May 20th
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
2016
Car Seat Headrest
– Teens of Denial
Teens of Denial is Will Toledo’s messy, brilliant letter to himself—funny, anxious, and loud. It’s raw indie rock turned catharsis, where imperfection hits harder than polish, and every awkward shout feels like a personal victory.
1997
Foo Fighters
– The Colour and the Shape
The Colour and the Shape isn’t just a big rock album. It’s an emotional purge wrapped in distortion and melody. A breakup record that somehow feels like a rallying cry. And for Foo Fighters, it was the start of something they’re still chasing, still refining, still screaming about all these years later.
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
2022
Everything Everything – Raw Data Feel
Delta Spirit – One Is One
Porridge Radio – Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
Train – AM Gold
Craig Finn – A Legacy of Rentals
Dave Stewart – Ebony McQueen
Anvil – Impact Is Imminent
Mavis Staples and Levon Helm – Carry Me Home
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
2020
Jeff Rosenstock – No Dream
2016
Kent – Då som nu för alltid
Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts
Saosin – Along the Shadow
Richard Ashcroft – These People
Highasakite – Camp Echo
Eric Clapton – I Still Do
Mudcrutch – 2
Ana Popović – Trilogy
Andy Shauf – The Party
2013
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams
Texas – The Conversation
Visage – Hearts and Knives
Sound of Contact – Dimensionaut
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa – Seesaw
Palisades – Outcasts
2009
Marilyn Manson – The High End of Low
2008
3 Doors Down – 3 Doors Down
Black Lungs – Send Flowers
Free Kitten – Inherit
Sam Roberts – Love at the End of the World
Islands – Arm’s Way
2003
Deftones – Deftones
Less Than Jake – Anthem
Staind – 14 Shades of Grey
Live – Birds of Pray
Sponge – For All the Drugs in the World
King’s X – Black Like Sunday
Revis – Places for Breathing
Eisley – Laughing City
Powerman 5000 – Transform
Menomena – I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
Helloween – Rabbit Don’t Come Easy
Electric Six – Fire
Simply Saucer – Cyborgs Revisited
Silverstein – When Broken Is Easily Fixed
Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas – Live: Hallelujah
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Vicious Cycle
Hanzel Und Gretyl – Über Alles
Cass McCombs – A
2002
Joseph Arthur – Redemption’s Son
1998
Soilwork – Steelbath Suicide
B’z – B’z The Best “Pleasure”
1997
Blessid Union of Souls – Blessid Union of Souls
Toad the Wet Sprocket – Coil
Guided by Voices – Mag Earwhig!
Sammy Hagar – Marching to Mars
John Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp
Cake Like – Happy Birthday to Me
The Muffs – Fuzzy Logic
Great Big Sea – Play
Fear Factory – Remanufacture – Cloning Technology
Zuckerbaby – Zuckerbaby
Peter Cetera – You’re the Inspiration: A Collection
1996
Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
Duncan Sheik – Duncan Sheik
King’s X – Ear Candy
Super Furry Animals – Fuzzy Logic
Honeycrack – Prozaic
Hawkwind – Love in Space
1994
Frank Black – Teenager of the Year
1987
Mötley Crüe – Girls, Girls, Girls
1985
Night Ranger – 7 Wishes
Robert Plant – Shaken ‘n’ Stirred
U2 – Wide Awake in America
The Chameleons – What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Savatage – Power of the Night
1982
Heart – Private Audition
1981
Elton John – The Fox
1980
Kiss – Unmasked
1977
The Jam – In the City
Genesis – Spot the Pigeon
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