Genre
Hard Rock
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.
Hard Rock on Riffiter: 1,805 albums, 135 rated by the community, averaging 3.7/5, spanning 1968 to 2026, from 135 artists including AC/DC, Deep Purple, Guns N' Roses.
Key artists
Albums
Back in Black
AC/DC · 1980
★ 4.5 · 11
Highway to Hell
AC/DC · 1979
★ 4.5 · 10
Machine Head
Deep Purple · 1972
★ 4.1 · 9
White Pony
Deftones · 2000
★ 4.5 · 8
Blackwater Park
Opeth · 2001
★ 4.1 · 7
Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
Rage Against the Machine · 2012
★ 4.3 · 7
Let There Be Rock
AC/DC · 1977
★ 4.1 · 7
Fear Inoculum
Tool · 2019
★ 4.1 · 6
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC · 1976
★ 3.8 · 6
High Voltage
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.1 · 5
Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses · 1991
★ 4.4 · 4
Audioslave
Audioslave · 2002
★ 4.0 · 4
Live at River Plate
AC/DC · 2012
★ 3.4 · 4
If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)
AC/DC · 2015
★ 3.9 · 4
Cowboys From Hell
Pantera · 1990
★ 3.9 · 4
Lateralus
Tool · 2001
★ 3.9 · 4
City of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold · 2005
★ 3.9 · 4
Firepower
Judas Priest · 2018
★ 4.4 · 4
Arrogant Boy
Deep Purple · 2026
★ 3.6 · 4
Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Alice Cooper · 2011
★ 3.6 · 4
Iron Man 2
AC/DC · 2010
★ 4.8 · 3
The Razors Edge
AC/DC · 1990
★ 3.5 · 3
Power Up
AC/DC · 2020
★ 3.3 · 3
Live (Collector's Edition)
AC/DC · 2014
★ 4.0 · 3
Powerage
AC/DC · 1978
★ 4.0 · 3
Undertow
Tool · 1993
★ 3.0 · 3
Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good - The Final Kill
Megadeth · 2018
★ 2.3 · 3
Wages of Sin
Arch Enemy · 2001
★ 3.0 · 3
Blunt Force Blues
Lamb of God · 2026
★ 4.2 · 3
Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses · 1991
★ 4.0 · 2
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses · 1987
★ 4.0 · 2
I Don't Care
Cradle of Filth · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
Rock or Bust
AC/DC · 2014
★ 3.8 · 2
Dark Horse
Nickelback · 2008
★ 3.5 · 2
Here and Now
Nickelback · 2011
★ 3.8 · 2
Black Ice
AC/DC · 2008
★ 3.5 · 2
Greatest Hits
Guns N' Roses · 2004
★ 3.0 · 2
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC · 1981
★ 4.3 · 2
10,000 Days
Tool · 2006
★ 3.5 · 2
Stiff Upper Lip
AC/DC · 2000
★ 3.3 · 2
Who Made Who
AC/DC · 1986
★ 3.0 · 2
Ten Thousand Fists
Disturbed · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
Acoustica
Scorpions · 2001
★ 3.5 · 2
Backtracks
AC/DC · 2009
★ 3.0 · 2
Will to Power
Arch Enemy · 2017
★ 3.0 · 2
Damnation
Opeth · 2003
★ 3.0 · 2
The Sickness
Disturbed · 2000
★ 3.3 · 2
Memoirs of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne · 2014
★ 3.3 · 2
Fever (Tour Edition)
Bullet for My Valentine · 2010
★ 3.0 · 2
Def Leppard
Def Leppard · 2015
★ 2.8 · 2
March ör Die
Motörhead · 1992
★ 2.5 · 2
Invincible Shield
Judas Priest · 2024
★ 3.8 · 2
Covered In Blood
Arch Enemy · 2019
★ 2.5 · 2
Under Cover
Ozzy Osbourne · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
The End of Heartache (Special Edition)
Killswitch Engage · 2004
★ 2.5 · 2
Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith · 1975
★ 4.0 · 2
Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Train of Thought Instrumental Demos (2003)
Dream Theater · 2021
★ 3.3 · 2
War Eternal
Arch Enemy · 2014
★ 4.3 · 2
The Wolf
Andrew W.K. · 2003
★ 4.3 · 2
The Serpent Is Rising
Styx · 1973
★ 3.5 · 2
FAQ
- Who is the most popular hard rock artist?
- The most popular hard rock artist on Riffiter is AC/DC, rated by 79 listeners.
- What is the best hard rock album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best hard rock album on Riffiter is Back in Black by AC/DC (4.5/5 from 11 ratings). See the full best hard rock albums ranking.
- How many hard rock albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 1,805 albums, 135 rated by the community, averaging 3.7/5. Browse them all on the hard rock albums page.
- When was hard rock's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for hard rock on Riffiter is the 2010s. Its catalogue here spans 1968 to 2026.
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