Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on!

Miles Davis, Bitches Brew.

Radiohead: The Bends

The Clash, The Clash.

Talking Heads: 77

Any album by The Art Of Noise.

Willy Nelson: The Redheaded Stranger.

 

I'm with the all of them group.  While playlists are fun there's nothing like coming to the end of an album and just being stunned how good it was.

Kind of Blue

Animal Pink FLoyd

Nirvana Unplugged in New York

I've been thinking of this thread for a while and am comfortable with pronouncing Tears for Fears' Seeds of Love as that album. 

Yes, there are many others I always play the whole way through, but no matter what format I've had this album in (and it's been all of them), ive always listened to it from Woman to Words. 

Chris Robinson and New Earth Mud.     This Magnificent Distance ,  a great album from start to finish.    I will be so bold as to call it a masterpiece.

Ben Liebrand - Styles
Steppenwolf 7
Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson
The Amazing Rhythm Aces - Too Stuffed to Jump
B52s - First album
ELP - First album

"Hope" by Klaatu.

All of them. I never lift the arm until the end of the record. That is how who keep vinyl from getting ticks & pops, imho

Thanks. 

"Remember the Future" by Nektar would be another.

The 2013 redo of "Snow Goose" by Camel qualifies also, not just the original.   

@mapman Great choice. My original pressing is still NM.

“The Snow Goose” - Camel 

Abbey Road
Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation dual disc

Of the opinion of others, I listen to a CD/album/whatever in its entirety of time allows. There are a few that are "lock the door, mute the phone, collect my charred corpse if house burned" that must be heard end to end. A selection of such:

Led Zeppelin, Song remains the same

Beatles, the White album

Rush, Exit stage left

Miles Davis, Kind of blue / Bitches brew

Montage, Colors on the wind

Genesis, Seconds out

Yes, the Yes album

King Crimson, Lark's tongues in aspic

Nine Inch Nails, the Downward spiral

Marilyn Manson, Antichrist Superstar

Cocteau Twins, anything. Elisabeth Fraser is the voice of heaven.

Mum, Finally, we are no one

1,000,000 others...

I f'n LOVE music. It and books keep me on this wretched planet.

Four that immediately come to mind...

"The Cars" ST
"Live at Leeds"   The Who
"Station to Station"   Bowie
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"   Ozzy
"Rock and Roll Animal"   Lou Reed

Make that a "baker's dozen" four.

I don’t really listen to entire albums from start to finish. But what I notice about this thread is that there are LOTS of good music recommendations. Thanks for that. And having said that I don’t listen to albums straight through, I did last night: The Undivided Five by A Winged Victory for the Sullen. 

"A Tribute to Jack Johnston" Miles Davis  

Peter Gabriel "Up"
Heart " Dog & Butterfly "
Brand New "Science Fiction "
Black  Sabbath  " Black Sabbath "
Pink Floyd  "Animals"
Queen  "A Night at the Opera "
Golden Earring "Moontan"
Chicago " Transit Authority "

Robin Trower 
 Bridge of Sighs

All of them.

(Stupid thread)

RUSH-Hemispheres 

Lessee...

• Anything by Pat Metheny, Gabor Szabo, Sadao Watanabe
• Steely Dan - Aja, Cant Buy a Thrill
• Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Thats The Way It Is

And too many others to list

John McLaughlin with Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame.
John McLaughlin with Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions Of The Emerald Beyond.
John McLaughlin/ Paco de Lucia/Al di Meola - Passion Grace&Fire (digital recording).
Al di Meola - Cielo e Terra.
Paco de Lucia - Siroco.
Pink Floyd - WYWH
Miles Davis - Pangaea.
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal.
Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun.
Tony Scott - Music for Zen Meditation.

Tons of great music listed so far!

Here are some less popular but highly enjoyable options:
Amorphis - Tales from the 1000 Lakes (for you metal heads)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mars disc from Stadium Arcadium (double LP)
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House (fantastic punk rock)

@rocketroom 

Now there is a very good list, I have to agree with! 

Any Pink Floyd from Dark Side of the Moon thru The Wall.

Miles Davis Kind of Blue (Rainy day).

Bob Marley Legend.

U2 The Joshua Tree.

Stevie Wonder Musicquarium

Paul Simon Graceland.

Peter Gabriel So.

Fleetwood Mac Rumors.

‘Best of...” by Elton John, Doobie Bros., Steve Miller Band, Eagles, Paul Simon, Earth Wind & Fire, Billy Joel, Steely Dan... if these count.

3 by Radiohead:
 
The Bends
OK Computer
KidA

@hifier I just got Three Chords And The Truth. His best of the last few he has released. I have to play all 4 sides straight through. The vinyl is dead quiet.

Late to the party but every album every time.
I am even anal with the double albums where a prevailing trend is to put sides 1&4 on one record and sides 2&3 on the other.
Now that REALLY annoys me but I duly follow side order even though it means taking record one off, playing both sides of record two, then final side of record one.

Anything by Bach and Mozart, greatest musicians who ever lived beyond all doubt .

It must be true because I cannot imagine to contest it with my own preference, for example in the case of Mozart...Because my preference will appear precisely like that: only my preference....

I think it is a fact, Bach and Mozart gives to their music some "constant" high level of perfect form/emotion ratio and this was never really surpassed, on these 2 counts, by any other composer to this day...

The last factor would be the sheer astounding numbers of opus with these 2 factors in them....

Anything by Bach and Mozart, greatest musicians who ever lived beyond all doubt .

Many already mentioned, plus

Dirty Vegas - Dirty Vegas
Bjork - Debut

Pretty much all of them... I'm lazy that way.

However, some standouts are anything from "Land Of Kush" or "Bardo Pond". Kind of funny because neither of those bands are easy listening. YMMV

This thread is very apropos to me. For 40 years my listening sessions were restricted, and so I got in the habit of only listening to favorite tracks. I became passably good at positioning the tonearm such that the stylus lowers into the inter-track gap on the record.
I'm retired now, with more time to listen. I've had my old turntable (and other gear) serviced. I'm breaking the favorites habit and listening more to the whole album. Linda Ronstadt's "Don't Cry Now," "Prisoner In Disguise," and "Heart Like a Wheel" have gotten 2-side play of late, and I hadn't listened to Linda at all for maybe 25 years. I just picked up Van Morrison's "Three Chords and the Truth," and listened to a side the other day right before dinner. Good stuff, and I'm getting more enjoyment out of the music.

Robin Trower - "In City Dreams"

Richie Havens, Mixed Bag

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Sturgill Simpson. Any album. 

Well since I started this - Here are a few more on my end -

Pat Metheny - Bright Sized Life
Joni Mitchell -  Hejira
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Free - Highway  
BB King - Live in Cook County Jail 
BB King - Indianola Mississippi Seeds
Pat Martino - Starbright 
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Stevie Wonder - Invervisions 
Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy 

great thread. 
Even since I was a kid if I could I always played the whole record. And I still do. It’s not because of inconvenience; it’s out of love.

The Who. Who’s Next
Elaine Stritch At Liberty 
Beatles Rubber Soul
Stones Sticky Fingers
compilation cds don’t count. That’s cheating......

Does anyone remember the “Perfect Album Side” on WNEW FM?

I generally listen to the entire album unless it has (in classical music) a particular piece worth listening to and not the other(s).  Often one side will sound superior to the other side of the record (factual statement as to pressing differences-see Better Records for explanation).  For vocal albums, I often pick and choose which selections to hear.  I have 25,000 LPs.  For 78s, I listen through to the 3 to 5 minutes per side obviously (7,000).  I tend to listen to entire CDs as well (7,000) even though they can last in the low 80 minutes (classical collections from Decca).   

To the OP, I clicked on this as one of the “posts of the week” to add my picks only to find my first two picks on your list already! - “DSOTM” and “I Robot”.

In fact, I was actually listening to “I Robot”, having just “rediscovered” it today (no lie!) and had just about let the thing run all the way through when I came across the Audiogon Weekly email. For those who enjoy this album, I urge you to look for the “Legacy Edition”. I think it’s been remastered and loads of studio track extras and commentary. I love streaming! Would have never found this version ow.

In addition to the two above I’d add Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat”. (See a theme emerging here?), Genesis “Trick of the Tail” and several others. All from the era of Rock Opera and themed albums. Not many cohesive themed albums that tell a story these days. All sound bites or hits.
  
Oh, and Genesis “Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” MUST be listened to in its entirety.

I think what the OP meant by "Album" was musical work, not necessarily the vinyl itself. I'm sure must of us play our records all the way through.

Quick story: My neighbors come over every now & then for foosball, beers, and jams. I used to just load up the cd player and put it on random. This was about 10-12 years ago before vinyl made its resurgence. My buddy came out of my "storage closet" of music with AC/DC's Back in Black LP and asked if I could play it. I almost laughed because I thought - "Everyone knows that!". 

But that was the point, everyone knew it. Everyone knew exactly what was coming up next after each song and totally dug it!

That experience opened my eyes and I've never used random since, even on cd's. 

Jeff Beck - Blow by BlowBill Frisell - Gone Just Like a TrainLittle Feat - Dixie Chicken, Sailing Shoes
Fleetwood Mac - Then Play OnEagles - On the Border
Wes Montgomery - Smokin' at the Half NoteFrank Zappa - Hot RatsMichael Brecker - Two Blocks From the EdgePat Martino - Live at Yoshi'sJohn Scofield - A Go-Go

Me always John Denver..I can listen to it while doing my washing and cleaning at the same time.

Supertramp- Crime of the Century. Porcupine Tree - Signify.        Doobie Brothers - Living On the Faultline.                                       Roxy Music - Avalon.                   Yes- Going For the One.       Weather Report - Heavy Weather

Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
‘Wayne Shorter “Speak No Evil”
U2 “The Joshua Tree”
Aretha Franklin “I Never Loved a Man, the Way That I Loved You”
Black Uhuru ”Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”

Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, What's New.  Really I play it multiple times through, its that great.  To me.

Beatles - Abbey Road
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
Crosby Stills & Nash - 1st album
ELO- Eldoarado
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything 
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Sings Newman
Andrew Gold - The Fraternal Order of the All (hard to find)

The Good Rats.       TASTY
Cat Stevens.            TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN