Best Heavy Metal Albums
1,262 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |  | III (1986) | 97 | 9 | 1 |
| 52 |  | Lovedrive (1979) | 91.7 | 30 | 1 |
| 53 |  | To Hell with the Devil (1986) | 89.9 | 45 | 3 |
| 54 |  | Trilogy (1986) | 90.1 | 42 | 4 |
| 55 |  | Dark Quarterer (1987) | 93.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 56 |  | Sting in the Tail (2010) | 90.5 | 38 | 2 |
| 57 |  | Stand in Line (1988) | 88.2 | 64 | 5 |
| 58 |  | British Steel (1980) | 85.8 | 111 | 6 |
| 59 |  | Live Insurrection (2001) [Live] | 92.1 | 25 | 5 |
| 60 |  | Lightning to the Nations (1980) | 93.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 61 |  | Iron Maiden (1980) | 88.6 | 55 | 3 |
| 62 |  | Youthanasia (1994) | 86.7 | 85 | 8 |
| 63 |  | Sabotage (1975) | 90.7 | 33 | 4 |
| 64 |  | Dystopia (2016) | 86.8 | 79 | 3 |
| 65 |  | Crazy World (1990) | 92.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 66 |  | Dead Winter Dead (1995) | 91 | 28 | 4 |
| 67 |  | 89.7 | 36 | 1 | |
| 68 |  | Rock in Rio (2002) [Live] | 91.8 | 22 | 2 |
| 69 |  | Jealousy (1991) | 89.1 | 41 | 3 |
| 70 |  | Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] | 92.6 | 18 | 3 |
| 71 |  | Diary of a Madman (1981) | 88.7 | 42 | 3 |
| 72 |  | Odyssey (1988) | 88.5 | 44 | 2 |
| 73 |  | Berserker (2017) | 87.3 | 57 | 2 |
| 74 |  | Irradiation (2020) [EP] | 100 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 |  | Fear of the Dark (1992) | 87 | 60 | 5 |
| 76 |  | Headless Cross (1989) | 90 | 30 | 4 |
| 77 |  | Mob Rules (1981) | 89.4 | 34 | 3 |
| 78 |  | Overkill (1979) | 89.1 | 36 | 3 |
| 79 |  | A Relative Coexistence (2011) | 88.4 | 42 | 4 |
| 80 |  | 91.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| 81 |  | The Seventh Sign (1994) | 89.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 82 |  | Fear (1999) | 90.1 | 28 | 3 |
| 83 |  | High Power (1983) | 92.7 | 15 | 2 |
| 84 |  | Tokyo Tapes (1978) [Live] | 94 | 11 | 0 |
| 85 |  | Bound to Break (1987) | 90.8 | 23 | 2 |
| 86 |  | Cryptic Writings (1997) | 85.7 | 74 | 5 |
| 87 |  | The Poison (2005) | 88.7 | 37 | 0 |
| 88 |  | Days of Defiance (2010) | 89.3 | 32 | 2 |
| 89 |  | Holy Hell (2005) | 89.7 | 29 | 2 |
| 90 |  | Unbreakable (2012) | 91 | 21 | 2 |
| 91 |  | Conspiracy (1989) | 90.6 | 22 | 3 |
| 92 |  | Live Evil (1982) [Live] | 90.4 | 23 | 3 |
| 93 |  | Trapped! (1992) | 91.3 | 18 | 2 |
| 94 |  | Speed Metal Symphony (1987) | 88.9 | 31 | 4 |
| 95 |  | City of Evil (2005) | 87.1 | 47 | 3 |
| 96 |  | The House of Atreus: Act I (1999) | 91.2 | 18 | 4 |
| 97 |  | Kings of Metal (1988) | 88.7 | 31 | 4 |
| 98 |  | Victims of the Future (1983) | 92.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 99 |  | Tyr (1990) | 88.5 | 32 | 3 |
| 100 |  | Sailing Out (1990) | 91.5 | 16 | 1 |
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