the Night (1975) - I think this is Young's 3rd album in the list. Quite a sad album, but I really liked it. Highlights: Tonight's the Night, World on a String, Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown, Mellow My Mind, Albuquerque, Lookout Joe, Tired Eyes

301 - New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) - ramshackle proto-punk. A lot of fun. Highlights: Personality Crisis, Looking For a Kiss, Frankenstein, Trash, Bad Girl, Subway Train, Jet Boy

300 - Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997) - one thing this list has taught me is that I actually love country music and this album is no exception. Highlights: I'm Holdin' On To Love, Don't Be Stupid, From This Moment On, Black Eyes Blue Tears, Rock This Country

299 - B.B. King - Live at the Regal (1965) - great live blues album, gives you exactly what you want. Highlights: Every Day I Have the Blues, Sweet Little Angel, How Blue Can You Get, You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now

298 - Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever (1989) - good classic bit of rock. The singles tended to be the standouts, but the whole thing was fun. Highlights: Free Fallin', I Won't Back Down, A Face in the Crowd, Runnin' Down a Dream, Feel a Whole Lot Better, Yer So Bad, Depending On You,

297 - Peter Gabriel - So (1986) - really liked it, had the 80s arty pop feel. Highlights: Red Rain, That Voice Again, Mercy Street, Big Time

296 - Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps (1979) - Young 4th album in the list so far, just shows how great he was that decade. Highlights: Thrasher, Ride My Llama, Pocahontus, Sail Away, Powderfinger

295 - Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) - the album that launched a thousand identical tweets. It has some really good tracks, but a bit of a mess and way too long. Highlights: Game of Love, Giorgio by Moroder, Instant Crush, Touch, Fragments of Time

294 - Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) - this was one of my favourites when I was a teenager. Still know all the lyrics. Highlights: No One Else, The World Has Turned, Surf Wax America, In the Garage

293 - The Breeders - Last Splash (1993) - maybe the best 90s US alt rock band. It's always been a favourite album of mine. Highlights: No Aloha, Roi, Divine Hammer, Saints, Drivin' On 9

292 - Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) - a rare heavy metal album in the list. The guitar was obviously great, but I wasn't a huge fan. Highlights: Runnin' with the Devil, Eruption, Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love, Feel Your Love Tonight

291 - Destiny's Child - The Writing's On the Wall (1999) - there are some classic singles on here, but it was a bit long. Highlights: Bills Bills Bills, Temptation, Hey Ladies, Jumpin' Jumpin', Say My Name

290 - OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) - very long but very good double album. One side more hip hop, the other more soul. Also very funny. Highlights: GhettoMusick, Bowtie, The Rooster, Happy Valentine's Day, Roses, Behold a Lady, Dracula's Wedding

289 - Björk - Post (1995) - great wonky pop album. Highlights: Hyperballad, The Modern Things, Enjoy, Isobel, I Miss You

288 - The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976) - ramshackle early punk album. It was good, Jerry Harrison on organ was the best bit. Highlights: Roadrunner, Old World, She Cracked, Girlfriend, Modern World

287 - The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) - jangly folk rock. Perfectly pleasant and quite brief. Best songs were Dylan covers. Highlights: Mr. Tambourine Man, I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, Spanish Harlem Incident, Chimes of Freedom

286 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) - not a big RHCP fan, but this was pretty good. The best tracks were the singles. Highlights: Parallel Universe, Scar Tissue, Otherside, Californication, Purple Stain, Road Trippin'

285 - Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers (1978) - 3rd Big Star album on the list and the weakest of the 3 I think. It's a bit of a mess. There are still some great tracks though. Highlights: Thank You Friends, Jesus Christ, Stroke It Noel, You Can't Have Me, Nightime, Take Care

284 - Merle Haggard - Down Every Road 1962-1994 (1996) - there are some albums on the list that are 25mins, this compilation was 5hrs. I like Merle, but this shouldn't have been on the list. Highlights: Strangers, I'll Always Know, Hungry Eyes, Stay a Little Longer, Leonard

283 - Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979) - great double album. Disco but also a bit of R&B. Every track was good. Highlights: Journey to the Center of Your Heart, On My Honor, There Will Always Be a You, All Through the Night, My Baby Understands, Sunset People

282 - Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours (1955) - classy album of melancholy songs. Highlights: Glad to Be Unhappy, I See Your Face Before Me, Last Night When We Were Young, This Love of Mine

281 - Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) - eclectic pop album. Worth listening to if only for the drum solo in Jump Into the Fire. Highlights: Driving Along, Early in the Morning, Without You, Jump Into the Fire

280 - 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) - I remember this from secondary school, but wasn't into it at the time. I enjoyed this though. Quite nostalgic. Highlights: Patiently Waiting, Heat, If I Can't, 21 Questions, Gotta Make It To Heaven

279 - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) - classic unplugged live album. Favourite bits were the covers. Highlights: About a Girl, Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam, On a Plain, Plateau, Lake of Fire

278 - Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973) - kind of a stranger experimental album. But very enjoyable and interesting. Highlights: The Rain Song, Over the Hills and Far Away, The Crunge, Dancing Days, No Quarter, The Ocean

277 - Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) - I don't think I've ever listened to an Alicia Keys song before this. Good album though, particularly the first half. Highlights: Harlem's Nocturne, Karma, If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By, You Don't Know My Name, Wake Up