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- Alternative Rock. 1,377 votes. Popular artists: Beck, Weezer, R.E.M., Foo Fighters, The Cure, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Pixies, The Smiths. Rank the best alternative rock bands here!
- Heavy Metal. 1,341 votes. Popular artists: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Slipknot, Deep Purple.
- Grunge. 1,241 votes. Popular artists: Nirvana, Hole, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Everclear, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Melvins, L7.
- Blues Rock. 991 votes. Popular aritsts: Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, Gary Clark Jr.
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- 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.
- 'Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits,' Simon and Garfunkel (1972), 14 million million certified units. To be clear, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel released several greatest hits to celebrate their time as a legendary pop/folk rock duo.
- 'Bat Out of Hell,' Meat Loaf (1977), 14 million. Another 14-times platinum-selling album, and it's one of the great debut records of all time. While the late Meat Loaf was a true showman with a near-operatic voice, Bat Out of Hell featured an all-star roster of celebrated musicians.
- 'Tapestry,' Carole King (1971), 14 million. It's the album that proved that a woman could be a strong songwriter. A rather powerful soft-rock record. It set the stage for many renowned female artists, like Barbara Streisand and Tori Amos.
- 'The Beatles 1962-1966,' The Beatles (1973), 15 million. Otherwise known as the "Red Album." This is a record of original Beatles' works, all written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, like "Love Me Do," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love," and "Yesterday."
- Van Halen: Van Halen. Close to 40 years on, Van Halen’s debut album has lost none of its shine, nor any of its importance. Before it, hard rock was in serious danger of becoming staid and lifeless.
- Nirvana: Nevermind. Nevermind isn’t just a huge-selling record; there have been far bigger. It’s not even just an iconic set of songs. With the 12 songs on the album, Nirvana defined a generation, and in doing so came as close as anyone could possibly expect in the 90s to revolutionising the concept of rock’n’roll.
- The Who: Quadrophenia. Arriving hard-at-heel after Pete Townshend’s aborted Lifehouse project, was supposed to be his defining moment of the 70s, a rock opera to out-Tommy anything that had gone before.
- The Who: Who's Next. Another classic band whose albums never score as highly in polls like this as you might think, The Who are possibly best loved for their extraordinary run of 60s singles than for their long-players.
- Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
- Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
- Definitely Maybe by Oasis
- Achtung Baby by U2
- Master of Puppets by Metallica
- Amnesiac by Radiohead
- Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
- The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
- Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
- Best Ever Albums score: 14,823 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 82 - Rank all-time: #116 - Rank in decade: #23 - Rank in year: #2 - Year: 1992 The debut album by Rage Against the Machine was considered groundbreaking in its mix of rap with rock. The band blended guitar solos with angry lyrics, and it's widely considered to be the band's best work.
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,350 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 80 - Rank all-time: #114 - Rank in decade: #28 - Rank in year: #5 - Year: 1977 "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" exploded onto the British music scene where the album, with songs like "God Save the Queen" and "Anarchy in the UK," would become one of the most-influentia...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,415 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 80 - Rank all-time: #111 - Rank in decade: #21 - Rank in year: #5 - Year: 1994 "Definitely Maybe" was the debut album of Britpop's Oasis, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher shaking up a music scene filled with grunge sounds at the time. Not satisfied while they were making it, Oasi...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,600 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 80 - Rank all-time: #110 - Rank in decade: #20 - Rank in year: #5 - Year: 1991 U2's first album after a three-year absence, "Achtung Baby" won two Grammys including best rock album by a duo or group. The first major CD to be sold in environmentally-friendly packaging, "Achtung Baby" f...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,704 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 83 - Rank all-time: #109 - Rank in decade: #15 - Rank in year: #2 - Year: 1986 "Master of Puppets" is considered one of metal's best albums. The band made the album in Denmark, working on it overnight for three months. Not long after its release, Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton was k...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,720 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 83 - Rank all-time: #108 - Rank in decade: #17 - Rank in year: #2 - Year: 2001 Most of the songs on "Amnesiac" were recorded in the same sessions in Oxford, England; Paris; and Copenhagen, Denmark, as those on "KidA," an album released eight months earlier. Radiohead said it opted not...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,735 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 86 - Rank all-time: #107 - Rank in decade: #23 - Rank in year: #4 - Year: 1965 "Bringing It All Back Home" marked Bob Dylan's explosive recording move, into electric from acoustic, that would change rock 'n' roll. He recorded the 11 songs—including "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Mr. ...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,751 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 83 - Rank all-time: #106 - Rank in decade: #19 - Rank in year: #2 - Year: 1999 The orchestral "The Soft Bulletin" by Oklahoma City's The Flaming Lips was more harmonious and personal than their earlier four-disc album "Zaireeka." It broadened the psychedelic rock band's popularity eno...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,834 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 84 - Rank all-time: #104 - Rank in decade: #27 - Rank in year: #5 - Year: 1975 The sixth album by Led Zeppelin, "Physical Graffiti" was the first the band made on its own record label, Swan Song. Critics said it confirmed the band's megastatus after all five of its previous albums wen...
- Best Ever Albums score: 15,866 - Best Ever Albums user rating: 83 - Rank all-time: #103 - Rank in decade: #15 - Rank in year: #4 - Year: 2002 "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" by The Flaming Lips was called "storytelling acid rock" designed to entertain. It followed their earlier popular album "The Soft Bulletin." The single "Do You Realize?" was...
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