The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All Time by Classic Rock (2001)

Classic Rock is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music. These are their best albums of all time.
(Official website: www.loudersound.com/classic-rock)

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1.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,164

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,203 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,306

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,902 votes)

Comments:

300

3.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,882 charts

Rank Score:

22,881

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,681 votes)

Comments:

174

4.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,416 charts

Rank Score:

50,827

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (4,486 votes)

Comments:

480

5.

Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,913 charts

Rank Score:

50,764

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,946 votes)

Comments:

308

6.

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,349 charts

Rank Score:

12,221

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 79 (1,911 votes)

Comments:

167

7.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,235 charts

Rank Score:

11,156

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 80 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

139

8.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,629 charts

Rank Score:

65,431

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,509 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Highway To Hell 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

4,506

Rank in 1979:

9

Rank in 1970s:

97

Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

 78 (993 votes)

Comments:

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Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,736 charts

Rank Score:

18,650

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,521 votes)

Comments:

143

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The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All Time composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	18	18%
1970s	53	53%
1980s	22	22%
1990s	7	7%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
AC/DC	4	4%
The Who	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Deep Purple	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	38	38%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%

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Decade charts

• The REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic Rock by Classic Rock (1990s decade chart) (published 2018)
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• The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70s by Classic Rock (1970s decade chart) (published 2020)

Overall charts

• The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All Time by Classic Rock (published 2001)

[Classic Rock was founded in 1998.]

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100/100	01/27/2022 11:28	IlMala	177	95/100
95/100	01/28/2021 16:42	Goliath	348	86/100
90/100	01/26/2021 18:37	Guigou	44	76/100
80/100	01/16/2021 16:00	NSPE	354	77/100
85/100	07/10/2019 10:53	TheSmiths82-87	1,839	83/100

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From Goliath 01/28/2021 16:42

39 in common with my greatest albums chart.

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From Guigou 01/26/2021 18:38

Ho yes led Zeppelin is the best!

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From Ozdalek 06/16/2019 06:44

When I get around to making my yearly charts this one will be a valuable resource. Some of my favourite records of all time are included.

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