Journey Through Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums

The Beginning!

Welcome to “Journey Through Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums”! This blog series will document my experience as I listen to and grade all 100 albums in Apple Music’s list. I’ll share my thoughts on each track and provide a score for every song, along with an overall rating for the album.

I want to note upfront that my reviews will inevitably be influenced by my personal tastes and biases. Some albums might resonate with me more because I already love the genre, while others may not appeal as much due to my preconceptions about the artist. What you will read are the notes I took while listening to the Album, most albums will be for the 1st time ever, some I have listened to many times. I am doing this with my brother, you can follow along our Podcast for your audio enjoyment!

For the grading scale we decided to do a 0-10 system. 0 being I turned it off because to me it was unlistenable, 10 being it is in my top 5 songs of all time. 5 is seen as an average score for a normal song you would hear on the radio and just listen to it.

With that said, let’s dive into the first album on the list.

100 – Body Talk by Robyn (5/10)

Dancing on My Own
Instant thought is it is not my music, but as it goes on it becomes more catchy and has moments that help me get into it. Probably would rate it as a 5/10.

Fembot
Made me want to get up and dance, definitely going on my workout playlist. Has a great beat, sounds like something Pharrell would give to Black Eyed Peas or a mid-2000s pop artist. Like the first song, I think it gets better as the song goes on. Would give it 6.5/10.

Don’t Fucking Tell Me What to Do
So far all three songs seem like ones you would listen to at silent discos, just jamming and dancing. To me, it comes across as older style music mixed with modern tech. Not bad by any means, but the music is definitely targeted to her audience. 3/10.

Indestructible
I feel like I have played a video game and this was the song played during a cutscene. Good song, 5/10.

Time Machine
Pretty similar to other songs, again not bad. A lot of upbeat dancing songs. I can see people dancing and being happy or sad while listening to it in their apartment. 5/10.

Love Kills
This one starts a little aggressive, which I like, but it fell apart for me pretty quickly. The “Check yourself before you wreck yourself” line lends to the feel of her making music like it’s the 2000s. 3/10.

Hang with Me
I could be dead wrong—it’s my first listen—but I feel as if all the songs have the same makeup: beat intro, lyrics, beat drops out, chorus, repeat. There isn’t much diversity in the beats or makeup, and the album can get boring like that. It’s hard to find diamonds in the rough when everything is interchangeable. 3/10.

Call Your Girlfriend
First song that really shows off her voice, which I think is very good. The song is slightly different because she holds some notes and uses her voice more strongly. 5/10.

None of Dem
It sounds like an SNL sketch that The Lonely Island would make. This is my least favorite so far 2/10.

We Dance to the Beat
While I have found songs that I enjoy or like on this album, these last two tracks have not been it for me. Even as a dance track, it feels like a guy in the middle of the floor with glow sticks doing the same motion over and over again for 4:26, and she is trying to hypnotize me. 3/10.

U Should Know Better
Not bad, not what I thought we would get. Sounds kind of like a track for a movie or even something where someone on YouTube mixes Snoop into the track. There are times where he doesn’t sound on beat. The last verses were good though. I would listen again—I mean, it’s Snoop, lmao. 7/10.

Dancehall Queen
I actually really enjoyed this one. It reminds me of something I enjoy and it brought good memories to me. I found myself just vibing to it. 8/10.

Get Myself Together
Just another song that blends into the rest of the album. Nothing overly special to me, just blah. 4/10.

In My Eyes
I could be very off base, but it sounds like ’80s pop, Madonna-type stuff, maybe a Britney song in the 2000s. 5/10.

Stars 4-Ever
Good way to end the album. Feels like this could have been a radio hit, or a TikTok hit. 6/10.

Overall, “Body Talk” by Robyn scores a 5/10 for me. While there were some standout tracks that made me want to dance, many of the songs felt repetitive and lacked the diversity I was hoping for. Stay tuned for the next album on our journey through Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums!