Best Books on Rock and Roll

101.
Mötley Crüe: A Visual History, 1983-2005
Mötley Crüe: A Visual History, 1983-2005 4.38 avg rating — 363 ratings
102.
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century 3.99 avg rating — 3,711 ratings
103.
Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored
Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored 3.96 avg rating — 2,397 ratings
104.
Joan Jett
Joan Jett 4.16 avg rating — 456 ratings
105.
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl 3.70 avg rating — 4,321 ratings
106.
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music 4.44 avg rating — 162,542 ratings
107.
Past Deadline: A Blurry Glimpse Into the Aspen Music Beat
Past Deadline: A Blurry Glimpse Into the Aspen Music Beat 4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
108.
Johnny Cash: The Life
Johnny Cash: The Life 4.28 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
109.
Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion 4.08 avg rating — 3,026 ratings
110.
Hippie
Hippie 4.15 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
111.
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band 4.27 avg rating — 4,457 ratings
112.
Long Time Gone
Long Time Gone 4.03 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
113.
Robert Plant: A Life
Robert Plant: A Life
by: Paul Rees
3.79 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
114.
Girl in a Band
Girl in a Band 3.67 avg rating — 31,035 ratings
115.
The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles
The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles 4.10 avg rating — 3,351 ratings
116.
It Crawled from the South: An R.E.M. Companion
It Crawled from the South: An R.E.M. Companion 4.10 avg rating — 284 ratings
117.
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends
Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends 3.84 avg rating — 2,144 ratings
118.
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos 3.68 avg rating — 8,662 ratings
119.
Songbook
Songbook 3.56 avg rating — 14,165 ratings
120.
Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001
Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001 4.09 avg rating — 3,364 ratings
121.
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup 4.12 avg rating — 2,707 ratings
122.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties 4.25 avg rating — 5,722 ratings
123.
No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir
No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir 3.83 avg rating — 3,164 ratings
124.
When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin
When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin
by: Mick Wall
3.94 avg rating — 4,522 ratings
125.
Nico: Songs They Never Play on the Radio
Nico: Songs They Never Play on the Radio 3.96 avg rating — 928 ratings
126.
One Train Later: A Memoir
One Train Later: A Memoir 4.04 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
127.
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon 3.79 avg rating — 2,832 ratings
128.
Britpop!: Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock
Britpop!: Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock 4.08 avg rating — 1,214 ratings
129.
The Book of Rock Lists
The Book of Rock Lists 3.85 avg rating — 163 ratings
129.
U2 at the End of the World
U2 at the End of the World 4.35 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
131.
The Doors
The Doors
by: The Doors
4.30 avg rating — 270 ratings
132.
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 3.69 avg rating — 85,265 ratings
133.
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust
Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy Stardust 4.36 avg rating — 563 ratings
134.
Rolling with the Stones
Rolling with the Stones 4.13 avg rating — 327 ratings
135.
Autobiography
Autobiography
by: Morrissey
3.61 avg rating — 13,282 ratings
136.
Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison
Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison 3.71 avg rating — 1,176 ratings
137.
Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs
Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs 4.08 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
138.
Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon
Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon 3.51 avg rating — 455 ratings
139.
Keith Moon - Dear Boy
Keith Moon - Dear Boy 4.20 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
140.
Lennon: The Definitive Biography
Lennon: The Definitive Biography 4.06 avg rating — 1,885 ratings
141.
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict 4.03 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
142.
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir 3.70 avg rating — 3,156 ratings
143.
Dark Horse: The Life And Art Of George Harrison
Dark Horse: The Life And Art Of George Harrison 3.44 avg rating — 313 ratings
144.
Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story
Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story 4.06 avg rating — 4,729 ratings
145.
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed 3.87 avg rating — 1,947 ratings
146.
A Freewheeling Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the 60s
A Freewheeling Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the 60s 3.85 avg rating — 4,069 ratings
147.
Freddie Mercury: His Life in His Own Words
Freddie Mercury: His Life in His Own Words 3.96 avg rating — 2,653 ratings
148.
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division 4.14 avg rating — 5,473 ratings
148.
Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors
Light My Fire: My Life with The Doors 4.04 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
150.
Don't Try This at Home
Don't Try This at Home 3.54 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
151.
Ain't No Grave: The Life and Legacy of Brother Claude Ely
Ain't No Grave: The Life and Legacy of Brother Claude Ely 3.59 avg rating — 872 ratings
152.
Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who
Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who 4.01 avg rating — 499 ratings
153.
Rod: The Autobiography
Rod: The Autobiography 3.97 avg rating — 6,182 ratings
154.
Wonderland Avenue
Wonderland Avenue 4.25 avg rating — 2,762 ratings
155.
Dirty Rocker Boys
Dirty Rocker Boys 3.78 avg rating — 4,108 ratings
156.
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love 3.79 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
157.
To The Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles
To The Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles 3.84 avg rating — 505 ratings
158.
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution 3.95 avg rating — 8,795 ratings
159.
Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan
Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan 4.01 avg rating — 4,960 ratings
160.
Late, Late at Night
Late, Late at Night 3.84 avg rating — 2,433 ratings
161.
Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey 4.08 avg rating — 2,352 ratings
162.
Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn
Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn
by: Fieldy
3.76 avg rating — 813 ratings
163.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain 3.49 avg rating — 1,348 ratings
164.
Lips Unsealed: A Memoir
Lips Unsealed: A Memoir 3.46 avg rating — 2,907 ratings
165.
18 and Life on Skid Row
18 and Life on Skid Row 3.75 avg rating — 2,661 ratings
166.
It's a Long Story: My Life
It's a Long Story: My Life 4.13 avg rating — 9,724 ratings
167.
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead
by: Phil Lesh
4.17 avg rating — 3,606 ratings
168.
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret 4.07 avg rating — 2,416 ratings
169.
A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead 4.25 avg rating — 2,910 ratings
170.
Rebel Heart: An American Rock 'n' Roll Journey
Rebel Heart: An American Rock 'n' Roll Journey 3.14 avg rating — 502 ratings
171.
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender 3.49 avg rating — 4,818 ratings
172.
Can't Be Satisfied
Can't Be Satisfied 4.10 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
173.
Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac 3.85 avg rating — 997 ratings
174.
Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss
Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss 3.68 avg rating — 1,824 ratings
175.
Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times
Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and Times 4.13 avg rating — 1,464 ratings
176.
Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock
Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock 3.71 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
177.
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time 3.87 avg rating — 41,525 ratings
178.
Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head
Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head 3.98 avg rating — 842 ratings
178.
Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star
Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star 4.13 avg rating — 468 ratings
180.
Take It Like a Man: The Autobiography of Boy George
Take It Like a Man: The Autobiography of Boy George 4.06 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
181.
Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons
Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons 3.90 avg rating — 586 ratings
182.
Five Against One: The Pearl Jam Story
Five Against One: The Pearl Jam Story
by: Kim Neely
3.86 avg rating — 853 ratings
183.
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians
Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians 4.22 avg rating — 823 ratings
184.
Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal
Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal 4.22 avg rating — 1,493 ratings
185.
See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
by: Bob Mould
3.80 avg rating — 2,053 ratings
186.
How to Be a Man:
How to Be a Man: 3.92 avg rating — 938 ratings
187.
Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath
Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath 4.01 avg rating — 3,898 ratings
188.
X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography
X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography 3.84 avg rating — 730 ratings
189.
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock And Out
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock And Out 4.36 avg rating — 901 ratings
189.
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 4.27 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
191.
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock 4.09 avg rating — 249 ratings
192.
Dream on: Livin' on the Edge With Steven Tyler and Aerosmith
Dream on: Livin' on the Edge With Steven Tyler and Aerosmith 3.54 avg rating — 177 ratings
193.
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story 3.85 avg rating — 28,395 ratings
194.
I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland
I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland 4.26 avg rating — 266 ratings
195.
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom 4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
196.
Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor
Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor
by: Al Kooper
4.06 avg rating — 513 ratings
197.
Nirvana: The Biography
Nirvana: The Biography 4.08 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
198.
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys 4.28 avg rating — 13,076 ratings
199.
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 3.83 avg rating — 36,215 ratings
200.
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney 3.88 avg rating — 1,906 ratings
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