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Best hard rock albums

Hard rock amplifies blues-rock into a heavier, louder form: thick riffs, driving rhythm sections, and big arena-ready choruses. Defined in the 1970s by bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and AC/DC, it bridges classic rock and the birth of heavy metal.

The top 50 hard rock albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. 1Back in Black coverBack in BlackAC/DC · 1980
  2. 2Highway to Hell coverHighway to HellAC/DC · 1979
  3. 3Use Your Illusion I coverUse Your Illusion IGuns N' Roses · 1991
  4. 4Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) coverRage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)Rage Against the Machine · 2012
  5. 5Iron Man 2 coverIron Man 2AC/DC · 2010
  6. 6Audioslave coverAudioslaveAudioslave · 2002
  7. 7The Razors Edge coverThe Razors EdgeAC/DC · 1990
  8. 8Dark Horse coverDark HorseNickelback · 2008
  9. 9High Voltage coverHigh VoltageAC/DC · 1976
  10. 10Power Up coverPower UpAC/DC · 2020
  11. 11Rock or Bust coverRock or BustAC/DC · 2014
  12. 12Use Your Illusion II coverUse Your Illusion IIGuns N' Roses · 1991
  13. 13Black Ice coverBlack IceAC/DC · 2008
  14. 14Fear Inoculum coverFear InoculumTool · 2019
  15. 15White Pony coverWhite PonyDeftones · 2000
  16. 16Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap coverDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapAC/DC · 1976
  17. 17Live (Collector's Edition) coverLive (Collector's Edition)AC/DC · 2014
  18. 18Let There Be Rock coverLet There Be RockAC/DC · 1977
  19. 19Here and Now coverHere and NowNickelback · 2011
  20. 20Live at River Plate coverLive at River PlateAC/DC · 2012
  21. 21Crazy World coverCrazy WorldScorpions · 1990
  22. 22If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live) coverIf You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)AC/DC · 2015
  23. 23Silver Side Up coverSilver Side UpNickelback · 2001
  24. 24Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsGuns N' Roses · 2004
  25. 25Cowboys From Hell coverCowboys From HellPantera · 1990
  26. 26Machine Head coverMachine HeadDeep Purple · 1972
  27. 27For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) coverFor Those About to Rock (We Salute You)AC/DC · 1981
  28. 28Lateralus coverLateralusTool · 2001
  29. 29Powerage coverPowerageAC/DC · 1978
  30. 30Appetite for Destruction coverAppetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses · 1987
  31. 31Comeblack coverComeblackScorpions · 2011
  32. 32Anthem of the Peaceful Army coverAnthem of the Peaceful ArmyGreta Van Fleet · 2018
  33. 33Adrenaline coverAdrenalineDeftones · 1995
  34. 34Feed the Machine coverFeed the MachineNickelback · 2017
  35. 35Chinese Democracy coverChinese DemocracyGuns N' Roses · 2008
  36. 36Who Made Who coverWho Made WhoAC/DC · 1986
  37. 37Stiff Upper Lip coverStiff Upper LipAC/DC · 2000
  38. 38All the Right Reasons coverAll the Right ReasonsNickelback · 2005
  39. 3910,000 Days cover10,000 DaysTool · 2006
  40. 40Ballbreaker coverBallbreakerAC/DC · 1995
  41. 411984 cover1984Van Halen · 1983
  42. 42Ænima coverÆnimaTool · 1996
  43. 43Out of Exile coverOut of ExileAudioslave · 2005
  44. 44Best Of, Volume 1 coverBest Of, Volume 1Van Halen · 1996
  45. 45Live coverLiveAC/DC · 1992
  46. 46Acoustica coverAcousticaScorpions · 2001
  47. 47The Long Road coverThe Long RoadNickelback · 2003
  48. 48City of Evil coverCity of EvilAvenged Sevenfold · 2005
  49. 49Ten Thousand Fists coverTen Thousand FistsDisturbed · 2005
  50. 50'74 Jailbreak cover'74 JailbreakAC/DC · 1984