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Dokken Discography Rankings
Dokken are one of my favorite bands from the 1980s.
Singer Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson, and drummer Mick Brown were such an amazing lineup.
There have been a few lineup changes over the years, but that is the definitive lineup.
Great hard rock music but with lots of melody and even harmonies.
They were big but I think they could have been even bigger.
I’ve never seen them all together but I have seen them all. Some I’ve seen together though.
I’ve seen Dokken twice and the first time I saw Don and Mick and the second time George showed up for the last few songs. I’ve seen Jeff a few times with Foreigner.
Don is still waving the Dokken flag and even put out a good album somewhat recently with really good players.
I’m a fan of all the albums and even though Don’s voice is in a lower register these days, Dokken still rocks!!
OK here is my ranking of their albums.
- Dysfunctional
- Under Lock And Key
- Tooth And Nail
- Breaking The Chains
- Back For The Attack
- One Live Night
- Japan Live 95
- Lightning Strikes Again
- Broken Bones
- Erase The Slate
- Long Way Home
- Hell To Pay
- Heaven Comes Down
- Shadowlife
- Return To The East Live
- Beast From The East
- Live From The Sun
- Greatest Hits
- From Conception: Live 1981
- The Lost Songs: 1978-1981
- The Very Best Of Dokken (I’m including this because it was the second Dokken album I owned. Solid compilation.)
I’ll be Rokken with Dokken forever!!
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Deep Purple Studio Albums Ranking
Deep Purple are another favorite band of mine.
They are still making awesome albums and touring today.
It still features classic members Ian Gillan (vocals), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums).
Original organist Jon Lord passed away several years ago and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has long been playing in a band with his wife called Blackmore’s Night.
But as I said, Deep Purple are still going strong and aside from stopping for several years between 1976-1983 have been around since the late 1960s.
I’m only ranking their studio albums because they have so many live albums and as many of them as I have, there are many I don’t have. They’re all good/great trust me.
Here it goes.
- The Battle Rages On
- Perfect Strangers
- Deep Purple In Rock
- Abandon
- Burn
- Stormbringer
- Come Taste The Band
- Now What?!
- Purpendicular
- Infinite
- Machine Head
- =1
- Whoosh
- Slaves And Masters
- Bananas
- Fireball
- Who Do We Think We Are
- The House Of Blue Light
- Rapture Of The Deep
- Turning To Crime
- Shades Of Deep Purple
- Deep Purple
- The Book of Taliesyn
Massive discography from a great band.
Lots of lineups but it’s all good stuff.
Deep Purple are still big, but I think they should be even bigger. They definitely used to be. One of the biggest innovators of Hard Rock and even Heavy Metal music.
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Ozzy Osbourne Discography Rankings
Ozzy Osbourne is the original singer of the first Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath.
He is also a huge solo artist.
I became a fan of both when I was in high school.
I listened to Ozzy’s latest compilation at the time called The Ozzman Cometh, which includes both Sabbath and solo songs, as well as his first solo album Blizzard Of Ozz.
I loved both immediately and dove into his discography.
I love most of his albums and I love both Sabbath and solo very much.
I actually prefer Ozzy in Sabbath, but his solo stuff is phenomenal too and some of it I prefer over some of the Sabbath stuff.
It’s all good!!
I actually have only ever seen Ozzy once and that was with Sabbath at Ozzfest 2004 (review here), but wow that was the time to see him.
His health, sadly, has not been great for the last several years, although as of this typing, he is supposed to sing one more time at a huge all day show honoring he and Sabbath.
He is supposed to sing some solo stuff and sing with the original Sabbath guys.
Fingers crossed this happens!! (July 23 Edit: the show did happen and it was the best sendoff ever. Sadly, Ozzy passed away on July 22, 17 days after the show happened.)
No matter what, though, his musical legacy is phenomenal.
I ranked the Black Sabbath albums in another post (here) but here is my ranking of Ozzy’s solo albums.
- Blizzard Of Ozz
- The Ultimate Sin
- Black Rain
- Diary Of A Madman
- Down To Earth
- No More Tears
- Ozzmosis
- Scream
- Bark At The Moon
- Ordinary Man
- Patient No. 9
- Tribute
- No Rest For The Wicked
- Speak Of The Devil
- Live & Loud
- Live At Budokan
- War Pigs Single (Judas Priest Featuring Ozzy)
- Just Say Ozzy
- Undercover
- Prince Of Darkness (Box Set)
Ozzy is super underrated as a singer.
Unfortunately, many now know him from the show The Osbournes, which was entertaining and I know it was a hit and people loved it, but it also showed Ozzy really messed up (because he was unfortunately) and many I think see him as a buffoon or a joke because of that show. I may be wrong but that’s what I think.
He’s not a buffoon. He’s a great singer/frontman and he has a great discography that needs to be heard and enjoyed for all time.
If you only know him from The Osbournes, do yourself a favor and go listen to his music. Solo and Black Sabbath. You won’t regret it.
I love you Ozzy!!
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Bon Jovi Discography Rankings
Bon Jovi is definitely one of the biggest bands to come out of the 1980s and are still huge as of this typing.
I think they still make good albums, but the early stuff is especially great.
Here is my ranking of their albums.
- New Jersey
- Bon Jovi
- 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Slippery When Wet
- Keep The Faith
- Crush
- Bounce
- The Circle
- One Wild Night Live 1985-2001
- This Left Feels Right
- These Days
- Cross Road (compilation with 3 new songs)
- This House Is Not For Sale
- Have A Nice Day
- Lost Highway
- Burning Bridges
- 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Box Set)
- 2020
- Forever
- What About Now
- This House Is Not For Sale Live From The London Palladium
- Greatest Hits (compilation with 4 new songs)
There you have it. I also love Jon Bon Jovi’s solo album Destination Anywhere and all of Richie Sambora’s solo albums are great (Stranger In This Town, Undiscovered Soul, and The Aftermath Of The Lowdown).
Bon Jovi Forever!!!!!
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AC/DC Discography Rankings
AC/DC are one of the biggest bands in history.
Their album, Back In Black, is one of the biggest selling albums in history.
They are still going strong to the day I type this.
Here is my ranking of their discography.
- Stiff Upper Lip
- Ballbreaker
- Back In Black
- High Voltage
- If You Want Blood…You’ve Got It
- Highway To Hell
- Flick Of The Switch
- Let There Be Rock
- Powerage
- AC/DC Live
- Power Up
- Black Ice
- The Razor’s Edge
- Live At River Plate
- 74 Jailbreak
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- For Those About To Rock…
- Fly On The Wall
- Rock Or Bust
- Bonfire
- Backtracks
Solid discography throughout.
AC/DC forever!!
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The Rolling Stones Discography Rankings
The Greatest Rock N Roll Band In The World: The Rolling Stones!!!!!
Like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones is a band I have been a fan of since I was little.
I never thought I would be able to see them in concert because their shows always sold out so fast or the tickets cost too much.
But I finally saw them in 2015 (review here) and that show will never be topped.
It’s still the only concert I’ve seen that feels surreal to me.
I love these guys so much and I always will.
This is another tough discography ranking (yes I say that every time) but here is my attempt.
Also, I’m not including their live albums because there are so many and even though I have most of them, there are many I don’t have. But trust me, they’re all good.
OK here I go.
- Bridges To Babylon
- Goats Head Soup
- Sticky Fingers
- Tattoo You
- Steel Wheels
- Voodoo Lounge
- Emotional Rescue
- Let It Bleed
- Beggars Banquet
- Exile On Main Street
- Dirty Work
- A Bigger Bang
- Hackney Diamonds
- Black And Blue
- Some Girls
- It’s Only Rock N Roll
- Undercover
- Blue & Lonesome
- GRRR (compilation with 2 New Songs that I love sooooooo much)
- Forty Licks (compilation with 4 New Songs)
- Stripped
- Living In A Ghost Town (Single released during COVID)
- Their Satanic Majesties Request
- Out Of Our Heads
- Aftermath
- Between The Buttons
- December’s Children (And Everybody’s)
- The Rolling Stones Now!
- England’s Newest Hitmakers
- 12×5
There you go. Not everything, but that’s a lot of their discography.
KISS is my favorite band, but The Rolling Stones in some respects mean more to me than any other band because I’ve been a fan for so long.
And even though The Beatles are the biggest band ever and I love them too, The Rolling Stones never ended and continued making new albums even to the day I’m typing this and still tour.
Start Me Up!!
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RUSH Discography Rankings
RUSH is another band my brother Christopher got me into while I was in high school.
They immediately became a favorite when he played me some of their new live album at the time, Different Stages Live.
To this day, that is my favorite RUSH album.
Geddy Lee (Vocals/Bass) is forever my favorite bass player.
Neil Peart (Drums RIP) is forever one of my favorite drummers.
Alex Lifeson (Guitar) is forever one of my favorite guitarists.
Together, these three guys created one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
John Rutsey (Drums RIP) was the drummer on the first album, but after that, Neil was the drummer for the rest of the band’s career.
They created sooooo many albums and released many live albums too.
I can’t say I’ve ever ranked RUSH’s discography, but I’m doing it here.
- Different Stages Live
- Moving Pictures
- Signals
- Grace Under Pressure
- 2112
- Snakes And Arrows
- Vapor Trails
- Hemispheres
- Power Windows
- Clockwork Angels
- Test For Echo
- Permanent Waves
- A Farewell To Kings
- Hold Your Fire
- Fly By Night
- RUSH
- Roll The Bones
- Counterparts
- Caress Of Steel
- Feedback EP
- Presto
- Snakes And Arrows Live
- RUSH In Rio
- R40 Live
- R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
- All The World’s A Stage
- Exit…Stage Left
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland
- Clockwork Angels Tour
- A Show Of Hands
- Grace Under Pressure Tour
There you have it. Phenomenal discography.
RUSH were great from beginning to end.
I also love Geddy’s solo album My Favorite Headache too.
I’m so glad my brother made me listen to some of their songs that day after I came home from high school.
And I’m glad I got to see them in concert twice (1st time I was with my brother.).
Thank you guys.
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Steely Dan/Donald Fagen/Walter Becker Discography Rankings
Steely Dan is a band my brother Christopher got me into when I was in high school.
The main guys of the band are Donald Fagen (vocals/keyboards/piano) and Walter Becker (bass, guitar, vocals, RIP).
They always had the ultimate musicians with them and made, in my opinion, some of the best songs ever.
They made some great solo albums too, some of which include the other on.
Here is my ranking of their albums.
- The Royal Scam
- Katy Lied
- AJA
- Gaucho
- Can’t Buy A Thrill
- Two Against Nature
- Countdown To Ecstasy
- The Nightfly (Donald Fagen)
- Kamakiriad (Donald Fagen)
- Alive In America
- 11 Tracks Of Whack (Walter Becker)
- Sunken Condos (Donald Fagen)
- Circus Money (Walter Becker)
- Morph The Cat (Donald Fagen)
- Everything Must Go
- The Nightfly Live (Donald Fagen)
I’ll always love these guys. Phenomenal talents and if you played with them in the band, you are in the elite class of musicians.
Thank you all for your phenomenal music.
And I will forever thank my brother Christopher for getting me into their music.
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Great White/Jack Russell’s Great White/Jack Russell Discography Rankings
Great White is another band I love very much and even have some personal connection with.
Unfortunately, Great White are more known to many now for the band that played at a club that caught fire by their pyro in 2003, which killed several people.
Rest in Peace to everyone who perished there.
However, Great White should not just be remembered for that tragedy.
They have made lots of great music and I hope will make more great music in the future.
Unfortunately also, their classic singer Jack Russell (who was touring and recording with his own version of the band for many years and made a few awesome solo albums too) passed away in 2024.
I was able to meet him in 2023, and he signed three of my favorite GW albums and took some pictures with me and was very kind.
I will forever miss him.
But the band is still rocking and I’ve seen them without Jack and they are still awesome.
Their singer Brett Carlisle high-fived me at a show and guitarist Mark Kendall handed me a guitar pick. And I have most of their autographs, via their website. Thanks guys.
I know they have been recording demos and I hope another album will be released someday.
Until then, though, here is my ranking of Great White’s albums.
I usually wouldn’t do this, but I’m also going to include Jack Russell’s Great White and Jack’s solo albums too because they are awesome also and deserve to be ranked here.
Here I go.
- Can’t Get There From Here
- Hooked
- Psycho City
- Rising
- He Saw It Comin’ (JRGW)
- …Twice Shy
- Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes (JRGW)
- Once Bitten
- Let It Rock
- For You (Jack Russell solo)
- Great White
- Shot In The Dark
- Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin Live
- Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin (JRGW)
- Recovery Live! + On Your Knees
- Shelter Me (Jack Russell solo)
- Elation
- Full Circle
- Live
- Sail Away
- Back To The Rhythm
- The Essential Great White (compilation which also includes covers that the band or Jack did on tribute albums)/Covered (I’m including both of these here)
- Stage
- Anaheim Live
- 30 Years: Live From The Sunset Strip
I did not include a couple of live albums here because honestly, I’ve yet to buy them because they’re hard to find.
Hopefully I will buy them someday.
Please go listen to these guys. Trust me you won’t regret it.
Jack Russell is one of the best singers.
Mark Kendall is a phenomenal guitarist.
Great songs.
What more can you ask?
I miss you Jack.
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Grand Funk Railroad Discography Rankings
I love the band Grand Funk Railroad.
They were one of the biggest bands of the 1970s, and for some reason, their popularity did not stay as high.
I guess it’s because they broke up a few times, but to me, they should be as big as Led Zeppelin or anyone.
They certainly were in the 70s.
They sold out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles did in the 1960s. That’s HUGE!!
They’re still around today with original members Don Brewer (Drums/Vocals) and Mel Schacher (Bass), although original lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Mark Farner has his own group now.
Both are still great though and if you are a fan, you should go see them.
Grand Funk has not released any new music in many years, but Mark is still making albums, having released a new album in 2024 (review here) that I recommend checking out, as well as his other solo albums.
But hey, I’m here to talk about Grand Funk Railroad’s (sometimes just called Grand Funk) albums.
I love most of them and I’ve ranked these with my girlfriend before (she loves the band too) but I’ve not ranked them on this website. So here it goes.
- Grand Funk
- Closer To Home
- On Time
- Shinin’ On
- Born To Die
- Grand Funk Lives
- What’s Funk
- We’re An American Band
- Survival
- E Pluribus Funk
- Live Album
- Caught In The Act
- Good Singin’ Good Playin’
- Bosnia
- 30 Years of Funk (compilation featuring 3 new songs, actually the last new songs the band has released to date)
- Phoenix
- Live: The 1971 Tour
That was tough (I know I say that on all of these.) but there it is.
One of the biggest bands that should still be as big as they were because they still are great.
Grand Funk Railroad. Mark, Don, and Mel rule!! Listen to their music. You won’t regret it.