Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,280 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 |  | On the Verge of Destruction (1995) [Live] | 86.8 | 6 | 1 |
| 552 |  | Second Heat (1987) | 84.5 | 10 | 2 |
| 553 |  | Pile of Skulls (1992) | 86.7 | 6 | 1 |
| 554 |  | Heroes (2010) | 86.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 555 |  | Unholy Cross (2011) | 86.7 | 6 | 1 |
| 556 |  | Heavy Rock Radio (2016) | 86.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 557 |  | Primal Fear (1998) | 81.7 | 19 | 4 |
| 558 |  | Apocalyptica (2005) | 85.4 | 8 | 1 |
| 559 |  | Seventh Star (1986) | 82.1 | 17 | 2 |
| 560 |  | The Rise of Chaos (2017) | 84.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 561 |  | Apocalypse (2018) | 84.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 562 |  | Excalibur (1999) | 85.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 563 |  | Worldchanger (2001) | 88.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 564 |  | S&M 2 (2020) [Live] | 83.2 | 13 | 1 |
| 565 |  | Power of the Night (1985) | 83.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 566 |  | Death Magic Doom (2009) | 87.2 | 5 | 2 |
| 567 |  | Master Control (1988) | 85.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 568 |  | Condition Hüman (2015) | 85.7 | 7 | 1 |
| 569 |  | The Life (2001) | 81.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 570 |  | Crunch (2000) | 82.1 | 16 | 3 |
| 571 |  | Eat the Heat (1989) | 83.3 | 12 | 1 |
| 572 |  | Back to Basics (2004) | 89.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 573 |  | Rock n' Roll Gypsies (1989) [Live] | 89.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 574 |  | Halford IV - Made of Metal (2010) | 83.3 | 12 | 1 |
| 575 |  | Impermanent Resonance (2013) | 85 | 8 | 1 |
| 576 |  | Into the Storm (2014) | 85 | 8 | 0 |
| 577 |  | Blind Rage (2014) | 85 | 8 | 0 |
| 578 |  | Total Control (1987) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 579 |  | Sacrifice (2013) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 580 |  | Metal Souls (2018) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 581 |  | Code Red (2023) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 582 |  | The Dungeons Are Calling (1984) [EP] | 84.4 | 9 | 1 |
| 583 |  | Power Metal (1988) | 81.9 | 16 | 0 |
| 584 |  | Excalibur (1990) | 83.9 | 10 | 2 |
| 585 |  | America's Least Wanted (1992) | 83.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 586 |  | Hard 'N' Heavy (1981) | 85.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 587 |  | Inquisition Symphony (1998) | 85.4 | 7 | 2 |
| 588 |  | Welcome to the Ball (1991) | 87.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 589 |  | Objection Overruled (1992) | 83.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 590 |  | Loudness (1992) | 83.8 | 10 | 2 |
| 591 |  | Pentagram (Relentless) (1985) | 83.8 | 10 | 1 |
| 592 |  | What the Dead Men Say (2020) | 83.8 | 10 | 1 |
| 593 |  | System X (2002) | 83 | 12 | 2 |
| 594 |  | Heavy Metal Breakdown (1984) | 86 | 6 | 0 |
| 595 |  | Miracle (1989) | 83 | 12 | 0 |
| 596 |  | Demolition (2001) | 79.6 | 26 | 1 |
| 597 |  | Metal on Metal (1982) | 84.1 | 9 | 1 |
| 598 |  | Sirens (1983) | 83.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 599 |  | Tunes of War (1996) | 83.6 | 10 | 2 |
| 600 |  | Animal Magnetism (1980) | 82.8 | 12 | 1 |
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