| Radio Ethiopia | Smith Patti Group | Arista | 2C068-98283 |
| Rainbow bridge | Hendrix Jimi | Reprise | REP 54 004 |
| Rainbow rider | Harrison Mike | Good ear | EAR 5007 |
| Raindance | Gryphon | Transatlantic | TRA 302 |
| R'alboum! | Zouc | RCA | FPL1 0188 |
| Ramatam | Ramatam | Atlantic | ATL 50415 |
| Ramshackled | White Alan | Atlantic | ATL 50 217 |
| Random Axis | Pocket Change | Passport | PJ 88018 |
| Reach for the sky | Sutherland Brothers Band & Quiver | CBS | 69191 |
| Ready or not | Gramm Lou | Atlantic | 781 728-1 |
| Récital n° 5 | Gilles Jean-Villard | Philips | 625109 PL |
| Red queen to gryphon three | Gryphon | Transatlantic | TRA 287 |
| Reflections of marmalade | Marmalade | Decca | SKL 5047 |
| Reggae round the world | Lee Byron & Dragonaires | Dragon | DRLS 5001 |
| Released | Fardon Don | Vogue | LDVS17249 |
| Renaissance de la harpe celtique | Stivell Alan | Fontana | 9 101 502 |
| Requiem | Michel Jean-Christian | Riviera | 521.029 |
| Resolution | Pratt Andy | Nemperor | NE 50279 |
| Restless Nights | Bonoff Karla | CBX | 83587 |
| Restrictions | Cactus | ATCO | SD-33-377 |
| Return to fantasy | Uriah heep | Bronze | 89 065 XOT |
| Rhapsodia in blue, un américain | Gershwin George | Joker | SM 3009 |
| Rhapsodies | Wakeman Rick | A&M | AMLX 68508 |
| Rhinos, winos and lunatics | Man | United artists | UAS 29631 |
| Rhyme & Reason | Missing Persons | Capitol | 1C 064-2401041 |
| Rich mountain tower | Rich Mounatin Tower | Ovation | OV/14-12 |
| Right From the Start | Mc Farlane Will | Refuge | R3789 |
| Rio highlife | Slagle Steve | Atlantic | 81657-1 |
| Rire… boire et chanter | Barbey Bob | Activ | LP 2507 |
| Rise and shine | Kokomo | CBS | 69229 |
| Rising | Koral Rob, Chris Mills, Paul Rodgers | View | VS 008 |
| Rising force | Malmsteen Yingwie | Polydor | 825 324 |
| Rites of passage | Vitamin Z | Mercury | 824 393 |
| River | Reid Terry | Atlantic | ATL 40340 |
| Road games | Holdsworth Allan | Warner | 92-3959-1 |
| Rock folies | Rock Folies | Island | ILPS 9362 |
| Rock generation vol.1 | Animals/Yardbirds | Byg Records | 529.701 |
| Rock generation vol.2 | Animals/Yardbirds | Byg Records | 529.702 |
| Rock generation vol.3 | Williamson Sonny Boy & animals | Byg | 529.703 |
| Rock generation vol.9 | Page Jimmy, Williamson Sonny | Byg | 529.709 |
| Rockin' poppin' ravin' | shades of green | windmill | WMD 164 |
| Rock love | Miller Steve Band | Capitol | c062-80962 |
| Rock 'n roll nights | B.T:O. | Mercury | 9 111 020 |
| Roger Voudouris | Voudouris Roger | Warner | WB 56 491 |
| Rogue waves | Reid Terry | Capitol | E-ST 11857 |
| Roll over | New York Rock & Roll Ensemble | CBS | 64126 |
| Romantic warrior | Return to forever | CBS | PC 34076 |
| Rome and juliet | Tchaikovsky | Saga | 5077 |
| Roots in the sky | Oregon | Elektra | ELK 52 169 |
| Rough and ready | Beck Jeff | Epic | EPC 64619 |
| Rough diamond | Rough Diamond | Island | 28648 XOT |
| Royaume de Siam | Manset Gérard | Pathé Marconi | 2c070-14721 |
| RSO Prime ccuts | Various artists | RSO | 2 479 147 |
| RSVP | Zulema | RCA | APL1-1152 |
| Rubicon | Rubicon | 20th century | 6 370 268 |
| Rubycon | Tangerine Dream | Virgin | 88 754 XOT |
| Running all night | Lion | A&M | 64755 |
| Rush | Rush | Mercury | 6 338 834 |
| Ry Cooder | Cooder Ry | Reprise | RSLP 6402 |
| Rythm & BLU | Blake John, Lockwood Didier | Gramavision | 18-8608-1 |