The Best Metal Albums of 1976

Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Rainbow Rising	May 17, 1976	91	58	3
2	Rush 2112	Apr 1, 1976	92.1	43	5
3	Judas Priest Sad Wings of Destiny	Mar 23, 1976	90.8	49	6
4	Kansas Leftoverture	Oct 21, 1976	94.7	12	1
5	Boston Boston	Sep 1976	92.2	21	3
6	Led Zeppelin Presence	Mar 31, 1976	88.8	24	2
7	Aerosmith Rocks	May 1976	89.8	11	2
8	Heart Dreamboat Annie	Mar 1976	92.6	5	0
9	Led Zeppelin The Song Remains the Same [Live]	Oct 22, 1976	86.6	19	1
10	UFO No Heavy Petting	1976	90.3	8	0
11	Thin Lizzy Jailbreak	Mar 1976	88.9	11	0
12	Blue Oyster Cult Agents of Fortune	May 1976	90.4	7	0
13	Kiss Destroyer	1976	86.5	13	2
14	Queen A Day at the Races	Dec 18, 1976	85.7	15	2
15	AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap	Sep 1976	86.4	12	2
16	Rush All the World's a Stage [Live]	Sep 1976	90	3	0
17	Thin Lizzy Johnny the Fox	Oct 1976	90	3	0
18	Black Sabbath Technical Ecstasy	Oct 1, 1976	80.5	26	5
19	Scorpions Virgin Killer	1976	84.2	5	0
20	Journey Look Into the Future	Jan 1976	85	3	0
21	Triumph Triumph	1976	83.3	3	0
22	Deep Purple Made in Europe [Live]	1976	81.7	3	0
23	Kiss Rock and Roll Over	1976	76.7	6	0