Best Rock albums of all time

290 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd

   1973Rock
   Chart score9.16avg 10.0 · 4 scores
2. 2
   The Last Waltz (Deluxe Version)The Band

   2002Rock
   Chart score8.82avg 10.0 · 2 scores
3. 3
   Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition)Led Zeppelin

   1969Rock
   Chart score8.80avg 10.0 · 2 scores
4. 4
   Quadrophenia (Super Deluxe Edition)The Who

   1973Rock
   Chart score8.74avg 9.8 · 2 scores
5. 5
   Sweet OblivionScreaming Trees

   1991Rock
   Chart score8.70avg 9.7 · 2 scores
6. 6
   TommyThe Who

   1969Rock
   Chart score8.70avg 9.7 · 2 scores
7. 7
   A Farewell To KingsRush

   2007Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
8. 8
   After the Gold Rush (2009 Remaster)Neil Young

   1970Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
9. 9
   AlterFloater

   2002Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) [2004 Bonus Tracks Edition]The Kinks

    1969Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)Soundgarden

    1991Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones

    2018Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    Black SeaXTC

    2003Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    Burning SosobraFloater

    2000Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
15. 15
    Chairs MissingWire

    1978Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    Everybody Knows This Is NowhereNeil Young

    1977Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    Exile On Main Street (2010 Re-Mastered)The Rolling Stones

    2008Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    Grotesque (After the Gramme) (Expanded Edition)The Fall

    2008Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
19. 19
    Here Come The Warm Jets (2004 Digital Remaster)Brian Eno

    2004Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
20. 20
    HomegrownNeil Young

    2020Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
21. 21
    Is This ItThe Strokes

    2001Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
22. 22
    Lifes Rich PageantR.E.M.

    1998Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
23. 23
    Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1The Kinks

    1970Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
24. 24
    Marquee MoonTelevision

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
25. 25
    Merkin BallPearl Jam

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
26. 26
    No OtherGene Clark

    2005Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
27. 27
    Number 5Steve Miller Band

    2014Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
28. 28
    Real LifeMagazine

    2007Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
29. 29
    ReckoningR.E.M.

    1984Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
30. 30
    SapAlice In Chains

    1993Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
31. 31
    Stand in the FireWarren Zevon

    2007Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
32. 32
    Sticky Fingers (Remastered)The Rolling Stones

    2009Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
33. 33
    The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (Deluxe Edition) [2004 Remaster]The Kinks

    1968Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
34. 34
    The Notorious Byrd BrothersThe Byrds

    2019Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
35. 35
    The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th AnniversaryThe Velvet Underground

    2012Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
36. 36
    The Who Sell Out (Super Deluxe)The Who

    2021Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
37. 37
    TimThe Replacements

    1985Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
38. 38
    Time Fades AwayNeil Young

    1973Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
39. 39
    Tonight's the NightNeil Young

    1975Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
40. 40
    Warren ZevonWarren Zevon

    2009Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
41. 41
    Physical Graffiti (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    1975Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 9.3 · 2 scores
42. 42
    The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (QFPS Version)13th Floor Elevators

    1966Rock
    Chart score8.50avg 9.9 · 1 score
43. 43
    Houses of the Holy (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    1973Rock
    Chart score8.48avg 9.2 · 2 scores
44. 44
    Marcy PlaygroundMarcy Playground

    1997Rock
    Chart score8.45avg 9.7 · 1 score
45. 45
    Led Zeppelin IV (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    1971Rock
    Chart score8.44avg 9.1 · 2 scores
46. 46
    No CodePearl Jam

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.44avg 9.1 · 2 scores
47. 47
    IslandsKing Crimson

    2015Rock
    Chart score8.42avg 9.0 · 2 scores
48. 48
    Music From Big Pink (Remastered)The Band

    2018Rock
    Chart score8.42avg 9.0 · 2 scores
49. 49
    On the BeachNeil Young

    2003Rock
    Chart score8.42avg 9.0 · 2 scores
50. 50
    The BandThe Band

    2019Rock
    Chart score8.42avg 9.0 · 2 scores