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A blog by Quarterly
No Skips Albums
A while back, in On Joy And What Got Me Here, I wrote that riding in the car with the windows down on a perfectly crisp 70-degree day, blasting a no-skips album, is utter joy. So here are the albums I actually play front to back, no skips — arranged in the order I found them — followed by a longer list of 10/10s I'd recommend just as fast.
Olivia Dean
The Art of Loving (2025)
My newest obsession — the kind of album that makes me wish I'd found her sooner.
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Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024)
Moody, layered, and better with every listen. This one grew on me fast.
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Miley Cyrus
Endless Summer Vacation (2023)
Confident and breezy — somehow perfect for a road trip and for folding laundry.
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Harry Styles
Harry's House (2022)
Every song feels like sunlight through a window. I still can't pick a favorite track.
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Taylor Swift
folklore (2020)
I love more than one Taylor album, obviously — but this is the one that's actually on repeat.
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Black Pumas
Black Pumas (2019)
Retro soul that feels timeless — the record I put on when I want the room to feel warmer.
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Kacey Musgraves
Golden Hour (2018)
Pure warmth front to back — the record that made me believe in "no skips" albums in the first place.
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Norah Jones
The Fall (2009)
Norah Jones at her most restless and honest — the one I reach for when I need to slow all the way down.
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John Mayer
Continuum (2006)
The album that taught me a Sunday afternoon and a good guitar riff can fix almost anything.
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