Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,182 albums
Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
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1 | Painkiller (1990) | 96.9 | 262 | 17 | |
2 | The Number of the Beast (1982) | 94.9 | 124 | 9 | |
3 | Paranoid (1970) | 95.2 | 103 | 7 | |
4 | Powerslave (1984) | 94.6 | 116 | 5 | |
5 | Defenders of the Faith (1984) | 93.9 | 115 | 6 | |
6 | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 94.1 | 95 | 6 | |
7 | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | 93.9 | 97 | 8 | |
8 | Rising Force (1984) | 93.6 | 79 | 5 | |
9 | Blizzard of Ozz (1980) | 92.9 | 92 | 5 | |
10 | United Alive (2019) [Live] | 97.5 | 30 | 1 | |
11 | Black Sabbath (1970) | 93 | 78 | 5 | |
12 | Holy Diver (1983) | 92.6 | 85 | 10 | |
13 | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) | 93.5 | 62 | 5 | |
14 | Master of Reality (1971) | 93.3 | 64 | 4 | |
15 | Screaming for Vengeance (1982) | 91.8 | 90 | 6 | |
16 | Transcendence (1988) | 92.7 | 65 | 5 | |
17 | Priest... Live! (1987) [Live] | 92.9 | 61 | 5 | |
18 | Tribute: Randy Rhoads (1987) [Live] | 93.5 | 53 | 3 | |
19 | Ace of Spades (1980) | 93.5 | 48 | 3 | |
20 | Rising (1976) | 92.4 | 59 | 3 | |
21 | Blue Blood (1989) | 90.8 | 81 | 5 | |
22 | 92.3 | 57 | 3 | ||
23 | Piece of Mind (1983) | 91.1 | 75 | 4 | |
24 | Invincible Shield (2024) | 96 | 24 | 2 | |
25 | Somewhere in Time (1986) | 92.2 | 56 | 6 | |
26 | Firepower (2018) | 90.5 | 80 | 5 | |
27 | Countdown to Extinction (1992) | 89.2 | 103 | 3 | |
28 | Live After Death (1985) [Live] | 92.7 | 41 | 3 | |
29 | II : Remember (1987) | 92.7 | 41 | 4 | |
30 | Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) | 91.7 | 50 | 4 | |
31 | Slave to the Grind (1991) | 90.2 | 70 | 8 | |
32 | Crimson Glory (1986) | 91.4 | 51 | 5 | |
33 | Don't Break the Oath (1984) | 92.5 | 39 | 3 | |
34 | Vol 4 (1972) | 92.2 | 41 | 2 | |
35 | Love at First Sting (1984) | 92.7 | 36 | 2 | |
36 | Metallica (1991) | 86.1 | 157 | 6 | |
37 | Ram It Down (1988) | 89.7 | 66 | 5 | |
38 | Gutter Ballet (1989) | 91.6 | 42 | 5 | |
39 | The Crimson Idol (1992) | 91.4 | 44 | 7 | |
40 | Heading for Tomorrow (1990) | 89.5 | 67 | 5 | |
41 | Skid Row (1989) | 89 | 75 | 6 | |
42 | Marching Out (1985) | 91.5 | 38 | 2 | |
43 | Blackout (1982) | 92.5 | 30 | 3 | |
44 | Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) | 89.2 | 63 | 6 | |
45 | Screaming Symphony (1996) | 89.8 | 54 | 7 | |
46 | Dirt (1992) | 90.4 | 47 | 4 | |
47 | The Last in Line (1984) | 90.8 | 42 | 5 | |
48 | Endgame (2009) | 87.4 | 89 | 8 | |
49 | Brave New World (2000) | 89.8 | 49 | 4 | |
50 | Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) | 90.9 | 37 | 8 |
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