“Loudwire“ put together a list of 25 “legendary” rock albums . . . “with no weak songs.” (For anyone under the age of 25, “albums” are collections of songs . . . kind of like playlists . . . only they’re all released at the same time, usually by a single artist.)
The site notes that the greatest records aren’t necessarily the most consistent . . . like how even THE BEATLES’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has one less-than-stellar track in “Good Morning Good Morning”.
Here are the 25 that they consider to be flawless, from start to finish . . . listed in alphabetical order by artist:
- AC/DC, “Highway to Hell”, 1979
- Alice in Chains, “Dirt”, 1992
- The Beatles, “Magical Mystery Tour”, 1967
- David Bowie, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust . . .”, 1972
- Deep Purple, “In Rock”, 1970
- Deftones, “White Pony”, 2000
- The Doors, “The Doors”, 1967
- Fleetwood Mac, “Rumours”, 1977
- Guns N’ Roses, “Appetite for Destruction”, 1987
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Are You Experienced”, 1967
- King Crimson, “In the Court of the Crimson King”, 1969
- Led Zeppelin, “Led Zeppelin IV”, 1971
- Nirvana, “Nevermind”, 1991
- Pearl Jam, “Ten”, 1991
- Pink Floyd, “The Dark Side of the Moon”, 1973
- Queens of the Stone Age, “. . . Like Clockwork”, 2013
- Radiohead, “OK Computer”, 1997
- Rage Against the Machine, “Rage Against the Machine”, 1992
- Rainbow, “Rising”, 1976
- The Rolling Stones, “Exile on Main St.”, 1972
- Rush, “Permanent Waves”, 1980
- Soundgarden, “Superunknown”, 1994
- Van Halen, “Van Halen”, 1978
- Weezer, “Weezer (The Blue Album)”, 1994
- The Who, “Who’s Next”, 1971