100 Greatest Rock Guitar Albums
Criteria: These 'Greatest Rock Guitar Albums' were chosen for their exceptional guitar work, originality, & influence.
Rock Guitar Albums
1. Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
2. Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3. Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Van Halen
Van Halen
5. Layla
Derek And The Dominos
Jimi Hendrix
2. Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3. Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Van Halen
Van Halen
5. Layla
Derek And The Dominos
6. Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
7. Blow By Blow
Jeff Beck
8. Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
9. Berry Is On Top
Chuck Berry
10. Disraeli Gears
Cream
11. Machine Head
Deep Purple
12. Passion And Warfare
Steve Vai
13. Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
14. Paranoid
Black Sabbath
15. Fresh Cream
Cream
16. Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
17. Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
18. Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne
19. Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
20. Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
21. Rising Force
Yngwie Malmsteen
22. Master Of Puppets
Metallica
23. Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
24. Wired
Jeff Beck
25. Ah Via Musicom
Eric Johnson
26. Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
27. Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
28. Rust In Peace
Megadeth
29. Back In Black
AC/DC
30. The Smoker Your Drink, The Player You Get
Joe Walsh
31. Abraxas
Santana
32. Sing For You
The "5" Royales
33. Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
John Mayall
34. Have Guitar Will Travel
Bo Diddley
35. Yes Album
Yes
36. Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
37. Innuendo
Queen
38. Speed Metal Symphony
Cacophony
39. Marquee Moon
Television
40. Quadrophenia
The Who
41. Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
42. Queen II
Queen
43. Abbey Road
The Beatles
44. Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment
45. Fair Warning
Van Halen
46. Truth
Jeff Beck
47. Zuma
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
48. Queen
Queen
49. Hemispheres
Rush
50. Zoot Allures
Frank Zappa
51. For LP Fans Only
Elvis Presley
52. Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
53. The Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & Crickets
54. Lateralus
Tool
55. Pornograffitti
Extreme
56. After School Session
Chuck Berry
57. Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
58. Green Onions
Booker T & The MG's
59. 1984
Van Halen
60. Let There Be Rock
AC/DC
61. The Wall
Pink Floyd
62. The Battle Of Los Angeles
Rage Against The Machine
63. And Justice For All
Metallica
64. Argus
Wishbone Ash
65. Cricklewood Green
Ten Years After
66. Population Override
Buckethead
67. Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
68. Technical Difficulties
Racer X
69. Perpetual Burn
Jason Becker
70. Lights Out
UFO
71. Far Beyond Driven
Pantera
72. Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses
73. Surfer's Choice
Dick Dale
74. Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
75. Blind Faith
Blind Faith
76. Couldn't Stand The Weather
Stevie Ray Vaughan
77. Ten
Pearl Jam
78. Screaming For Vengeance
Judas Priest
79. One Dozen Berries
Chuck Berry
80. Fragile
Yes
81. Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel
Duane Eddy
82. Teen Beat
Carl Perkins
83. Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
84. Chicago VIII
Chicago
85. Train Of Thought
Dream Theater
86. Scenes From A Memory
Dream Theater
87. Eat A Peach
Allman Brothers Band
88. Royal Scam
Steely Dan
89. Metallica (Black Album)
Metallica
90. Cuckoo Clocks Of Hell
Buckethead
91. Soul To Soul
Stevie Ray Vaughan
92. Viva Santana
Santana
93. Animals
Pink Floyd
94. Brainwashed
George Harrison
95. Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses
96. Bridge Of Sighs
Robin Trower
97. What If
Dixie Dregs
98. Aenima
Tool
99. Slowhand
Eric Clapton
100. Diary Of A Madman
Ozzy Osbourne
Jimi Hendrix
7. Blow By Blow
Jeff Beck
8. Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
9. Berry Is On Top
Chuck Berry
10. Disraeli Gears
Cream
11. Machine Head
Deep Purple
12. Passion And Warfare
Steve Vai
13. Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
14. Paranoid
Black Sabbath
15. Fresh Cream
Cream
16. Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
17. Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
18. Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne
19. Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
20. Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
21. Rising Force
Yngwie Malmsteen
22. Master Of Puppets
Metallica
23. Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
24. Wired
Jeff Beck
25. Ah Via Musicom
Eric Johnson
26. Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
27. Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
28. Rust In Peace
Megadeth
29. Back In Black
AC/DC
30. The Smoker Your Drink, The Player You Get
Joe Walsh
31. Abraxas
Santana
32. Sing For You
The "5" Royales
33. Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
John Mayall
34. Have Guitar Will Travel
Bo Diddley
35. Yes Album
Yes
36. Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
37. Innuendo
Queen
38. Speed Metal Symphony
Cacophony
39. Marquee Moon
Television
40. Quadrophenia
The Who
41. Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
42. Queen II
Queen
43. Abbey Road
The Beatles
44. Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment
45. Fair Warning
Van Halen
46. Truth
Jeff Beck
47. Zuma
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
48. Queen
Queen
49. Hemispheres
Rush
50. Zoot Allures
Frank Zappa
51. For LP Fans Only
Elvis Presley
52. Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
53. The Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & Crickets
54. Lateralus
Tool
55. Pornograffitti
Extreme
56. After School Session
Chuck Berry
57. Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
58. Green Onions
Booker T & The MG's
59. 1984
Van Halen
60. Let There Be Rock
AC/DC
61. The Wall
Pink Floyd
62. The Battle Of Los Angeles
Rage Against The Machine
63. And Justice For All
Metallica
64. Argus
Wishbone Ash
65. Cricklewood Green
Ten Years After
66. Population Override
Buckethead
67. Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
68. Technical Difficulties
Racer X
69. Perpetual Burn
Jason Becker
70. Lights Out
UFO
71. Far Beyond Driven
Pantera
72. Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses
73. Surfer's Choice
Dick Dale
74. Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
75. Blind Faith
Blind Faith
76. Couldn't Stand The Weather
Stevie Ray Vaughan
77. Ten
Pearl Jam
78. Screaming For Vengeance
Judas Priest
79. One Dozen Berries
Chuck Berry
80. Fragile
Yes
81. Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel
Duane Eddy
82. Teen Beat
Carl Perkins
83. Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
84. Chicago VIII
Chicago
85. Train Of Thought
Dream Theater
86. Scenes From A Memory
Dream Theater
87. Eat A Peach
Allman Brothers Band
88. Royal Scam
Steely Dan
89. Metallica (Black Album)
Metallica
90. Cuckoo Clocks Of Hell
Buckethead
91. Soul To Soul
Stevie Ray Vaughan
92. Viva Santana
Santana
93. Animals
Pink Floyd
94. Brainwashed
George Harrison
95. Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses
96. Bridge Of Sighs
Robin Trower
97. What If
Dixie Dregs
98. Aenima
Tool
99. Slowhand
Eric Clapton
100. Diary Of A Madman
Ozzy Osbourne
101. Super Session
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Stephen Stills
102. Van Halen II
Van Halen
103. 461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
104. Rumble
Link Wray
105. Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones
106. Powerslave
Iron Maiden
107. Escape
Journey
108. Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy
109. From The Cradle
Eric Clapton
110. Wildest Guitar
Mickey Baker
111. Liquid Tension Experiment II
Liquid Tension Experiment
112. Dragon's Kiss
Marty Friedman
113. Piece Of Mind
Iron Maiden
114. Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
115. Who's Next
The Who
116. Never To Be Forgotten
Eddie Cochran
117. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
Mick Ronson
118. Ride The Lightning
Metallica
119. Kinks
The Kinks
120. Reign In Blood
Slayer
121. Rock 'n' Roll
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
122. BadMotorFinger
Soundgarden
123. The New Order
Testament
124. Great Southern Trendkill
Pantera
125. Evil Empire
Rage Against The Machine
126. Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden
127. Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
128. Stressfest
Steve Morse Band
129. Stained Class
Judas Priest
130. Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath
131. Red
King Crimson
132. Venus Isle
Eric Johnson
133. Dirt
Alice In Chains
134. Images & Words
Dream Theater
135. In Step
Stevie Ray Vaughan
136. Operation Mindcrime
Queensryche
137. Moving Pictures
Rush
138. Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
139. Black Light Syndrome
Bozzio Levin Stevens
140. The Unforgettable Fire
U2
141. Highway To Hell
AC/DC
142. Crystal Planet
Joe Satriani
143. Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
144. Awake
Dream Theater
145. Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
146. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
147. Dogman
Kings X
148. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen
149. No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne
150. Sonic Temple
The Cult
Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper/Stephen Stills
102. Van Halen II
Van Halen
103. 461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
104. Rumble
Link Wray
105. Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones
106. Powerslave
Iron Maiden
107. Escape
Journey
108. Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy
109. From The Cradle
Eric Clapton
110. Wildest Guitar
Mickey Baker
111. Liquid Tension Experiment II
Liquid Tension Experiment
112. Dragon's Kiss
Marty Friedman
113. Piece Of Mind
Iron Maiden
114. Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
115. Who's Next
The Who
116. Never To Be Forgotten
Eddie Cochran
117. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
Mick Ronson
118. Ride The Lightning
Metallica
119. Kinks
The Kinks
120. Reign In Blood
Slayer
121. Rock 'n' Roll
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
122. BadMotorFinger
Soundgarden
123. The New Order
Testament
124. Great Southern Trendkill
Pantera
125. Evil Empire
Rage Against The Machine
126. Somewhere In Time
Iron Maiden
127. Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
128. Stressfest
Steve Morse Band
129. Stained Class
Judas Priest
130. Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath
131. Red
King Crimson
132. Venus Isle
Eric Johnson
133. Dirt
Alice In Chains
134. Images & Words
Dream Theater
135. In Step
Stevie Ray Vaughan
136. Operation Mindcrime
Queensryche
137. Moving Pictures
Rush
138. Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
139. Black Light Syndrome
Bozzio Levin Stevens
140. The Unforgettable Fire
U2
141. Highway To Hell
AC/DC
142. Crystal Planet
Joe Satriani
143. Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
144. Awake
Dream Theater
145. Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
146. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
147. Dogman
Kings X
148. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen
149. No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne
150. Sonic Temple
The Cult
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50 Greatest Live Rock Guitar Albums
1. Live At The Fillmore
Derek And The Dominos
2. Live At The Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3. Tribute
Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads
4. How The West Was Won
Led Zeppelin
5. Made In Japan
Deep Purple
6. Get Your Ya Ya's Out
Rolling Stones
7. Live At Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix
8. Live In San Francisco
Joe Satriani
9. Right Here, Right Now
Van Halen
10. Wheels Of Fire
Cream
11. Roxy & Elsewhere
Frank Zappa
12. Live Scenes From New York
Dream Theater
13. Weld
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
14. G3 Live
Joe Satriani/Steve Vai/Eric Johnson
15. Live At Leeds
The Who
16. Live At Montreux
Stevie Ray Vaughan
17. Past Lives
Black Sabbath
18. Band Of Gypsys
Jimi Hendrix
19. Live Cream Vol. 1
Cream
20. Live And Beyond
Eric Johnson
21. Bring Em Back Alive
Dixie Dregs
22. Live At Wembley
Queen
23. Official Live 101
Pantera
24. Unleased In The East
Judas Priest
25. Robin Trower Live
Robin Trower
26. Pulse
Pink Floyd
27. Live After Death
Iron Maiden
28. All The World's A Stage
Rush
29. Live AT The BBC
The Yardbirds
30. Live At Budokan
Dream Theater
31. Live At Carnegie Hall
Chicago
32. Ummaguma
Pink Floyd
33. The Royal Albert Hall Concert
Bob Dylan
34. Unplugged
Alice In Chains
35. Live Extreme Vol. 1
Racer X
36. Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
37. Live
Eagles
38. One More From The Road
Lynyrd Skynyrd
39. Unplugged
Eric Clapton
40. Live At The Fillmore East
Jimi Hendrix
41. Once In A Livetime
Dream Theater
42. Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium
Rage Against The Machine
43. The Great Deceiver
King Crimson
44. Live AT Carnegie Hall
Stevie Ray Vaughan
45. Exit Stage Left
Rush
46. California Screamin
Dixie Dregs
47. Live Alive
Stevie Ray Vaughan
48. Live Cream Vol. 2
Cream
49. Free Live
Free
50. Five Live Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
Derek And The Dominos
2. Live At The Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3. Tribute
Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads
4. How The West Was Won
Led Zeppelin
5. Made In Japan
Deep Purple
6. Get Your Ya Ya's Out
Rolling Stones
7. Live At Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix
8. Live In San Francisco
Joe Satriani
9. Right Here, Right Now
Van Halen
10. Wheels Of Fire
Cream
11. Roxy & Elsewhere
Frank Zappa
12. Live Scenes From New York
Dream Theater
13. Weld
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
14. G3 Live
Joe Satriani/Steve Vai/Eric Johnson
15. Live At Leeds
The Who
16. Live At Montreux
Stevie Ray Vaughan
17. Past Lives
Black Sabbath
18. Band Of Gypsys
Jimi Hendrix
19. Live Cream Vol. 1
Cream
20. Live And Beyond
Eric Johnson
21. Bring Em Back Alive
Dixie Dregs
22. Live At Wembley
Queen
23. Official Live 101
Pantera
24. Unleased In The East
Judas Priest
25. Robin Trower Live
Robin Trower
26. Pulse
Pink Floyd
27. Live After Death
Iron Maiden
28. All The World's A Stage
Rush
29. Live AT The BBC
The Yardbirds
30. Live At Budokan
Dream Theater
31. Live At Carnegie Hall
Chicago
32. Ummaguma
Pink Floyd
33. The Royal Albert Hall Concert
Bob Dylan
34. Unplugged
Alice In Chains
35. Live Extreme Vol. 1
Racer X
36. Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
37. Live
Eagles
38. One More From The Road
Lynyrd Skynyrd
39. Unplugged
Eric Clapton
40. Live At The Fillmore East
Jimi Hendrix
41. Once In A Livetime
Dream Theater
42. Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium
Rage Against The Machine
43. The Great Deceiver
King Crimson
44. Live AT Carnegie Hall
Stevie Ray Vaughan
45. Exit Stage Left
Rush
46. California Screamin
Dixie Dregs
47. Live Alive
Stevie Ray Vaughan
48. Live Cream Vol. 2
Cream
49. Free Live
Free
50. Five Live Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
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Edited By: Danny
Last Updated: 2005-02-15
Newly added names are in Red
Last Updated: 2005-02-15
Newly added names are in Red