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The top-rated rock album on Riffiter is Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys, rated 5.0/5 by 5 listeners.

8,199 rock albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 544 of 8,199 rock albums, averaging 3.8/5, spanning 1961 to 2026.

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  1. Pet Sounds cover01Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 1966★ 5.0 · 5
  2. The Wall cover

    02 The Wall

    Pink Floyd · 1979

    ★ 4.8 · 6
  3. The Dark Side of the Moon cover

    03 The Dark Side of the Moon

    Pink Floyd · 1973

    ★ 4.7 · 9
  4. Low cover

    04 Low

    David Bowie · 1977

    ★ 4.9 · 5
  5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars cover

    05 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

    David Bowie · 1972

    ★ 4.9 · 5
  6. Exile on Main St. cover

    06 Exile on Main St.

    The Rolling Stones · 1972

    ★ 4.9 · 5
  7. Led Zeppelin IV cover

    07 Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin · 1971

    ★ 4.7 · 7
  8. Back in Black cover

    08 Back in Black

    AC/DC · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 11
  9. Nevermind cover

    09 Nevermind

    Nirvana · 1991

    ★ 4.7 · 6
  10. Jane Doe cover

    10 Jane Doe

    Converge · 2001

    ★ 4.6 · 7
  11. Are You Experienced cover

    11 Are You Experienced

    Jimi Hendrix · 2010

    ★ 4.7 · 5
  12. Highway to Hell cover

    12 Highway to Hell

    AC/DC · 1979

    ★ 4.5 · 10
  13. Daydream Nation cover

    13 Daydream Nation

    Sonic Youth · 1988

    ★ 4.5 · 10
  14. White Pony cover

    14 White Pony

    Deftones · 2000

    ★ 4.5 · 8
  15. The Velvet Underground & Nico cover

    15 The Velvet Underground & Nico

    The Velvet Underground · 1967

    ★ 4.8 · 4
  16. Ants From Up There cover

    16 Ants From Up There

    Black Country, New Road · 2022

    ★ 4.5 · 7
  17. Rumours cover

    17 Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac · 1977

    ★ 4.6 · 5
  18. Is This It cover

    18 Is This It

    The Strokes · 2001

    ★ 4.6 · 5
  19. Iron Man 2 cover

    19 Iron Man 2

    AC/DC · 2010

    ★ 4.8 · 3
  20. Beyoncé cover

    20 Beyoncé

    Beyoncé · 2013

    ★ 4.8 · 3
  21. Vulgar Display of Power cover

    21 Vulgar Display of Power

    Pantera · 1992

    ★ 4.5 · 6
  22. Master of Reality cover

    22 Master of Reality

    Black Sabbath · 1971

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  23. Ace of Spades cover

    23 Ace of Spades

    Motörhead · 1980

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  24. Achtung Baby cover

    24 Achtung Baby

    U2 · 1991

    ★ 4.5 · 5
  25. British Steel cover

    25 British Steel

    Judas Priest · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 4
  26. Among the Living cover

    26 Among the Living

    Anthrax · 1987

    ★ 4.5 · 4
  27. 4 cover

    27 4

    Beyoncé · 2011

    ★ 4.4 · 5
  28. The Truth About Love cover

    28 The Truth About Love

    P!nk · 2012

    ★ 4.4 · 5
  29. Stratosphere cover

    29 Stratosphere

    Duster · 1998

    ★ 4.3 · 6
  30. Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition) cover

    30 Rage Against The Machine - XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)

    Rage Against the Machine · 2012

    ★ 4.3 · 7
  31. Greatest Hits cover

    31 Greatest Hits

    Queen · 1981

    ★ 4.8 · 2
  32. Music for the Masses cover

    32 Music for the Masses

    Depeche Mode · 1987

    ★ 4.8 · 2
  33. Nebraska cover

    33 Nebraska

    Bruce Springsteen · 1982

    ★ 4.8 · 2
  34. Imaginations From the Other Side cover

    34 Imaginations From the Other Side

    Blind Guardian · 1995

    ★ 4.8 · 2
  35. The Dusk in Us cover

    35 The Dusk in Us

    Converge · 2017

    ★ 4.8 · 2
  36. The Joshua Tree cover

    36 The Joshua Tree

    U2 · 1987

    ★ 4.5 · 3
  37. L.A. Woman cover

    37 L.A. Woman

    The Doors · 1971

    ★ 4.5 · 3
  38. All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us cover

    38 All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

    Architects · 2016

    ★ 4.5 · 3
  39. Superunknown cover

    39 Superunknown

    Soundgarden · 1994

    ★ 4.5 · 3
  40. Use Your Illusion I cover

    40 Use Your Illusion I

    Guns N' Roses · 1991

    ★ 4.4 · 4
  41. Born to Run cover

    41 Born to Run

    Bruce Springsteen · 1975

    ★ 4.4 · 4
  42. Firepower cover

    42 Firepower

    Judas Priest · 2018

    ★ 4.4 · 4
  43. MTV Unplugged in New York cover

    43 MTV Unplugged in New York

    Nirvana · 1994

    ★ 4.3 · 5
  44. The Doors cover

    44 The Doors

    The Doors · 1967

    ★ 4.3 · 5
  45. We Are Not Your Kind cover

    45 We Are Not Your Kind

    Slipknot · 2019

    ★ 4.3 · 5
  46. BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition] cover

    46 BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]

    Beyoncé · 2014

    ★ 4.3 · 6
  47. Wish You Were Here cover

    47 Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd · 1975

    ★ 4.3 · 6
  48. Let There Be Rock cover

    48 Let There Be Rock

    AC/DC · 1977

    ★ 4.1 · 7
  49. Blackwater Park cover

    49 Blackwater Park

    Opeth · 2001

    ★ 4.1 · 7
  50. Greatest Hits cover

    50 Greatest Hits

    Foo Fighters · 2009

    ★ 4.2 · 6
  51. Fortitude cover

    51 Fortitude

    Gojira · 2021

    ★ 4.3 · 3
  52. Darkness on the Edge of Town cover

    52 Darkness on the Edge of Town

    Bruce Springsteen · 1978

    ★ 4.3 · 3
  53. Bohemian Rhapsody (the original soundtrack) cover

    53 Bohemian Rhapsody (the original soundtrack)

    Queen · 2018

    ★ 4.5 · 2
  54. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations cover

    54 The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations

    Dire Straits · 2005

    ★ 4.5 · 2
  55. Oracular Spectacular cover

    55 Oracular Spectacular

    MGMT · 2007

    ★ 4.5 · 2
  56. The Velvet Underground cover

    56 The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground · 1969

    ★ 4.5 · 2
  57. Van Halen cover

    57 Van Halen

    Van Halen · 1978

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  58. Days Go By cover

    58 Days Go By

    The Offspring · 2012

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  59. Splinter cover

    59 Splinter

    The Offspring · 2003

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  60. Shenanigans cover

    60 Shenanigans

    Green Day · 2002

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  61. Facelift cover

    61 Facelift

    Alice in Chains · 1990

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  62. Chaos A.D. cover

    62 Chaos A.D.

    Sepultura · 1993

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  63. Öz cover

    63 Öz

    Özlem Tekin · 1998

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  64. Kime Ne cover

    64 Kime Ne

    Özlem Tekin · 1996

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  65. Fear Inoculum cover

    65 Fear Inoculum

    Tool · 2019

    ★ 4.1 · 6
  66. Dookie cover

    66 Dookie

    Green Day · 1994

    ★ 4.1 · 5
  67. High Voltage cover

    67 High Voltage

    AC/DC · 1976

    ★ 4.1 · 5
  68. Nightmare cover

    68 Nightmare

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2010

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  69. Animals cover

    69 Animals

    Pink Floyd · 1977

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  70. Tusk cover

    70 Tusk

    Fleetwood Mac · 1979

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  71. The Stranger cover

    71 The Stranger

    Billy Joel · 1977

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  72. Blunt Force Blues cover

    72 Blunt Force Blues

    Lamb of God · 2026

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  73. A Night at the Opera cover

    73 A Night at the Opera

    Queen · 1975

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  74. For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) cover

    74 For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

    AC/DC · 1981

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  75. Sister cover

    75 Sister

    Sonic Youth · 1987

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  76. Redbone cover

    76 Redbone

    Redbone · 1970

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  77. War Eternal cover

    77 War Eternal

    Arch Enemy · 2014

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  78. What the Dead Men Say cover

    78 What the Dead Men Say

    Trivium · 2020

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  79. See U in Hell (from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry") cover

    79 See U in Hell (from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry")

    Papa Roach · 2026

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  80. I Don't Care cover

    80 I Don't Care

    Cradle of Filth · 2026

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  81. The Ultimate Collection cover

    81 The Ultimate Collection

    The Kinks · 1989

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  82. Lonesome Crow (2026 Mix) cover

    82 Lonesome Crow (2026 Mix)

    Scorpions · 2026

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  83. Summer Nights (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] cover

    83 Summer Nights (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster]

    Van Halen · 2026

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  84. Hunky Dory cover

    84 Hunky Dory

    David Bowie · 1971

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  85. Camisa 10 (Joga Bola até na Chuva) cover

    85 Camisa 10 (Joga Bola até na Chuva)

    Charlie Brown Jr. · 2009

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  86. Swing When You're Winning cover

    86 Swing When You're Winning

    Robbie Williams · 2001

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  87. Lest We Forget: The Best Of cover

    87 Lest We Forget: The Best Of

    Marilyn Manson · 2004

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  88. Screaming Bloody Murder cover

    88 Screaming Bloody Murder

    Sum 41 · 2011

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  89. The Colour and the Shape cover

    89 The Colour and the Shape

    Foo Fighters · 1997

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  90. Strange Days cover

    90 Strange Days

    The Doors · 1967

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  91. Innuendo cover

    91 Innuendo

    Queen · 1991

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  92. Koi No Yokan cover

    92 Koi No Yokan

    Deftones · 2012

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  93. Chinese Democracy cover

    93 Chinese Democracy

    Guns N' Roses · 2008

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  94. Ænima cover

    94 Ænima

    Tool · 1996

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  95. Kings of Metal cover

    95 Kings of Metal

    Manowar · 1988

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  96. Dream Theater cover

    96 Dream Theater

    Dream Theater · 2013

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  97. Opus Eponymous cover

    97 Opus Eponymous

    Ghost · 2010

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  98. Sheer Heart Attack cover

    98 Sheer Heart Attack

    Queen · 1974

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  99. The Astonishing cover

    99 The Astonishing

    Dream Theater · 2016

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  100. Blunderbuss cover

    100 Blunderbuss

    Jack White · 2012

    ★ 4.5 · 1

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