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: 9,288 albums, 523 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1963 to 2026, from 303 artists including AC/DC, Deep Purple, Guns N' Roses.
Key artists
Albums
Back in Black
AC/DC · 1980
★ 4.2 · 288
Highway to Hell
AC/DC · 1979
★ 4.1 · 270
Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses · 1991
★ 4.2 · 76
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.2 · 43
High Voltage
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.1 · 41
Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
Rage Against the Machine · 2012
★ 3.8 · 39
Fear Inoculum
Tool · 2019
★ 4.1 · 39
Iron Man 2
AC/DC · 2010
★ 3.9 · 38
Machine Head
Deep Purple · 1972
★ 3.9 · 37
White Pony
Deftones · 2000
★ 4.3 · 35
Let There Be Rock
AC/DC · 1977
★ 4.0 · 34
Live (Collector's Edition)
AC/DC · 2014
★ 3.9 · 33
FAQ
- Who is the most popular hard rock artist?
- The most popular hard rock artist on Riffiter is AC/DC, rated by 1,051 listeners.
- What is the best hard rock album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best hard rock album on Riffiter is No Rest for the Wicked by Ozzy Osbourne (5.0/5 from 3 ratings). See the full best hard rock albums ranking.
- How many hard rock albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 9,288 albums, 523 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5. 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 2020s. Its catalogue here spans 1963 to 2026.
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