Best Hard Rock Albums
778 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist | Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Machine Head (1972) | 95.8 | 91 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 94.9 | 98 | 7 | |
| 3 |  | Paranoid (1970) | 94.3 | 94 | 7 | |
| 4 |  | Appetite for Destruction (1987) | 92.5 | 104 | 7 | |
| 5 |  | Blizzard of Ozz (1980) | 92.8 | 88 | 5 | |
| 6 |  | Moving Pictures (1981) | 94.2 | 59 | 1 | |
| 7 | ![Whitesnake - Whitesnake [aka 1987]](/thumb/album2/2018/02/6/345.jpg "Whitesnake - Whitesnake [aka 1987]") | Whitesnake [aka 1987] (1987) | 93.6 | 66 | 6 | |
| 8 |  | Back in Black (1980) | 92.4 | 85 | 6 | |
| 9 |  | How the West Was Won (2003) [Live] | 95 | 39 | 4 | |
| 10 |  | A Night at the Opera (1975) | 93.1 | 60 | 4 | |
| 11 |  | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 93.4 | 49 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | Ace of Spades (1980) | 94 | 42 | 3 | |
| 13 |  | Black Sabbath (1970) | 91.6 | 60 | 4 | |
| 14 |  | II : Remember (1987) | 93 | 43 | 4 | |
| 15 |  | 94.1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 16 |  | 91.8 | 54 | 3 | ||
| 17 |  | In Rock (1970) | 92.3 | 48 | 4 | |
| 18 |  | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 93.9 | 33 | 1 | |
| 19 |  | Master of Reality (1971) | 92 | 49 | 4 | |
| 20 |  | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 93.2 | 37 | 3 | |
| 21 |  | II Pornograffitti (1990) | 91.5 | 52 | 5 | |
| 22 |  | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 94 | 29 | 1 | |
| 23 |  | Made in Japan (1972) [Live] | 92.1 | 44 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) | 92.1 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 |  | 2112 (1976) | 91.8 | 42 | 4 | |
| 26 |  | Hysteria (1987) | 91.5 | 45 | 6 | |
| 27 |  | Dr. Feelgood (1989) | 91.3 | 47 | 5 | |
| 28 |  | Use Your Illusion II (1991) | 91.5 | 44 | 5 | |
| 29 |  | Slave to the Grind (1991) | 89.8 | 64 | 8 | |
| 30 |  | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 90.7 | 48 | 6 | |
| 31 |  | Rising (1976) | 90.2 | 53 | 2 | |
| 32 |  | Skid Row (1989) | 88.9 | 71 | 5 | |
| 33 |  | Queen II (1974) | 92.5 | 30 | 1 | |
| 34 |  | Blue Murder (1989) | 91 | 42 | 5 | |
| 35 |  | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 93.4 | 24 | 2 | |
| 36 |  | Slippery When Wet (1986) | 89.6 | 56 | 6 | |
| 37 |  | III Sides to Every Story (1992) | 93 | 25 | 3 | |
| 38 |  | H.E.A.T II (2020) | 92.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| 39 |  | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 91.2 | 36 | 2 | |
| 40 |  | Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978) | 91.3 | 34 | 4 |
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