BANDS TOP 50

Note that the #1 criterion considered was the band's creativity. However, other criteria also considered included their musicianship, success, longevity, charisma / stage performance, as well as the influence they have had on other bands in the future.

Several reviews for historical albums are available here.

1.

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

(1967)

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2.

The Rolling Stones

Exile On Main St.

(1972)

3.

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

(1971)

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4.

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side Of The Moon

(1973)

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5.

Queen

A Night At The Opera

(1975)

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6.

U2

The Joshua Tree

(1987)

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7.

The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds

(1966)

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8.

The Who

Who's Next

(1971)

9.

Aerosmith

Toys in the Attic

(1975)

10.

Black Sabbath

Paranoid

(1970)

11.

Van Halen

Van Halen

(1978)

12.

The Doors

The Doors

(1967)

13.

Green Day

Dookie

(1994)

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14.

Metallica

Master Of Puppets

(1986)

15.

AC/DC

Back In Black

(1980)

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16.

The Police

Synchronicity

(1983)

17.

Fleetwood Mac

Rumours

(1977)

18.

Ramones

Ramones

(1976)

19.

Santana

Abraxas

(1970)

20.

Nirvana

Nevermind

(1991)

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21.

The Clash

London Calling

(1979)

22.

The Kinks

Face to Face

(1966)

23.

Radiohead

OK Computer

(1997)

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24.

Guns N' Roses

Appetite For Destruction

(1987)

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25.

Coldplay

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

26.

The White Stripes

27.

R.E.M.

Automatic for the People

28.

Red Hot Chili

Peppers

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

(1991)

29.

Rush

Moving Pictures

30.

The Cars

The Cars

(1978)

31.

KISS

Destroyer

(1976)

32.

Def Leppard

Hysteria

(1987)

33.

Creedence 

Clearwater Revival

Green River

(1969)

34.

The Yardbirds

Roger the Engineer

(1966)

35.

Pearl Jam

Ten

(1991)

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36.

Beastie Boys

Licensed to Ill

(1986)

37.

The Arcade Fire

38.

Oasis

(What's The Story)
Morning Glory?

(1995)

39.

Rage Against The

Machine

Rage Against The Machine

(1992)

40.

The Offspring

Smash

(1994)

41.

Muse

Black Holes and Revelations

(2006)

42.

The Stooges

Iggy & The Stooges

Raw Power

(1973)

43.

Deep Purple

Machine Head

(1972)

44.

Smashing Pumpkins

Siamese Dream

(1993)

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45.

Soundgarden

Superunknown

(1994)

46.

Eagles

Hotel California

(1976)

47.

ZZ Top

Eliminator

(1983)

48.

Sex Pistols

Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols

(1977)

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49.

Sly and the Family

Stone

Stand!

(1969)

50.

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

(1977)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Fugees

The Score

(1996)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Depeche Mode

Violator

(1990)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Harmonium

L'heptade

(1976)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Faith No More

The Real Thing

(1989)

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HONORABLE MENTION:

Buena Vista Social

Club

Buena Vista Social Club

(1997)

HONORABLE MENTION:

Cream

Disraeli Gears

(1967)