Best Hard Rock Albums
986 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |  | Houses of the Holy (1973) | 90.7 | 35 | 3 |
| 52 |  | Sting in the Tail (2010) | 90.5 | 36 | 2 |
| 53 |  | Boston (1976) | 91.8 | 26 | 3 |
| 54 |  | Who's Next (1971) | 92.9 | 20 | 2 |
| 55 |  | Slip of the Tongue (1989) | 91 | 31 | 2 |
| 56 |  | Sabotage (1975) | 90.8 | 32 | 4 |
| 57 |  | Highway to Hell (1979) | 90 | 37 | 4 |
| 58 |  | Van Halen (1978) | 91.3 | 27 | 3 |
| 59 |  | Wild Frontier (1987) | 92.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 |  | Firehouse (1990) | 89.2 | 42 | 5 |
| 61 |  | Passion and Warfare (1990) | 91.9 | 22 | 2 |
| 62 |  | 89.8 | 35 | 1 | |
| 63 |  | Lean Into It (1991) | 89.1 | 40 | 6 |
| 64 |  | Keep the Faith (1992) | 90 | 32 | 3 |
| 65 |  | Pump (1989) | 91.6 | 22 | 3 |
| 66 |  | Point of Know Return (1977) | 93.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 67 |  | Counterparts (1993) | 95.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 68 |  | A Farewell to Kings (1977) | 93.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 69 |  | Overkill (1979) | 89.5 | 34 | 3 |
| 70 |  | Innuendo (1991) | 91 | 24 | 1 |
| 71 |  | 5150 (1986) | 91.3 | 22 | 2 |
| 72 |  | Diary of a Madman (1981) | 88.6 | 41 | 3 |
| 73 |  | Go! (1997) | 89.1 | 36 | 3 |
| 74 |  | 91.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| 75 |  | Clockwork Angels (2012) | 95 | 9 | 1 |
| 76 |  | Tokyo Tapes (1978) [Live] | 94 | 11 | 0 |
| 77 |  | New Jersey (1988) | 89 | 33 | 6 |
| 78 |  | Long Cold Winter (1988) | 90 | 26 | 2 |
| 79 |  | Pyromania (1983) | 88.8 | 34 | 5 |
| 80 |  | Cryptic Writings (1997) | 85.6 | 71 | 4 |
| 81 |  | The Final Countdown (1986) | 89.3 | 30 | 4 |
| 82 |  | Permanent Waves (1980) | 92.9 | 13 | 2 |
| 83 |  | Burn (1974) | 88.4 | 36 | 3 |
| 84 |  | Steelheart (1990) | 87.6 | 43 | 4 |
| 85 |  | Surfing With the Alien (1987) | 89.7 | 26 | 2 |
| 86 |  | Prince of Paupers (2011) | 93.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 87 |  | Audioslave (2002) | 93.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 88 |  | The Magnificent (2011) | 93.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 89 |  | Escape (1981) | 90.4 | 21 | 3 |
| 90 |  | Victims of the Future (1983) | 92.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 91 |  | Flesh and Blood (1990) | 90.1 | 22 | 2 |
| 92 |  | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) | 88.2 | 34 | 4 |
| 93 |  | Performocracy (2011) | 92.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 94 |  | The Razor's Edge (1990) | 90.2 | 21 | 2 |
| 95 |  | Stained Class (1978) | 86.9 | 44 | 3 |
| 96 |  | Bark at the Moon (1983) | 87.6 | 37 | 2 |
| 97 |  | Hell Bent for Leather (1978) | 87 | 42 | 3 |
| 98 |  | Double Eclipse (1992) | 92.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 99 |  | Live in the Heart of the City (1980) [Live] | 96 | 5 | 0 |
| 100 |  | Presence (1976) | 88.9 | 25 | 2 |
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