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Oct 12, 2019 · The 50 Greatest Rock Album Ever: 10-1. It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. One of history's most fiercely-fought debates, picking the best rock albums is pretty much an impossible task.
- Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia the album is a record awash with metaphor –...
- Lifehouse
Lifehouse was set in the future, maybe 1990, said Townshend,...
- Appetite For Destruction
A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and...
- The Who
16. It’s Hard (1982) While lead single Athena is insipid,...
- Nirvana
Nirvana are one of the biggest and most influential bands in...
- Iron Maiden
It may feature Maiden’s only number one single, the...
- Quadrophenia
- Brett Milano
- Little Richard – 17 Grooviest Original Hits. This is it, the essential sound that made most of the greatest rock albums possible. The deeper tracks here, like “Boo-Hoo-Hoo-Hoo” and “Send Me Some Lovin’”, bear out the gospel and blues roots that Little Richard channeled into rock’n’roll.
- Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight. Chuck Berry was such a master of the rock 45 that his definitive statement has to be this greatest hits album. There’s no filler or deep cuts in sight: Every track is a touchstone, from the debut single “Maybelline” to the Merseybeat nod on “I Wanna Be Your Driver.”
- The Beatles – The Beatles (The White Album) Revolver stands as one of the best rock albums ever. And Sgt. Pepper inspired a million bands to get psychedelic.
- Nirvana – Nevermind. Nevermind wound up having a far greater cultural impact than its creators intended or even wanted. But at the end of the day, songs like lead single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” really were strong enough to make this one of the greatest albums of all time.
Dec 15, 2023 · 10-1. The Best Rock Albums of 2023. 50-41 40-31 30-21 20-11 10-1. Following the strangeness of the covid years, it's been a gratifyingly rock-stuffed 2023. Across rock'n'roll's diverse sonic subtrates, we've celebrated 12 months of albums from new artists, retiring artists, returning artists and reuniting artists.
- Fraser Lewry
Dec 7, 2022 · The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022. From Alvvays’ panoramic anthems to Chat Pile’s scorched-earth sludge, Soul Glo’s bruising hardcore to Wet Leg’s wily indie rock, these are the rock albums...
- Pitchfork
Dec 8, 2021 · The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021. From Snail Mail’s explosive breakup anthems to the Armed’s conceptual fireworks, Lucy Dacus’ home movies to Mdou Moctar’s virtuosic guitar anthems, these are...
- Pitchfork
May 22, 2024 · 1. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon. $9.99. Buy now from Amazon. Year: 1973. After the initial Syd Barrett-inspired success of their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, it took a while for Pink Floyd Mk II to find their feet.
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Oct 19, 2023 · How This List of Critics' Top Rated Rock Albums Was Created Stacker did just that when we compiled data from Metacritic on the best rock albums of all time, ranked by Metascore. Only albums with ...
