**From Stairway to Supremacy: Ranking Every Led Zeppelin Album**
Few bands have shaken the foundation of rock music like Led Zeppelin. From their explosive debut to their swan song, the band evolved in bold, unpredictable ways—mixing blues, hard rock, folk, and mysticism into a sound that’s as timeless as it is towering. Ranking their albums is no easy task. It’s controversial, emotional, and entirely subjective—but that’s what makes it fun. Here’s how the legendary catalog stacks up.
**8. *Presence* (1976)**
Recorded under duress, *Presence* is often overshadowed, but it’s a raw, aggressive showcase of Jimmy Page’s guitar work. “Achilles Last Stand” alone makes it worth revisiting.
**7. *In Through the Out Door* (1979)**
A polarizing album that leaned into synths and John Paul Jones’ growing influence. While divisive, “All My Love” and “Fool in the Rain” show a band still experimenting.
**6. *Led Zeppelin III* (1970)**
After the thunder of the first two albums, *III* surprised fans with its acoustic introspection. “Immigrant Song” remains iconic, but the folk-influenced B-side is its true soul.
**5. *Led Zeppelin* (1969)**
The debut that changed everything. Raw, bluesy, and thunderous—this was the birth of hard rock as we know it.
**4. *Houses of the Holy* (1973)**
Colorful, playful, and wide-ranging. From the funk of “The Crunge” to the majesty of “No Quarter,” Zeppelin flexed their creative muscles here.
**3. *Led Zeppelin II* (1969)**
The band’s most straightforward rock record. “Whole Lotta Love” and “Heartbreaker” cemented their dominance.
**2. *Physical Graffiti* (1975)**
A double-album masterpiece. Ambitious, sprawling, and sonically rich. Every Zeppelin flavor is here.
**1. *Led Zeppelin IV* (1971)**
From “Black Dog” to “Stairway to Heaven,” this is perfection. It’s not just their best—it’s one of the greatest albums in rock histor
y.
Let the debates begin.
