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Joan Jett<\/a>\u00a0became a rock ‘n’ roll lifer the moment she cofounded the Runaways<\/a> at age 16 with drummer Sandy West. Playing a mix of glam, pop, hard-rock and punk, the guitarist and singer was setting a path for the solo career she would launch in 1979 after the Runaways broke up.<\/p>\n A 1980 solo debut, Bad Reputation<\/em>, made with members of Sex Pistols<\/a>, got things rolling, but it was the release of her second record, I Love Rock-N-Roll<\/a><\/em>, recorded with her full-time band the Blackhearts, that made her a star.<\/p>\n Thanks to\u00a0a No. 1 cover of the Arrows’ title tune, and plenty of airplay on MTV during its earliest days as a network, Jett formulated the blueprints that helped her stage an active next few years, combining catchy originals with well-chosen cover songs that fit her band’s straightforward but efficient playing,\u00a0as you will see in the list below of\u00a0Joan Jett Albums Ranked.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Top 30 Punk Rock Songs of the ’70s<\/a><\/p>\n Although Jett and the Blackhearts’ early chart singles were covers, she quickly began to\u00a0declare her own identity in the male-dominated music industry of the ’80s. By the early 1990s, Jett was recognized as a significant influence on the emerging riot grrrl scene, celebrated for her\u00a0unwavering stance over the years.<\/p>\n Through the decades, Jett has maintained\u00a0that vision that’s both defiantly original and a nod to the past, including her own; she’s reworked some of her Runaways songs on Blackhearts records, has recorded an album of covers as a solo artist and even revisited her past catalog as part of a 2022 acoustic album, Changeup<\/em>. It’s all led to a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> induction in 2015<\/a> and the admiration of generations of like-minded, strong-willed artists.<\/p>\n From former Runaway to Blackhearts leader, the original riot grrrl has endured over the decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJoan Jett Albums Ranked<\/h2>\n