I don't always buy Classic Rock & Metal Hammer but they just brought out these fantastic special editions covering, mainly, the history of rock through the '70's to the '80's. The 1970's & 1980's editions have just been out here in the UK & they've included their 200 best albums of the 1970's :

’70 :

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Deep Purple - In Rock
Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
Emerson Lake And Palmer - Emerson Lake And Palmer
Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsies
Iggy & The Stooges - Fun House
Led Zeppelin - III
Mountain - Climbing
Santana - Abraxas
Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down
The Velvet Underground - Loaded
The Who - Live at Leeds
Neil Young - After the Goldrush

’71 :

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Caravan - In The Land Of The Grey And Pink
Alice Cooper - Killer
The Doors - LA Woman
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Tarkus
The Faces - A Nod's As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Led Zeppelin - IV
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride
Pink Floyd - Meddle
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Santana - Santana III
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
T.Rex - Electric Warrior
The Who - Who's Next
Yes - The Yes Album

’72 :

Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach
Jeff Beck Group - Jeff Beck Group
Black Sabbath - Vol 4
Budgie - Squawk
David Bowie - The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust...
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Made In Japan
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy
Genesis - Foxtrot
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
Lou Read - Transformer
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything ?
Slade - Slade Alive !
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Yes - Close To The Edge
Neil Young - Harvest
ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud

’73 :

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
David Bowie - Aladdin Slane
Emerson, Lake & Plamer - Brain Surgery Salad
Faces - Ooh La La
Hawkwind - Space Ritual Alive
Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Mott The Hoople - Mott
Nazareth - Razamanaz
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Lou Read - Berlin
Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next
Status Quo - Hello
The Who - Quadrophenia
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

’74 :

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Bad Company - Bad Co
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
Deep Purple - Burn
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Humble Pie - Thunderbox
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Kiss - Kiss
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
Queen - Queen II
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
Roxy Music - Country Life
Rush - Rush
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Thin Lizzy - Nightlife
Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs
UFO - Phenomenon
Yes - Relayer

’75 :

Aerosmith - Toys In The Attack
Bad Company - Straight Shooter
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Budgie - Bandolier
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
The Eagles - One Of These Nights
ELO - Face The Music
Hawkwind - Warrior On The Edge Of Town
Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter
Kiss - Alive !
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live !
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Rainbow - Richie Blackmore's Rainbow
Bruce Spingsteen - Born To Run
Status Quo - On The Level
ZZ Top - Fandango !

’76 :

AC/DC - High Voltage
Aerosmith - Rocks
Blondie - Blondie
Boston - Boston
Bob Dylan - Desire
The Eagles - Hotel California
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Kansas - Leftoverure
Kiss - Destroyer
Led Zeppelin - Presence
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Queen - A Day At The Races
Rainbow - Rising
Ramones - Ramones
Rush - 2112
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

’77 :

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
David Bowie - Low
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
The Clash - The Clash
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties !
Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Foreigner - Foreigner
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
Heart - Little Queen
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
Pink Floyd - Animals
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Rush - Farewell To Kings
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks...
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Television - Marquee Moon
Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation

’78 :

Black Sabbath - Never Say Die !
Blondie - Parrallel Lines
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Molly Hatchet - Molly Hatchet
The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
The Jam - All Mod Cons
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
Ramones - Road To Ruin
Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Rush - Hemisphere
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
Styx - Pieces Of Eight
The Cars - The Cars
Thin Lizzy - :ive & Dangerous
Toto - Toto
Van Halen - Van Halen
Whitesnake - Trouble

’79 :

AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Aerosmith - Night In The Ruts
Bad Compnay - Desolation Angels
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
The Clash - London Calling
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette
Dire Straits -Communique
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
The Jam - Setting Sons
Judas Priest - Unleashed In The East
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Motorhead - Overkill
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Rainbow - Down To Earth
The Ramones - It's Alive
The Scorpions - Love Drive
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose : A Rock Legend
Van Halen - Van Halen II
The Undertones - The Undertones

The 1980's edition is still out on the shelves (Guns 'n' Roses on cover). So here’s their 200 best albums of the 1980’s :

‘80 :

AC/DC – Back In Black
Black Sabbath – Heaven & Hell
Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Dire Straits – Making Movies
Heart – Bebe Le Strange
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Journey – Departure
Judas Priest – British Steel
Kate Bush – Never For Ever
Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
Michael Schenker Group - Michael Schenker Group
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Oz
Pretenders – Pretenders
REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity
Rush – Permanent Waves
Saxon – Wheels Of Steel
Bruce Springsteen – The River
U2 – Boy
Van Halen – Women & Children First
Whitesnake – Live…In The Heart Of The City

‘81 :

AC/DC – For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Black Sabbath – Mob Rules
Def Leppard – High ‘N’ Dry
Foreigner – 4
Iron Maiden – Killers
Japan – Tin Drum
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll
Journey – Escape
Motley Crue – Too Fast For Love
Motorhead – No Sleep ‘Till Hammersmith
Rainbow – Difficult To Cure
Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna
Ozzy Osbourne – Diary Of A Madman
Pretenders – Pretenders II
Rolling Stones – Tattoo You
Rush – Moving Pictures
Saxon – Denim & Leather
Van Halen – Fair Warning
Venom – Welcome To Hell
ZZ Top – El Loco

’82 :

Aerosmith – Rock In A Hard Place
Asia – Asia
The Clash – Combat Rock
The Cure – Pornography
Dire Straits – Love Over Gold
Rory Gallagher – Jinx
Gillan – Magic
Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
Judas Priest – Screaming For Vengeance
Kiss – Creatures Of The Night
Robert Plant – Pictures At Eleven
Rainbow – Straight Between The Eyes
Roxy Music – Avalon
Rush – Signals
Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
Toto – Toto IV
Venom – Black Metal
Van Halen – Diver Down
Whitesnake – Saints & Sinners

’83 :

AC/DC – Flick Of A Switch
Big Country – The Crossing
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Def Leppard – Pyromania
Dio – Holy River
Peter Gabriel – Plays Live
Journey – Frontiers
Kiss – Lick It Up
Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear
Motley Crue – Shout At The Devil
Ozzy Osbourne – Bark At The Moon
Pink Floyd – The Final Cut
Robert Plant – The Principle Of Moments
The Police – Synchronicity
REM – Murmur
Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood
Yes – 90125
ZZ Top – Eliminator

‘84

The Cars – Heartbeat City
The Cult – Dreamtime
Dio – The Last In Line
Dokken – Tooth & Nail
Eho & The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain
Hanoi Rocks – Two Steps From The Move
Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
Iron Maiden – Powerslave
Judas Priest – Defenders Of The Faith
Metallica – Ride The Lightning
Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain
Ratt – Out Of The Cellar
The Replacements – Let It Be
REM – Reckoning
The Scorpions – Love At First Sting
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry
Van Halen – 1984
Roger Waters – The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking

‘85

Bryan Adams – Reckless
The Bangles – Different Light
Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
The Cult – Love
The Cure – The Head On The Door
Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Heart – Heart
Husker Du – New Day Rising
Jesus & The Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Marillion – Misplaced Childhood
Motley Crue – Theatre Of Pain
Ratt – Invasion Of Your Privacy
The Replacements – Tim
Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time
Slayer – Hell Awaits
The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
Talking Heads – Little Creatures
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
ZZ Top – Afterburner

‘86

AC/DC – Who Made Who
Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill
Big Country – The Seer
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
Steve Earle – Guitar Town
Europe – The Final Countdown
Peter Gabriel – So
Genesis – Invisible Touch
Journey – Raised On Radio
Megadeath – Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying ?
Metallica – Master Of Puppets
Motorhead – Orgasmatron
Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In
David Lee Roth – Eat ‘Em & Smile
Paul Simon – Graceland
Slayer – Reign In Blood
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
Bruce Springsteen – Live 1975-1985
Staus Quo – In The Army Now
Van Halen – 5150

’87 :

Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation
Anthrax – Among The Living
The Cult – Electric
Def Leppard – Hysteria
Faith No More – Introduce Yourself
Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
Heart – Bad Animals
INXS – Kick
Kiss – Crazy Nights
Marillion – Clutching At Straws
John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee
Motley Crue – Girls Girls Girls
Pink Floyd – Momentary Lapse Of Reason
REM – Document
The Replacements – Pleased To Meet You
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
U2 – The Joshua Tree
Roger Waters – Radio KAOS
Whitesnake – 1987

’88 :

Blue Oyster Cult : Imaginos
Bon Jovi – New Jersy
Green On Red – Here Comes The Snakes
Iron Maiden – Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking
Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come
King’s X – Out Of The Silent Planet
Living Colour – Vivid
Megadeath – So Far, So Good…So What ?
Metallica - …& Justice For All
The Pixies – Surfa Rosa
Robert Plant – Now & Zen
The Pursuit Of Happiness – Love Junk
Qeensryche – Operation : Mindcrime
REM – Green
David Lee Roth – Skyscraper
Slayer – South Of Heaven
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
Talking Heads – Naked

’89 :

Aerosmith : Pump
Beastie Boy : Paul’s Boutique
The Cult – Sonic Temple
The Cure – Disintegration
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy
Faith No More – The Real Thing
Don Henley : The End Of The Innocence
Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule
Motley Crue – Dr Feelgood
Nirvana – Bleach
Tom Petty – Full Moon Forever
Queen – The Miracle
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Mother’s Milk
Lou Read – New York
The Replacements – Don’t Tell A Soul
Rush – Presto
Skid Row – Skid Row
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Pixies – Doolittle
WASP – The Headless Children

Also included : ‘the ‘80’s finest, weirdest & most treasured 7-inches…’ (doesn’t really appear to be any order) :

The Alarm – Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke ?
Anti-Nowhere League – Woman
Black Sabbath – Neon Knights
Bon Jovi – Living In Sin
Crazyhead – Baby Turpentine
The Cult – Love Removal Machine
The Damned – Eloise
Dave Lee Roth – California Girls
Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
Def Leppard – Photograph
Dinosaur JR – Freak Scene
Europe – The Final Countdown
Faith No More – Anne’s Song
Gaye Bykers On Acid – Nosedive Karma
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
Girlschool – Nothing To Lose
The Godfathers – Birth School Work Death
Iron Maiden – Sanctuary
Mega City Four – Miles Apart
The Mission – Tower Of Strength
My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise
Nena – 99 Red Balloons
Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
Pink Floyd – Not Now John
Pop Will Eat Itself – Sweet Sweet Pie
Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Primal Scream – Ivy Ivy Ivy
Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Senseless Things – Too Much Kissing
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
The Stone Roses – Elephant Stone
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
Tenpole Tudor – Swords Of A Thousand Men
Terraplane – Moving Target
Thin Lizzy – Truoble Boys
Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love
U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love)
WASP – The Real Me
Whitesnake – Guilty Of Love
Neil Young – Rockin’ In The Free World
ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man

ps - the 1990's edition comes out in May (i think)...

Many thanks Charlie!!!

The 1990's edition is now out, so here's their 200 greatest albums of the ' 90's :

' 90 :

Alice In Chains - Facelift
Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
Danzig - Danzig II : Lucifuge
Fugazi - Repeater
Heart - Brigade
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jellyfish - Bellybutton
Judas Priest - Painkiller
The LA's - The LA's
Mark Lanagan - The Winding Sheet
Living Colour - Time's Up
Mother Love Bone - Apple
Megadeath - Rust In Peace
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
The Replacements - All Shook Down
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
Sonic Youth - Goo
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
Warrior Soul - Last Decade, Dead Century
Winger - In The Heart Of The Young

' 91

Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid
The Cult - Ceremony
Enuff Z'Nuff - Strength
Extreme - Pornograffitti
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusions I
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusions II
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said
Metallica - Metallica
Mr Big - Lean Into It
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Nirvana - Nevermind
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Pearl Jam - Ten
The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Red Hot Chili Peppers - BloodSugarSexMagic
REM - Out Of Time
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
Warrior Soul - Drugs, God & The New Republic

' 92

Alice In Chains - Dirt
Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
Body Count - Body Count
Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
The Cure - Wish
Def Leppard - Adrenalize
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun
L7 - Bricks Are Heavy
Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
Ministry - Psalm 69
Mudhoney - Piece Of Cake
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
REM - Automatic For The People
Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
Sugar - Copper Blue
Neil Young - Harvest Moon

' 93

Aerosmith - Get A Grip
Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way ?
Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II
Nirvana - In Utero
Paradise Lost - Icon
Pearl Jam - Vs
Porno For Pyros - Porno For Pyros
Radiohead - Pablo Honey
REM - Automatic For The People (amazing, seems they liked it so much they've named it TWICE !...i s'pose this is a mistake though)
Sepultura - Chaos AD
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Sugar - Beaster
The Wildhearts - Earth Versus The Wildhearts
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses
U2 - Zooropa
Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs

' 94

Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies
Black Crowes - Armorica
Blur - Parklife
Green Day - Dookie
Hole - Live Through This
Korn - Korn
Manic Sreet Preachers - The Holy Bible
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York
NOFX - Punk In Drublic
Oasis - Defintely Maybe
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Rollins Band - Weight
Slayer - Divine Intervention
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Therapy ? - Troublegum
Weezer - Weezer

' 95

Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains
Blur - The Great Escape
Bon Jovi - These Days
Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
Garbage - Garbage
Green Day - Insomniac
Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children
Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory ?
Presidents Of The United States Of America - Presidents Of The United States Of America
Radiohead - The Bends
Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute
Skunk Anansie - Paranoid And Sunburnt
Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Supergrass - I Should Coco
Therapy ? - Infernal Love
White Zombie - Astro Creep : 2000
Neil Young - Mirrorball

' 96

Ash - 1977
Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites
Korn - Life Is Peachy
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
Marilyn Manson - Anti Christ Superstar
Metallica - Load
Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah
Pearl Jam - No Code
Pitchshifter - Infotainment
Placebo - Placebo
Porno For Pyros - Good God's Urge
Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire
REM - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Rush - Test For Echo
Sepultura - Roots
Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside
Tool - Aenima
Type O Negative - October Rust
Wildhearts - Fishing For Luckies

' 97

Aerosmith - Nine Lives
Blur - Blur
Bush - Razorblade Suitcase
Creed - My Own Prison
Deftones - Around The Fur
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
Faith No More - Album Of The Year
Feeder - Polythene
Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
Geen Day - Nimrod
Helmet - Aftertaste
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E
Jon Bon Jovi - destination Anywhere
Machine Head - The More Things Change...
Metallica - Re-Load
The Offspring - Ixnay On The Hombre
Pixies - Death To The Pixies
Radiohead - OK Computer
Reef - Glow
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around

' 98

Ash - Nu-Clear Sounds
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Gomez - Bring It On
Korn - Follow The Leader
Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals
Monster Magnet - Powertrip
Alanis Morrissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - Walking Into Clarkside
Pearl Jam - Yield
Pitchshifter - www.pitchsifter.com
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Pulp - This Is Hardcore
REM - Up
Rocket From The Crypt - RFTC
Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age
Slayer - Diabolus In Musica
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
System Of A Down - System Of A Down
Therapy ? - Semi-Detached

' 99

A - A Versus Monkey Kong
Amen - Amen
Blur - 13
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Emperor - IX Equilibrium
Feeder - Yesterday Went Too Soon
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Goo Goo Dolls- Dizzy Up The Girl
Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause
Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
Marilyn Manson - The Last Show On Earth
Metallica - S&M
Ministry - Dark Side Of The Spoon
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Paradise Lost - Host
Primus - Antipop
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
Red Hot Chli Pepers - Californication
Slipknot - Slipknot
Stone Temple Pilots - No 4

Hmm, no Atheist, Death or Cynic?

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