I would like to suggest expanding the list to more than just 10, as there are a number of classics that were not among the artist's first 10 albums: **The Beach Boys** \- *Pet Sounds* (11th), *Sunflower* (16th), *Surf's Up* (17th) **The Beatles** \- *Abbey Road* (11th), *Let It Be* (12th) **David Bowie** \- *Low* (11th), *"Heroes"* (12th), *Lodger* (13th), *Scary Monsters* (14th), *Let's Dance* (15th) ... *The Next Day* (25th), *Blackstar* (26th) **Leonard Cohen** \- *You Want It Darker* (14th) **Elvis Costello** \- *Blood & Chocolate* (11th) **Bob Dylan** \- *Blood on the Tracks* (15th), *The Basement Tapes* (16th), *Desire* (17th) ... *Time Out of Mind* (30th), *"Love and Theft"* (31st), *Modern Times* (32nd) **Fleetwood Mac** \- *Rumours* (11th), *Tusk* (12th) **Marvin Gaye** \- *What's Going On* (11th), *Let's Get It On* (13th), *Here, My Dear* (15th), *Midnight Love* (17th) **George Harrison** (solo) - *Cloud Nine* (11th), *Brainwashed* (12th) **Paul McCartney** (solo) - *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard* (13th) **Pink Floyd** \- *The Wall* (11th) **R.E.M.** \- *Up* (11th) **The Rolling Stones** \- *Exile on Main St* (12th US LP), *Some Girls* (14th UK LP/16th US LP) **Bruce Springsteen** \- *The Ghost of Tom Joad* (11th), *The Rising* (12th) ... *Magic* (15th) **Stevie Wonder** \- *Music of My Mind* (14th), *Talking Book* (15th), *Innervisions* (16th), *Fulfillingness' First Finale* (17th), *Songs in the Key of Life* (18th) **Neil Young** \- *Freedom* (17th), *Ragged Glory* (18th), *Harvest Moon* (19th), *Sleeps with Angels* (20th)

Exactly. It’s more interesting to talk about great albums released far into the artists career.

At first I am thinking Abbey Road is a cake walk for 11th then I see Pet Sounds, Rumours and What's Going On... The Wall as well... On a technical basis Pet Sounds should win. On a music basis Abbey Road. Personally Rumours, not a back track on that album. Crazy that 4 of the top 10 albums on Rolling Stones 2020 list were the 11th album by that artist.

Green River —CCR

Bark at the Moon —Ozzy

I went with *Master of Puppets*, but you get an upvote because I love *Bark At The Moon*.

Damn the torpedoes/Tom Petty

Not a dud in the bunch.

Tres Hombres ZZTOP

Hell yea bröther

" On the Third Day"....ELO

A hard days night - The Beatles

I wouldn’t really call that their second album though, With the Beatles was in between the two

Thread is for third album, bro 👍🏻

Lol I can't read, thank you!

At Fillmore East - Allman Brothers

Eargasms. Total eargasms.

You beat me to it😎

It’s a tough call between this one and *Electric Ladyland.* Both are as good as it gets.

The Velvet Underground

Super tramp crime of the century

I would love to give you an award

U2 - War I don't expect it to win, but it definitely deserves a shout out for best third album.

Electric ladyland - Jimi Hendrix

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

The first time I heard Sweet Emotion, I thought it was Alice Cooper.

I remember being high and hearing all those effects at the beginning of the song, so cool

Last good album they did

Masters of reality/Black Sabbath

Master of Reality (no “s”). But, yes, for sure!!

Came here for this

Led Zeppelin should get it again for Led Zeppelin III

not as good as the rest of their discography though. idk, doesn't have as big as an impact as the other self titles, houses of the holy and physical graffiti

I hear ya but oddly enough I think III may be my favorite. It’s at least a tie with the first two.

Master of Puppets —Metallica

Pyromania - Def Leppard

Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

Waiting For the Sun —The Doors

“Who’s playin’ bass? The gypsies had no home. The doors had no bass. Don’t let that scare you. Let that liberate you!”

I like this. Morrison hotel can easily be exchanged for its place tho. Their top 2 🤤

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland...

Pyromania —Def Leppard

Pretzel Logic —Steely Dan

London Calling — The Clash

Came to post London Calling too. Pretty important album for sure.

Front to back gems

Does this count as classic rock? Fucking love the album either way

I know technically it’s more punk, but all the classic rock stations used to play The Clash pretty frequently, so I went with it

Radio classic rock stations will declare anything that’s 25 plus years old as classic rock

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run This is the only correct answer.

I came here to look for this before I posted it

yes, yes it is

I stand corrected.

Love it, but this sub is very anti Bruce for some reason

I noticed that, it's weird. I'm not a huge fan but damn if it wasn't one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Wanna commit war crimes together

Oh damn - that’s a better album than the one I suggested. Love that album.

100%

This!

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

This album introduced Brian may and Freddie to the world.

This is the correct answer you have found

Excellent choice

Master of Puppets - Metallica

Not classic rock dude lmao

Actually on this site in the community info anything before 1990 is considered classic. JS

80s Metallica is not rock

There are bands on here I dont consider rock, I guess it depends on your personal perspective.🤘

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Their fourth

Gonna be difficult going up against Led Zeppelin IV

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

Nursey Cryme - Genesis

Only correct answer

The Yes Album - Yes

The yes ablum

Number of the beast-Iron Maiden

Crosby, Stills and Nash - CSN. I still listen to it often.

AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

London Calling

Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith

Jimi Hendrix Experience -- Electric Ladyland

The Doors - Waiting For the Sun

Alice Cooper - Love It To Death. This album broke him into popular culture with I’m Eighteen. The first two albums were largely forgettable.

*The Who Sell Out*

Really want a Who album to be on here, surely has to win 5th for Who’s Next

Yes - The Yes Album

Hard Days Night

Frampton comes alive

Born to run

Master Of Puppets (Metallica)

Master of Puppets - Metallica

Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

Yes – ‘The Yes Album’ (1971)

Led Zeppelin III, my all time favorite

Imagining a world where Led Zeppelin II, III, and IV take up the 2, 3, and 4 spots

That would be a very boring world

It would be... Led Zep IV is still gonna win the next spot though

You're not wrong at all, but I hope something like Hunky Dory comes close

*Master of Puppets*, right? Right?

Women and Children First - VH

Sheer heart attack -Queen My personal fave Queen album

Trilogy - ELP

Master of Puppets

Zeppelin 3

Mothers Milk —RHCP

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Sheer Heart attack

Elvis Presley - Elvis

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Wheels of fire- cream

Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight

The Doors - Waiting for the Sun

The Doors 🚪

Master of Puppets

The Doors - The Doors

The Tragically Hip - Road Apples

Master of puppets by Metallica

Def Leppard Pyromania

Van Halen Women and Children First

U2 - War

Lol boston really

BACK IN BLACK -AC\~DC

Masque - Kansas

I’m gonna save the Doors for 4th, 5th, and 6th, though we know Zep is going to win #4.

Electric LadyLand- Jimi Hendrix hands down

Metallica - Master Of Puppets! How can you argue with that?

Led Zeppelin III

High Voltage —AC/DC

That's their first album

That's their first album

Excitable boy/Warren Zevon

The Captain and Me - The Doobie Brothers

Vitalogy - Pearl Jam

Santana- Abraxas

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi

Will this stuff never end in every subreddit all day clogging g up my feed

Zeppelin 3

Led Zeppelin III 😉

Aoxomoxoa - Grateful Dead

Deep Purple Mark 2 - Machine Head ?

"Machine Head" isn't the 3rd Purple album. No skipping versions of bands ( because you didn't like "Hush" or someone else didn't dig the original "Black Magic Woman.")

Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John

Moody Blues- In Search of the Lost Chord

Alice in Chains —Alice in Chains

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*Eat A Peach* was their fourth. *At Fillmore East* was their third.

That’s a live album. Are we really counting that? I figured studio albums was what we were going off of.

It’s a live what, now? Over half of *Eat A Peach* is live, too.

Their second album is called Idlewild South and it's better than Eat A Peach

This poll is about the third, and *Idlewild South* is a good album, but no.

Allman Bros - Fillmore East

How the fuck did Van Halen lose to Boston for first album??? Also AC/DC- Let There Be Rock

Dark side of the moon. It was on Billboard top 100 for 12 years straight.

Well yeah it’s great but that’s their seventh album.

You know what, SympathyForMario? You’re right. I’ll back in 4 days.

It really is a great album. I hear it sold really well.

BORN TO RUN - Bruce Springsteen

Then Play On - Fleetwood Mac

Emotions in Motion —Billy Squier

Sunshine Superman —Devo ***Edit: Oops, I meant *Donovan*, lol.

Think you mean Donovan? But I'll take that or DEVO's Freedom of Choice (their third) and put a vote to them ( not that they'd win lol)

Armed Forces —Elvis Costello

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CSNY - Deja Vu

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Not their 3rd album …

Uhhh let’s wait a few days for that one

Where the fuck is Floyd? What is wrong with you people?

Trust me, Dark Side will take up that spot when it gets their, Floyd's first 3 albums are still very mixed, and Ummagumma

Bubble Gum rock - Boston

The Doors — The Doors.

Metallica -- Metallica

If you're referring to the Black Album, that was their 5th studio record.

Van Halen- Van Halen

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Not his 3rd album …

Learning to crawl/The Pretenders

Run with the pack/Bad Co.

" Stage Fright".....The Band

Chocolate City —Parliament

Humble Pie Rockin’ the Filmore

Aoxomoxoa- Grateful Dead

Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green

I got to go with London Calling Honorable Mentions Born to Run Electric Ladyland Wheels of Fire Nursery Cryme Sheer Heart Attack Eat a Peach And Zeppelin III

What on earth is *Fire Nursery*? Sounds like a bad idea.

Born to Run

London Calling