Like all popular forms of music, rock has evolved. Records made in 1964 didn't sound like those made only five years earlier; a 1977 album doesn't have much in common with one from 1967.

These best-selling debut rock albums are still major bops today, some decades after they were initially released.

There are various ways to rate the best-selling rock albums of all time. In this case, we went directly to the source: The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA). In terms of what ...