Top Rock & Roll Albums
Rank
All Time
Artist
Album
Subgenre(s)
Other Genre(s)
Year
1
133
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
1956
2
393
Little Richard
Here's Little Richard
Rhythm & Blues
1957
3
408
The Crickets
The "Chirping" Crickets
Rockabilly
1957
4
622
Elvis Presley
Elvis
1956
5
704
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Rhythm & Blues
1958
6
801
MC5
Back in the USA
Garage Rock
,
Hard Rock
,
Proto-Punk
1970
7
862
The Gun Club
Fire of Love
Psychobilly
Punk Blues
1981
8
878
The Cramps
Songs the Lord Taught Us
Psychobilly
Garage Punk
1980
9
896
Johnny Burnette
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio
Rockabilly
1956
10
956
Flamin' Groovies
Teenage Head
Blues Rock
,
Garage Rock
1971
11
984
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Is On Top
1959
12
985
Jerry Lee Lewis
Live at the Star Club, Hamburg
1964
13
992
Elvis Presley
Elvis Is Back!
Pop
1960
14
1358
Elvis Presley
Elvis (Original Soundtrack Recording From His NBC-TV Special)
Pop Rock
1968
15
1438
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
1958
16
1559
Flamin' Groovies
Shake Some Action
Power Pop
1976
17
1568
Chuck Berry
After School Session
Rhythm & Blues
1957
18
1581
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps
Rockabilly
1957
19
1632
Bo Diddley
Go Bo Diddley
Rhythm & Blues
1959
20
1681
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Rockabilly
1958
21
1729
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers (They're Off and Rolling)
Close Harmony
,
Pop
1957
22
1981
Fats Domino
Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino
1956
23
2050
Stray Cats
Stray Cats/Built for Speed
Rockabilly
1981
24
2051
Chuck Berry
St. Louis to Liverpool
1964
25
2104
Chuck Berry
One Dozen Berrys
1958
26
2209
Elvis Presley
Loving You
1957
27
2300
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!
Rockabilly
Country
1957
28
2431
The Cramps
Psychedelic Jungle
Psychobilly
Garage Punk
1981
29
2562
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
Shpritsz
1978
30
2593
The Blasters
Hard Line
Rockabilly
Roots Rock
1985
31
2682
Dave Edmunds
Repeat when Necessary
Roots Rock
1979
32
2735
Elvis Presley
King Creole
Film Soundtrack
1958
33
2781
Bill Haley and His Comets
Shake, Rattle and Roll [1954]/Rock Around the Clock [1955]
1954
34
2817
Billy Fury
The Sound of Fury
1960
35
2877
Wanda Jackson
Rockin' with Wanda
Rockabilly
1960
36
2944
Dave Edmunds
Get It
Pub Rock
,
Roots Rock
1977
Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
The Blasters
The Blasters
Rockabilly
Roots Rock
1981
John Lennon
Rock'n'Roll
1975
The Kinks
Kinks/You Really Got Me
Garage Rock
,
Pop Rock
1964
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
1976
John Fogerty
John Fogerty
Boogie Rock
,
Roots Rock
1975
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
Hearts of Stone
1978
The Animals
Animalism
Blues Rock
,
Rhythm & Blues
1966
Little Richard
Little Richard (Volume 2)
Rhythm & Blues
1958
Dave Edmunds
Tracks on Wax 4
Roots Rock
1978
Duane Eddy
Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
1958
The Kinks
The Kink Kontroversy
Beat Music
1965
David Johansen
David Johansen
1978
Fats Domino
This Is Fats Domino!
Rhythm & Blues
1956
Chris Isaak
Heart Shaped World
Pop Rock
1989
Chuck Berry
Rockin' at the Hops
1960
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
1959
David Lindley
El Rayo-X
Pop Reggae
1981
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley's Beach Party
Rhythm & Blues
1963
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Rockabilly
1958
Little Richard
The Fabulous Little Richard
Rhythm & Blues
1959
Elvis Presley
Elvis' Christmas Album
Christmas Music
,
Gospel
1957
Fats Domino
The Fabulous Mr. D
New Orleans R&B
,
Rhythm & Blues
1958
The Kinks
Kinks-Size
Mod
,
Pop Rock
1965