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RYM's Top 1000 Hard Rock Albums

These are the top 1000 hard rock albums as rated by the users of rateyourmusic.com. Many classics both well-known and obscure alike.
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
1
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
3
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
4
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
5
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
6
The Stooges - Fun House
The Stooges - Fun House
7
Who's Next (The Who, 1971)
Who's Next (The Who, 1971)
8
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
9
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
10
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
11
Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power
Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power
12
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Machine Head
13
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
14
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
15
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pearl Jam - Ten
16
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
17
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Queen - A Night at the Opera
18
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Moving Pictures
19
Black Sabbath Volume 4
Black Sabbath Volume 4
20
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
21
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Rising
22
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Who - Quadrophenia
23
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
24
Motorhead - Overkill
Motorhead - Overkill
25
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
26
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
27
Rush - 'Hemispheres'
Rush - 'Hemispheres'
28
AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Back in Black
29
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
30
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Wishbone Ash - Argus
31
Rush - Permanent Waves
Rush - Permanent Waves
32
Rush - 2112
Rush - 2112
33
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
34
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
35
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
36
Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - Van Halen
37
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
38
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
39
Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
40
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