V. Closing ↑
4. Five-Star Albums
This is list of my most highly recommended rock albums. Click on a column heading to sort by that column.
| Artist | Album Title | Pub Date | Album Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Band | To Kingdom Come | 1989 | Compilation |
| The Band | Music from Big Pink | 1968 | Original |
| The Band | The Band | 1969 | Original |
| The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | 1993 | Compilation |
| The Beach Boys | Greatest Hits-Vol. 1 | 1999 | Compilation |
| The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 1966 | Original |
| The Beach Boys | Sunflower/Surf’s Up | 1970 | Original |
| The Beatles | Past Masters Vol. 1 | 1988 | Compilation |
| The Beatles | Past Masters Vol. 2 | 1988 | Compilation |
| The Beatles | 1 | 2000 | Compilation |
| The Beatles | Rubber Soul | 1965 | Original |
| The Beatles | Revolver | 1966 | Original |
| The Beatles | Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Original |
| The Beatles | Abbey Road | 1969 | Original |
| Jeff Beck | The Best of Jeff Beck | 2007 | Compilation |
| Chuck Berry | The Definitive Collection | 2006 | Compilation |
| Jackson Browne | Late for the Sky | 1974 | Original |
| Buffalo Springfield | Retrospective | 1969 | Compilation |
| Buffalo Springfield | Buffalo Springfield | 1967 | Original |
| Buffalo Springfield | Again | 1967 | Original |
| Buffalo Springfield | Last Time Around | 1968 | Original |
| Cream | Those Were The Days | 1997 | Compilation |
| Cream | Cream - Gold | 2005 | Compilation |
| Cream | Disraeli Gears | 1967 | Original |
| Miles Davis | Kind of Blue | 1958 | Original |
| Derek & the Dominos | Layla | 1970 | Original |
| Bob Dylan | Highway 61 | 1965 | Original |
| Bob Dylan | Blonde on Blonde | 1966 | Original |
| Grateful Dead | Live/Dead | 1969 | Original |
| Grateful Dead | Workingman’s Dead | 1970 | Original |
| Grateful Dead | American Beauty | 1970 | Original |
| Grateful Dead | Cornell 5/8/77 | 1977 | Original |
| Jimi Hendrix | Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix | 1998 | Compilation |
| Jimi Hendrix | Are You Experienced? | 1967 | Original |
| Jimi Hendrix | Axis Bold As Love | 1968 | Original |
| Jimi Hendrix | Electric Ladyland | 1968 | Original |
| The Jefferson Airplane | The Worst of Jefferson Airplane | 1970 | Compilation |
| The Jefferson Airplane | The Essential Jefferson Airplane | 2005 | Compilation |
| The Jefferson Airplane | Surrealistic Pillow | 1967 | Original |
| The Jefferson Airplane | Volunteers | 1969 | Original |
| Robert Johnson | Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings | 1990 | Compilation |
| The Kinks | Face to Face | 1966 | Original |
| The Kinks | Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire | 1969 | Original |
| The Kinks | Muswell Hillbillies | 1971 | Original |
| The Kinks | Everybody’s in Show Biz | 1972 | Original |
| Joni Mitchell | Hits | 1996 | Compilation |
| Joni Mitchell | Ladies of the Canyon | 1970 | Original |
| Joni Mitchell | Blue | 1971 | Original |
| Joni Mitchell | Court and Spark | 1974 | Original |
| The Rolling Stones | Big Hits: High Tides and Green Grass | 1966 | Compilation |
| The Rolling Stones | Hot Rocks, 1964 - 1971 | 1972 | Compilation |
| The Rolling Stones | Singles Collection: The London Years | 1989 | Compilation |
| The Rolling Stones | Beggar’s Banquet | 1968 | Original |
| The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | 1969 | Original |
| Bob Seger | Greatest Hits | 1994 | Compilation |
| Bob Seger | Night Moves | 1976 | Original |
| Bob Seger | Stranger in Town | 1978 | Original |
| Phil Spector | A Christmas Gift | 1963 | Original |
| Bruce Springsteen | The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle | 1973 | Original |
| Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run | 1975 | Original |
| Bruce Springsteen | Darkness on the Edge of Town | 1978 | Original |
| Traffic | Smiling Phases | 1991 | Compilation |
| Traffic | Feelin’ Alright: The Very Best of Traffic | 2000 | Compilation |
| Traffic | Traffic | 1968 | Original |
| The Velvet Underground | Peel Slowly And See | 1995 | Compilation |
| The Velvet Underground | Velvet Underground | 1969 | Original |
| The Velvet Underground | Loaded | 1970 | Original |
| Jesse Winchester | Jesse Winchester Anthology | 2000 | Compilation |
| Jesse Winchester | Jesse Winchester | 1970 | Original |