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Molly Hatchet Discography Rankings
Molly Hatchet is my favorite of the “Southern Rock” bands.
Yes Lynyrd Skynyrd is the biggest and that’s deserved, but to me, Molly Hatchet is the one.
Unfortunately, all the classic members are dead (later guitarist Bobby Ingram and keyboardist John Galvin have carried on with other members) but the music has endured and it is still phenomenal to me. Dare I say even the later stuff without the classic guys rocks.
- Molly Hatchet
- Flirtin’ With Disaster
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- Double Trouble Live
- Greatest Hits (compilation with 2 new songs. I love those 2 songs so much!!)
- Warriors Of The Rainbow Bridge
- Silent Reign Of Heroes
- Kingdom Of XII
- Devil’s Canyon
- Battleground (live album)
- The Deed Is Done
- No Guts…No Glory
- Beatin’ The Odds
- Take No Prisoners
- 25th Anniversary: Best of Re-Recorded
- Live In Hamburg
- Justice
- Southern Rock Masters (AKA Regrinding The Axes)
- Flirtin’ With Disaster Live
- Locked And Loaded
- Live at Rockpalast 1996
I keep hoping a new album will be released. They released a new song a few years ago called Firing Line that is really good and when I met the band last year after a show, Bobby Ingram told me that he had the album on his phone and bassist Tim Lindsey told me it is really good. Fingers crossed.
But regardless, I love Molly Hatchet so much. Such a great rock band and should be as big or bigger than Lynyrd Skynyrd, who I also love.
Yes Molly Hatchet are that great.
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Blackfoot Discography Rankings
Blackfoot was such a great band and made a lot of great music.
Singer/guitarist Rickey Medlocke is more known today as one of the guitarists of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but he also now occasionally does shows as The Rickey Medlocke Band, playing a lot of Blackfoot music that should be heard.
I got to see him do this in January of this year (review here) and wow!! Such a great show.
If you do not know Blackfoot’s music, please give it a listen.
- Tomcattin’
- Strikes
- Medicine Man
- Rick Medlocke And Blackfoot
- After The Reign
- Marauder
- Siogo
- Vertical Smiles
- No Reservations
- Flyin’ High
- Highway Song Live
- Road Fever 1980-1985
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents (Live)
- Live In Kentucky (without Rickey)
- Southern Native (Rickey produced, played, and sang some on this, but at this point, Rickey owned the name Blackfoot and decided to start a new version with new people and let them be the band. He did this a few times. I saw one of them. Review here.)
Blackfoot was definitely popular, but I think they should have been even bigger.
Luckily, the music is still here and I hope more people will go back and listen to them.
They rock!!!
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Ted Nugent Discography Rankings
Ted Nugent is a very polarizing figure.
His opinions about politics and hunting especially rub many people the wrong way.
I don’t agree with everything he says by any means, but you know what? I love his music very much.
I’ve been a fan of his music since I was in high school and I think his discography rocks!
He is one of the great guitar players and always rock on stage.
I’m going to do my best to rank his massive discography.
I’ll be honest: I’m missing a few albums from his band The Amboy Dukes and maybe a single here and there, but otherwise, I’ve got it all and it all rocks. I’m also including The Amboy Dukes albums I do have and the Damn Yankees albums.
- Full Bluntal Nugity
- Ted Nugent
- Weekend Warriors
- Craveman
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Love Grenade
- Ultralive Ballisticrock
- Nugent
- Spirit Of The Wild
- Double Live Gonzo
- Free-For-All
- Little Miss Dangerous
- Shut Up & Jam
- The Music Made Me Do It
- Detroit Muscle
- Scream Dream
- Damn Yankees
- Damn Yankees Don’t Tread
- Tooth, Fang & Claw (Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes)
- Call Of The Wild (Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes)
- If You Can’t Lick ‘Em…Lick ‘Em
- Penetrator
- State Of Shock
- Intensities In 10 Cities
- Motor City Mayhem
- Sweden Rocks
- The Amboy Dukes
- Journey To The Center Of The Mind (The Amboy Dukes)
- Migration (The Amboy Dukes)
Regardless of what you think about Ted Nugent, he has made a lot of what I think is great rock music and I will forever defend it.
I’m not apologizing for liking his music or anyone else’s music, for that matter.
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RATT Discography Rankings
RATT is one of the biggest bands to come out of the 1980s.
They’re most known for the song Round And Round from their album Out Of The Cellar, but trust me people, there is more to them than that song.
I don’t think they’ve ever made a bad album.
The core lineup of singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarists Warren DeMartini and Robbin Crosby (RIP), bassist Juan Croucier, and drummer Bobby Blotzer made awesome music, sold lots of albums, and did big tours.
Bon Jovi opened for RATT!! RATT were right there with Motley Crue, in my opinion, as one of the biggest bands around.
Unfortunately, they broke up in the 90s, and have had a few reunions since then (currently Stephen and Warren are working together again which is wonderful).
But regardless of what happens in the future, the music of RATT lives on and I hope that more and more people will go back and listen to their stuff.
Yeah Round And Round is a great song and video, but they have more to them than that.
RATT N Roll forever!!
OK here is my rankings of their albums.
- RATT (1999 album)/Nobody Rides For Free single (originally from the Point Break soundtrack but also on their RATT N Roll 81-91 compilation). I’m ranking these together because I love that song so much.
- Invasion Of Your Privacy
- Out Of The Cellar
- RATT (1983 EP)
- Dancing Undercover
- Infestation
- Collage
- Reach For The Sky
- Detonator
Not as many albums as others I’ve ranked, but I felt I needed to do it.
Not only because RATT are awesome, but it should be pointed out how talented of a band they are.
Maybe it’s because of the breakups, but to me, they should still be as popular as Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, and Poison, when it comes to the big bands from the 80s.
Because they are in my mind.
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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!!