Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast	Mar 22, 1982	94.6	133	9
2	Judas Priest Screaming for Vengeance	Jul 14, 1982	92	95	6
3	Scorpions Blackout	Mar 29, 1982	92.9	33	3
4	Black Sabbath Live Evil [Live]	Dec 1, 1982	90.4	23	3
5	Asia Asia	Mar 15, 1982	92.2	11	1
6	Kiss Creatures of the Night	Oct 10, 1982	91.1	11	0
7	Toto IV	Apr 8, 1982	96.7	3	0
8	Michael Schenker Group One Night At Budokan [Live]	Mar 1982	93.8	4	0
9	Ozzy Osbourne Speak of the Devil [Live]	Nov 27, 1982	87.2	15	1
10	Accept Restless and Wild	1982	86.9	15	1
11	Rush Signals	Sep 25, 1982	87.5	12	1
12	Diamond Head Borrowed Time	Mar 12, 1982	93.3	3	1
13	Venom Black Metal	Nov 1, 1982	80.5	56	7
14	Gary Moore Corridors of Power	Oct 8, 1982	88.4	9	0
15	The Michael Schenker Group Assault Attack	Oct 1982	89	7	0
16	Whitesnake Saints & Sinners	Nov 20, 1982	88.9	7	0
17	Y&T Black Tiger	1982	91.3	4	0
18	Discharge Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing	1982	84.6	16	2
19	Triumph Never Surrender	1982	90.5	4	0
20	REO Speedwagon Good Trouble	Jun 1982	90.3	4	1
21	Rainbow Straight Between the Eyes	Apr 1982	85.2	12	0
22	Motörhead Iron Fist	Apr 17, 1982	87.1	7	1
23	Van Halen Diver Down	Apr 14, 1982	85.6	9	1
24	Alice Cooper Dada	1982	88	5	0
25	Manowar Battle Hymns	1982	83.5	14	1
26	Saxon The Eagle Has Landed [Live]	1982	90	3	1
27	Blue Oyster Cult Extraterrestrial Live [Live]	Apr 1982	90	3	1
28	Night Ranger Dawn Patrol	1982	85.4	8	1
29	Anvil Metal on Metal	1982	84.1	9	1
30	Vandenberg Vandenberg	1982	87.5	4	0
31	Led Zeppelin Coda	Nov 19, 1982	81.9	14	1
32	Twisted Sister Under the Blade	Sep 1982	83.9	7	2
33	Survivor Eye of the Tiger	1982	83.3	8	0
34	Demon The Unexpected Guest	1982	85	4	2
35	UFO Mechanix	1982	84.3	4	0
36	Aerosmith Rock in a Hard Place	Aug 1982	82.5	6	1
37	Witchfinder General Death Penalty	1982	82.3	6	1
38	Girlschool Screaming Blue Murder	Jun 7, 1982	84	4	1
39	Uriah Heep Abominog	Mar 1982	85	3	0
40	Budgie Deliver Us From Evil	1982	85	3	1
41	Queen Hot Space	May 25, 1982	76.6	15	0
42	Riot Restless Breed	1982	83.3	3	0
43	Tank Filth Hounds of Hades	Mar 1982	83.3	3	0
44	Loudness Devil Soldier	Jul 21, 1982	81.3	4	0
45	Heavy Load Death or Glory	Oct 1982	80	5	1
46	The Exploited Troops of Tomorrow	May 15, 1982	78.3	3	0
47	TNT TNT	Dec 1982	76.7	3	1
48	Alice Cooper Zipper Catches Skin	1982	75	4	0
49	Manilla Road Metal	1982	71.7	3	0
50	Virgin Steele Virgin Steele	Dec 1982	70	3	1

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