Best 5 engineered rock albums?

Allan Parsons: "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
Pink Floyd: "Dark Side of the Moon"
Steely Dan: "Aja"
Joan Baez: "Diamonds and Rust"
Santana: "Welcome".. most would say "abraxas" but I prefer this one.
also rans: the Eagles 1st album, Doobie bros. "Toulouse St."

Hey Zorpman! Are you primarily interested in engineering and production (Beatles "Sgt. Peppers") or drop-dead recording and mastering (Audiophile Sound)?

pcanis .... dismissing the SUBJECTIVE opinion of others serves no purpose. Music (and equipment) is either to your liking or not to your liking. Let's try to keep all postings positive. For example I have never liked Genesis, Pink Floyd, or the Beatles but I recognize that they are one of the great, and ground-breaking bands. I fully recognize that Lenny Kravitz is not in the same league as the perviously mentioned bands, but I still prefer his albums.

Let's not forget Ricky Lee Jones "POP POP".

If you're talking about audiophile quality sound, my top five
would be:

Pink Floyd- "The Final Cut" (heads above Dark Side for sound)
Dire Straits- "Love Over Gold"
Rough Trade- "Weapons"
Human League- "Dare"
New Order- "Blue Monday" (the 45rpm 12 inch single)

Production value-wise, it's a matter of taste. I like

Kate Bush- "Hounds of Love"
Cocteau Twins- "Heaven of Las Vegas"
Beatles- "Revolver"
REM- "Out of Time"
Jimi Hendrix- "Electric Ladyland"

(ironically, none of them have particularly good sound).