Best Rock Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
1	Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd	1975	93.1	87.4	100	93.5	92.3	94.4	91	92.8
2	Abbey Road - The Beatles	1969	92.1	86	100	91.6	90.7	93	92	91.2
4	The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd	1973	91.9	85.4	97	91.2	92.3	94.4	92	91.2
5	OK Computer - Radiohead	1997	91.7	86	95	92.8	90.7	94.4	92	91.2
7	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie	1972	91.6	85.2	100	91.1	90.3	93.4	90	91
10	Revolver - The Beatles	1966	91	84.6	100	89.2	88.7	93.2	91	90.2
13	Decade - Neil Young	1977	90.5	87.4	100	91.6	91.6	90	85	88
16	Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin	1971	90.3	82	100	88.5	89	92.2	90	90.6
18	In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson	1969	90	86.6	90	91.3	89.4	92.4	89	91.4
20	Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	89.9	83.2	100	90.6	88	92.2	86	89.2
21	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles	1967	89.9	82.4	99	88.1	88	92.6	90	89
22	In Rainbows - Radiohead	2007	89.7	86.6	88	92.8	91.3	94.2	89	86.2
23	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers	1984	89.7	83.8	98	90	89.5	91.6	85	90
25	Paranoid - Black Sabbath	1970	89.6	84.8	96	89.5	87.4	92.8	86	90.8
26	Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1976	89.6	85.8	100	87.9	91.4	89.8	84	88
29	Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan	1965	89.5	83	100	88.9	86.1	91.8	88	89
31	Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan	1975	89.4	83.2	100	88.6	86.9	91.2	87	89
33	Rumours - Fleetwood Mac	1977	89.4	81	100	87.2	89.7	92.2	87	88.6
34	Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan	1966	89.4	82.8	100	88.5	86.3	91.8	88	88.2
35	Bitches Brew - Miles Davis	1970	89.3	83.6	100	89.4	86.6	92.4	84	89.4
36	Remain in Light - Talking Heads	1980	89.3	85.2	97	89.2	85.9	91	87	89.8
37	Silent Hill 2 (Original Soundtracks) - Akira Yamaoka	2001	89.3	85.4	90	92	92.4	96.2	78	90.8
38	Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967	89.2	81.8	100	86.9	86.2	92.2	87	90.4
39	Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! - Godspeed You Black Emperor!	2000	89.2	85.4	87	93.2	90	92.8	86	90
40	The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths	1986	89.1	82.6	100	87.3	85.8	91.6	88	88.6
41	MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana	1994	89.1	83.4	92	91	90.5	92.8	86	88
42	Standing On A Beach: The Singles - The Cure	1986	89.1	83.8	100	88.8	88.8	90	84	88
43	The Doors - The Doors	1967	89	81.8	100	86.7	86.8	91.6	87	89.4
44	Marquee Moon - Television	1977	89	82.8	100	88.4	84.5	93	86	88.2
45	Red - King Crimson	1974	89	85.4	92	89.9	86.9	92.8	86	89.8
46	1967-1970 - The Beatles	1973	89	88.6	90	91	90.3	89.8	87	86
47	The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico	1967	88.9	83.8	100	86.3	84	91.6	89	87.8
50	All Things Must Pass - George Harrison	1970	88.9	82.6	96	89.7	89.5	91.8	85	87.8
51	Hot Rocks 1964–1971 - The Rolling Stones	1971	88.9	87.2	93	90.2	90.2	89.4	84	88
53	The Beatles - The Beatles	1968	88.8	82.8	96	87.8	86.7	92	89	87.2
54	Grace - Jeff Buckley	1994	88.8	82.6	90	91.5	91.8	92.8	84	88.8
56	Disintegration - The Cure	1989	88.7	85.2	87	90.3	89.1	92.8	86	90.4
57	F♯ A♯ ∞ - Godspeed You Black Emperor!	1997	88.7	83.4	95	89.6	86.6	92.4	84	89.8
58	London Calling - The Clash	1979	88.6	80.2	100	87.4	84.7	92.2	87	88.8
60	At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash	1968	88.5	82.4	98	88	87.6	90.6	83	90
61	Doolittle - Pixies	1989	88.5	81.6	100	84.4	84	92.8	88	88.6
64	loveless - my bloody valentine	1991	88.5	85	91	88.6	86.2	93.2	86	89.2
65	Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan	1965	88.4	81.6	100	86.9	85.9	90.8	86	87.8
68	Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads	1984	88.4	86.8	84	92	92.8	90	83	90
69	LONG SEASON - Fishmans	1996	88.4	84.4	92	90	88.1	94	85	85
71	The Glow Pt. 2 - The Microphones	2001	88.3	83.6	93	90.6	86.1	94.4	83	87.2
73	Rubber Soul - The Beatles	1965	88.2	80.2	100	85.2	85.9	91.8	88	86.2
75	Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution	1984	88.1	82.8	95	90.5	86.7	91	83	87.8
80	The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground	1969	88	81.6	100	86.7	84.6	91.6	86	85.4
81	Low - David Bowie	1977	87.9	82.6	95	87.8	84.8	90.6	86	88.8
85	Soundtracks for the Blind - Swans	1996	87.9	83	93	88.7	86.1	93	83	88.4
89	Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life	2008	87.8	82.6	90	90.9	88.2	95	81	87
92	Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths	1984	87.8	82.2	95	88	85.2	91	85	88
93	Aja - Steely Dan	1977	87.8	80.6	99	87	85.5	91.8	83	87.4
98	Hunky Dory - David Bowie	1971	87.7	79.6	99	85.2	84.5	91.6	87	87
100	Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada E.P. - Godspeed You Black Emperor!	1999	87.7	83.8	87	90.5	88	91	84	89.4
104	Mothership - Led Zeppelin	2007	87.6	84	93	84.5	90.7	93	82	86
106	A Tábua de Esmeralda - Jorge Ben	1974	87.5	81.6	90	88.5	90.8	94.8	83	84
107	Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound	2001	87.5	82.2	93	87.6	85.2	94	82	88.6
109	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath	1970	87.5	81.4	97	85.5	84.8	92.8	83	88
110	Either/Or - Elliott Smith	1997	87.5	83.6	84	89.4	89.1	92.8	84	89.4
111	Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division	1979	87.5	82	95	86.3	83.8	92.2	86	87
113	1962-1966 - The Beatles	1973	87.4	85.6	95	87.2	87.9	89.4	85	82
114	Rain Dogs - Tom Waits	1985	87.4	80.8	99	85.2	83	91.2	84	88.8
118	Kid A - Radiohead	2000	87.3	85	79	90.3	86.7	92.4	89	88.8
120	Station to Station - David Bowie	1976	87.3	82.8	90	88.8	86.4	90.4	85	87.8
121	Sign "☮︎" the Times - Prince	1987	87.3	80.8	99	87.3	84.7	91	81	87.2
124	Bocanada - Gustavo Cerati	1999	87.2	81.4	90	89.1	89.4	95.2	81	84.6
125	Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin	1969	87.2	78	97	84	85.2	91.8	87	87.6
126	Nevermind - Nirvana	1991	87.2	81	91	89.5	87.4	92.8	87	81.6
127	Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins	1993	87.2	80.4	89	87.9	86.4	93.2	85	88.2
128	Jack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Miles Davis	1971	87.2	80.8	98	84.3	85.6	92.8	82	86.6
129	Fôrça bruta - Jorge Ben	1970	87.1	82.8	90	88.5	90.7	94.2	79	84.6
130	★ [Blackstar] - David Bowie	2016	87.1	83	86	89.7	86.6	92.4	86	86
131	Acabou Chorare - Novos Baianos	1972	87.1	82	85	88.4	90	95.4	83	85.6
132	Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins	1990	87	84.2	85	89.9	88.3	92.4	84	85.4
133	Live at Massey Hall 1971 - Neil Young	2007	87	84.2	85	85.6	91.1	93	82	88
135	Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley	2002	87	80.2	96	84.3	89.5	89.8	81	88
139	Mezzanine - Massive Attack	1998	86.9	82.2	87	88.8	86.1	93	83	88.2
140	Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay	2024	86.9	82	89	90.3	88.8	96.8	83	78.4
143	Greatest Hits - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	1993	86.9	81.4	97	83.8	86.6	91.2	82	86
144	Closer - Joy Division	1980	86.8	81.4	94	86.1	83	91	85	87.4
146	Who's Next - The Who	1971	86.8	77.8	100	82.8	82.7	90.4	86	88.2
147	Hot Rats - Frank Zappa	1969	86.8	81.6	90	87.4	85.5	92	83	88.2
149	Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin	1969	86.8	78.2	98	83.7	84.8	91.8	86	85.2
150	The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse	1997	86.8	82	88	87.8	85.9	92	84	87.8
151	The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads - Talking Heads	1982	86.8	84.4	88	88	88.8	88.2	80	90
152	Canción Animal - Soda Stereo	1990	86.8	77.6	100	84	86.2	95.2	81	83.4
153	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel	1998	86.8	81.6	87	87.7	84.2	91.8	87	88
154	Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers	1977	86.7	79.6	93	86.9	86.3	91.4	82	88
156	Master of Reality - Black Sabbath	1971	86.7	82.8	87	86.1	85.8	92	84	89.4
157	Tago Mago - Can	1971	86.7	81	98	85.3	80.4	92.4	83	87
159	Substance - New Order	1987	86.7	83.8	85	90	84.9	91.2	84	88
160	Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young & Crazy Horse	1979	86.7	81.8	98	85	82	88.8	84	87.2
163	Dirt - Alice in Chains	1992	86.6	80.4	87	87.6	87.3	93.2	82	88.8
164	Tribute - Ozzy Osbourne & Randy Rhoads	1987	86.6	79.8	92	86.5	91	90	79	88
166	On the Beach - Neil Young	1974	86.6	81.6	95	85.1	83	90.8	84	86.6
169	Fun House - The Stooges	1970	86.6	81.2	97	83.1	79.8	93.2	83	88.6
170	The Inner Mounting Flame - The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin	1971	86.6	79.6	100	86.7	85.6	88.2	79	86.8
173	Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen	1975	86.5	79	97	85.2	84.8	88.4	83	88.2

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