Top Ten Ronnie James Dio Albums

The Top Ten
1 Holy Diver - Dio

This is a hard choice ass his best solo, Rainbow and Black Sabbath are all so close but I think Holy Diver just about takes the title. A true classic without a single duff song on it. Probably, no definitely, one of the top 5 rock albums of all time that doesn't age.
Dio's voice and Campbell's guitar playing have never been better and the chemistry with Bain and Appice shines through.
Think I'll go and put this on now!

Exactly. You could also argue Rising and Long live Rock N' Roll. The thing is though Rising only has 6 songs which isn't that big of a deal but it does limit the album a little bit. But you could most definitely argue.

Rainbow in the Dark - one of the greatest metal songs of all time. Right here on the Holy Diver album. Excellent

Best song, best album.

2 Rising - Rainbow

Complete powerhouse, the album art sums it up perfectly

One of the first power metal albums. Legendary.

3 Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath

I personally think that Rainbow Rising is overrated. The best, the definitive RJD albums? Heaven and Hell, Holy Diver, Dream Evil, and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

Every song on Heaven and Hell and Holy Diver are excellent, and they are my favourite RJD albums. If H&H is a 10, then HD is a 9.99.

4 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Rainbow

Love this album

5 Dehumanizer - Black Sabbath
6 The Last In Line - Dio
7 Strange Highways - Dio

Why on earth wasn't this album on the list? Give Her the Gun, Strange Highways, Here's to You? Some of Ronnie's most powerful vocal work is right here on this album.

8 The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath

This album is very awesome and underrated.

9 Lock Up the Wolves - Dio
10 Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 - Dio
The Contenders
11 Carolina County Ball - Elf

I wish the bot voting for this item would stop.

12 On Stage - Rainbow

Ritchie and Ronnie were at their best here

13 Holy Diver Live - Dio
14 The Devil You Know - Heaven & Hell

The most underrated Ronnie album

15 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow
16 Trying to Burn the Sun - Elf
17 Dream Evil - Dio

This is a seriously underrated album. With awesome classics like All the Fools Sailed Away, Naked in the Rain, and Sunset Superman? Not to mention the title track? It definitely deserves to be higher.

18 Angry Machines - Dio
19 Live Evil - Black Sabbath

Best live album ever

20 Magica - Dio
21 Elf - Elf
22 Killing the Dragon - Dio
23 Master of the Moon - Dio
24 Sacred Heart - Dio
25 Stars - Hear 'N Aid
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