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Wish You Were Here

1975 Pink Floyd concept album dedicated to founding member Syd Barrett, anchored by the epic nine-part suite Shine On Yo...

Progressive Rock Concept Album Psychedelic 70S

9.4 Excellent

2

In Rainbows

In Rainbows is the 2007 seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, notable for its groundbreaking pay-what...

Art Rock Alternative Rock Melodic 00S

9.4 Excellent

3

The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1987 to immense commercial success and winn...

Iconic Alternative Rock Anthemic 80S

9.4 Excellent

4

Animals

1977 Pink Floyd concept album inspired by George Orwell's Animal Farm, using pigs, dogs, and sheep as metaphors for mode...

Progressive Rock Concept Album Political 70S

9.0 Excellent

5

Origin of Symmetry

Muse's second studio album (2001), establishing the band's grandiose progressive rock sound and featuring the single 'Pl...

Heavy Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Muse

8.8 Great

6

Absolution

Muse's third studio album (2003), their breakthrough in the UK, featuring 'Time Is Running Out' and topping the UK Album...

Epic Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Muse

8.4 Great

7

Wasting Light

Foo Fighters' seventh studio album (2011), recorded on analog tape in Dave Grohl's garage, winning the Grammy for Best R...

Analog Alternative Rock Hard Rock 10S

8.3 Great

8

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse's fourth studio album (2006), a critically acclaimed fusion of rock and electronic music featuring 'Supermassive Bl...

Alternative Rock Melodic Muse 00S

8.2 Great

9

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 2004, winning multiple G...

Alternative Rock Melodic Political 00S

7.8 Good

10

Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball is the seventeenth studio album by American rocker Bruce Springsteen, released in 2012 and noted for its e...

Folk Rock Political Heartland Rock 10S

7.8 Good

11

King Animal

2012 Soundgarden album, their first in 16 years following a 1997 breakup and subsequent reunion, debuting at #5 on the B...

Alternative Rock Melodic Reunion 10S

7.5 Good

12

The Resistance

Muse's fifth studio album (2009), an ambitious concept album featuring the three-part symphony 'Exogenesis,' winning the...

Concept Album Alternative Rock Symphonic Muse

7.5 Good

13

Lightning Bolt

2013 Pearl Jam album that debuted at #1 in multiple countries and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album.

Alternative Rock Energetic Hard Rock Pearl Jam

7.3 Good

14

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

2013 Alice in Chains album featuring dense down-tuned guitar work and dark lyrical themes, debuting at #2 on the Billboa...

Heavy Dark Alternative Rock 10S

7.3 Good

15

Rainier Fog

2018 Alice in Chains album named after Mount Rainier in Washington State, their fourth studio record with vocalist Willi...

Atmospheric Alternative Rock Melodic 10S

7.2 Good

16

Riot Act

2002 Pearl Jam album with politically charged anti-war lyrics, released in the aftermath of the deadly 2000 Roskilde fes...

Alternative Rock Political Mellow Pearl Jam

7.0 Good

17

Gigaton

2020 Pearl Jam album, their first in seven years, addressing climate change and political unrest and debuting at #1 in s...

Atmospheric Alternative Rock Political Pearl Jam

7.0 Good

18

Concrete and Gold

Foo Fighters' ninth studio album (2017), debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with pop-oriented production by Greg Kur...

Alternative Rock Melodic 10S Foo Fighters

7.0 Good

19

I'm with You

I'm with You is the tenth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 2011 and marking the deb...

Mature Alternative Rock Melodic 10S

6.8 Fair

20

Will of the People

Muse's ninth studio album (2022), a genre-spanning rock record addressing societal unrest that debuted at No. 1 on the U...

Alternative Rock Political Recent Muse

6.5 Fair