Best Books on Rock and Roll

1.
No One Here Gets Out Alive
No One Here Gets Out Alive 3.94 avg rating — 45,764 ratings
2.
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by: Tommy Lee
4.14 avg rating — 48,136 ratings
3.
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star 4.14 avg rating — 38,557 ratings
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Life
Life 3.89 avg rating — 97,139 ratings
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Slash
Slash
by: Slash
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,032 ratings
6.
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain 4.12 avg rating — 34,284 ratings
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Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue 4.11 avg rating — 99,106 ratings
8.
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk 4.19 avg rating — 35,978 ratings
9.
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell 3.81 avg rating — 31,709 ratings
10.
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie 3.70 avg rating — 21,014 ratings
11.
It's So Easy: And Other Lies
It's So Easy: And Other Lies 4.23 avg rating — 12,205 ratings
12.
High Fidelity
High Fidelity 3.90 avg rating — 211,781 ratings
13.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,670 ratings
14.
I Am Ozzy
I Am Ozzy 4.11 avg rating — 30,614 ratings
15.
Clapton: The Autobiography
Clapton: The Autobiography 3.83 avg rating — 28,819 ratings
16.
Love, Janis
Love, Janis 4.11 avg rating — 3,951 ratings
17.
Cash
Cash 4.02 avg rating — 24,976 ratings
18.
Chronicles, Volume One
Chronicles, Volume One
by: Bob Dylan
3.98 avg rating — 60,440 ratings
19.
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix 4.17 avg rating — 10,213 ratings
20.
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology 4.38 avg rating — 17,685 ratings
21.
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
by: Mark Yarm
4.27 avg rating — 4,277 ratings
22.
Angels Dance and Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison
Angels Dance and Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison 4.07 avg rating — 895 ratings
23.
Wonderful Tonight
Wonderful Tonight 3.72 avg rating — 15,769 ratings
24.
John Lennon: The Life
John Lennon: The Life 4.04 avg rating — 12,501 ratings
25.
I, Me, Mine
I, Me, Mine 4.05 avg rating — 5,328 ratings
26.
Hammer of the Gods
Hammer of the Gods 3.86 avg rating — 13,505 ratings
27.
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 9,895 ratings
28.
Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend
Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend 4.13 avg rating — 4,204 ratings
29.
U2 by U2
U2 by U2
by: U2
4.27 avg rating — 2,797 ratings
30.
Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana
Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana 4.07 avg rating — 10,289 ratings
31.
The Beatles: The Biography
The Beatles: The Biography
by: Bob Spitz
4.09 avg rating — 13,232 ratings
32.
To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton
To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton 4.19 avg rating — 834 ratings
33.
Journals
Journals 4.01 avg rating — 17,521 ratings
34.
Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating — 53,080 ratings
35.
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag 4.10 avg rating — 8,985 ratings
36.
The Real Frank Zappa Book
The Real Frank Zappa Book 4.13 avg rating — 6,579 ratings
37.
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division 3.92 avg rating — 8,998 ratings
38.
John
John 4.12 avg rating — 9,083 ratings
39.
Rocks: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith
Rocks: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith
by: Joe Perry
4.08 avg rating — 2,172 ratings
40.
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 4.22 avg rating — 17,535 ratings
41.
Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story
Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story 3.98 avg rating — 2,921 ratings
42.
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley 4.02 avg rating — 1,776 ratings
43.
Cobain Unseen
Cobain Unseen 4.33 avg rating — 2,096 ratings
44.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory 4.14 avg rating — 5,965 ratings
45.
Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll 4.08 avg rating — 597 ratings
46.
Petty: The Biography
Petty: The Biography 4.27 avg rating — 5,656 ratings
47.
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung 4.02 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
48.
Tommyland
Tommyland 3.69 avg rating — 7,448 ratings
49.
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir 3.91 avg rating — 7,575 ratings
50.
Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly
Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly 4.24 avg rating — 358 ratings
51.
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography 4.09 avg rating — 8,316 ratings
52.
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley 4.37 avg rating — 4,618 ratings
53.
Faithfull
Faithfull 4.01 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
54.
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? 3.54 avg rating — 14,194 ratings
55.
Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music
Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music 4.13 avg rating — 980 ratings
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Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith
Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith
by: Aerosmith
4.04 avg rating — 3,923 ratings
57.
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones 4.08 avg rating — 2,418 ratings
58.
Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction: Author Autographed Edition!
Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction: Author Autographed Edition! 4.16 avg rating — 740 ratings
59.
The Rolling Stone Interviews
The Rolling Stone Interviews
by: Joe Levy
3.93 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
60.
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now 4.17 avg rating — 4,039 ratings
61.
Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash
Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash 4.13 avg rating — 1,369 ratings
62.
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer 4.17 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
63.
White Line Fever: The Autobiography
White Line Fever: The Autobiography 3.96 avg rating — 9,992 ratings
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And I Don't Want to Live This Life
And I Don't Want to Live This Life 4.11 avg rating — 8,650 ratings
65.
Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors
Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors 3.99 avg rating — 7,026 ratings
66.
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin 3.90 avg rating — 1,762 ratings
67.
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota 3.82 avg rating — 13,992 ratings
68.
The Beatles
The Beatles 4.12 avg rating — 4,824 ratings
69.
Alice in Chains: The Untold Story
Alice in Chains: The Untold Story 4.06 avg rating — 1,481 ratings
70.
This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography, And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx
This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography, And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx 4.17 avg rating — 5,022 ratings
71.
Who I Am
Who I Am 3.71 avg rating — 9,408 ratings
72.
Dancing With Myself
Dancing With Myself 3.84 avg rating — 3,155 ratings
73.
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd 4.12 avg rating — 5,286 ratings
74.
My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses
My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses 3.59 avg rating — 5,603 ratings
75.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Where Did You Sleep Last Night 3.56 avg rating — 388 ratings
76.
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 4.07 avg rating — 9,088 ratings
77.
England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond 4.07 avg rating — 7,297 ratings
78.
Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation
Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation 4.04 avg rating — 5,967 ratings
79.
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll
Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll 4.07 avg rating — 4,193 ratings
80.
My Cross to Bear
My Cross to Bear 3.89 avg rating — 6,109 ratings
81.
Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved
Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved 3.95 avg rating — 1,830 ratings
82.
The Jim Morrison Scrapbook
The Jim Morrison Scrapbook 4.42 avg rating — 862 ratings
83.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon 4.02 avg rating — 3,526 ratings
84.
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock
Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock 3.89 avg rating — 6,531 ratings
85.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970 4.47 avg rating — 2,693 ratings
86.
Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs 3.95 avg rating — 6,593 ratings
87.
I Slept With Joey Ramone
I Slept With Joey Ramone 4.03 avg rating — 1,754 ratings
88.
Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the Dawn of Pink Floyd
Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the Dawn of Pink Floyd 3.98 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
89.
Keith Richards:The Unauthorised Biograph
Keith Richards:The Unauthorised Biograph 3.98 avg rating — 793 ratings
90.
Acid for the Children
Acid for the Children
by: Flea
4.08 avg rating — 28,724 ratings
91.
Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison
Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison 4.12 avg rating — 1,672 ratings
92.
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain 4.08 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
93.
Running with Monsters
Running with Monsters 3.80 avg rating — 484 ratings
94.
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll 4.01 avg rating — 30,103 ratings
95.
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America 4.20 avg rating — 1,991 ratings
96.
Broken Music: A Memoir
Broken Music: A Memoir
by: Sting
3.88 avg rating — 4,731 ratings
97.
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution 3.89 avg rating — 4,794 ratings
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Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina 3.91 avg rating — 3,609 ratings
99.
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream 3.59 avg rating — 11,296 ratings
100.
Bob Dylan: A Biography
Bob Dylan: A Biography 3.95 avg rating — 876 ratings
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