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Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums (Metal Rules)
Eagles
Created :
Dec 1, 2018
Last updated :
Dec 1, 2018
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Metal Rules (2003)
100
Death
Individual Thought Patterns
(1993)
99
Kreator
Pleasure to Kill
(1986)
98
W.A.S.P.
The Crimson Idol
(1992)
97
Black Sabbath
Vol 4
(1972)
96
Van Halen
Fair Warning
(1981)
95
Scorpions
Love at First Sting
(1984)
94
Twisted Sister
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll
(1983)
93
Manowar
Kings of Metal
(1988)
92
Saxon
Wheels of Steel
(1980)
91
Hammerfall
Legacy of Kings
(1998)
90
AC/DC
Let There Be Rock
(1977)
89
Accept
Restless and Wild
(1982)
88
Dokken
Tooth and Nail
(1984)
87
Twisted Sister
Under the Blade
(1982)
86
Venom
Welcome to Hell
(1981)
85
Pantera
Cowboys from Hell
(1990)
84
Testament
The Legacy
(1987)
83
Megadeth
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good
(1985)
82
Skid Row
Skid Row
(1989)
81
Black Sabbath
Mob Rules
(1981)
80
Exodus
Bonded by Blood
(1985)
79
In Flames
The Jester Race
(1996)
78
Kiss
Destroyer
(1976)
77
Overkill
The Years of Decay
(1989)
76
Van Halen
Van Halen II
(1979)
75
Hammerfall
Glory to the Brave
(1997)
74
Blind Guardian
Imaginations from the Other Side
(1995)
73
King Diamond
Them
(1988)
72
Metallica
...And Justice for All
(1988)
71
AC/DC
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
(1976)
70
Blind Guardian
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
(1998)
69
Iced Earth
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(1998)
68
Mercyful Fate
Don't Break the Oath
(1984)
67
Ratt
Out of the Cellar
(1984)
66
Venom
Black Metal
(1982)
65
Slayer
Hell Awaits
(1985)
64
Van Halen
1984
(1984)
63
Scorpions
Blackout
(1982)
62
Deep Purple
Machine Head
(1972)
61
Bruce Dickinson
Accident of Birth
(1997)
60
Sepultura
Beneath the Remains
(1989)
59
Mercyful Fate
Melissa
(1983)
58
Death
Symbolic
(1995)
57
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
(1971)
56
Testament
Practice What You Preach
(1989)
55
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
(1971)
54
Halford
Resurrection
(2000)
53
Dismember
Massive Killing Capacity
(1995)
52
King Diamond
Abigail
(1987)
51
Savatage
Hall of the Mountain King
(1987)
50
Megadeth
Countdown to Extinction
(1992)
49
Megadeth
So Far, So Good... So What!
(1988)
48
Skid Row
Slave to the Grind
(1991)
47
Def Leppard
Pyromania
(1983)
46
Rainbow
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
(1978)
45
W.A.S.P.
The Last Command
(1985)
44
Helloween
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I
(1987)
43
Black Sabbath
Heaven and Hell
(1980)
42
Twisted Sister
Stay Hungry
(1984)
41
Anthrax
Among the Living
(1987)
40
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
(1980)
39
Judas Priest
Stained Class
(1978)
38
Judas Priest
Sad Wings of Destiny
(1976)
37
Motörhead
Ace of Spades
(1980)
36
Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(1973)
35
Slayer
Show No Mercy
(1983)
34
Ozzy Osbourne
Diary of a Madman
(1981)
33
Iron Maiden
Killers
(1981)
32
Accept
Balls to the Wall
(1983)
31
Mötley Crüe
Too Fast for Love
(1981)
30
Van Halen
Van Halen
(1978)
29
Judas Priest
Hell Bent for Leather
(1978)
28
Helloween
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
(1988)
27
Dio
The Last in Line
(1984)
26
Iron Maiden
Somewhere in Time
(1986)
25
Megadeth
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
(1986)
24
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
(1970)
23
Slayer
South of Heaven
(1988)
22
W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P.
(1984)
21
Judas Priest
British Steel
(1980)
20
Metallica
Kill 'Em All
(1983)
19
Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz
(1980)
18
AC/DC
Highway to Hell
(1979)
17
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
(1970)
16
Megadeth
Rust in Peace
(1990)
15
Judas Priest
Defenders of the Faith
(1984)
14
Mötley Crüe
Shout at the Devil
(1983)
13
Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
(1987)
12
Judas Priest
Painkiller
(1990)
11
Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime
(1988)
10
Judas Priest
Screaming for Vengeance
(1982)
9
Slayer
Seasons in the Abyss
(1990)
8
Dio
Holy Diver
(1983)
7
Iron Maiden
Piece of Mind
(1983)
6
Iron Maiden
Powerslave
(1984)
5
Slayer
Reign in Blood
(1986)
4
AC/DC
Back in Black
(1980)
3
Metallica
Ride the Lightning
(1984)
2
Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast
(1982)
1
Metallica
Master of Puppets
(1986)
1
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