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Updated: 2 April
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The Stooges - Fun House, Cover art
4.06 23k 22,929 469 469
September 1970 Album
raw energetic sexual manic rebellious hedonistic aggressive noisy
23k Ratings 469 Reviews 4.06 Average
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat, Cover art
30 January 1968 Album
noisy drugs sexual raw lo-fi dissonant chaotic hedonistic
31k Ratings 545 Reviews 4.02 Average
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4.01 19k 19,166 390 390
February 1973 Album
raw noisy energetic sexual rebellious heavy lo-fi hedonistic
19k Ratings 390 Reviews 4.01 Average
Patti Smith - Horses, Cover art
3.91 17k 17,349 267 267
13 December 1975 Album
poetic energetic rebellious raw passionate cryptic LGBT playful
17k Ratings 267 Reviews 3.91 Average
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers, Cover art
August 1976 Album
romantic energetic playful raw anxious love urban happy
10k Ratings 184 Reviews 3.84 Average
The Stooges - The Stooges, Cover art
3.78 17k 16,621 259 259
5 August 1969 Album
sexual raw noisy rebellious energetic apathetic nihilistic psychedelic
17k Ratings 259 Reviews 3.78 Average
Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethiopia, Cover art
22 October 1976 Album
urban raw poetic rebellious drugs romantic energetic cryptic
5k Ratings 76 Reviews 3.78 Average
The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!!, Cover art
March 1965 Album
energetic raw manic lo-fi playful rebellious noisy hedonistic
7k Ratings 135 Reviews 3.69 Average
Monks - Black Monk Time, Cover art
3.66 6k 6,129 138 138
March 1966 Album
rhythmic war energetic playful rebellious manic protest angry
6k Ratings 138 Reviews 3.66 Average
Ton Steine Scherben - Warum geht es mir so dreckig?, Cover art
24 September 1971 Album
raw rebellious anarchism psychedelic aggressive protest heavy political
431 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.70 Average
New York Dolls - New York Dolls, Cover art
27 July 1973 Album
energetic rebellious playful raw urban hedonistic drugs noisy
7k Ratings 145 Reviews 3.65 Average
New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon, Cover art
10 May 1974 Album
playful humorous rebellious energetic hedonistic urban raw heavy
2k Ratings 48 Reviews 3.58 Average
MC5 - High Time, Cover art
3.58 2k 1,681 45 45
6 July 1971 Album
energetic rebellious raw political passionate melodic
2k Ratings 45 Reviews 3.58 Average
The Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers, Cover art
October 1981 Album
lo-fi raw rebellious deadpan urban passionate lonely energetic
413 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.60 Average
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Cover art
April 1975 Album
concept album
289 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.56 Average
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3.50 978 978 14 14
April 1976 Album
surreal raw abstract psychedelic avant-garde quirky manic energetic
978 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.50 Average
Pink Fairies - Kings of Oblivion, Cover art
June 1973 Album
rhythmic energetic
608 Ratings 18 Reviews 3.50 Average
The Red Krayola - God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It, Cover art
May 1968 Album
avant-garde surreal abstract minimalistic raw lo-fi quirky deadpan
2k Ratings 26 Reviews 3.41 Average
Outsiders - Outsiders, Cover art
3.46 196 196 6 6
March 1967 Album
raw energetic noisy
196 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.46 Average
MC5 - Back in the USA, Cover art
3.40 3k 2,591 69 69
15 January 1970 Album
happy energetic melodic
3k Ratings 69 Reviews 3.40 Average
The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!, Cover art
March 1975 Album
urban party playful aggressive rebellious humorous sarcastic uplifting
2k Ratings 48 Reviews 3.39 Average
The Deviants - Disposable, Cover art
8 November 1968 Album
protest war crime political parody anxious raw rebellious
479 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.34 Average
The 101ers - Elgin Avenue Breakdown, Cover art
6 March 1981 Album
energetic
291 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.30 Average
Question Mark and The Mysterians - 96 Tears, Cover art
October 1966 Album
breakup playful love rhythmic longing psychedelic energetic raw
724 Ratings 17 Reviews 3.27 Average
David Peel & The Lower East Side - The American Revolution, Cover art
1970 Album
war sensual anthemic quirky rhythmic misanthropic vulgar protest
159 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.32 Average
Various Artists - Max's Kansas City 1976, Cover art
1976 Album
88 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.30 Average
Blues Climax - Blues Climax, Cover art
1969 Album
lo-fi noisy repetitive raw melodic energetic love longing
64 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.43 Average
The Up - Killer Up! 1969 - 1972, Cover art
1995 Album
60 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.38 Average
Lucifer - Big Gun, Cover art
2.78 75 75 3 3
1972 Album
quirky dissonant repetitive manic dark avant-garde surreal rhythmic
75 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.78 Average
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1975 Album
vulgar humorous raw
48 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.98 Average
Kalemaris - Staldfræs, Cover art
1974 Album
31 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.27 Average
Virtanen - Uusi jääkausi uhkaa, Cover art
December 1975 Album
melodic sarcastic science fiction mysterious
24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.18 Average
Panther - Wir wollen alles, Cover art
1974 Album
33 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.07 Average
Virtanen - Hal-00, Cover art
2.67 37 37 3 3
November 1974 Album
37 Ratings 3 Reviews 2.67 Average

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    3.93 3k 3,271 65 65
  • The Stooges - Live at Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970, Cover art
    192 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.76 Average
    3.76 192 192 7 7
  • Sonic's Rendezvous Band - Sweet Nothing, Cover art
    157 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.82 Average
    3.82 157 157 10 10
  • MC5 - Kick Out the Jams, Cover art
    7k Ratings 182 Reviews 3.66 Average
    3.66 7k 7,002 182 182
  • The Modern Lovers - Live at the Longbranch and More, Cover art
    139 Ratings 3.87 Average
    3.87 139 139
  • Archival

  • Death - ...For the Whole World to See, Cover art
    4k Ratings 70 Reviews 3.76 Average
    3.76 4k 3,990 70 70
  • Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited, Cover art
    727 Ratings 23 Reviews 3.75 Average
    3.75 727 727 23 23
  • Rocket From the Tombs - The Day the Earth Met the Rocket From the Tombs, Cover art
    3.71 864 864 29 29