Here are 11 rock bands whose third album is their best!One of the most common and encouraging sentiments known to man is “the third time’s the charm,” and that certainly applies to the third albums of numerous rock bands.That doesn’t mean that their first two records were failures in any sense of the word, but rather that these artists truly struck creative (and perhaps commercial) gold when they officially had a trio of albums under their belt.READ MORE: 10 Metal Bands Whose Third Album Is Their BestAs you can see, we’ve already explored 10 metal bands whose third album remains their best (including Queensrÿche, Rammstein and Deftones). Therefore, it’s about time we acknowledge 11 rock bands whose discographies also peaked at the same point in their careers.Once again, we did our best to represent the entire history of the genre, so our choices stretch from the 1960s to the 2010s! Likewise, it’s unlikely that you’ll agree with all 11 of them; yet, that’s always part of the fun, right?So, keep on scrolling to see which records we feel are the greatest collections by their respective creators, and be sure to let us know how your list might compare to ours!11 Rock Bands Whose Third Album Is Their BestKeep scrolling to see nearly a dozen rock bands who peaked with their third LPs!Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum11 Rock Bands Whose Second Album Is Their BestThese rock bands essentially achieved perfection on their sophomore LPs!Gallery Credit: Jordan BlumRock + Metal Bands Whose Fourth Album Is Their BestFour score! These bands delivered the best works of their career on their fourth studio album.Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire11 Rock + Metal Bands Whose Fifth Album Is Their BestThese artists’ fifth records are still their finest!Gallery Credit: Jordan BlumFollow Loudwire on YouTube.
