Rock Albums Released in January
January is the gateway to a new year and has seen the release of many rock albums that signal fresh starts and bold creative ventures. In the 1960s and 1970s, when record-keeping was less precise, some January albums entered the scene without an exact documented release date. These records often carried the experimental energy of artists eager to define the musical direction of the year ahead, blending the lingering introspection of winter with the promise of innovation. January’s releases frequently set the tone for the months to come, offering early glimpses of emerging trends in rock.
Featured Rock Albums
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Rush
– Permanent Waves
Rush’s 1980 album, Permanent Waves, marked a pivotal shift in the band’s sound and approach to progressive rock. Known for their intricate compositions and heady themes, Permanent Waves saw Rush embracing more concise song structures while maintaining the complexity and sophistication that had defined their earlier work.
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Each of these albums played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of Rock and Roll.
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Have Guitar Will Travel is the third studio album by rock and roll musician Bo Diddley. It was released on the Checker Records label in January 1960
1961
Lonely and Blue is the debut studio album by Roy Orbison, released on Monument Records in January 1961
1962
Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962
Instant Party! is an album by the Everly Brothers, originally released in January 1962.
1964
Stay with The Hollies The Hollies Debut – January
1965
The Zombies The Zombies
1966
Five O’Clock World The Vogues
The Orbison Way Roy Orbison
Where the Action Is The Ventures
1967
The Youngbloods The Youngbloods
1968
A Beacon from Mars Kaleidoscope
Everybody Knows The Dave Clark Five
Mass in F Minor The Electric Prunes
Now and Them Them
1969
Donovan’s Greatest Hits Donovan
English Rose Fleetwood Mac
First Edition ’69 The First Edition
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man The Bob Seger System
Till The Vogues
What We Did on Our Holidays Fairport Convention
The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper
1970
On the Boards Taste -
American Woman The Guess Who -
Argent Argent -
Stone the Crows Stone the Crows -
Frijid Pink Frijid Pink -
Redbone Redbone
1971
Dust Dust -
Little Feat Little Feat –
Melting Pot Booker T & the MG's –
Nantucket Sleighride Mountain –
Salisbury Uriah Heep –
Sister Kate Kate Taylor –
Straight Life Freddie Hubbard –
You're Not Alone Dion –
ZZ Top's First Album ZZ Top
1972
America America Debut
Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult -
Phase III The Osmonds -
1+1 Grin -
All the Good Times Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -
Baby I'm-a Want You Bread -
Coven Coven -
Flash Flash -
Hands of Jack the Ripper Screaming Lord Sutch -
Hendrix in the West Jimi Hendrix Live 1969–70
Incredible! Live! Country Joe Live
Into the Purple Valley Ry Cooder -
Jackson Browne Jackson Browne -
Keep the Faith Black Oak Arkansas -
Loose Crazy Horse -
Peter Peter Yarrow -
Rockpile Dave Edmunds -
Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven Daddy Cool Australia
The Spotlight Kid Captain Beefheart -
The Unnamables Magma as Univeria Zekt
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine The Doors Compilation
1973
The Six Wives of Henry VIII Rick Wakeman -
Artificial Paradise The Guess Who -
Back in '72 Bob Seger -
Doug Sahm and Band Doug Sahm -
GP Gram Parsons -
Heartbreaker Free -
In Concert Derek and the Dominos Live 1970
Naked Songs Al Kooper -
Separate Ways Elvis Presley Compilation
1974
Different Drum Linda Ronstadt Compilation
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons -
Musik von Harmonia Harmonia -
1975
Commoners Crown Steeleye Span -
Down by the Jetty Dr. Feelgood -
Flavours The Guess Who -
Modern Times Al Stewart -
Play Don't Worry Mick Ronson -
Plug Me Into Something Henry Gross -
Scorching Beauty Iron Butterfly -
Sunday's Child John Martyn -
1976
Coney Island Baby Lou Reed -
Look into the Future Journey -
Born to Die Grand Funk Railroad -
Chronicle, Vol. 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival Compilation
Havana Daydreamin' Jimmy Buffett -
How Dare You! 10cc -
Native Sons Loggins and Messina -
Release Henry Gross -
Sandman Harry Nilsson -
Second Childhood Phoebe Snow -
Thoroughbred Carole King -
To the Hilt Golden Earring -
1977
Festival Santana -
Forever for Now April Wine -
Fountains of Light Starcastle -
The Light of Smiles Gary Wright -
Lost Without Your Love Bread -
Novella Renaissance
Red Hot Don Harrison Band -
Sammy Hagar Sammy Hagar -
1978
Attention Shoppers! Starz
Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot
The Modern Dance Pere Ubu
Open Fire Ronnie Montrose
1979
Strangers in the Night UFO Live
The Def Leppard E.P. Def Leppard Debut EP
Nervous Breakdown Black Flag Debut EP
Sinful Angel
Head First The Babys
Look Sharp! Joe Jackson
Life for the Taking Eddie Money
No Mean City Nazareth
1980
God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners Robert Fripp
No Place to Run UFO
Malice in Wonderland Nazareth
Is This Real? Wipers
The Return of the Durutti Column The Durutti Column
Sheer Greed Girl
Short Stories Jon and Vangelis
Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits Aksak Maboul
1981
Turn Back Toto -
Mondo Bongo The Boomtown Rats -
...And Don't the Kids Just Love It Television Personalities
Frost and Fire Cirith Ungol -
Playing to Win Rick Nelson
1982
Another Day/Another Dollar Gang of Four Compilation
Flex Your Head Various Artists –
Kasim Kasim Sulton –
Oriental Beat Hanoi Rocks –
Repercussion The dB's –
Somewhere over China Jimmy Buffett –
Streetheart Streetheart –
1983
Making Contact UFO -
The Art of Falling Apart Soft Cell -
Live Evil Black Sabbath Live
What Makes a Man Start Fires? Minutemen -
What's Funk? Grand Funk
1984
Fistful of Metal Anthrax Debut
Flex-Able Steve Vai Debut
All the Rage General Public Debut
1985
Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin Hawkwind Live 1973
Strange Animal Gowan -
Tales of the New West The Beat Farmers -
Warming Up to the Ice Age John Hiatt
1986
Atomizer Big Black -
Heyday The Church US
Tuff Enuff The Fabulous Thunderbirds -
Walking Through Fire April Wine
1987
Blame the Messenger David Thomas
& The Wooden Birds -
The First Chapter The Mission Compilation
Gaudi The Alan Parsons Project -
I Hear You Rockin Dave Edmunds Live
Up for a Bit with The Pastels The Pastels
1988
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1989
3 Violent Femmes -
Snakes 'n' Ladders Nazareth
1990
The Best of Van Morrison Van Morrison
1991
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1992
Rancid Rancid EP
1995
Personal Best Team Dresch Debut
Daredevil Fu Manchu