Rock’s Greatest Live Albums: Top 40 Ranked

The Who’s Live at Leeds was released on May 16, 1970, and it’s one of the greatest live albums of all time. It saw the band adding heavier guitars to their mod-era classics and to some early rock and roll chesnuts, and it holds up to any of their studio albums. Through the ‘70s, and ever since, rock bands have been releasing live documents of their concerts, and while some of them are little more than “greatest hits” collections with crowd noise, the albums on this list are essential parts of their respective artists’ discographies. Scroll through the gallery below and see where some of your favorites are ranked in our greatest live albums list.