This has popped up recently on a few websites I read, but it's an old concept. So many albums contain at least one mediocre song that the perfect album, which you can listen to without wanting to skip over anything, is pretty rare.

For example, I like the Flaming Lips, but most of their albums are far from perfect. One of my favorites, Clouds Taste Metallic is spoiled by only a few songs (e.g. "Lightning Strikes the Postman"), but most people I know only listen to the first half of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

Fact: even that most definitely awesome of bands, Modest Mouse, has some songs that I skip over prettymuch every time. There's a good list for later: the five worst songs by your favorite band.

Here are my perfect albums:

Blonde Redhead, Misery Is A Butterfly
The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin
Jets to Brazil, Orange Rhyming Dictionary
Kula Shaker, Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts
Modest Mouse, This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing...
Spoon, Gimme Fiction

Of course, these aren't my favorite albums, nor am I always in the mood to listen to them. Still, I find that being perfect does give them some superpowers. For one thing, they all make great driving music for long car rides. I also find that I can get lost in them pretty easily, whereas with less-than-perfect albums I'm always vaguely aware of what track I'm on and the mediocrity that's on the way.

Feel free to suggest other perfect albums, or point out the flaws in my choices (I am prepared, if a little hesitant, to defend "Buggin'(Mokran Mix)") in the comments below.