Best 5-10 Rock Recordings?

There are several obvious Pink Floyd,Beatles and Steely Dan choices, which are almost always reference quality recordings. I will try to recommend a few that are less obvious, but which keep me coming back repeatedly.

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions and/or Talking Book

John Mellencamp - Whenever We wanted. As someone who has played in rock bands 25+ years, this recording does an amazing job of replicating the live sound of individual instruments with lots of definition in space. It also happens to have his best songs.

Soundgarden - Superunknown

The Charlatans - Between 10th and 11th

Wilco - A Ghost is Born

Del Amitri - Twisted

Queens of the Stone Age - R (their first - very dry recording, lots of space, and VERY psychedelic. Not of for everyone, but if you like it, you'll probably love it. My favorite song is sung by Mark Lannegan of Screaming Trees).

Any Supergrass album except "Coco" sounds great on my system. I especially like "In It for the Money" and "Road to Rouen."

The original issue of Late for the Sky by Jackson Brown. The later (struggling for correct terminology here folks) vinyl did not sound anywhere as good.

I also like Pure Prairie League (the one with Amy) Bustin out was the name of the album I think.

Richard Bischoff

I'll suggest a sleeper that you can probably find at your local thrift store for $2. Warren Zevon-Excitable Boy.
This was his best material and the record itself sounds as good as it gets, lots of PRAT(favourite audiophile term)LOL.
In fact if you own a humble Rega TT, this LP will show you just how good a low mass turntable can sound.
Don't forget about "Who's Next" either.

buckingham and nicks first album is a wonderful record. DSOTM, Wall, Meddle, WYWH (pink floyd) are all very good, Most of the steely dan albums. I must agree with the pure prairie league, great sonics on this album. Moody blues seventh sojurn and childrens, childrens album is very good. These are some of my keep coming back to albums.

Without getting into high priced reissues I'd say Doors 1st couple albums on Electra are very good. Hendrix Electric Ladyland is excellent. Jeff Beck Truth with Rod Stewart & Nicky Hopkins on piano is very good. Any Beatles on Parlophone/EMI label(forget the Capitol trash), or many of the Japanese pressings. Early Cream is all bad and many Led Zeps are decent but just ok in my mind(others may disagree). Too bad most Stones are mostly just ok too but it's hard to deny there's a lot of good music. That's where a lower resolution system may be a blessing.