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Rattle and Hum
Rattle and Hum is U2's sixth album and companion documentary, released October 10, 1988, produced by Jimmy Iovine, mixing Joshua Tree tour live tracks with Sun Studios recordings; Desire became their first UK number one.
Raw Power
Raw Power is the 1973 third album by Iggy and the Stooges, produced by Iggy Pop, mixed by David Bowie, released on Columbia February 7, 1973, and later celebrated as a blueprint for punk rock.
Reality (David Bowie album)
Reality is David Bowie's 2003 studio album, produced with Tony Visconti in New York, his last before a decade-long gap until The Next Day; UK number 3, over 1 million sold, later remastered in 2025.
Rebel Yell (album)
Rebel Yell, Billy Idol's November 10, 1983 second solo album on Chrysalis, produced by Keith Forsey with Steve Stevens; hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum, and spawned the No. 4 hit "Eyes Without a Face".
Red (King Crimson album)
Red (1974) is King Crimson's seventh studio album, released 6 October 1974 on Island, recorded by Fripp, Wetton, and Bruford at Olympic Studios with guests McDonald and Collins; it peaked at UK number 45 and closed the band's 1970s era.
Revenge (Kiss album)
Revenge (Kiss album), 1992 Mercury studio album, Kiss's 16th, produced by Bob Ezrin, dedicated to drummer Eric Carr with Eric Singer on drums; gold-certified, Billboard No. 6, featuring Unholy and God Gave Rock and Roll To You II.
Rio Grande Mud
Rio Grande Mud is ZZ Top's second studio album, released 4 April 1972 on London Records. Recorded in Tyler, Texas, produced by Bill Ham, it yielded the single "Francine" (No. 69 Billboard Hot 100) and peaked at No. 104 on the Billboard 200.
Riot Act (album)
Riot Act is Pearl Jam's seventh studio album, released November 12, 2002 on Epic Records. Recorded at Studio X, Seattle, produced by Adam Kasper and Pearl Jam, it mourns the nine Roskilde deaths and criticizes the Bush administration on Bu$hleaguer.
Rising (Rainbow album)
Rising, also called Rainbow Rising, is Rainbow's second studio album, released 17 May 1976 on Oyster/Polydor; six tracks, 33 minutes, recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, featuring Stargazer, UK chart peak number 11.
Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)
Rock 'n' Roll is a 1975 solo studio album by John Lennon, his last before a five-year retirement, made up entirely of cover versions produced with Phil Spector.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Cleveland museum and honors institution founded by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, open since 1995; inducts artists 25 years after first release via a 1,200-plus voter body.
Rock and Roll Over
Rock and Roll Over is KISS's fifth studio album, released November 11, 1976 on Casablanca Records. Produced by Eddie Kramer at the Star Theatre in Nanuet, New York, it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, went platinum, and yielded the singles Calling Dr. Love and Hard Luck Woman.
Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place is Aerosmith's seventh studio album, released August 27, 1982, recorded without Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, with Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay on guitar; it sold poorly before the band's 1980s reunion comeback.
Rock of the Westies
Rock of the Westies is Elton John's tenth studio album, released October 1975, recorded at Caribou Ranch with producer Gus Dudgeon. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, featured the hit "Island Girl", and gets a 50th Anniversary Edition in November.
Rock or Bust
Rock or Bust is AC/DC's 15th international studio album (16th counting Australian releases), released November-December 2014. First album with Stevie Young replacing Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar; produced by Brendan O'Brien in Vancouver; 11 songs in 34 minutes.
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Rock You Like a Hurricane is a 1984 hard rock song by Germany's Scorpions, lead single of Love at First Sting. Written by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, and Herman Rarebell, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the 1980s' most licensed metal anthems.
Rocka Rolla
Rocka Rolla is Judas Priest's debut album, released September 6, 1974 on Gull, produced by Rodger Bain, recorded live in London studios; the band criticized its sound and omitted songs later appeared on Sad Wings of Destiny.
Rocks (Aerosmith album)
Rocks, Aerosmith's fourth studio album (Columbia, May 3, 1976), produced by Jack Douglas and the band, reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, was the band's first platinum album, and is widely ranked their finest record.
Roll the Bones
Roll the Bones is Rush's fourteenth studio album, released September 3, 1991 on Atlantic, produced by Rupert Hine, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, certified platinum, and known for its rap-inflected title track and mortality-themed lyrics.
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, also issued as "The Immortals," is a peer-voted ranking of rock-era artists by 55 musicians and executives, published 2004–2005 and updated in 2011, topped by the Beatles and Bob Dylan.
Room on Fire
Room on Fire is The Strokes' second studio album (RCA, October 2003), produced by Gordon Raphael after scrapped Nigel Godrich sessions; 11 tracks in 33 minutes, Metacritic 77, Platinum, UK number 2, later reappraised with Pitchfork's 9.2.
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), also called Scary Monsters, is David Bowie's 14th studio album, released 12 September 1980 by RCA, produced with Tony Visconti, topping the UK chart with the singles Ashes to Ashes and Fashion.
School's Out (album)
School's Out (1972) is the fifth studio album by the Alice Cooper band on Warner Bros., produced by Bob Ezrin. Its title single hit No. 1 in the UK and No. 7 in the US; the album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold over a million copies.
Shake Your Money Maker (album)
Shake Your Money Maker, The Black Crowes' 1990 debut album on Def American, produced by George Drakoulias; hits "Jealous Again," "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels"; five-times platinum in the US.
Siamese Dream
Siamese Dream is the Smashing Pumpkins' second album, released July 27, 1993 on Virgin, produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan at Triclops Sound Studios, Atlanta; known for massive layered Big Muff guitar walls, six million sales, and singles Cherub Rock, Today, Disarm, and Rocket.
Siren (Roxy Music album)
Siren (1975) is the fifth studio album by English art rock band Roxy Music, produced by Chris Thomas at AIR Studios, led by the UK No. 2 single Love Is the Drug, their first US top-40 hit, with Jerry Hall on the cover; the last album before the band's first split.
Sixteen Stone
Sixteen Stone is the 1994 debut album by British rock band Bush, produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley at Westside Studios, London; a six-times-platinum post-grunge landmark with the singles Everything Zen, Comedown, Machinehead, and Glycerine.
Slide It In
Slide It In is Whitesnake's sixth studio album (1984), also known as the band's double-mix release. Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich; UK mix with Micky Moody, US Keith Olsen remix with John Sykes; UK chart peak 9, US double Platinum.
Slip of the Tongue
Slip of the Tongue is the eighth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in November 1989 and peaking at number 10 on the UK and US charts.
Slippery When Wet
Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi's third studio album released August 18, 1986, recorded in Vancouver with Bruce Fairbairn; best-selling album of 1987, 15x Platinum RIAA, 28 million copies sold.