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List of the top live music albums of all time, as ranked by the editors of Mojo Magazine. This compiles the best live recorded albums ever released, with a focus on rock and roll music. Some of the celebrated live artists included are Frank Sinatra, Cream, The Velvet Underground, and Van Morrison.

The list was originally run in Mojo Magazine's 60th issue in November of 1998. It is listed in chronological order by the release date of the album (not the live performance itself, which in some cases was recorded well before.)

Significantly, no live albums from the 1980s were included in the list. Mojo jumps right from the mid-1970s to the release of Nirvana's "Unplugged in New York" in 1993.

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Rank   Name Artist Release Date Genre(s) Release type
  1. 1

    Live in Australia

    Unwritten Law
    Live Album
    Frank Sinatra, Released in 1959
  2. 2

    The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings

    John Coltrane Quartet
    1997
    Jazz
    Live Album
    John Coltrane
  3. 3

    Live At The Apollo Volume 1

    James Brown, Released in 1962
  4. 4

    Live At Harlem Square Club

    Sam Cooke, Released in 1963
  5. 5

    Live At The Star Club Hamburg

    Jerry Lee Lewis, Released in 1964
  6. 6

    Live at the Regal

    B.B. King
    1965
    Blues
    Live Album
    B.B.King, Released in 1965
  7. 7

    Live At The Plugged Nickel

    Miles Davis, Released in 1965
  8. 8

    Dream Letter

    Tim Buckley, Released in 1968
  9. 9
    MC5
    1969
    Hard rock, Psychedelic rock, Garage rock, Protopunk
    Live Album
    MC5, Released in 1968
  10. 10

    Live Cream Vol. 2

    Cream, Released in 1968
  11. 11

    At San Quentin

    Johnny Cash
    1969
    Country
    Live Album
    Johnny Cash, Released in 1969
  12. 12

    Live/Dead

    Grateful Dead
    1969
    Live Album
    The Grateful Dead, Released in 1969
  13. 13

    Live With Lou Reed

    The Velvet Underground, Released in 1969
  14. 14

    Get Your Ya Ya’s Out

    The Rolling Stones, Released in 1969
  15. 15
    The Who
    1995
    Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Protopunk
    Live Album
    The Who, Released in 1970
  16. 16
    The Allman Brothers Band
    1992
    Live Album
    The Allman Brothers Band, Released in 1971
  17. 17

    Rock of Ages

    The Band
    2001
    Rock music
    Live Album
    The Band, Released in 1971
  18. 18

    To Late To Stop Us Now

    Van Morrison, Released in 1973
  19. 19

    Live!

    The Police
    1995
    New Wave
    Live Album
    Bob Marley & The Wailers, Released in 1975
  20. 20

    Stupidity

    Bad Manners
    Album
    Dr Feelgood, Released in 1975
  21. 21

    Unplugged In New York

    Nirvana, Released in 1993

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