Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,280 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 |  | Under Jolly Roger (1987) | 85 | 4 | 1 |
| 802 |  | Wild Cat (1980) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 803 |  | KÄRGERÄS (1996) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 804 |  | Metal Nation (2009) | 85 | 4 | 1 |
| 805 |  | Metal and Hell (1985) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 806 |  | Resist or Serve (2014) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 807 |  | 멸절 (滅絶) (2014) [EP] | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 808 |  | Touchdown (2023) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 809 |  | Fimbulvinter (2024) | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 810 |  | Promised Land (1994) | 77.8 | 21 | 1 |
| 811 |  | The Craving (1996) | 80.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 812 |  | Hit and Run (1981) | 84 | 5 | 1 |
| 813 |  | Digital Dictator (1988) | 84 | 5 | 1 |
| 814 |  | Adam's Dream (1993) | 84 | 5 | 0 |
| 815 |  | Lights Out (2012) | 84 | 5 | 1 |
| 816 |  | Chuck (2004) | 84 | 5 | 0 |
| 817 |  | Spellbound (1981) | 83.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 818 |  | 共存 - Part 01 - Sunset (2013) [EP] | 81.9 | 8 | 1 |
| 819 |  | Karma (2008) [EP] | 80.9 | 10 | 1 |
| 820 |  | Run Away (1988) | 80.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 821 |  | The Law of Devil's Land (1983) | 81.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 822 |  | Thickskin (2003) | 79.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 823 |  | Rheingold (2003) | 84.8 | 4 | 1 |
| 824 |  | Nightbreaker (1994) | 84.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 825 |  | Plenty of Power (2001) | 86 | 3 | 0 |
| 826 |  | Live-Loud-Alive (1984) [Live] | 86 | 3 | 0 |
| 827 |  | The World Needs a Hero (2001) | 73.4 | 55 | 2 |
| 828 |  | Reunion (1998) [Live] | 79.3 | 14 | 1 |
| 829 |  | Mentalize (2009) | 81.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 830 |  | Dominator (2009) | 83.6 | 5 | 0 |
| 831 |  | Blazon Stone (1991) | 81.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 832 |  | A Light in the Dark (2006) | 84.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 833 |  | The Temple in the Underworld (1992) | 85.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 834 |  | Age of Consent (1988) | 83.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 835 | ![N.EX.T - N.EX.T Is Alive [The World] Tour](/thumb/album2/2007/09/3/11657.jpg "N.EX.T - N.EX.T Is Alive [The World] Tour") | N.EX.T Is Alive [The World] Tour (1996) [Live] | 83.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 836 |  | The Pack Is Back (1986) | 84.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 837 |  | Kim Kyung Ho (1994) | 79.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 838 |  | Prequelle (2018) | 78.8 | 14 | 1 |
| 839 |  | Red, Hot and Heavy (1984) | 80.6 | 9 | 3 |
| 840 |  | Extreme volume (1988) [Live] | 85.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 841 |  | Stay Hard (1985) | 85.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 842 |  | Death Penalty (1982) | 82.3 | 6 | 1 |
| 843 |  | Halestorm (2009) | 82.3 | 6 | 1 |
| 844 |  | Renegade (2000) | 78.6 | 14 | 2 |
| 845 |  | Screaming Blue Murder (1982) | 84 | 4 | 1 |
| 846 |  | The Fourth Judgement (1997) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 847 |  | Dominator (2007) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 848 |  | The White Goddess (2013) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 849 |  | Stormborn (2014) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
| 850 |  | XXX - Three Decades in Metal (2016) | 83 | 5 | 0 |
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