I would like to state two very important things about this list. First of all, it is by no means the 50 MOST essential rock albums. Second of all, many of the entries on this list are albums that I consider to be essential in terms of listening and not necesserily as regards to impact/influence (though many are). I would also like to state that I mainly do these videos to spread light on albums that I feel are of very high quality and to also inspire people to go out and listen to them. With all that said, please comment your thoughts on the list and list some albums that you thought I missed. Albums are listed below.

1. 0:03 Album: Elvis (1956) By: Elvis Presley
2. 0:28 Album: Berry On Top (1959) By: Chuck Berry
3. 0:44 Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) By: The Beatles
4. 1:05 Album: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) By: The Velvet Underground & Nico
5. 1:28 Album: Highway 61 Revisited (1965) By: Bob Dylan
6. 1:49 Album: Safe As Milk (1967) By: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
7. 2:10 Album: Freak Out (1966) By: The Mothers of Invention
8: 2:30 Album: Are You Experienced (1967) By: Jimi Hendrix
9. 2:52 Album: Cosmo's Factory (1970) By: Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. 3:14 Album: Cheap Thrills (1968) By: Big Brother & The Holding Company (& Janis Joplin)
11. 3:34 Album: Disraeli Gears (1967) By: Cream
12. 4:00 Album: Tons of Sobs (1968) By: Free
13. 4:20 Album: The Doors (1967) By: The Doors
14. 4:35 Album: Days of Future Passed (1967) By: The Moody Blues
15. 5:00 Album: Valentyne Suite (1969) By: Colosseum
16. 5:28 Album: Tarkus (1971) By: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
17. 5:51 Album: In The Court of The Crimson King (1969) By: King Crimson
18. 6:12 Album: The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) By: Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. 6:32 Album: Led Zeppelin 2 (1969) By: Led Zeppelin
20. 6:53 Album: In Rock (1970) By: Deep Purple
21. 7:11 Album: The Power And The Glory (1974) By: Gentle Giant
22. 7:38 Album: Aqualung (1971) By: Jethro Tull
23. 8:00 Album: The Allman Brothers Band (1969) By: The Allman Brothers Band
24. 8:24 Album: Santana (1969) By: Santana
25. 8:49 Album: Hot Rats (1969) By: Frank Zappa
26. 9:11 Album: Second Helping (1974) By: Lynard Skynard
27. 9:33 Album: Wish You Were Here (1975) By: Pink Floyd
28. 10:00 Album: The Madcap Laughs (1970) By: Syd Barrett
29. 10:21 Album: Pawn Hearts (1971) By: Van Der Graaf Generator
30. 10:42 Album: Close To The Edge (1972) By: Yes
31. 11:03 Album: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974) By: Genesis
32. 11:30 Album: Kimono My House (1974) By: Sparks
33. 11:49 Album: Paranoid (1970) By: Black Sabbath
34. 12:08 Album: Appetite For Destruction (1987) By: Guns N Roses
35. 12:28 Album: Killer (1971) By: Alice Cooper
36. 12:54 Album: Secret Treaties (1974) By: Blue Öyster Cult
37. 13:13 Album: Exile On Main Street (1972) By: The Rolling Stones
38. 13:37 Album: Tres Hombres (1973) By: ZZ Top
39. 13:58 Album: All Things Must Pass (1970) By: George Harrison
40. 14:18 Album: Quadrophenia (1973) By: The Who
41. 14:33 Album: After The Gold Rush (1970) By: Neil Young
42. 14:56 Album: Hejira (1976) By: Joni Mitchell
43. 15:19 Album: The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars (1972) By: David Bowie
44. 15:43 Album: Love Over Gold (1982) By: Dire Straits
45. 16:04 Album: The Dreaming (1982) By: Kate Bush
46. 16:30 Album: Moving Pictures (1981) By: Rush
47. 16:55 Album: Remain in Light (1980) By: Talking Heads
48. 17:16 Album: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) By: Dead Kennedys
49. 17:37 Album: Room On Fire (2003) By: The Strokes
50. 18:01 Album: Ok Computer (1997) By: Radiohead

Honorable Mentions

51. 18:28 Album: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) By: The Kinks
52. 18:47 Album: Phases and Stages (1974) By: Willie Nelson
53. 19:11 Album: Aja (1977) By: Steely Dan
54: 19:31 Album: A Night At The Opera (1975) By: Queen
55. 19:57 Album: The Grand Illusion (1977) By: Styx

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