10 Best American Classic Rock Albums of All Time
Collider ranks ten American classic-rock albums released between the late 1960s and the end of the 1980s, limiting the selection to one album per artist. The list aims to highlight US acts within a genre often associated with British musicians, while excluding bands deemed partly American.
– 'Marquee Moon' (1977) — Television: praised for its cool, technically dense and eclectic sound, centred on its long title track.
– 'Raw Power' (1973) — Iggy and the Stooges: identified as a proto-punk album made before punk became established.
- Collider ranks American classic-rock albums from the genre’s core era.
- Television’s 'Marquee Moon' is placed tenth.
- Iggy and the Stooges’ 'Raw Power' is ninth.