# 10 Best American Classic Rock Albums of All Time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/10-best-american-classic-rock-albums-of-all-time/
- Published: 2026-07-30T18:45:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T19:15:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/best-american-classic-rock-albums-all-time-ranked/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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