Led Zeppelin Albums Ranked

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band’s heavy, guitar-driven sound has led them to be cited as one of the early influences of heavy metal. Their style drew from a wide variety of influences, including blues, psychedelia, and folk music. Here are their albums ranked from worst to best.

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9. In Through The Out Door (1979)

“Led Zeppelin added the synthesizer to their repertoire with this album. It’s certainly different but it still manages to sound like Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant and John Paul Jones have a more prominent role on this one than on previous albums. It provides an interesting glimpse into the direction the band might have gone in had they not broken up the following year following the death of John Bonham.”

8. Coda (1982)

“Many people don’t like this one, but I love it. The songs on here are supposedly Led Zeppelin’s throw-away castoffs which were not good enough to be on their previous albums. All I can say is this- if these are their rejects, they are better than most bands’ best efforts! True, not EVERYTHING the band made was magnificent, but get it and decide for yourself- don’t listen to the haters! The deluxe edition has some interesting versions of songs from their other albums. Really good!”

7. Presence (1976)

“While critically it isn’t the best rated LZ album for many “stated” reasons, I think it is fantastic. Many say R.P’s vocals were weak and the album lacks depth. Jimmy Page’s guitar work is stellar. It’s not “heavy metal”, it’s more like stainless steel. It isn’t always easy to listen to but you won’t hear anything like it. It is it’s own genre. Your grandchildren will listen to it and wonder whatever happened to great window shaking music.
I may not be objective because this came out when I was in high school, knee deep in the 70’s. It’s better today than it was almost 4 decades ago.”

6. Physical Graffiti (1975)

“One of my favorite Led Zeppelin albums (allright, they are ALL my favorites!) and Jimmy Page has once again not just remastered a classic album only to make it louder, he actually makes every song so much clearer than even the original vinyl. The extras are also a great addition considering how little high quality material of unreleased music from Led Zeppelin there is available. If you are a real fan of Led Zeppelin, then don’t be put off by the idea of “Oh another remastered version of albums I already have?” and go out and get all these remasters. Pagey worked hard to make sure we would get the absolute best quality possible and he has succeeded in spades.”

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5. Led Zeppelin (1969)

“This is the first release by a new band called Led Zeppelin , and the one that started it all. I first heard this when I was 16. Someone played it for me at a party and I sat in silence for 45 minutes…in AWE. This was ‘ dangerous stuff ‘ I thought. This is what the bad kids at school listen to. Yet , I couldn’t tare myself away from the sound. The Beatles opened my eyes and ears to Rock music….Zeppelin plugged my soul in to the electrical socket. Raw , delicate , bombastic…it has it all. How Many More Times is a glorious psychedelic blues trip. After listening to this CD , you may feel as if you’ve run a marathon.”

4. Houses of the Holy (1973)

“This album is not only a great album but an important part of the history of Rock N Roll. It contained entirely original material and was a turning point for Led Zeppelin which was beginning to use more complicated layering. It has been certified 11x Platinum and was rated by Rolling Stone Magazine as number 148 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is essential to any comprehensive rock collection.”

3. Led Zeppelin III (1970)

“This is the best version I have heard of the original album. Details emerge in this remastering that are revelatory. But the real news here is the bonus disc. The instrumental tracks are lovely and support the idea that this is one of rock’s most highly accomplished group of musical technicians. The “rough” tracks are simply amazing–one feels like s/he is sitting with the musicians in the recording studio (or in Page’s Headley Grange estate!). “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” especially gives me chills (in a good way!).”

2. Led Zeppelin II (1969)

“It’s impossible to say more about Led Zeppelin and this album than the other hard-core fans have already stated…I’ll just say this is another great rock collection of Led Zeppelin’s outstanding work. All the songs have the phenomenal guitar work of Jimmy Page. I believe the unique vocals of Robert Plant are unsurpassed. Both Page and Plant have vast artistic range.”

Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

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“Where would we be if Jimmy, John Paul, John & Robert had not delivered “Led Zeppelin IV”? Though you’ll never see that or any other album title on it’s cover. Once again, I could go on and on about this release and it’s personal significance to me. No, I’ll assume you already know just what the release meant and still means to this day. Thanx Mr. Page for your efforts in Remastering this Awesome ’71 release. I personally am having trouble containing my Xcitement for the upcoming release of ’75s “Physical Graffiti”. I might be in the minority, but that is the best of the best of the Zeppelin catalog!!”