CDs you can listen to in their entirety

On a lot of albums there are songs you just can't listen to. Which CDs do you have that you can listen to without having to press skip?

Some of mine are:

The Best of Sade
Prince-Purple Rain
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Michael Jackson-Number Ones
Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

MichaelsLight said:

On a lot of albums there are songs you just can't listen to. Which CDs do you have that you can listen to without having to press skip?

Some of mine are:

The Best of Sade
Prince-Purple Rain
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Michael Jackson-Number Ones
Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

lots:

radiohead - ok computer, kid a, amnesiac, hail to the thief
kate bush - hounds of love, the sensual world, aerial
laurie anderson - mister heartbreak, bright red
the beatles - sgt. pepper, abbey road, revolver
prince - purple rain, for you, dirty mind, musicology (believe it or not)
bowie - ziggy stardust, aladdin sane, low, heroes, diamond dogs, earthling, heathen
stereolab - just about any of their albums
saint etienne - tiger bay, good humor, too young to die, tales from turnpike house
johnny cash - orange blossom special
nick cave & the bad seeds - tender prey, murder ballads, boatman's call
pj harvey - to bring you my love
tricky - maxinquaye
sonic youth - goo, dirty, a thousand leaves (almost HAVE to listen to it all the way through)

and lots more...

Michael Jackson - Number Ones
Michael Jackson - 4th Disc Of The Ultimate Collection
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Carpenters - The Singles (1969-1981)

jasonstar said:

MichaelsLight said:

On a lot of albums there are songs you just can't listen to. Which CDs do you have that you can listen to without having to press skip?

Some of mine are:

The Best of Sade
Prince-Purple Rain
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Michael Jackson-Number Ones
Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

Gotta agree with you about Michael Jackson "Number Ones" and "Thriller" and also "Purple Rain." Sade, Marvin and Jackie are all awesome too! Great list!

Michael Jackson- (Any album) However.. I'm partial to HIStory (Disc 2) because it is my favorite.
Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are
Prince - Batman Soundtrack
Michael Hutchence - Solo Album
Michael Damian - Where Do We Go From Here/Dreams Of Summer/Reach Out To Me
Adam Blue - The Groove Agency
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (Whoever the real singers were..rocked!)
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amit1234 said:

MichaelsLight said:

jasonstar said:

"The Ultimate Collection" is my favorite box set ever.

Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor, Madonna
Prince - The Gold Experience
Peter Gabriel - So
Goldfrapp - Supernature

Off the top of my head...

Ani DiFranco - Dilate
Annie Lennox - Diva
Cyndi Lauper - Shine
Elmer Bernstein - The Age Of Innocence
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice V.1
Joni Mitchell - Miles Of Aisles
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo
Loreena McKennitt - The Visit
Madonna - Confessions...
Olivia Newton-John - Gaia
Prince -
Prince - Come
Prince - Parade
Rufus Wainwright - Want One
Stephen Gately - New Beginning
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
The Family - The Family
Wendy & Lisa - Girl Bros.

Maxwell - The Urban Hang Suite
Michael Jackson - BAD
Prince - Parade
Sade - Smooth Operator
Sade - Love is Stronger than Pride
Sade - Promise
Sade - A Love Deluxe
Sade - Lover's Rock
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
D'Angelo - Voodoo

"Who gonna check me boo?"

Boriqua1130 said: It's never too late, to be "Experienced"

only a few


joey lawrence
chicago "21"
glenn mederios

In the digital age, if I can't I get rid of the CD and make a best of.

Erykah Badu-Live
Anthony Hamilton-Comin' From Where I'm From
Nsync-Celebrity, No Strings Attached
Tevin Campbell-I'm Ready, T.E.V.I.N.
Janet-Velvet Rope, Control, Rhythm Nation
Alicia Keys-Song in A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys
Mary J. Blige-Mary
Van Hunt-Van Hunt
Jamiroquai-Dynamite, A Funk Odyssey, Travelling Without Moving
Lenny Kravitz-Greatest Hits
The Game-The Documentary
Slim Thug-Already Platinum
John Legend-Get Lifted
Destiny's Child-Survivor, Destiny Fulfilled, 8 Days of Christmas, #1's
Mariah-TEOM
Common-Be
Kanye-Late Registration, College Dropout
Usher-8701
Beyoncé-Dangerously in Love

I had about 50 at one point that I knew for sure I could always listen to in their entirety...

Steely Dan - Aja
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
Prince - Parade, Sign O the Times, 1999
D'Angelo - Voodoo
Common - Electric Circus
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, Innvervisions
Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On, Fresh
Maxwell - Embrya
Lewis Taylor - Lewis Taylor, The Lost Album
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Graham Central Station - Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It
Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, Motor-Booty Affair
Funkadelic - Let's Take It To the Stage
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live At the Club)
Earth Wind & Fire - All N' All
The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Bootsy Collins - Aah, The Name Is Bootsy Baby
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
The Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel
Sade - Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
Syreeta - Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
The Family Stand - Connected
Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion
Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell In Love
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Trouble Man, Let's Get It On, I Want You, Live At the London Palladium, Here My Dear
Tony Toni Tone - House of Music

Depeche Mode: "Songs of Faith & Devotion"
New Order: "Technique"
Kate Bush: "Aeriel"
Peter Gabriel: "Passion"
Conjure One: (self-titled)
Kylie Minogue: "Fever"
Madonna: "Confessions On a Dancefloor"
ABC: "Beauty Stab"
Deee-Lite: "Infinity Within"
Cult: "Electric"
Leela James: "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Stevie Nicks: "Troble In Shangri-la"
Missing Persons: "Spring Session M"
Shakespear's Sister: "Sacred Heart"
Creatures: "Boomerang"

Ice Cube - Death Certificate, Amerikka's Most Wanted
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper..., The White Album
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall, Bad
Prince - Sign O' The Times, Lovesexy
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation..., Fear Of A Black Planet
Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Isaac Hayes - Black Moses
Stevie Wonder - All his 70's albums, except for Journey.. cause I have yet to hear it
Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty Eight
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Here, My Dear
Talib Kweli - Quality
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Geto Boys - We Can't Be Stopped
Nirvana - In Utero
Both Kanye West cd's
Pink Floyd - The Wall, Wish You Were Here
The Temptations - The Ultimate Collection
Rick James - The Ultimate Collection

Prince - Dirty Mind
Ben Folds - Rock'n The Suburbss
Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
NIN - The Fragile
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - Amnesiac
Radiohead - OK Computer
Vanilla Sky Soundtrack
Eternal Sunshine Soundtrack
Paul McCartney - RAM
Paul McCartney - Wingspan
Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation
Peter Gabriel - Up
The Disociatives - The Discociatives
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Magical Mystery
The Beatles - White Album
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
The Beatles - 1
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beatles - Let It Be
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
George Harrison - All Things Must Past
any ben folds five album
D'Angelo - Voodoo
Maxwell - Embryo
A-Ha - Analogue
Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars
Josh Rouse - 1972
Josh Rouse - Nashville
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
Babyface - Face2Face
Beck - Sea Change
Beck - Guero
Beck - Midnight Vultures
Coldplay - Parachutes
Coldplay - AROBTTH
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
FFF - Battle For Everything
Four Tet - Rounds
Genesis - Platinum 3cd collection
George Michael - Patience
George Michael - Ladies and Gentlemen
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Days Are Numbered
Jimmi Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love
Leaves - The Angela Test
Macy Gray - The Id
PM Dawn - Jesus Wept
PM Dawn - Dearest Christian
PM Dawn - F*cked Music
Paul McCartney - McCartney
Postal Service - Give Up
Prince - Parade
Prince - Black Album (cause its funny)
Sigur Ros - ()
Mum - Finally We Are No'one
Spoon - Gimmie Fiction


Thats all I can Think of for now...
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There are very few albums in which I like every single track except for some of the albums by Prince, Rick James, and The Barkays. That's why they are my top three favorite artists.

Prince:

Prince
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain

Rick James:

Fire It Up
Street Songs
Throwin' Down
Cold Blooded

The Barkays:

Nightcruising
Propositions
Dangerous

Also, I like the first three albums by The Time all the way through, the Vanity 6 album, "Livin' In The New Wave" by Andre Cymone, and "Jesse Johnson's Revue" by Jesse Johnson.

I have tons of other albums but they contain at least one track that I don't like.

Prince ~ Purple Rain, Parade, Lovesexy
George Michael ~ Faith
Alanis Morrisette ~ Jagged Little Pill
Sting ~ Brand New Day, Fields of Gold
John Mayer ~ Room for Squares


It's an honor to hit my "no-skips" list...there are very few of them

It used to be easier. CD's are too long nowadays.

psykosoul said:

shoul compellations even count?

andyman91 said:

I dont really listen to an album all the way through. Only when I first but it. Then after a while I just start skipin' to my favorite tracks on that particular album.

Quite a few including:

Prince-Dirty Mind, Purple Rain, Lovesexy and Parade
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here
John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band
Miles Davis-Miles Smiles, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, A Tribute To Jack Johnson, In A Silent Way
Stevie Wonder-Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Talking Book
Joni Mitchell-The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Curtis Mayfield-Curtis, Superfly
Parliament-The Mothership Connection, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
Maxwell-Embrya
Sade-Love Deluxe
Sly Stone-Fresh, There's A Riot Goin On
Marvin Gaye-What's Going On, Here My Dear

psykosoul said:

jtfolden said:

Off the top of my head...

Ani DiFranco - Dilate
Annie Lennox - Diva
Cyndi Lauper - ShineElmer Bernstein - The Age Of Innocence
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice V.1
Joni Mitchell - Miles Of Aisles
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Joni Mitchell - Turbulent IndigoLoreena McKennitt - The Visit
Madonna - Confessions...
Olivia Newton-John - Gaia
Prince - Prince - Come
Prince - Parade
Rufus Wainwright - Want One
Stephen Gately - New Beginning
Sting - Nothing Like The Sun
The Family - The Family
Wendy & Lisa - Girl Bros.

Common Be
Al b sure in effect mode
Michael Jackson off the Wall
Mary J.Blige Whats the 411
India Arie s 1st c.d
Mariah Carey The Emancipation of mimi
I want you Marvin Gaye
Deliver the word War
The Best of Parliment
Wild & Peaceful Kool & the Gang
Erykah Badu Baduiszm

Also The Best of Sade