Guitar World: 100 Essential Guitar Albums (2003)

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Classic Rock

The Beatles
Revolver (1966)

The Rolling Stones
Exile on Main St. (1972)

The Who
Who's Next (1971)

The Doors
The Doors (1967)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Electric Ladyland (1968)

Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin [IV] (1971)

Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)

Aerosmith
Toys in the Attic (1975)

Van Halen
Van Halen (1978)



Classic Metal

Black Sabbath
Paranoid (1970)

AC/DC
Highway to Hell (1979)

Guns n' Roses
Appetite for Destruction (1987)

Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast (1982)

Judas Priest
British Steel (1980)

Metallica
Master of Puppets (1986)

Motörhead
Ace of Spades (1980)

Slayer
Reign in Blood (1986)

Thin Lizzy
Jailbreak (1976)

UFO
Strangers in the Night (1979)



Modern Metal

Korn
Korn (1994)

Alice in Chains
Dirt (1992)

Deftones
Around the Fur (1997)

Faith No More
The Real Thing (1989)

Living Colour
Vivid (1988)

Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine (1992)

Pantera
Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

Soundgarden
Superunknown (1994)

System of a Down
Toxicity (2001)

Tool
Ænima (1996)



Virtuosos

Hendrix
Band of Gypsys (1970)

Jeff Beck
Beckology (1991) [Compilation]

Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
Rising Force (1984)

Joe Satriani
Surfing With the Alien (1987)

Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz (1980)

Steve Vai
Passion & Warfare (1990)

Yes
Yesyears (1991) [Compilation]

Zappa
Zoot Allures (1976)

Cream
Wheels of Fire (1968)

Johnny Winter
Second Winter (1969)




Garage Rock

Various Artists
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965–1968 (1972) [Compilation]

The Sonics
Boom (1966)

The Music Machine
(Turn On) The Music Machine (1966)

Chocolate Watch Band
No Way Out (1967)

Lyres
On Fyre (1984)

The Pandoras
It's About Time (1984)

The Fuzztones
In Heat (1989)

Thee Headcoats
Headcoats Down! (1989)

The White Stripes
White Blood Cells (2001)

The Hives
Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)



Alternative

The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

Nirvana
Nevermind (1992)

Radiohead
OK Computer (1997)

R.E.M.
Murmur (1983)

Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation (1988)

U2
The Joshua Tree (1987)

Television
Marquee Moon (1977)

Pixies
Doolittle (1989)

The Cure
Disintegration (1989)

Sleater-Kinney
Dig Me Out (1997)



Screamo

Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring (1985)

Quicksand
Slip (1993)

Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)

Fugazi
In on the Kill Taker (1993)

Thursday
Full Collapse (2001)

Sunny Day Real Estate
Diary (1994)

At the Drive-In
Relationship of Command (2000)

Poison the Well
The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation (1999)

Glassjaw
Worship and Tribute (2002)

Boysetsfire
After the Eulogy (2000)



Punk

Ramones
Ramones (1976)

Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

The Clash
Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978)

Bad Religion
No Control (1989)

Sick of It All
Blood, Sweat, and No Tears (1989)

Minor Threat
Out of Step (1983) [EP]

Black Flag
Damaged (1981)

Dead Kennedys
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Misfits
Misfits (1986) [Compilation]

NOFX
White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean (1992)



Blues

Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) [Compilation]

T-Bone Walker
The Very Best of T-Bone Walker (2000) [Compilation]

Muddy Waters
His Best, 1956 to 1964 (1997) [Compilation]

Elmore James
Blues Masters: The Very Best of Elmore James (2000) [Compilation]

John Mayall with Eric Clapton
Blues Breakers (1966)

Buddy Guy
The Very Best of Buddy Guy (1992) [Compilation]

Albert King
Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)

B.B. King
Live at the Regal (1965)

John Lee Hooker
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 (1991) [Compilation]

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
In Step (1989)



Jam

Grateful Dead
Europe '72 (1972)

The Allman Brothers Band
At Fillmore East (1971)

Phish
A Live One (1995)

Gov't Mule
Live... With a Little Help From Our Friends (1999)

Lynyrd Skynyrd
One More From the Road (1976)

Derek and The Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)

Santana
Abraxas (1970)

Phil Lesh & Friends
Phil Lesh & Friends, 4.30.2001, Roseland Ballroom, New York City (2001)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Live Rust (1979)

The Derek Trucks Band
Joyful Noise (2002)



Other Classics, Jazz

The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)

Allan Holdsworth
i.o.u. (1982)

Joe Pass
Virtuoso (1974)

Quintette du Hot Club de France
Hot Club Quintet (1954)

Pat Martino
Desperado (1970)

Pat Metheny
Trio -> Live (2000)

Charlie Christian
The Genius of the Electric Guitar (1987) [Compilation]

Wes Montgomery
The Complete Riverside Recordings (1992) [Compilation]



Other Classics, Country

Chet Atkins
Guitar Legend: The RCA Years (2000) [Compilation]

Merle Travis
Guitar Rags and a Too Fast Past (1994) [Compilation]

Jerry Reed
The Essential Jerry Reed (1995) [Compilation]

Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant
Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant (1995) [Compilation]

Doc Watson
The Vanguard Years (1995) [Compilation]



Other Classics, Roots of Rock

Les Paul
The Legend and the Legacy (1991) [Compilation]

Gene Vincent
The Screaming End: The Best of Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps (1997) [Compilation]

Elvis Presley
The Complete Sun Sessions (1987) [Compilation]

Chuck Berry
The Chess Box (1988) [Compilation]

James Burton
James Burton (1971)

Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes: The Best of Carl Perkins (1998) [Compilation]

Duane Eddy
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology (1993) [Compilation]

Link Wray
Rumble! The Best of Link Wray (1993) [Compilation]

Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
King of the Surf Guitar (1963)

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