This is a list of influential, critically-acclaimed and historically important albums (LPs, EPs, singles) in the development of rock and roll. It has been compiled using various amateur and professional sites that purport to list the greatest albums. Each album includes at least one citation in the form of an external link to the list in question; amateur sites are numbered, while professional ones are given a descriptive text link.

The list excludes greatest hits and other non-original compilations.