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We love dad rock<\/a> around here, so keep reading to see our picks for the best album by 11 of the greatest dad rock bands.<\/p>\n There once was a time when the term “dad rock” referred to a specific era of artists, mainly consisting of classic rock groups that were popular in the ’70s and ’80s. However, over time that has changed quite a bit, especially as people who were born in the ’90s and 2000s have become parents themselves.<\/p>\n In 2024, Merchoid published a study on which groups\u00a0are considered the best dad rock<\/a> band in each state of the U.S. It was a bit surprising to see acts such as Blink-182<\/a> and Linkin Park<\/a> on there, but it makes sense that today’s teenagers would consider late ’90s and early 2000s bands to be dad rock.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0The ‘Big 4’ Bands of Boomer, Gen X, Millennial + Gen Z Dad Rock<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Thus, we published several different stories on which bands we consider the “Big 4” of dad rock for each generation, and even launched a March Dadness tournament this past March where you voted for the greatest dad rock band of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now we’re going to take it a step further and look at the best records by some of the greatest dad rock bands of all time. We chose 11 groups from our definitive Big 4 dad rock list, went through their discographies and picked their best albums.<\/p>\n We picked the best album by some of the greatest dad rock bands of all time, ranging from the 1970s to 2000s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Going year by year, looking at the best albums in hard rock since 1970.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Best Album by 11 Dad Rock Bands<\/h2>\n
The Best Hard Rock Album of Each Year Since 1970<\/h2>\n