Editing Led Zeppelin IV (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name         = {{noitalic|Untitled}}<!--Consensus has been long established, the title of this album in the infobox is Untitled. Please do not change the name as it will be reverted-->
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Led Zeppelin]]
| cover        = Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = On a rough wall hangs a coloured photo of an elderly man in a field with a large bundle of sticks tied to his back.
| released     = {{start date|1971|11|8|df=y}}
| recorded     = December 1970{{snd}}February{{nbsp}}1971<ref name=lz4/>{{sfn|Lewis|1990|pp=51,89}}
| studio       = *[[Rolling Stones Mobile Studio|Rolling Stones Mobile]] at [[Headley Grange]], Headley
*[[Island Studios|Island]], London<ref name=lz4 />
*[[Sunset Sound Recorders|Sunset Sound]], Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web |author=Daryl Easlea|title=Led Zeppelin IV Review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zpzf/|website=www.bbc.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=12 February 2023 |language=en |date=2007|quote=Recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, Island Studios in London and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Matthew Wilkening |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Led Zeppelin 'IV' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-led-zeppelin-four/|website=ultimateclassicrock.com |access-date=12 February 2023 |language=en |date=16 November 2020|quote=big parts of the record were recorded at places like Island Studios and Sunset Sound.}}</ref>
| genre        = <!--Verified by several sources in #Reception and #Awards sections-->
*[[Hard rock]]
*[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| length       = 42:37
| label        = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer     = [[Jimmy Page]]
| prev_title   = [[Led Zeppelin III]]
| prev_year    = 1970
| next_title   = [[Houses of the Holy]]
| next_year    = 1973
| misc         = {{Singles
 |name        = {{noitalic|untitled}}
 |type        = studio
 |single1     = [[Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)|Black Dog]]" / "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]
 |single1date = 2 December 1971
 |single2     = [[Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)|Rock and Roll]]" / "[[Four Sticks]]
 |single2date = 21 February 1972
}}
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The untitled fourth studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]], commonly known as '''''Led Zeppelin IV''''',{{efn|While most commonly called ''Led Zeppelin IV'', Atlantic Records catalogues have used the names ''Four Symbols'' and ''The Fourth Album''; it has also been referred to as ''ZoSo'' (which Page's symbol appears to spell), ''Untitled'', and ''Runes''{{sfn|Lewis|1990|p=51}}}} was released on 8 November 1971, by [[Atlantic Records]]. Produced by the band's guitarist, [[Jimmy Page]], it was recorded between December 1970 and February 1971, mostly in the country house [[Headley Grange]]. The album contains one of the band's most well-known recordings, the eight-minute-long "[[Stairway to Heaven]]".

The informal recording environment inspired the band, allowing them to try different arrangements of material and create songs in various styles. After the band's previous album ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' (1970) received lukewarm reviews from critics, they decided their fourth album would officially be untitled and represented instead by four symbols{{snd}} one chosen by each band member{{snd}} without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. Unlike the prior two albums, the band was joined by guest musicians: the singer [[Sandy Denny]] on "[[The Battle of Evermore]]", and the pianist [[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]] on "[[Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)|Rock and Roll]]". As with prior albums, most of the material was written by the band, though there was one cover song, a [[Hard rock|hard rock]] re-interpretation of the [[Memphis Minnie]] [[Blues|blues]] song "[[When the Levee Breaks]]".

''Led Zeppelin IV'' was an immediate critical and commercial success and is Led Zeppelin's best-selling album, having sold over 37 million copies worldwide. It is one of the [[List of best-selling albums in the United States|best-selling albums in the United States]] and [[List of best-selling albums|of all time]], while critics have regularly placed it high on lists of the greatest albums of all time.