re: I can't find a single fault with Appetite for Destruction

AFD belongs in the conversation, but there are several other albums that could also make a case for "greatest hard rock release". A few worthy choices had been made on this thread already, and I'd throw Van Halen's debut into the hat too...that album was arguably as much of a game-changer as AFD. Since "hard rock" is a pretty broad term, you could almost-but-not-quite toss Boston's debut into the mix as well, despite it sounding like night and day compared to AFD, lol...