Best Rock Music of 2007

Looking for the best rock music of 2007? Check out our top picks and get ready to rock out!

Best Overall Rock Albums of 2007

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back at the best rock music of 2007. From older classics like Led Zeppelin to newer bands like Foo Fighters, there was something for everyone this year. Here are our picks for the best overall rock albums of 2007.

1. Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
2. Led Zeppelin – Mothership
3. Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam
4. Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
5. Rage Against the Machine – Renegades

Best Hard Rock Albums of 2007

2007 was a great year for hard rock music, with a number of great albums being released. Here are some of the best hard rock albums of 2007:

-Dream Theater, Systematic Chaos
-Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
-Incubus, Light Grenades
-Korn, Untitled
-Led Zeppelin, Mothership (remastered)
-Linkin Park, Minutes to Midnight
-Metallica, Death Magnetic
-Muse, Black Holes and Revelations
-Nine Inch Nails, Year Zero
-Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam

Best Metal Albums of 2007

2007 was a great year for metal music, with a wide variety of sounds and styles represented in the genre. From the thumping rhythms of death metal to the complex arrangements of progressive metal, there was something for everyone. Here are some of the best metal albums that were released in 2007.

Best Punk Albums of 2007

What 2007 lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality when it came to punk albums. These are the 10 best punk albums of 2007.

1. Rise Against – The Sufferer & The Witness
2. AFI – Decemberunderground
3. Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell
4. Pennywise – Reason to Believe
5. NOFX – Self Entitled
6. Rancid – Let’s Go
7. The Offspring – Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
8. Hot Water Music – Till the Wheels Fall Off
9. Dropkick Murphys – The Meanest of Times
10. Flogging Molly – Float

Best Indie Rock Albums of 2007

The safety of mainstream music has driven many talented musicians into the do-it-yourself world of independent music. These artists have created some of the best music of 2007.

The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Neon Bible is The Arcade Fire’s second album, released in March 2007 on Merge Records. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 153,000 copies in its first week.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) – What It Takes to Move Forward
What It Takes to Move Forward is the debut album by American emo band Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), released on October 9, 2007 by Count Your Lucky Stars Records. The album peaked at #41 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart.

The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
Boys and Girls in America is the third studio album by American rock band The Hold Steady, released on October 3, 2006 through Vagrant Records. The album reached #24 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart.
It was named the twenty-fifth best album of 2006 by Spin magazine, and appeared on several year-end lists of top albums.

Mogwai – Mr. Beast
Mr. Beast is the sixth studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released in March 2006 on Play It Again Sam. The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Prize.

Best Classic Rock Albums of 2007

The year 2007 saw a wealth of amazing music from classic rock artists, both new and old. Here are just a few of the best classic rock albums that were released in 2007.

-The Beatles, “Love”
-Jimi Hendrix, “Valleys of Neptune”
-Led Zeppelin, “Mothership”
-Aerosmith, “Devil’s Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith”
-Rolling Stones, “Beggars Banquet (Deluxe Edition)”
-U2, “U218 Singles (Deluxe Version)”

Best New Rock Albums of 2007

This was a banner year for new rock albums, with a wide variety of sounds and styles represented. Below is a list of our favorites, in no particular order.

-The White Stripes, Icky Thump
-Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
-The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
-Interpol, Our Love to Admire
-R.E.M., Accelerate
-Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
-Radiohead, In Rainbows
-The Hold Steady, Boys and Girls in America
– LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
-Porcupine Tree, Fear of a Blank Planet

Best Live Rock Albums of 2007

2007 was a great year for rock music, with a number of great bands releasing some truly excellent live albums. Here are our picks for the best live rock albums of 2007.

– Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones
– Queens of the Stone Age – Over the Years and Through the Woods
– Muse – HAARP
– The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights
– Rage Against the Machine – Live at Folsom Field

Best Compilation Rock Albums of 2007

The best compilation rock albums of 2007 offer a wide range of styles and genres, from classic rock to nu metal to emo. There is something for everyone on this list, and these albums are sure to get your adrenaline pumping.

So rounded up below are what we consider to be the cream of the crop when it comes to rock music from 2007. Whether you like your rock hard and fast or slow and emotional, there is something here for you. So turn up the volume and enjoy!

-Nu Metal: Metallica – Death Magnetic
-Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin – Mothership
-Emo: Taking Back Sunday – Louder Now

Best Reissue Rock Albums of 2007

There were many great rock albums reissued in 2007. Below is a list of the best reissue rock albums of 2007, according to critic consensus.

-The Beatles, “The Beatles” (White Album) (Remastered)
-Led Zeppelin, “Led Zeppelin” (Remastered)
– Jimi Hendrix, “Are You Experienced?” (Legacy Edition)
– Nirvana, “Nevermind” (Interscope/Geffen/UMe)
– Pink Floyd, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (Columbia/Legacy)