Top 10 Rock and Roll Albums That Changed Music Forever
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- These albums changed the game when it came to their respective genres and served as lightning rods for the cultural zeitgeist. For this list, we’ll be ranking the rock LPs that sent turntables spinning. Our countdown of the greatest rock albums of all time includes “Purple Rain”, “Nevermind”, “The Dark Side of the Moon”, and more! What’s your favorite album from this list? Let us know in the comments!
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SGT PEPPERS THE BEST!!!
Music From Big Pink by The Band and Who’s Next by The Who really should’ve been on this list.
All of them, our Dad is a fan of Rock n Roll Albums
Led Zeppelin, and Dark Side of the Moon.
Not Po Lazarus
A little fun fact: When The Beatels recorded "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Pink Floyd recorded their first album "The Piper at the Gate of Dawn" in the same recording studio at the same time. Both bands have influenced each other's recordings, meaning there's a close connection between the top two spots on this list.
huh... i didn't know that! that's really cool
I have heard that. Oh, to be a little spider that could crawl from room to room at Abbey Road at that time.
Nice
That's crazy
Wow.
The dark side of the moon just does not age, 50 years, still sounds so damn good. IMO the greatest Album ever recorded
The Velvet Underground and Nico, Music From the Big Pink, and CSN's first record all fueled large changes in rock's history.
I don´t understand how they forgot that album. It was like the father of alternative music
100% velvet underground and nico should be on the list!
Black Sabbath inspired a lot of rock/ metal bands today..
.Pantera, White Zombie, Ugly Kid Joe, Faith no More, Sepultra, ..just to name a few. They set the stone for music that wasn't about flower power , peace and making love. Black Sabbath grabs you by the throat and takes you down a dark and fascinating ride. 💀
as dark as it gets!
no Bat-head munching required!
If you don't make love to any of the album's songs, shuffle'n (honorable mentions, included) then do you even get freaky?
@@dsxa918 Good point.
You forgot Ozzie Osborn
It was always ever going to be the Beatles - one of my fondest childhood memories is playing Beatles rock band (basically Guitar hero) while having my family actually participating and singing like a band, including my parents who didn't always get along. Simply timeless.
Could quite easily make another top 10 or more in this genre:
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
The Who - Tommy
Queen - A Night at the Opera
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions
Bob Dylan - Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
Green Day - Dookie
Kanye West - College Dropout
College dropout doesn't belong there.....much better hip hop albums....fantastic damage for example
#10: Purple Rain - Prince & the Revolution (1984)
#9: London Calling - The Clash (1979)
#8: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
#7: Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
#6: Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan (1965)
#5: Nevermind - Nirvana (1991)
#4: Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
#3: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
#2: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973)
#1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
Honorable Mentions:
• Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)
• Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
• Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones (1972)
• Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
• The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie (1972)
My most favorite is Black Sabbath's first album. The one that has Warning and The Wizard.
Don’t forget about the title track and NIB, which are also absolute classics
Legendary tracks
"Purple Rain" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" is my favorite albums ❤
Nevermind by Nirvana will never not give me chills when I listen to it god damn
I would just like to mention Grand Funk Railroad, Mettalica, Iron Butterfly, The Doors, The Who, Queen, and so on. Yes, I had all the albums mentioned from the 60s and 70s.
Awesome list but, I can't believe Queen, Meat Loaf, The Who, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney & Wings, Elton John, and Metallica didn't make the list.
Remember that these lists are always subjective. I myself was kinda surprised that "Tommy" didn't make the list, but there ya go - subjectivity. Cheers....
I was thinking either A Night at the Opera or News of the World would be in the list
@@dogoman410 Oh, Heck yeah! Those are their best sellers. Them and "The Game." For The Who, I figured they'd include "Who's Next." Of course for Meat Loaf, "Bat Out Of Hell," for Elton John, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," Paul McCartney & Wings, "Band On The Run," and Metallica, "The Black Album."
@@dogoman410 Same here. Held me back from liking the vid.:)
@@AaronC143 oh yes The Game, I forget about that has the best bass riff
Metal is a huge genre with a big following. You can't deny the impact Metallica's first album, Kill Em All had on metal and thrash. Yes, Black Sabbath is arguably the founder of heavy metal, but Kill Em All changed the game.
The fact that AC/DC's Back In Black album wasn't mentioned is ridiculous. That album ushered in a new era of Rock along with the new era of vocals for the band.
You don’t realize that the roots from that are The Beatles, Everly Brothers, Muddy Waters, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and Grand Funk Railroad, that gave the others something to build from. By the 70’s, things were changing at a supersonic rate, trying to beat the best, to become the best. We love them all😊
Great list, but Rubber Soul (which inspired Pet Sounds) belongs on this list as well, IMHO. Also Tommy by The Who.
When sergeant peppers came out on radio (they used to radio the whole album as one) the pink Floyd crew were in the car and stopped on the side of the road. They were in awe and loved the direction wanting to expand upon it further with the dark side of the moon. syd said later I first though the Beatles were boring until I saw them live, but after listening to sgt peppers I knew who stood at the top.
God I miss Prince.
Purple Rain is not only one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but it’s probably the greatest pop album of all time.
Prince was just an even gayer copycat of LITTLE RICHARD. The only reason everyone's sweatin' him is 'cause His Stupid, Fruity Ass OD'ed. Nobody Cared When He Was Still Alive.
Saw the Purple Rain concert at the Philly Spectrum with my late brother ESAU
Queen,ACDC and Beatles were the most influential rocks bands of all time
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Queen and AC/DC lol what
Give over
You're right about The Beatles.
Led Zeppelin I is more influential than Queen's and AC/DC's complete discographies combined.
How is Elvis Presley by Elvis not mentioned it is the first big rock album and paved the way for most of the artists on this list
I’m surprised that Hendrix and Sabbath were so low since they revolutionized guitar playing in the late ‘60s and ‘70s (and plus Black Sabbath is credited with creating heavy metal) but Floyd and Sgt. Pepper’s are definitely deserving of the top picks, though here are a number of albums that I’m surprised didn’t make the cut
- AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
- Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)/Metallica (1991)
- Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
- Queen - A Night At the Opera (1975)
- Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
- Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
- The Who - Tommy (1969)
- King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
- Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry Is On Top (1959)
- Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
- Guns ‘N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983)
- Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
Omg I know Hendrix should’ve been in the top 3
SRV should’ve definitely been in this list, he revived the blues movement, the greatest blues man that ever lived
Double that for King Crimson.... specially since they go almost as far back as Pink Floyd... and... god, Damn they were very VERY experimental, even on their First Album!
@@BroAnarchy Plus 21st Century Schizoid Man is one of the best rock songs to come out of that decade
@@andrewpappas9311 Hell Yeah.. Epitaph isn't bad, either
It seems like a lot of people commenting are confusing influential with a list of the best bands. There are a lot of excellent bands and musicians that were not influential at all, but just very good. They didn't change much of anything at all and weren't trying to.
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The first Ramones album changed everything to me.
The OG rock bands are the best. These are too iconic to forget about. I feel like a kid each time I hear the music😂
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory was stuck in my trucks CD player by choice that album was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They are singles bands
🎸Led Zeppelin 🤘🏻
in 2019, my hubby and I made the long trip from Michigan up to Chanhassen, MN to see Paisley Park. I cannot recommend it enough. When you walk in, you take a walk through time, knowing that a man built this place, lived there, created there and died there is a full circle moment you have to see for yourself. It will change you as it did me.
acdc back in black doesnt even get mentioned? theres a reason its the biggest selling rock album of all time and #2 all time. it changed the world for the better.
The Beatles were trying to top The Beach Boys and vice versa their battle was what was raising the production bar for each band
Can't argue with #1 and #2. Groundbreaking pillars of modern music! All the other LPs named on the list are spot on, except for a couple. I think this is the most accurate and hard-to-debate list WM had ever done.
I can’t believe Who’s Next, Appetite for Destruction and Boston didn’t crack top 10 not even an honorable mention! And Toys in the Attic should have gotten an honorable mention!
AGREED
well it is a top 10 can put every album there. I agree with you that they are great but then can't decide what has to go. should have been honourable mention tho
Glad you included Pet Sounds 💚💛💚✌️
easily Led Zeppelin most talented rock musician
Led Zeppelin are literally the ONLY band where every single member is at the top of his field.
Most interesting Topic ❤❤❤
Tapestry by Carole King. 15 weeks at #1, 6 years on the charts. Opened the way for singer/songwriters to get on the charts more than Dylan. Top ten for sure!!
Most of those albums definitely got me to sit up and go "hey!" when I heard them the first time. Decent list.
Well this was a fun Top 10:) Rumors will always be a fave of mine
The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails changed everything for me
yeah... great Album. Too bad they didn't even mention it on the "Honorable" list
I used to go see a laser show of Dark Side of the Moon at the Griffith Observatory. We’d take mushrooms and it was amazing.
I was there with you - and doing the same thing.
Nirvana was active from 1987 to 1994 but made timeless music
89-94*
@@villainousappetite8841 actually from 87
If they're so "timeless", then why have they been completely forgotten about since @ '95 ? They were Just The New Mtv Trend For That Time.
Cobain could NOT play the guitar
@@user-fu2mi1nd5l NO SHIT!! i remember back in dec.'93 my group of friends were goin' out one sat. night but we had to wait 'cause the girls in our group & 1 dude just had to watch this live nirvana concert bein' aired on mtv. as we sat thru that, it was extremely apparent he COULD NOT play 'cause his guitar was out of tuns the whole show. but of course we were accused of bein' "haters". i'd just started playin' guitar in june '92 & was already better than kurt cofag could ever be.
God bless you for getting number 1 right. Sgt Peppers, more than any other album befofe or after it, changed the face of rock and solidified it as just as profound, artistic, sophisticated, technical, and dignified as classical music, jazz, blues, and folk music. Salute 👏 👌🏿 💯
Queen's A Night at the Opera shouldve AT LEAST been an honorable mention omggggg
Steely Dan’s album Aja? A masterpiece in engineering and arrangement.
Good choices 👍
I would just like to take this time to remind the masses that Jimi Hendrix released only 3 albums during his lifetime within a 2 year span. There is quite literally no artist in Music history to have that epic of a career and influence in such a minuscule period of time. Oh and just to make it more ridiculous, he didn't start playing until he was 15, which if you're a musician are aware that not only is that older than the average age one learns an instrument, but this man is still talked about as the potential GOAT of that instrument. This was an anomaly of a prodigy of a musician.
I think this list falls into the mythology that great albums are very influential. As incredible as Jimi Hendrix was, and I think because he was so great no one could be the next Jimi. Led Zeppelin were great and popular but they were more influenced than influencers.
We're missing a lot of true innvoators. While Sergeant Peppers was brilliant, earlier albums basically invented the modern album. Where albums used to be singles compilations, the Beatles made music on albums to release singles from.
Bauhaus popularized goth and almost every like band afterwards used the Bauhaus aesthetic. The Jesus And Mary Chain and Husker Du popularized distortion. Brian Eno invented ambient.
And I think the biggest album left out was My Bloody Valentines Loveless which took distortion to a whole new level.
True. But this video is about singles
The title says ALBUMS
@@lostnthenoise oops
REVOLVER is Beatles best album IMHO
Led Zeppelin literally changed rock. Most influential rock band ever.
Great list
Where’s Velvet Underground?
Underrated af.
Great band
Ok these are all great choices ..but from more established bands ..here are my choices for changing music
1 ramones -ramones 1976
2 never mind the bullocks -!heres the sex pistols
3 drums and wires -XTC
4 unknown pleasures -joy division
5 remain in light -talking heads
6 ace of spades -motorhead
7 dare -human league
8 avalon roxy -music
9 thriller- michael jackson
10 zen arcade -hùsker dü
11 songs from the big chair -tears for fears
12 horse rotorvator - coil
13 raising hell- RUN -DMC
14 license ti ill - beastie boys
15 straight outta compton- NWA
16 daydream nation - sonic youth
17 doolitle- pixies
18 pretty hate machine - nine inch nails
19 ten pearl- jam
20 low end theory- a trbe called quest
21 rage against the machine-rage- against the machine
22 cypress hill - black sunday
23 downward spiral- nine inch nails
24 the bends -radiohead
25 homogenic -bjork
26 OK computer- radiohead
27 remedy- bassment jaxx
28 agaetus byrjun - sigur tòs
29 marshall mathers lp -eminem
30 stankonia - outkast
31 yoshimi battles the pink robots -the flaming lips
32 return to cookie mountain - tv on the radio
33 silent shout -the knife
34 krankhaus - angelspit
35 the bottomless pit- death grips
I have all of these, including the honorable mentions.
I'd like to give credit to Bat Out Of Hell from Meatloaf/Jim Steinman. This album proved you can have epic sales over many decades without ever having a top ten single. It only reached #14 on the US charts and #9 in the UK. Yet since 1977 it has sold over 14 million copies in the U.S. alone. According to WIKI, that's three million more than Sgt. Pepper. It was on the UK Album Chart for 522 weeks. The only other artists to do better are Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and Oasis.
True, but they weren't very influential or innovative. They were a very basic rock band.
@@kuhnhan Disagree. Especially since this was Steinman's starting point. He sound has never been matched and was considered influential by several artists including Evanescence, Macklemore (especial the song Downtown), as well as Andrew W.K.. He didn't just stick with rock and roll. He also did music for Broadway as well as a variety of hit records for artists like: Barbara Streisand, Barry Manilow, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Taylor Dayne, etc., etc.. It's well known in the music biz that you could listen to a song and hear the "Steinman Chorus". Which was the usual dead giveaway that he worked on the recording.
I can't believe Aerosmith,Talking Heads,Meat Loaf etc. didn't make the list.
All singles artists. Amazing, no doubt, but this is about albums
@@ebarteldes The deep tracks on 70's Aerosmith albums are more than just "singles"
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Revolver was much more influential and important than Sgt Pepper's, many of the ideas that appear on that album had already appeared on Revolver.
Always thought REVOLVER is BEST BEATLES LP
Wow. I can't believe Smell the Glove didn't make the list.
Shocked I somewhat agree with mojo.
Every album mentioned are easily in my top 30.
Nevermind & The Dark Side Of The Moon are hands down one of the best albums ever made in the history of music, most especially DSOTM.
So many left off but, the end result was never in doubt. The encounter The Beatles had with Pink Floyd at Abbey Road Studios during the recording of Sgt. Pepper’s is one of the most understated moments of the sixties.
John was on LSD at this meeting They were recording GETTING BETTER
Rumours. Stevie Nicks writing songs about how terrible her ex is, and then making him play guitar on those songs and sing backup. 😂 One of the best albums ever made. At least it got an honorable mention -- I was beginning to think y'all had entirely forgotten about it and Van Halen's first album.
I like my favorite album from this list on the CDs like Purple Rain Prince & the Revolution and London Calling The Clash and Black Sabbath Black Sabbath and Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan and Nevermind Nirvana and Pet Sounds The Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin and The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd and Rumours Fleetwood Mac and Van Helen Van Helen and Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones and Born To Run Bruce Springsteen and The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars David Bowie and SGT. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
Back in Black? A Night at The Opera?
I came here expecting Sgt Pepper to be number one, and there it is!
Fleetwood Mac rumors because all the couples were in toxic relationships. Showed thru the music
If Tusk ever tours near you, go! Great, really fun tribute band.
@@HeronCoyote1234 okay cool thanks
@@kershabeaver3312 you’re welcome.
Nice list but, you left out Queen, The Talking Heads, Devo, The B52's and Living Colour.
Also consider debut/early albums from genre-bending/making/influencing bands like
Elvis, Beatles, The Who, Byrds, Velvet Underground, Stooges, CCR, Sex Pistols, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Metallica, REM, RAtM, Pixies, Radiohead, Korn
Rubber Soul. It begat both Pet Sounds and Revolver, which begat Sgt Pepper. Most impactful was Pepper, but you don't get there with Rubber Soul, which was a huge change from albums with a couple of singles and a lot of filler. The entire album was charged with great songs.
I've often wondered whether people who harp on about London Calling could actually name three songs on the album or quote one verse of the title track.
Hell Yea, London Calling and Led Zepplin!!!
The top two need to be swapped. I firmly believe DOTM has had a larger effect on music that came after it.
Did they call Purple Rain radio friendly as an album? It literally contained the song that started the PMRC and album warning labels.
Not to mention a few songs that had to be shortened for radio play. All around not made for radio, but still amazing!
Deep Purple's Machine Head album! Iconic. (And yes, has THAT riff on it.)
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Keep up the good work, you never let your fans down with great entertainment 😎
ROCK N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree 100% with #1👍😀
Pink Floyd- Darkside of the moon is the only album that matters on this list!!! Pet sounds a close second!!
No love for More of The Monkees???
I totally agree withe entire list but wonder where the Who's "Tommy" is?
I would place the Stones "Sticky Fingers" in place of "Exile on Main Street". I would also give honorable mentions to the Who's "Who's Next" & Steely Dan's "Aja".
Let go so good❤
Dylan Bringing All Back Home. The genius has to be my first pick. He entered my world when I was about 7 thanks to my siblings. If you’re a poet, you know it, better not blow it.
purple rain is beyond legendary 4 ever !!
Great Top 2. Not too bad after that
The Eagles first album deserves an honorable mention. They invented the 70's country rock sound. Queen's "A Night At The Opera" also deserves mention. How about Jethro Tull "Aqualung"?
I would say that the album Meet the Beatles began a major change in music in music as we knew it.
Bob Dylan is arguably the greatest songwriter and storyteller of all time.
Agreed!
Perhaps, but even he held Gordon Lightfoot in high esteem!
Grateful Dead did Dylan songs better than anyone else Including the BIG ZIM himself
@@WilliamTheMovieFan And Woody Guthrie.
5. Linkin Park - HT
4. Cranberries - NNTA
3. Rush - 2112
2. Heart - LQ
1. Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Led Zeppelin hates the classification heavy metal and I agree with that in the sense that it kind of sets limits. They were such great musicians and played so many styles as to defy any specific genre
10. Green Day - Dookie
9. In This Moment - A Star-Crossed Wasteland
8. Within Temptation - Silent Force
7. Pink Floyd - TDSOTM
6. Led Zeppelin - Zeppelin 3
5. Cranberries - NNTA
4. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
3. Evanescence - Fallen
2. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
1. Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Nevermind certainly changed music for me.
I always found Bringing It All Back Home as the more underrated of the great Electric Dylan trilogy
I agree. As for overrated, Blonde On Blonde would fit that description.
There are great songs on it, but there is a LOT of filler.
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Glad that Bringing it all Back Home it's being recognized as Dylan' greatest revolutionary album, hoping that critics will someday move on from Sgt. Pepper's and will acknoledge Revolver as the Beatles real greatest achivement and influential work.
Metallica’s Black Album is missing
No. If you put Metallica on the list it's Master of Puppets.
The clash London calling is my favorite
Hey what about Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield -surely ground breaking music!
DARK OF THE MOON!!!!!!!!!!!
9:06 Pinky Floyd
That London Calling is an A+ album