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The Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time (Decibel Magazine)

Created : Dec 3, 2018 Last updated : Dec 4, 2018 100 items

Decibel Magazine (2015)

100		Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987)
99		Picture Diamond Dreamer (1982)
98		Twisted Sister You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983)
97		Jag Panzer Ample Destruction (1984)
96		Grim Reaper See You in Hell (1984)
95		Y&T Earthshaker (1981)
94		Lizzy Borden Love You to Pieces (1985)
93		Running Wild Gates to Purgatory (1984)
92		X Japan Vanishing Vision (1988)
91		Mountain Climbing! (1970)
90		Hanoi Rocks Two Steps from the Move (1984)
89		Warlord Deliver Us (1983) [EP]
88		Cirith Ungol One Foot in Hell (1986)
87		Savage Loose 'n' Lethal (1983)
86		Tygers of Pan Tang Spellbound (1981)
85		Raven Wiped Out (1982)
84		Cacophony Speed Metal Symphony (1987)
83		Voivod War and Pain (1984)
82		The Michael Schenker Group Assault Attack (1982)
81		Queensrÿche Rage for Order (1986)
80		Fates Warning Awaken the Guardian (1986)
79		Witchkiller Day of the Saxons (1984) [EP]
78		OZ Fire in the Brain (1983)
77		Bitch Be My Slave (1983)
76		Saxon Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
75		Holocaust The Nightcomers (1981)
74		Armored Saint March of the Saint (1984)
73		UFO Lights Out (1977)
72		Def Leppard High 'N' Dry (1981)
71		Manowar Hail to England (1984)
70		Judas Priest Sin After Sin (1977)
69		Anvil Metal on Metal (1982)
68		Girlschool Hit and Run (1981)
67		Crimson Glory Transcendence (1988)
66		Raven All for One (1983)
65		King Diamond Fatal Portrait (1986)
64		Metal Church Metal Church (1984)
63		Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force Rising Force (1984)
62		Twisted Sister Under the Blade (1982)
61		Satan Court in the Act (1983)
60		Warlock Triumph and Agony (1987)
59		King Diamond Them (1988)
58		Witchfynde Give 'Em Hell (1980)
57		Accept Balls to the Wall (1983)
56		Scorpions Blackout (1982)
55		Motörhead Orgasmatron (1986)
54		Savatage Hall of the Mountain King (1987)
53		Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac (1983)
52		Loudness Thunder in the East (1985)
51		Iron Maiden Piece of Mind (1983)
50		Omen Battle Cry (1984)
49		Deep Purple Machine Head (1972)
48		Tank Filth Hounds of Hades (1982)
47		Riot Fire Down Under (1981)
46		Sortilège Métamorphose (1984)
45		Deep Purple In Rock (1970)
44		Saxon Wheels of Steel (1980)
43		Helloween Walls of Jericho (1985)
42		Manowar Battle Hymns (1982)
41		Rush 2112 (1976)
40		Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith (1984)
39		Queensrÿche Queensrÿche (1983) [EP]
38		Danzig Danzig (1988)
37		Van Halen Van Halen (1978)
36		Budgie Budgie (1971)
35		Witch Cross Fit for Fight (1984)
34		Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time (1986)
33		Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman (1981)
32		Dio The Last in Line (1984)
31		Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil (1983)
30		King Diamond Abigail (1987)
29		Rainbow Rising (1976)
28		Black Sabbath Mob Rules (1981)
27		Thin Lizzy Thunder and Lightning (1983)
26		Judas Priest Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
25		Manilla Road Crystal Logic (1983)
24		Motörhead Overkill (1979)
23		Iron Maiden Iron Maiden (1980)
22		Scorpions Taken by Force (1977)
21		W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P. (1984)
20		Diamond Head Lightning to the Nations (1980)
19		Rush Moving Pictures (1981)
18		Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987)
17		Angel Witch Angel Witch (1980)
16		AC/DC Back in Black (1980)
15		Mercyful Fate Don't Break the Oath (1984)
14		Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
13		Judas Priest Stained Class (1978)
12		Iron Maiden Killers (1981)
11		Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell (1980)
10		Accept Restless and Wild (1982)
9		Def Leppard Pyromania (1983)
8		Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
7		Iron Maiden Powerslave (1984)
6		Dio Holy Diver (1983)
5		Judas Priest Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
4		Mercyful Fate Melissa (1983)
3		Motörhead Ace of Spades (1980)
2		Judas Priest British Steel (1980)
1		Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast (1982)