I posed the flip side of this question once, re "perfect" albums/sides, i.e., those with no song you'd reasonably skip. Most of the albums have at least one song that I'm not particularly fond of, although a few of those "throwaways" have grown on me over time e.g., Lazy Morning, Make Way for the Lady). Here's my current list of "throwaways," by album, with the caveat that sometimes a song is a throwaway because the listener is not yet ready for what the song has to say (so don't kill me for this list, I'm still growing):
Lightfoot! - Oh, Linda
TheWayIFeel - I'll Be Alright.
DidSheMentionMyName - I Want to Hear it From You (I usually listen to Something Very Special, but I agree that it's weak and I sometime skip it)
BackHereOnEarth - Cold Hands from NY (too close to home), Don't Beat Me Down
Sunday Concert - none ("perfect" album)
IYCRMM - none / "perfect"
SSOL - none / "perfect"
ODR - My Pony Won't Go - He can't find no oats to eat? Give me a break (although I usually listen to the song because I love the way It's Worth Believin' gets the toes tappin' after that dirge)
DonQ - none / "perfect"
Sundown - none / "perfect"
COTS - none is a true throwaway for me, although The Soul is the Rock is a song I often skip.
SummertimeDream - I'd Do It Again
EndlessWire - If There's a Reason
DreamStreetRose - used to dislike Make Way for the Lady, but that one has really grown on me and is now one of my favorites on the album. Hey You is now at the bottom.
Shadows - none / "perfect"
Salute - I only purchased this a few months ago, so I am still playing all the songs -- too soon to tell.
East of Midnight - A Lesson In Love
WFY - Ring Them Bells (give that one to Pete Seeger; I'm not too fond of Welcome to Try either)
Painter - On Yonge Street (this one must be for the Canadians, cause this Statesian doesn't get it)
Songbook - Stone Cold Sober (a decent song badly mixed, IMHO), Canary Yellow Canoe (which I don't bother to skip cause it's the last song anyway), Always on the Bright Side (again). I also usually skip Crossroads on Songbook, where it follows too close to the far superior (and similarly themed) CRT, although I don't skip it on TheWayIFeel.
No one bats a thousand. Not even the Yankees (although with runners in scoring position, they come close).
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