Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,262 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 |  | Denim and Leather (1981) | 85.9 | 7 | 1 |
| 552 |  | Excalibur (1999) | 85.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 553 |  | Russian Roulette (1986) | 84.8 | 9 | 1 |
| 554 |  | Worldchanger (2001) | 88.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 555 |  | S&M 2 (2020) [Live] | 83.2 | 13 | 1 |
| 556 |  | Perfect Man (1988) | 83.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 557 |  | System X (2002) | 83.5 | 12 | 2 |
| 558 |  | Death Magic Doom (2009) | 87.2 | 5 | 2 |
| 559 |  | Condition Hüman (2015) | 85.7 | 7 | 1 |
| 560 |  | The Life (2001) | 81.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 561 |  | Halford IV - Made of Metal (2010) | 83.7 | 11 | 1 |
| 562 |  | Hard 'N' Heavy (1981) | 86.3 | 6 | 1 |
| 563 |  | Back to Basics (2004) | 89.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 564 |  | Rock n' Roll Gypsies (1989) [Live] | 89.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 565 |  | Blind Rage (2014) | 85 | 8 | 0 |
| 566 |  | Total Control (1987) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 567 |  | Metal Souls (2018) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 568 |  | Code Red (2023) | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| 569 |  | The Dungeons Are Calling (1984) [EP] | 84.4 | 9 | 1 |
| 570 |  | Power Metal (1988) | 81.9 | 16 | 0 |
| 571 |  | America's Least Wanted (1992) | 83.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 572 |  | Inquisition Symphony (1998) | 85.4 | 7 | 2 |
| 573 |  | Loudness (1992) | 83.8 | 10 | 2 |
| 574 |  | What the Dead Men Say (2020) | 83.8 | 10 | 1 |
| 575 |  | Heavy Metal Breakdown (1984) | 86 | 6 | 0 |
| 576 |  | Miracle (1989) | 83 | 12 | 0 |
| 577 |  | Disillusion (1984) | 82.3 | 14 | 1 |
| 578 |  | Black Sails at Midnight (2009) | 84.2 | 9 | 1 |
| 579 |  | Power of the Night (1985) | 83.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 580 |  | Crunch (2000) | 81.9 | 15 | 3 |
| 581 |  | Metal on Metal (1982) | 84.1 | 9 | 1 |
| 582 |  | Technical Difficulties (2000) | 84.6 | 8 | 1 |
| 583 |  | Sirens (1983) | 83.6 | 10 | 1 |
| 584 |  | Animal Magnetism (1980) | 82.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 585 |  | Scream (2010) | 79.8 | 24 | 3 |
| 586 |  | Master Control (1988) | 85.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 587 |  | The Devil Strikes Again (2016) | 85.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 588 |  | Excalibur (1990) | 84 | 9 | 1 |
| 589 |  | Demolition (2001) | 79.4 | 26 | 1 |
| 590 |  | Seventh Star (1986) | 81.5 | 16 | 2 |
| 591 |  | Evil or Divine: Live in New York City (2005) [Live] | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 592 |  | Rock 'N' Roll (1987) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 593 |  | 1916 (1991) | 84.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 594 |  | Spooked (1997) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 595 |  | The Etruscan Prophecy (1988) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 596 |  | Animetal Marathon I (1997) | 87.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 597 |  | Armed to the Teeth (2012) | 87.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 598 |  | Return of the Reaper (2014) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 599 |  | Capricorn (1993) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 600 |  | Undress Your Madness (2019) | 87.5 | 4 | 0 |
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