Top 10 Rock Albums From The Last 10 Years

There are lots of countdowns and rankings for classic albums. But what about the newer albums that are just as good? So many great albums have come out in the last ten years that I felt it was time to determine which are the best. Join me as I run through the Top 10 Best Rock Albums Of The Last 10 Years.

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[GremlinBones]

I really loved the new Scorpions album and the last Blue Oyster Cult was a lot of fun too.

[MetalJesusRocks]

Very interesting list! My would be very different:
Megadeth - Dystopia (2016)
Judas Priest - Firepower (2018)
Ghost - Meliora (2015)
Arch Enemy - Will to Power (2017)
Kissin’ Dynamite - Ecstacy (2018)
Eclipse - Paradigm (2020)
Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021)
Reckless Love - Turbo Rider (2022)
Dorothy - Gifts from the Holy Ghost (2022)

[willprice]

Great videos, man! Keep up the good work!

[ericmiller]

Fine choices. Hypnotic eye is really good.

[thomaswery]

My favorite two albums over the last few years are Now What! by Deep Purple and Color and Chaos by Uriah Heep

[parishofrock]

Some great choices, Brendon. Here’s my top10:
10. Muse - Will Of The People
9. Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound
8. AC/DC - Power Up
7. Shinedown - Threat To Survival
6. The Darkness - Last of Our Kind
5. Alter Bridge - Walk The Sky
4. The New Roses - Nothing But Wild
3. The Struts - YOUNG&DANGEROUS
2. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll
1. Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record

[markbunton]

Went to my local used cd store and picked up Bon Jovi after watching this vid. I hadn’t purchased that one after being disappointed in some of their prior ones. Always trust your judgement so I’m looking forward to giving it a listen

[andrewkrelle]

Interesting selection Brendon. Except for the AC/DC and Deep Purple I cant say I have heard these albums, I kind of left most these artists way back when, just after their heyday really. I tend to get to a point where I get a bad album then simply never go back or they just take too long and I move on. And to be honest my tastes have also gotten heavier as I get older (although my tastes have also got wider, so some stuff I used to dislike, I'm now going, "hey that's actually ok".) Haven't heard that Pink Floyd so I'll give that go and some of the others you mentioned a listen too.

[guarddl]

Great show. Like to see newer albums discussed. The Endless River pick at #1 is a shocker for me, since it is essentially an ambient instrumental album. I don't know many people who enjoyed that album. (Pink Floyd fans included)

Here's my top 10 rock albums 2013-2023

1 2013 Queens of the Stone Age Like Clockwork
2 2021 Joe Bonamassa Time Clocks
3 2020 Bruce Springsteen Letter to You
4 2017 Styx The Mission
5 2019 Neil Morse Jesus Christ the Exorcist
6 2020 Cats in Space Atlantis
7 2021 The Damn Truth Now or Nowhere
8 2022 Porcupine Tree Closure\Continuation
9 2018 Daddy Long Legs Lowdown Ways
10 2020 Arabs in Aspic Madness and Magic

[Whytemonkee]

Nice List! Mine would also include The Cult-2022 -Under the Midnight Sun, Tool-2019-Fear Innoculum-Gojira-2016-Magma, Tears for Fears-2022-The Tipping Point, The Mission-2016-Another Fall From Grace and Depeche Mode-2023-Momento Mori. I consider them all Rock bands even though some would differ.

[Kinnakeeter]

For me it's:
AC/DC- Power Up
Metallica- 72 Seasons
Megadeth- The Sick, The Dying and the Dead
Foo Fighters- But Here We Are
Lamb of God- Omens
Alice in Chains- Rainer Fog
Iron Maiden- Senjitsu
Ozzy Osbourne- Patient #9
Breaking Benjamin- Ember
Overkill- Scorched

Yes, I included metal cause of course I would

[briankessler]

Have never listened to anything Pink Floyd did after Roger Waters/David Gilmour fallout. Imo, just a Gilmour solo act since but it is what it is; wish any of these bands with rifts would put aside their differences. Life's too short to argue with anyone, let alone friends (at one time David and Roger were).
Thanks for continuous output, Brendon. 💯

[matsetizar]

Love the steven wilson albums hand cannot erase, to the bone and the future bites. Also wasp’s golgotha and threshold’s legend of the shires, motorhead aftershock, monster magnet last patrol. Thanks for this, many channels ignore the last 20 years.

[carlwmpylu]

Only heard a couple from your list. I'll have to check the others out. My top ten would look something like this:

10. Biters - Electric Blood (2015)
9. Blitzen Trapper - All Across This Land (2015)
8. China Sky - II (2015)
7. Styx - Crash Of The Crown (2021)
6. John Elefante -On My Way To The Sun (2013)
5. The Steel Woods - Straw In The Wind (2017)
4. Big Big Train - Grand Tour (2019)
3. The Springfield/Morris Project - Jack Chrome & The Darkness Waltz (2021)
2. Danny Vaughn - Myths, Legends & Lies (2019)
1. The Outlaws - Dixie Highway (2020)

[shaunsmith]

Good show with some great picks. I think my favourite album of the last ten years would have to be 'Feral Roots' by Rival Sons. A band I never hear you mention Brendon? 👍

[Douchemaster_McChest]

I like your list and some in your list are in my list too (or were at least considered.)

Okay. This was hard, since I make a top 10 list every year and narrowing them down to 10 overall is impossible. To make it easier on me, I'm not including Metal albums, even though if I did include them, a few would make this top 10 list. So, just Rock/Hard Rock are included. Also, I have some honorable mentions too since they are worth a mention.

1. Styx - Crash Of The Crown (2021) - This was fantastic. My favorite of theirs since at least Paradise Theatre. If this were released during their heyday of their '70s / early '80s classics it would fit in nicely with those. (I say the same thing about The Mission too, which makes my honorable mention list down below.)
2. AC/DC - Power Up (2020) - Great album. My favorite of their since at least The Razors Edge and quite possibly since Back In Black.
3. Scorpions - Rock Believer (2022) - IMO, their best since Love At First Sting. It was a great return to form and was nice hearing a new Scorpions album and liking it from start to finish. Haven't had that since their classic heyday.
4. The Who - Who (2019) - Love it so much, I bought 3 different versions to get all the songs and bonus material. It's my favorite of theirs since their heyday of classic albums of the late '60s/early '70s.
5. Billy Idol - Kings & Queens Of The Underground (2014) - I agree with you. This is a great album and it is my favorite of his since Rebel Yell. Return to form for him.
6. Rod Stewart - Blood Red Roses (2018) - My favorite of his since at least the '80s. It was a fun listen all the way through.
7. Kansas - The Absence of Presence (2020) - Just wow! This one came out of left field for me. At the time, somewhere prior to release, I missed the announcement that they were releasing this new album. I happened to be in Walmart a week or two after release and I saw it in their skimpy music aisle. I bought it on the spur of the moment and was glad I did. This album is their best since their '70s classic period. Enjoyed it from start to finish.
8. Keith Richards - Crosseyed Heart (2015) - My favorite Keith Richards solo album. Another one I enjoyed from start to finish with no weak tracks. Fun album to listen to.
9. Def Leppard - S/T (2015) - Agree with everything you said about this. This is the closest they've gotten to the Hysteria/Adrenalize period. Breath of fresh air for me considering everything else by them in between the late '80s and 2015 were mediocre at best.
10. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars (2019) (IMO, his best since Born In The USA and that is saying alot.)

Honorable Mention (In No particular order):

Styx - The Mission (2017) - At the time of release, this was their best since their classic period, until Crash Of The Crown topped it (barely.) This one stacks up to their classic albums too, like Crash Of The Crown does.
Cheap Trick - We're All Alright! (2017) - Fun album that I think tops their previous album from the year prior and is better than their most recent one too. Regardless, they've been on a nice comeback streak with their 3 most recent albums.
David Bowie - The Next Day (2013) - Loved it when it came out and it was my favorite of his since Let's Dance, until Blackstar
David Bowie - Blackstar (2016) - This one tops The Next Day and was a great album for him to go out on, sadly.
Mammoth WVH - S/T (2021) - Great debut by Wolfgang Van Halen and enjoyed every minute of it, even though I'm not a big fan of modern rock, in general. Can't wait to hear his next new album in little over a month.
Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018) - One of my favorite albums from him, period. He knocked it out of the park with this one, IMO.
John Mellencamp - Sad Clowns & Hillbillies (2017) - My favorite album of his since at least 2010, if not longer. Of his recent 4 studio albums, this is definitely his best.
For Deep Purple's 3 most recent studio albums of new material, I think they are all worthy of honorable mention with all 3 similar in sound and enjoyment. But if I were forced to pick just one of them, I would probably pick Infinite (2017). But, Now What (2013) and Whoosh! (2020) are very close behind.

(I could easily add a few more to Honorable mention, but I think I'll keep that at 10 too.)

[purpletemple]

Deep Purple-Now What?!, The Cult-UTMS, A7X-Life is But a Dream..., Bowie-Black Star, Opeth-Sorceress, Tom Keifer Band-Rise, Deep Purple-Whoosh!, Ozzy Osbourne-Patient #9, Roger Taylor-Outsider, Flying Colors-Third Degree.
Can't believe the last Rush & Van Halen are from 2012!!!
Cheers.

[themindseyecmh]

Glad to see This House Is Not For Sale getting some that album far exceeded my expectations when it came out!

Also Power Up is incredible!

[topographicify]

I think the best thing about AC/DC was the magical return of Brian Johnson's voice. He soungs 20 years younger on that album. Crash Of The Crown is a real departure for Styx, I wish it would have been longer. It was awfully short, more the length of an EP. I have Endless River but it really doesn't seem like a Pink Floyd album to me. Of course, you know my top album would be something you don't like. 😁 To each their own. Enjoyed your show.

[mikaelbodin]

What a great reminder of those albums. Rock music is still alive. As a huge Tom Petty-fan I have to mention the last Mudcrutch album and even Mike Campbells Dirty Knobs's albums whitch are in the same vein as later era Petty.