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    Classic Rock

    Best Albums Of The Year

    Key albums from the year of 1968: Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix, Waiting For The Sun by The Doors. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd and Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1968

    Some of the best albums of 1969 from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1969

    Some of the most memorable albums of 1970 from Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1970

    Classic albums from the classic year of 1971: Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Who and Led Zeppelin.

    The 25 best Classic Rock Albums of 1971

    Some of the best Classic Rock albums of 1972 from David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath and Neil Young.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1972

    Some of the biggest rock albums of '73, from Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield,  Led Zeppelin and IThe Rolling Stones.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1973

    Highlights from the year of 1974, courtesy of Queen, KISS, Rush and Sparks.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1974

    Classic albums from the year of 1975: A Nigh At The Opera, Physical Graffiti, Wish You Were Here and Born To Run.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1975

    Some of the greatest classic rock albums of 1976: Frampton Comes Alive,  Hotel California, Presence and A Day At The Races.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1976

    Major rock moments of '77: Bat Out Of Hell, Rumours, Animals and News Of The World.

    The 25 biggest Classic Rock albums of 1977

    Some of the best albums of 1978 by Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Police and Thin Lizzy.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1978

    Memorable albums from 1979: The Wall, Highway To Hell, Discovery and In Through The Out Door.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1979

    Classic 1980 rock albums: Back In Black, Peter Gabriel III, British Steel and The Game.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1980

    Some of the key rock albums of 1981: Ghosts In The Machine, Tattoo You, Killers, 4, Dead Ringer and For Those About To Rock.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1981

    Classic albums from 1982: Iron Maiden, Toto, The Clash and Led Zeppelin

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1982

    Some of the best rock albums of 1983 from ZZ Top, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard and Pink Floyd.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1983

    Big albums of 1984 from Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Queen and Van Halen

    The 25 biggest Classic Rock albums of 1984

    Some of the biggest rock albums of 1985:  Misplaced Childhood, Afterburner, Brothers In Arms and Love.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1985

    Some of the big albums of 1986 from Genesis, Bon Jovi, Queen and Metallica.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1986

    Some of the best rock albums of 1987...from Aerosmith, INXS, Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Fleetwood Mac.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1987

    Some of the most enduring albums of '88: GN'R Lies, New Jersey, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 and And Justice For All.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1988

    The biggest albums of 1989: Steel Wheels, Trash, The Miracle and Pump

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1989

    The albums of 1990: including The Black Crowes, Sinead O'Connor, Jane's Addiction and Extreme.

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1990

    Some of the biggest albums of 1991: Metallica, Out Of Time, Innuendo and Use Your Illusion II

    The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1991

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