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100 Greatest Live Rock Albums

Criteria: These Live Albums are ranked by Popularity, Influence and Impact in rock music.

Last Updated: 2010-11-29
Greatest Live Rock Albums
  1. James Brown - Live At The Apollo
  2. The Who - Live At Leeds
  3. The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
  4. Jerry Lee Lewis - Live At The Star Club
  5. Ray Charles - In Person
  6. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
  7. Deep Purple - Made In Japan
  8. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
  9. Bob Dylan - The Royal Albert Hall Concert
10. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
11. Sam Cooke - At Harlem Square Club
12. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies
13. KISS - Alive
14. The MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
15. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live
16. James Brown - Live At The Apollo Volume Two
17. The Grateful Dead - Live Dead
18. Donny Hathaway - Live
19. Etta James - Rocks The House!
20. Motorhead - No Sleep Til Hammersmith
21. Neil Young - Live Rust
22. Gene Chandler - Live At The Regal
23. Ike & Tina Turner - What You Hear Is What You Get: Live At Carnegie Hall
24. Otis Redding - Live In Europe
25. Elvis Presley - In Person At The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
26. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis Live
27. U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky
28. James Brown - Say It Live & Loud: Live In Dallas 8.26.68
29. Aretha Franklin - Live At Fillmore West
30. Ray Charles - At Newport
31. War - War Live
32. AC/DC - If You Want Blood, You've Got It
33. Solomon Burke - Soul Alive!
34. Lynyrd Skynryd - One More For The Road
35. Bob Dylan & The Band - Before The Flood
36. Sam Cooke - At The Copa
37. Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
38. The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds
39. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
40. Queen - Live At Wembley '86
41. Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhodes - Tribute
42. Gil Scott-Heron - Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
43. The Beach Boys - In Concert (1974)
44. Cheap Trick - At Budokan
45. Jefferson Airplane - Bless Its Pointed Little Head
46. Rush - Exit-Stage Left
47. The Roots - The Roots Come Alive
48. Bob Marley - Babylon By Bus
49. James Brown - Pure Dynamite: Live At The Royal
50. Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
51. Simon & Garfunkel - Live In Central Park
52. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
53. Jerry Lee Lewis - The Greatest Live Show On Earth
54. Cream - Live Cream Vol. 1
55. The Temptations - Live
56. Billy Joel - Songs In The Attic
57. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour
58. Parliament - Parliament Live/P-Funk Earth Tour
59. Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
60. Robin Trower - Live
61. Derek & The Dominos - In Concert/Live At The Fillmore
62. The Meters - Uptown Rulers: The Meters Live On The Queen Mary
63. The Ventures - On Stage
64. Boogie Down Productions - Live Hardcore Worldwide
65. Iron Maiden - Live After Death
66. The Beach Boys - Concert (1964)
67. Elvis Presley - At Madison Square Garden
68. Van Morrison - It's Too Late To Stop Now
69. Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen
70. Foghat - Live
71. Marvin Gaye - Live At The London Palladium
72. Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
73. King Curtis - Live At Fillmore West
74. Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Animal
75. Stevie Wonder -Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius
76. Jeff Buckley - Live At L'Olympia
77. James Brown - Love, Power, Peace: Live At The Olympia, Paris, 1971.
78. Otis Redding - In Person At The Whisky A Go-Go
79. The O'Jays - Live In London
80. The Blues Brothers - A Briefcase Full Of Blues
81. The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume 4
82. Erykah Badu - Live
83. Bob Seger - Live Bullet
84. The Everly Brothers - Reunion Concert
85. The Beatles - Live At The Hollywood Bowl
86. Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
87. Ike & Tina Turner - Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show
88. Commodores - Live
89. Dion & The Belmonts - Reunion At Madison Square Garden
90. The Velvet Underground - Live At Max's Kansas City
91. George Thorogood - Live
92. The Jacksons - Jacksons Live
93. Yes - Yessongs
94. James Brown - At Madison Square Garden
95. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends
96. Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East
97. Bruce Springsteen - Live In New York City
98. Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same
99. Esther Phillips - Burnin'
100. Jimi Hendrix - Live At The Fillmore East

James Brown Live album cover
the who live at leeds album cover
Allman Brothers At Fillmore East album cover
Jerry Lee Lewis Live At The Star Club album cover
Ray Charles In Person album cover
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison album cover

GREATEST LIVE/STUDIO COMBINATION ALBUMS:

  1. Cream - Wheels Of Fire
  2. James Brown - Sex Machine
  3. Elvis Presley - From Memphis To Vegas
  4. Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude
  5. Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
  6. ZZ Top - Fandango
  7. The Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach
  8. Donna Summer - Live And More
  9. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
10. Jackson Browne - Running On Empty
11. The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
12. Frank Zappa - Weasles Ripped My Flesh
13. Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
14. The Kinks - Everybody's In Show Biz
15. Heart - Greatest Hits/Live
16. Gil Scott-Heron - It's Your World
17. The Chambers Brothers - Love, Peace & Happiness
18. Canned Heat - Living the Blues
19. Chuck Berry - The London Sessions
20. Teddy Pendergrass - Teddy Live! Coast To Coast
Cream, Wheels of Fire album cover

GREATEST LIVE RADIO/TV PERFORMANCE ALBUMS:

  1. Elvis Presley - Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
  2. Nirvana - Unplugged In New York City
  3. Led Zeppelin - The BBC Sessions
  4. Eric Clapton - Unplugged
  5. The Beatles - Live At The BBC
  6. Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
  7. Cream - BBC Sessions
  8. Jay-Z - Unplugged
  9. Roy Orbison - A Black & White Night Live
10. David Bowie - Bowie At The Beeb
11. The Who - BBC Sessions
12. Elvis Presley - Louisiana Hayride (The Beginning Years 1954-1956)
13. Bob Marley - Talkin' Blues
14. Pat Travers - King Biscuit Flower Hour
15. Alicia Keys - Unplugged
16. The Supremes & The Temptations - TCB
17. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Radio One
18. The Jackson Five - Goin' Back To Indiana
19. Al Stewart - The Live Radio Concert
20. Foghat - King Biscuit Flower Hour
Elvis '68 comeback album cover

GREATEST MULTI-ARTIST LIVE ALBUMS:

  (features multiple artists performing separately)
  1. Otis Redding/Jimi Hendrix - Monterey International Pop Festival
  2. The Band - The Last Waltz
  3. Stax/Volt Revue - Volumes One & Two
  4. George Harrison - Concert For Bangladesh
  5. Saturday Night At The Uptown
  6. Fillmore: The Last Days
  7. Motor-Town Review: Volume 1; 1963
  8. The Great 1955 Shrine Concert (inc. Sam Cooke w/ The Soul Stirrers)
  9. The Isley Brothers - Live At Yankee Stadium
10. Funky Broadway: Live At The 5/4
11. Eric Clapton - Rainbow Concert
12. Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles - Live
Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix at Monterey International Pop Festival

GREATEST LIVE BOX SETS:

  (3 albums or more)
  1. Monterey International Pop Festival
  2. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Live 1975-1985
  3. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won
  4. Woodstock
  5. Elvis Presley - A Golden Collection
  6. Wings - Wings Over America
  7. Metallica - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
  8. Wattstax: The Living Word - Vols. 1 & 2
  9. Eric Clapton - Crossroads Two: Live In The Seventies
10. Rush - Rush In Rio
Monterey International Pop Festival box set cover




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