Deep Purple In Rock
by Deep Purple
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Deep Purple In Rock is ranked 2nd best out of 72 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 247 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,320.
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Deep Purple In Rock track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Deep Purple In Rock rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 99 Music Albums of 1970 | 8/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 12 Europe British Isles 2 | 86/100 | - |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 37 Music Albums of 1970 | 4/37 | 5 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 62 Music Albums of 1970 | 7/62 | 5 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 21 Music Albums of 1970 | 4/21 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 555 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,446 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/16/2026 14:00 |  Ilolahti | 175 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 12:39 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 17:53 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Deep Purple In Rock forum mentions
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dihansse 11/22/2015 09:07 | #153280 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is part of my personal Album top 100 (I was tempted to put "Deepest Purple: the very best of Deep Purple" in this top 100 because there are so many fantistic Deep Purple songs which don't appear on this album like "Highway Star" and many others, but I chose this one because it does stand out) which you can check out by clicking on m link.
It contains one song that has been my absolute favourite song for a very long time: "Child in Time". It is not my favourite song anymore but still a stand-out with the fantastic voice of Ian Gillan and the incredible build-up of the song (two times) to the shredding of the guitar solos.
The other great tracks on this album are "Speed King" and "Flight of the Rat".
(Edited)
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/14/2019 07:14 | #237510 | TOP COMMENT
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Landmark and Essential doesn't begin to describe the significance of this album , first there was nothing then there was this album then Heavy Rock existed - it's as simple as that
Jon Lord is absolutely shredding his Hammond B-3 and pushing his Marshall & Leslie cabinets to their limits with the volume dialled to 11 on every track. And think about this for a moment , the seminal track "Black Night" didn't even make this album later released as a single only. Ridiculous
If you haven't heard 'In Rock' your not a rock fan
A true masterpiece of raw , dirty and loud modern hard rock
A very easy rating of 100/100 (Edited)
Deep Purple in Rock is a seminal moment for rockers. I cant understand why all the lists are so picky about this superb, driving band. Two Weezer albums and Green Day way up the numbers above Deep Purple in Rock - What? (Edited)
Jameth 06/24/2019 16:12 | #238183 | TOP COMMENT
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In Rock is every bit as important as the first two Zep albums or the first two Sabbath albums; the two bands they get compared to. It does things that those albums just don’t, mostly because they don’t have a Jon Lord playing keys.
If you pick up this album, the 25th anniversary edition is the only way to go. It includes the restored intro to Speed King, Black Night, and Cry Free. Cry Free might be the earliest example of speed or thrash metal I’ve heard outside of Communication Breakdown. (Edited)
This record is part of the story of rock.
Everybody should have this record and know it well before listening any other records.
Child in Time is a music trip. (Edited)
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