Best Hard Rock Albums
1,128 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Paranoid (1970) | 95 | 123 | 8 |
| 2 |  | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 95.3 | 110 | 7 |
| 3 |  | Machine Head (1972) | 94.9 | 100 | 3 |
| 4 |  | Appetite for Destruction (1987) | 92.7 | 117 | 5 |
| 5 |  | Blizzard of Ozz (1980) | 92.6 | 106 | 5 |
| 6 | ![Whitesnake - Whitesnake [aka 1987]](/thumb/album2/2018/02/6/345.jpg "Whitesnake - Whitesnake [aka 1987]") | Whitesnake [aka 1987] (1987) | 93.7 | 80 | 8 |
| 7 |  | Black Sabbath (1970) | 92.9 | 88 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Moving Pictures (1981) | 94 | 66 | 1 |
| 9 |  | A Night at the Opera (1975) | 93.3 | 70 | 5 |
| 10 |  | Back in Black (1980) | 92.1 | 92 | 5 |
| 11 |  | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 93.6 | 56 | 3 |
| 12 |  | Rising (1976) | 92.7 | 65 | 5 |
| 13 |  | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) | 92.9 | 62 | 5 |
| 14 |  | In Rock (1970) | 92.8 | 56 | 5 |
| 15 |  | Ace of Spades (1980) | 92.8 | 53 | 3 |
| 16 |  | Use Your Illusion II (1991) | 92.4 | 58 | 5 |
| 17 |  | Hysteria (1987) | 92.1 | 62 | 6 |
| 18 |  | II Pornograffitti (1990) | 92 | 63 | 5 |
| 19 |  | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 92.3 | 58 | 4 |
| 20 |  | Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978) | 93.4 | 45 | 6 |
| 21 |  | How the West Was Won (2003) [Live] | 93.7 | 39 | 3 |
| 22 |  | 91.7 | 60 | 3 | |
| 23 |  | 2112 (1976) | 92.3 | 51 | 5 |
| 24 |  | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 92.8 | 45 | 4 |
| 25 |  | 93.6 | 37 | 3 | |
| 26 |  | Slave to the Grind (1991) | 90.4 | 76 | 8 |
| 27 |  | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 94.6 | 28 | 2 |
| 28 |  | II : Remember (1987) | 92.9 | 41 | 4 |
| 29 |  | Made in Japan (1972) [Live] | 91.9 | 50 | 4 |
| 30 |  | H.E.A.T II (2020) | 93.4 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 |  | Love at First Sting (1984) | 92.7 | 38 | 3 |
| 32 |  | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 93.3 | 33 | 1 |
| 33 |  | Blackout (1982) | 93 | 34 | 3 |
| 34 |  | Blue Murder (1989) | 91.1 | 52 | 5 |
| 35 |  | Vol 4 (1972) | 91.8 | 43 | 2 |
| 36 |  | Skid Row (1989) | 88.8 | 85 | 6 |
| 37 |  | III Sides to Every Story (1992) | 93.3 | 30 | 4 |
| 38 |  | Dr. Feelgood (1989) | 90.5 | 56 | 6 |
| 39 |  | 1984 (1984) | 92.4 | 34 | 4 |
| 40 |  | Slippery When Wet (1986) | 89.3 | 67 | 5 |
| 41 |  | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 93.7 | 24 | 2 |
| 42 |  | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 90.9 | 43 | 2 |
| 43 |  | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 92.3 | 31 | 3 |
| 44 |  | III (1986) | 96.3 | 12 | 2 |
| 45 |  | Queen II (1974) | 91.2 | 36 | 1 |
| 46 |  | Lovedrive (1979) | 91.8 | 31 | 1 |
| 47 |  | Houses of the Holy (1973) | 91 | 37 | 3 |
| 48 |  | Made in Heaven (1995) | 91.5 | 33 | 2 |
| 49 |  | Use Your Illusion I (1991) | 89.2 | 56 | 6 |
| 50 |  | Hemispheres (1978) | 93.4 | 21 | 3 |
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