March 23rd
Rock Albums Released on This Day in History
The perfect daily read for fans looking to explore rock history one day—and one album—at a time.
Featured Rock Albums
2004
Guns N’ Roses
– Greatest Hits
Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits works because the band’s catalog is all killer, no filler. It distills the chaos, attitude, and sheer bombast of their golden era into one relentless ride. From sleazy street-level rock to grandiose epics, it captures a band that burned too brightly to last but left behind a soundtrack for every whiskey-fueled night and morning-after regret.
1983
ZZ Top
– Eliminator
Eliminator isn’t just a rock album—it’s a full-throttle, chrome-plated, synth-dusted ride through neon highways and dive bars that never close. The guitars still snarl, the rhythm section still swings like a barroom door, but now there’s a slickness, a mechanical precision that turns the grooves into something hypnotic.
1956
Elvis Presley
– Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut album is the cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll, marking the moment when the genre truly burst onto the mainstream. Elvis’ raw energy, magnetic charisma, and unique blend of country, blues, and gospel influences created a sound unlike anything the world had heard before.
More Rock Albums Released Today
Some are obscure or lesser-known, while others played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of rock and roll.
Year
Artist – Album
2018
Guided by Voices – Space Gun
Jack White – Boarding House Reach
Preoccupations – New Material
2015
The Gentle Storm – The Diary
James Bay – Chaos and the Calm
Laura Marling – Short Movie
Oceano – Ascendants
Seasick Steve – Sonic Soul Surfer
2014
Wolfmother – New Crown
2012
Shinedown – Amaryllis
Meshuggah – Koloss
2010
Barenaked Ladies – All in Good Time
The Dillinger Escape Plan – Option Paralysis
Queens Club – Young Giant
Sleeping with Sirens – With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear
The Weakerthans – Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre
2009
Therapy? – Crooked Timber
2007
Ensiferum – Victory Songs
2004
The Vines – Winning Days
The Descendents – Cool to Be You
Marcy Playground – MP3
Widespread Panic – Night of Joy
Soil – Redefine
The Eagles of Death Metal – Peace, Love, Death Metal
The Allman Brothers Band – One Way Out
Eric Clapton – Me and Mr. Johnson
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – Tour 2003
N.E.R.D. – Fly or Die
Lemon Demon – Hip to the Javabean
Ace Troubleshooter – It’s Never Enough
Goldfinger – Live at the House of Blues
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Sings Greatest Palace Music
Ambulance LTD – LP
Clutch – Blast Tyrant
2001
Ajattara – Itse
2000
Peter Pan Speedrock – Killermachine
1999
Crash Test Dummies – Give Yourself a Hand
Switchfoot – New Way to Be Human
Duran Duran – Strange Behaviour
Sammy Hagar – Red Voodoo
Bad Company – The ‘Original’ Bad Co. Anthology
Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip
Mob Rules – Savage Land
Pulley – @#!*
The Olivia Tremor Control – Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One
Fugazi – Instrument Soundtrack
1998
Iron Maiden – Virtual XI
Symphony X – Twilight in Olympus
Rage – XIII
1997
Windir – Sóknardalr
1996
Angra – Holy Land
1993
Butthole Surfers – Independent Worm Saloon
The Mothers of Invention – Ahead of Their Time
Hothouse Flowers – Songs from the Rain
Mystery Machine – Glazed
Velocity Girl – Copacetic
1992
The Charlatans – Between 10th & 11th
The Fall – Code: Selfish
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Honey’s Dead
1988
Fates Warning – No Exit
1987
Night Ranger – Big Life
1984
King Crimson – Three of a Perfect Pair
The Icicle Works – The Icicle Works
1982
Rick Springfield – Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet
1979
Van Halen – Van Halen II
1973
Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
1970
Leon Russell – Leon Russell
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– Collectibles
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