The best psychedelic rock albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1LonerismTame Impala · 4.7 from 3 scores
  2. 2Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3Abbey RoadThe Beatles · 5 from 1 score
  1. 4RevolverThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  2. 5SuperunknownSoundgarden4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6InnerspeakerTame Impala4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground4.5 from 1 score
  5. 8The Slow RushTame Impala4.3 from 2 scores
  6. 9CurrentsTame Impala4.2 from 3 scores
  7. 10MelophobiaCage the Elephant4 from 1 score
  8. 11AMArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  9. 12BrothersThe Black Keys3.8 from 3 scores
  10. 13Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys3.8 from 3 scores
  11. 14UltraviolenceLana Del Rey3.8 from 3 scores
  12. 15How to Be a Human BeingGlass Animals3.8 from 2 scores
  13. 16Broken Boy SoldiersThe Raconteurs3.7 from 3 scores
  14. 17HumbugArctic Monkeys3.7 from 3 scores
  15. 18ClassicsRatatat3.5 from 2 scores
  16. 19MelioraGhost3 from 1 score