# What album have you listened to the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552 "2017-02-11T16:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/21 "2017-02-11T18:53:52Z")
The Church’s [The Blurred Crusade](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LxVfXowQGc&t=181s). [Linking to proselytize for them, natch. :D] I rarely listen to full albums anymore (prefer to play most of my music on random shuffle mode), but it would definitely be at the top all time. Has the most hooks of any album I have ever heard, most powerful too. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/22 "2017-02-11T19:20:57Z")
Inside Dave Van Ronk ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/23 "2017-02-11T19:26:57Z")
“Pearl”, Janis Joplin tied with “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”, Derek and the Dominos (yes, all four sides) ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/24 "2017-02-11T19:39:09Z")
Like **Procrustus** , I don’t listen to albums from start to finish. Or very rarely. However, I used to listen to **Björk** ’ _Debut_ very often at night when I lived in London. 50 times perhaps. Next, would be **Bon Jovi** ’s _Slippery When Wet_. I listened to it a lot when it came out (I was 12). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/25 "2017-02-11T19:50:52Z")
Five come to mind immediately, each with, I would guess, well over a hundred spins. Listed in order: Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom Paul Simon - Graceland The Beatles - Abbey Road Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark Lou Reed - Transformer mmm ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/26 "2017-02-11T20:03:52Z")
Most likely “Murmur” by R.E.M. - thousands of times over the decades. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/27 "2017-02-11T20:10:40Z")
At a quick estimation I’d guess Something To Write Home About by the Get Up Kids. Just on my PC it’s been played 40 times, plus I’ve listened to it a bunch on CD and vinyl. Other albums on my PC that have more plays are newer and thus haven’t had as many spins. Rounding out my top 4 are probably The Wall, 3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge by MCR, and A Fever You Can’t Sweat out by Panic! at the Disco. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/28 "2017-02-11T20:30:52Z")
_The Yes Album_ ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/29 "2017-02-11T20:35:48Z")
Probably Springsteen’s _The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle_. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/30 "2017-02-11T20:38:25Z")
I’ve had some albums for 60 years, in one medium or another. So it would have to be something I’ve had for at least several decades. Possibly the most played would be the Vladimir Ashkenazy recording of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #3. Or maybe Chopin’s Etudes, played by Maurizio Pollini. Or Verdi’s _Rigoletto_, with Sutherland and Pavarotti. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/31 "2017-02-11T20:45:49Z")
I’d have to say Don Henley’s End of the Innocence. This was back in the days of cassette tapes and I literally wore 3 cassettes out. No idea how many times I listened to it. Loved every song on it and still do. ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_1111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@Dante\_1111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_1111)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/32 "2017-02-11T21:36:55Z")
The Black Album and Strawberries Sent from my XT1045 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/33 "2017-02-11T21:39:56Z")
Either Jagged Little Pill or Big Boi and Dre Present. . . Outkast because I had them on my playlist at work when I started at a job that was very repetitive and we were allowed headphones. The advent of digital playlists really put these guys over. A close third would probably be either Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors. Maybe even The Best of Earth Wind and Fire. How many times have I listened? Countless. We’re talking more than 10 years, 8 hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/34 "2017-02-11T21:45:18Z")
Who’s Next, Born to Run, Blood on the Tracks. Take your pick. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/35 "2017-02-11T23:01:08Z")
Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like a Wheel. I bought the vinyl twice, a cassette, and eventually a CD. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/36 "2017-02-11T23:11:09Z")
Probably one of my Seventies favorites like “Who’s Next” or Yes’ “Close to the Edge.” Or MAYBE “Led Zeppelin II.” ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/37 "2017-02-11T23:14:26Z")
I’ve only got a few albums that have been companion pieces to my life. By that I mean that I’ll happily stick one of them on and listen all the way through. There’s hundreds/thousands of songs, but not that many albums that I’ve liked in their entirety from the first time I heard them to me being nearly 50. They are comfort albums at this stage, I guess. The Velvet Underground and Nico The Velvet Underground Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels Cocteau Twins - Treasure The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow I’m sure it is no coincidence that I first heard these as a teen. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/38 "2017-02-11T23:18:54Z")
1. Sgt. Pepper 2. Abbey Road 3. Diamond Dogs ---
**Author:** ![lriemann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@lriemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lriemann)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/39 "2017-02-12T00:07:05Z")
Elvis Costello- My aim is true REM- Green The Smiths- Strangeways here we come And in recent years it’s Mellow Candle’s hidden gem of progressive folk “Swaddling Songs” ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552/40 "2017-02-12T00:48:05Z")
Boy, that’s tough. December, 1980 and I was stuck in Corvallis for five moths in between college years at UCSB and I just about wore out Linda Ronstadt’s \*Simple Dreams \*on vinyl. Or maybe Pink Floyd’s _The Wall_. 1983, back in college and the theme and music on cassette were the backdrop to some pretty tough times. I don’t imagine I’ve ever listened to music so compulsively as during those two periods… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-album-have-you-listened-to-the-most/779552.md?page=3)