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Rolling Stone
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Highest Rated Rock Albums of All Time
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2000s
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1980s
1970s
1960s
Source
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Genre
Rock
All
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
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Electronic
Folk
Hard Rock
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Indie Pop
Indie Rock
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Pop
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
Punk
R&B
Rock
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1
.
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
September 30, 1985
Experimental Rock
,
Dark Cabaret
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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2
.
The White Stripes - Elephant
April 1, 2003
Garage Rock Revival
,
Alternative Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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3
.
The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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4
.
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
August 30, 1994
Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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5
.
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
March 12, 1967
Art Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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6
.
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
October 5, 1992
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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7
.
The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue
April 23, 1976
Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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8
.
Damon & Naomi - The Earth Is Blue
February 22, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
100
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9
.
Sonic Youth - Sister
June 1, 1987
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
Score
100
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10
.
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
June 9, 1978
Rock
Score
100
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11
.
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
January 1, 1985
Post-Hardcore
,
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Hardcore Punk
Score
100
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12
.
boygenius - the record
March 31, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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13
.
U2 - The Joshua Tree
March 9, 1987
Pop Rock
,
Heartland Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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14
.
R.E.M. - Document
September 1, 1987
Jangle Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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15
.
Nirvana - Live at Reading
November 3, 2009
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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16
.
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
August 24, 1981
Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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17
.
The Beatles - The Beatles
November 22, 1968
Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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18
.
Mick Jagger - Goddess in the Doorway
November 19, 2001
Rock
Score
100
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19
.
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
April 20, 1992
Slacker Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
100
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20
.
Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
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21
.
Can - Tago Mago
August 0, 1971
Krautrock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
Source →
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22
.
The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons
January 20, 1967
Rock
Score
100
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23
.
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21, 1988
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
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24
.
The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5
October 17, 1964
Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
Source →
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25
.
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
July 1, 1974
Blues Rock
,
Rock
Score
100
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