We Love Rock & Roll
The question "What is the best rock album ever?" has led to many heated arguments—and, we can only assume, the breakup of some friendships. Well, at the risk of losing a few friends, we thought we would pose the question and see what kind of answers we got back.
To get the conversation started, we will provide the top 50 rock albums according to Metacritic (with both the Metascore and the User Score being taken into account). So, check them out, then let us know where you fall on their selections—did they get it right?
50: Hypermagic Mountain (Lightning Bolt)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 6.7
Jason Carlisle, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
49: Yours, Mine & Ours (Pernice Brothers)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 7.4
48: 69 Love Songs (Magnetic Fields)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 7.9
47: Return To Cookie Mountain (TV On The Radio)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 8.1
46: Ta Det Lugnt (Dungen)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 8.6
Knuckles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
45: Dear Science (TV On The Radio)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 8.7
Wayne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
44: The Sound Of The Smiths (The Smiths)
Metascore: 88
User Score: 8.8
43: I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone (Crime In Stereo)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 7.4
42: Fed (Plush)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 7.5
41: Bachelor No. 2 (Or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo) (Aimee Mann)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 7.9
40: HoboSapiens (John Cale)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.2
Paul Hudson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
39: Merriweather Post Pavilion (Animal Collective)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.5
daniel arnold, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
38: Modern Times (Bob Dylan)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.5
Chris Hakkens, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
37: Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (Belle And Sebastian)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.7
Awiseman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
36: Complete B-Sides (The Pixies)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.7
35: Neon Golden (The Notwist)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.7
LivePict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
34: Superunknown [Deluxe Edition] (Soundgarden)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.8
Brian Patterson Photos, Shutterstock
33: Songs For The Deaf (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 8.9
Christian Bertrand, Shutterstock
32: Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition] (Nirvana)
Metascore: 89
User Score: 9.0
31: The Live Anthology (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.3
30: Z (My Morning Jacket)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.4
Ryankindelan, Wikimedia Commons
29: XTRMNTR (Primal Scream)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.6
Phil Guest, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
28: Alice (Tom Waits)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.6
Anna Wittenberg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
27: Funeral (Arcade Fire)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.9
26: Illinois (Sufjan Stevens)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 8.9
swimfinfan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
25: In Utero [20th Anniversary Edition] (Nirvana)
Metascore: 90
User Score: 9.0
24: Is This It? (The Strokes)
Metascore: 91
User Score: 8.9
Matt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
23: Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Underoath)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 7.1
Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
22: The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 (Neil Young)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 8.3
Stoned59, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
21: Elephant (The White Stripes)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 8.6
20: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Tom Waits)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 8.7
Asylum Records, Wikimedia Commons
19: Raw Power [Reissue] (Iggy & The Stooges)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 8.8
aurélien., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
18: Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition (Pavement)
Metascore: 92
User Score: 8.8
Masao Nakagami, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
17: Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] (The Rolling Stones)
Metascore: 93
User Score: 7.8
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
16: Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe] (U2)
Metascore: 93
User Score: 8.7
Michael Richardson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
15: Love And Theft (Bob Dylan)
Metascore: 93
User Score: 8.7
Rowland Scherman, Wikimedia Commons
14: Live At Reading (Nirvana)
Metascore: 93
User Score: 8.7
13: The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version] (Talking Heads)
Metascore: 93
User Score: 8.9
12: Led Zeppelin II [Remastered] (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 95
User Score: 9.0
Jim Summaria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
11: Keep An Eye On The Sky (Big Star)
Metascore: 96
User Score: 7.3
Marcelo Costa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
10: Histoire De Melody Nelson (Serge Gainsbourg)
Metascore: 96
User Score: 8.0
9: SMiLE (Brian Wilson)
Metascore: 97
User Score: 7.9
8: Electric Ladyland [50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Metascore: 97
User Score: 8.9
7: How The West Was Won (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 97
User Score: 8.9
Atlantic Records, Wikimedia Commons
6: Led Zeppelin I [Remastered] (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 97
User Score: 9.0
5: Houses Of The Holy [Remastered] (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 98
User Score: 8.8
Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
4: Led Zeppelin III [Remastered] (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 98
User Score: 8.9
3: Exile On Main Street [Reissue] (The Rolling Stones)
Metascore: 100
User Score: 8.1
ingen uppgift, Wikimedia Commons
2: Led Zeppelin IV [Remastered] (Led Zeppelin)
Metascore: 100
User Score: 8.6
Montreal Concert Poster Archive, Flickr
1: London Calling [25th Anniversary Legacy Edition] (The Clash)
Metascore: 100
User Score: 8.9
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