Led Zeppelin IV
(38/100 Greatest Albums Ever)

Zep’s usual trademarks are here in force – Plant’s magnificently melancholic wail, Page’s mammoth guitar riffs, and that ferociously muscular rhythm section. Indeed, ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Misty Mountain Hop’ were among the most primal rockers the band had yet recorded, but there was a darkness and complexity at their core, which kept fans coming back for repeat listens.