Hard Rock · Albums
Top hard rock albums
The top-rated hard rock album on Riffiter is Back in Black by AC/DC, rated 4.5/5 by 11 listeners.
1,817 hard rock albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 143 of 1,817 hard rock albums, averaging 3.7/5, spanning 1968 to 2026.
02 Highway to Hell
AC/DC · 1979
★ 4.5 · 10
03 White Pony
Deftones · 2000
★ 4.5 · 8
04 Iron Man 2
AC/DC · 2010
★ 4.8 · 3
05 Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
Rage Against the Machine · 2012
★ 4.3 · 7
06 Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses · 1991
★ 4.4 · 4
07 Firepower
Judas Priest · 2018
★ 4.4 · 4
08 Let There Be Rock
AC/DC · 1977
★ 4.1 · 7
09 Blackwater Park
Opeth · 2001
★ 4.1 · 7
10 Van Halen
Van Halen · 1978
★ 5.0 · 1
11 Machine Head
Deep Purple · 1972
★ 4.1 · 9
12 Fear Inoculum
Tool · 2019
★ 4.1 · 6
13 High Voltage
AC/DC · 1976
★ 4.1 · 5
14 Blunt Force Blues
Lamb of God · 2026
★ 4.2 · 3
15 For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC · 1981
★ 4.3 · 2
16 The Wolf
Andrew W.K. · 2003
★ 4.3 · 2
17 War Eternal
Arch Enemy · 2014
★ 4.3 · 2
18 See U in Hell (from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry")
Papa Roach · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
19 I Don't Care
Cradle of Filth · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
20 Chinese Democracy
Guns N' Roses · 2008
★ 4.5 · 1
21 Ænima
Tool · 1996
★ 4.5 · 1
22 Kings of Metal
Manowar · 1988
★ 4.5 · 1
23 Dream Theater
Dream Theater · 2013
★ 4.5 · 1
24 The Astonishing
Dream Theater · 2016
★ 4.5 · 1
25 The Essential Judas Priest
Judas Priest · 2015
★ 4.5 · 1
26 Lost Not Forgotten Archives: When Dream And Day Unite Demos (1987-1989)
Dream Theater · 2023
★ 4.5 · 1
27 Ground Culture
KINGDOM OF GIANTS · 2014
★ 4.5 · 1
28 Audioslave
Audioslave · 2002
★ 4.0 · 4
29 Live (Collector's Edition)
AC/DC · 2014
★ 4.0 · 3
30 Powerage
AC/DC · 1978
★ 4.0 · 3
31 Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses · 1991
★ 4.0 · 2
32 Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses · 1987
★ 4.0 · 2
33 Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith · 1975
★ 4.0 · 2
34 Cowboys From Hell
Pantera · 1990
★ 3.9 · 4
35 If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)
AC/DC · 2015
★ 3.9 · 4
36 Lateralus
Tool · 2001
★ 3.9 · 4
37 City of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold · 2005
★ 3.9 · 4
38 Silver Side Up
Nickelback · 2001
★ 4.0 · 1
39 Anthem of the Peaceful Army
Greta Van Fleet · 2018
★ 4.0 · 1
40 Fly on the Wall
AC/DC · 1985
★ 4.0 · 1
41 Ozzmosis
Ozzy Osbourne · 1995
★ 4.0 · 1
42 Redeemer of Souls
Judas Priest · 2014
★ 4.0 · 1
43 A Little South of Sanity
Aerosmith · 1998
★ 4.0 · 1
44 Defenders of the Faith (30th Anniversary Edition) (Remastered)
Judas Priest · 2015
★ 4.0 · 1
45 Deceivers
Arch Enemy · 2022
★ 4.0 · 1
46 Nostradamus
Judas Priest · 2008
★ 4.0 · 1
47 Hello Master
Priestess · 2005
★ 4.0 · 1
48 Blast Tyrant
Clutch · 2004
★ 4.0 · 1
49 Theatre of Death (Live at Hammersmith 2009)
Alice Cooper · 2010
★ 4.0 · 1
50 Love at First Sting
Scorpions · 1984
★ 4.0 · 1
51 Matters of Mind, Body and Soul
Clan of Xymox · 2014
★ 4.0 · 1
52 Good Clean Family Entertainment You Can Trust
D-A-D · 1995
★ 4.0 · 1
53 Hair of the Dog
Nazareth · 1975
★ 4.0 · 1
54 Unarmed (Remastered 2020)
Helloween · 2010
★ 4.0 · 1
55 Barstool Warrior (Live à Paris 2024)
Dream Theater · 2025
★ 4.0 · 1
56 Longshot
Saliva · 2026
★ 4.0 · 1
57 Rock or Bust
AC/DC · 2014
★ 3.8 · 2
58 Here and Now
Nickelback · 2011
★ 3.8 · 2
59 Invincible Shield
Judas Priest · 2024
★ 3.8 · 2
60 Mother Earth
Within Temptation · 2000
★ 3.8 · 2
61 Diablo
Deep Purple · 2026
★ 3.8 · 2
62 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC · 1976
★ 3.8 · 6
63 All the Right Reasons
Nickelback · 2005
★ 3.5 · 1
64 Out of Exile
Audioslave · 2005
★ 3.5 · 1
65 "The Spaghetti Incident?"
Guns N' Roses · 1993
★ 3.5 · 1
66 Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne · 2022
★ 3.5 · 1
67 Black Rain
Ozzy Osbourne · 2007
★ 3.5 · 1
68 Scream
Ozzy Osbourne · 2010
★ 3.5 · 1
69 Return to Forever (Tour Edition)
Scorpions · 2015
★ 3.5 · 1
70 Greatest Hits
Pat Benatar · 2005
★ 3.5 · 1
71 The Silent Force
Within Temptation · 2004
★ 3.5 · 1
72 Hollow Crown
Architects · 2009
★ 3.5 · 1
73 Helloween
Helloween · 1985
★ 3.5 · 1
74 Let the Fire Burn
Art of Dying · 2012
★ 3.5 · 1
75 Menace to Sobriety
Ugly Kid Joe · 1995
★ 3.5 · 1
76 Man of Miracles
Styx · 1974
★ 3.5 · 1
77 Their Finest Hour (And a Bit)
Thunder · 1995
★ 3.5 · 1
78 Under the Influence
Warrant · 2001
★ 3.5 · 1
79 Rock in a Hard Place
Aerosmith · 1982
★ 3.5 · 1
80 Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Madison Square Garden (2010)
Dream Theater · 2023
★ 3.5 · 1
81 7 Sinners
Helloween · 2010
★ 3.5 · 1
82 World Wide Live
Scorpions · 1985
★ 3.5 · 1
83 Parasocial Christ
Lamb of God · 2025
★ 3.5 · 1
84 Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976
Rainbow · 2026
★ 3.5 · 1
85 Night Terror (Live à Paris 2024)
Dream Theater · 2025
★ 3.5 · 1
86 Arrogant Boy
Deep Purple · 2026
★ 3.6 · 4
87 Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Alice Cooper · 2011
★ 3.6 · 4
88 Dark Horse
Nickelback · 2008
★ 3.5 · 2
89 Black Ice
AC/DC · 2008
★ 3.5 · 2
90 10,000 Days
Tool · 2006
★ 3.5 · 2
91 Ten Thousand Fists
Disturbed · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
92 Acoustica
Scorpions · 2001
★ 3.5 · 2
93 Under Cover
Ozzy Osbourne · 2005
★ 3.5 · 2
94 The Serpent Is Rising
Styx · 1973
★ 3.5 · 2
95 What If Better Never Comes?
Mallavora · 2026
★ 3.5 · 2
96 The Razors Edge
AC/DC · 1990
★ 3.5 · 3
97 Best Of, Volume 1
Van Halen · 1996
★ 3.0 · 1
98 '74 Jailbreak
AC/DC · 1984
★ 3.0 · 1
99 Bonfire
AC/DC · 1997
★ 3.0 · 1
100 Blow Up Your Video
AC/DC · 1988
★ 3.0 · 1
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