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The 100 best Heavy Metal albums of all time

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1
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
1970
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.585 excellent
2
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
1971
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.531 excellent
3
Iron Maiden
Powerslave
1984
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.412 excellent
4
Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast
1982
Heavy Metal , NWOBHM
Rating Points: 4.370 excellent
5
Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1973
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.300 excellent
6
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath Vol. 4
1972
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.282 excellent
7
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1970
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.265 excellent
8
Iron Maiden
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
1988
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.215 excellent
9
Judas Priest
Painkiller
1990
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.195 excellent
10
Motörhead
Ace of Spades
1980
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.124 excellent
11
Judas Priest
Stained Class
1978
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.123 excellent
12
Dio
Holy Diver
1983
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.121 excellent
13
Black Sabbath
Heaven and Hell
1980
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.118 excellent
14
Judas Priest
British Steel
1980
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.118 excellent
15
Motörhead
Overkill
1979
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.117 excellent
16
Mercyful Fate
Don't Break the Oath
1984
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.109 excellent
17
Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind
1983
Heavy Metal , NWOBHM
Rating Points: 4.099 excellent
18
Black Sabbath
Sabotage
1975
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.086 excellent
19
Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime
1988
Heavy Metal , Progressive Metal
Rating Points: 4.085 excellent
20
Iron Maiden
Somewhere in Time
1986
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.070 excellent
21
King Diamond
Abigail
1987
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.055 excellent
22
Riot
ThunderSteel
1988
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 4.055 excellent
23
Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz
1980
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.050 excellent
24
Judas Priest
Defenders of the Faith
1984
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.047 excellent
25
Judas Priest
Screaming for Vengeance
1982
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.046 excellent
26
Savatage
Hall of the Mountain King
1987
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.045 excellent
27
Manilla Road
Crystal Logic
1983
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.034 excellent
28
Crimson Glory
Transcendence
1988
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 4.033 excellent
29
King Diamond
"Them"
1988
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.032 excellent
30
Judas Priest
Sad Wings of Destiny
1976
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.032 excellent
31
Manilla Road
The Deluge
1986
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.025 excellent
32
Ozzy Osbourne
Diary of a Madman
1981
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 4.020 excellent
33
W.A.S.P.
The Headless Children
1989
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.018 excellent
34
Trouble
Trouble
1990
Heavy Metal , Doom Metal
Rating Points: 4.014 excellent
35
Savatage
Gutter Ballet
1989
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.003 excellent
36
Bruce Dickinson
The Chemical Wedding
1998
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 4.000 excellent
37
Accept
Restless and Wild
1982
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.999 excellent
38
Manilla Road
Open the Gates
1985
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.996 excellent
39
Dio
The Last in Line
1984
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.994 excellent
40
Mercyful Fate
Melissa
1983
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.991 excellent
41
W.A.S.P.
The Crimson Idol
1992
Heavy Metal , Rock Opera
Rating Points: 3.984 excellent
42
Metallica
Metallica
1991
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.980 excellent
43
Riot
Fire Down Under
1981
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.975 excellent
44
Savatage
Edge of Thorns
1993
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.970 excellent
45
Accept
Balls to the Wall
1983
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.961 excellent
46
Metal Church
Metal Church
1984
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.955 excellent
47
Running Wild
Death or Glory
1989
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.942 excellent
48
Accept
Metal Heart
1985
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.941 excellent
49
King Diamond
Conspiracy
1989
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.941 excellent
50
Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory
1986
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.940 excellent
51
Iron Maiden
Brave New World
2000
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.938 excellent
52
Manilla Road
Mystification
1987
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.935 excellent
53
Trouble
Manic Frustration
1992
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.932 excellent
54
Megadeth
Countdown to Extinction
1992
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.930 excellent
55
Black Sabbath
Mob Rules
1981
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.930 excellent
56
Judas Priest
Killing Machine
1978
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.927 excellent
57
Savatage
Streets: A Rock Opera
1991
Heavy Metal , Rock Opera
Rating Points: 3.925 excellent
58
Bruce Dickinson
Accident of Birth
1997
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.918 excellent
59
Queensrÿche
Empire
1990
Heavy Metal , Progressive Metal
Rating Points: 3.909 excellent
60
Judas Priest
Invincible Shield
2024
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.907 excellent
61
Virgin Steele
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part Two
1995
Heavy Metal , US Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.900 excellent
62
Running Wild
Port Royal
1988
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.897 excellent
63
Metal Church
The Human Factor
1991
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.894 excellent
64
Running Wild
Pile of Skulls
1992
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.886 excellent
65
Pagan Altar
Mythical & Magical
2006
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.873 excellent
66
Metal Church
Blessing in Disguise
1989
Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal
Rating Points: 3.869 excellent
67
Virgin Steele
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: Part One
1994
Heavy Metal , US Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.864 excellent
68
Savatage
The Wake of Magellan
1997
Heavy Metal , Rock Opera
Rating Points: 3.858 excellent
69
Danzig
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
1992
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.855 excellent
70
Judas Priest
Sin After Sin
1977
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.849 excellent
71
Ozzy Osbourne
No More Tears
1991
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.835 excellent
72
Slough Feg
Traveller
2003
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.833 excellent
73
Satan
Life Sentence
2012
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.834 excellent
74
Slough Feg
Hardworlder
2007
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.832 excellent
75
King Diamond
The Eye
1990
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.832 excellent
76
Motörhead
Bomber
1979
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.831 excellent
77
Mercyful Fate
In the Shadows
1993
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.831 excellent
78
Motörhead
Bastards
1993
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.830 excellent
79
Pagan Altar
The Lords of Hypocrisy
2004
Heavy Metal , Doom Metal
Rating Points: 3.829 very good
80
Slough Feg
Down Among the Deadmen
2000
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.823 very good
81
Motörhead
Another Perfect Day
1983
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.820 very good
82
Dio
Dream Evil
1987
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.817 very good
83
Running Wild
Black Hand Inn
1994
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.816 very good
84
Running Wild
Under Jolly Roger
1987
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.807 very good
85
Manowar
Hail to England
1984
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.802 very good
86
Motörhead
Inferno
2004
Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Rating Points: 3.798 very good
87
Slough Feg
Ape Uprising!
2009
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.798 very good
88
Metal Church
The Dark
1986
Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal
Rating Points: 3.796 very good
89
Savatage
Dead Winter Dead
1995
Heavy Metal , Rock Opera
Rating Points: 3.774 very good
90
Accept
Blood of the Nations
2010
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.769 very good
91
Riot
Immortal Soul
2011
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.766 very good
92
Mercyful Fate
Time
1994
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.765 very good
93
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
1984
Heavy Metal , Glam Metal
Rating Points: 3.764 very good
94
Running Wild
Gates to Purgatory
1984
Heavy Metal , Speed Metal
Rating Points: 3.756 very good
95
Queensrÿche
Rage for Order
1986
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.736 very good
96
Virgin Steele
Age of Consent
1988
Heavy Metal , US Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.731 very good
97
Savatage
Poets and Madmen
2001
Heavy Metal , Progressive Metal
Rating Points: 3.727 very good
98
Riot
The Privilege of Power
1990
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.724 very good
99
Megadeth
Youthanasia
1994
Heavy Metal
Rating Points: 3.724 very good
100
Manowar
Sign of the Hammer
1984
Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Rating Points: 3.720 very good