Top 200 Metal Albums
(1966-1997)

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1. Metallica-Metallica '91
2. Guns N' Roses-Appetite For Destruction '87
3. Led Zeppelin- IV (ZOSO) '71
4. Nirvana-Nevermind '91
5. Def Leppard-Hysteria '87
6. Jimi Hendrix-Are You Experienced? '67
7. Alice Cooper-Greatest Hits '74
8. Aerosmith-Toys In The Attic '75
9. Mott The Hoople-Mott '73
10. MC5-Kick Out The Jams '69
11. Jimi Hendrix-Axis: Bold As Love '68
12. AC/DC-Back In Black '80
13. Motorhead-No Remorse '84
14. Metallica-Master Of Puppets '86
15. The Who-Live At Leeds '70
16. Van Halen-Van Halen '78
17. Lynyrd Skynyrd-Gold And Platinum '79
18. Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyland '68
19. Aerosmith-Rocks '76
20. Van Halen-1984 '84
21. Black Sabbath-Paranoid '70
22. Def Leppard-Pyromania '83
23. Alice Cooper-Love It To Death '71
24. Metallica-Kill 'Em All '83
25. Deep Purple-Machine Head '72
26. Nirvana-In Utero '93
27. Cheap Trick-Live At Budokan '79
28. Guns 'N Roses-Use Your Illusion I & II '91
29. Black Sabbath-Vol. 4 '72
30. Alice In Chains-Dirt '92
31. Accept-Restless And Wild '83
32. Smashing Pumpkins-Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness '95
33. Pantera-Vulgar Display Of Power '92
34. Slayer-Reign In Blood '86
35. Celtic Frost-Into The Pandemonium '87
36. Rainbow-Rising '76
37. Death-Scream Bloody Gore '87
38. Anthrax-State Of Euphoria '88
39. Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti '75
40. Rush-Moving Pictures '81
41. Pearl Jam-Ten '92
42. Cheap Trick-Heaven Tonight '78
43. Led Zeppelin-Houses Of The Holy '73
44. Lynyrd Skynyrd-Second Helping '74
45. Led Zeppelin II '69
46. Ministry-Psalm 69 '92
47. Celtic Frost-To Mega Therion '85
48. Iron Maiden-Iron Maiden '80
49. Armored Saint-March Of The Saint '84
50. ZZ Top-The Best Of ZZ Top '77
51. Black Sabbath-Sabotage '75
52. Deep Purple-In Rock '70
53. Iron Maiden-Live After Death '85
54. Metallica-Ride The Lightning '84
55. Led Zeppelin-I '69
56. Cheap Trick-In Color And In Black And White '77
57. AC/DC-Highway To Hell '79
58. Kiss-Alive! '75
59. Anthrax-The Sound Of White Noise '93
60. Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath '70
61. Beastie Boys-License To Ill '86
62. Cream-Disraeli Gears '67
63. Sepultura-Roots '96
64. Death-Leprosy '88
65. Exodus-Bonded By Blood '85
66. Riot-Fire Down Under '81
67. Soundgarden-Superunknown '94
68. Faith No More-The Real Thing '89
69. Hole-Live Through This '94
70. Iron Maiden-Number Of The Beast '82
71. Judas Priest-Screaming For Vengeance '82
72. Kiss-Destroyer '76
73. Amorphis-Tales From The Thousand Lakes '94
74. Motley Crue-Decade Of Decadance '91
75. Led Zeppelin-III '70
76. Montrose-Montrose '73
77. Motorhead-Ace Of Spades '81
78. Black Sabbath-Master Of Reality '71
79. Judas Priest-Unleashed In The East '79
80. Motorhead-No Sleep 'Till Hammersmith '81
81. Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz '81
82. Poison-Open Up And Say Ahhh '88
83. Queen-Sheer Heart Attack '74
84. Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak '76
85. Queensrych-Operation: Mindcrime '88
86. Scorpions-Blackout '82
87. Iron Maiden-Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son '88
88. Rush-2112 '76
89. Alice In Chains-Facelift '88
90. Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream '93
91. Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger '91
92. Black Sabbath-Born Again '83
93. UFO-Strangers In The Night '79
94. ZZ Top-El Loco '81
95. Kings X-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska '89
96. Type O Negative-October Rust '96
97. Sepultura-Chaos A.D. '93
98. Thin Lizzy-Live And Dangerous '78
99. Alice Cooper-Killer '71
100. Ozzy Osbourne-Diary Of A Madman '81
101. Cream-Wheels Of Fire '68
102. Iron Maiden-Powerslave '84
103. Jane's Addiction-Nothing's Shocking '88
104. Blue Oyster Cult-Agents Of Fortune '76
105. Judas Priest-Sad Wings Of Destiny '76
106. Van Halen-Women & Children First '80
107. UFO-Lights Out '77
108. Ted Nugent-Ted Nugent '75
109. Megadeth-Rust In Peace '90
110. Soundgarden-Down On The Upside '96
111. Kiss-Alive II '78
112. Cradle Of Filth-Vempire Or Dark Faerytales In Phallustein '96
113. Queensrych-Empire '90
114. Queen-A Night At The Opera '75
115. Jane's Addiction-Ritual De Lo Habitual '90
116. Machine Head-The More Things Change...'97
117. Type O Negative-Bloody Kisses '93
118. Boston-Boston '76
119. Pantera-The Great Southern Trendkill '96
120. Motorhead-Orgasmatron '86
121. Mercyful Fate-Melissa '83
122. Kiss-Revenge '92
123. Amorphis-Elegy '96
124. Corrosion Of Conformity-Deliverance '94
125. Joan Jett-I Love Rock 'N Roll '81
126. Fear Factory-Demanufacture '95
127. Alice Cooper-Welcome To My Nightmare '75
128. Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet '86
129. Dio-Holy Diver '83
130. Carcass-Heartwork '94
131. AC/DC-Let There Be Rock '77
132. Korn-Korn '94
133. Kix-Blow My Fuse '88
134. Celtic Frost-Morbid Tales '84
135. Jeff Beck-Truth '68
136. Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath '73
137. Metallica-...& Justice For All '88
138. Mott The Hoople-The Hoople '74
139. Sepultura-Arise '91
140. Thin Lizzy-Dedication '91
141. Downset-Do We Speak A Dead Language '96
142. Kiss-Love Gun '77
143. Judas Priest-British Steel '80
144. Slayer-Hell Awaits '85
145. Ratt-Ratt '83
146. Venom-Black Metal '82
147. Pantera-Far Beyond Driven '94
148. Queen-Queen '73
149. The Gathering-Mandylion '95
150. Megadeth-Countdown To Extinction '92
151. Moonspell-Wolfheart '95
152. Saxon-Wheels Of Steel '80
153. Accept-Balls To The Wall '83
154. Nine Inch Nails-The Downward Spiral '94
155. Dio-Last In Line '84
156. Faith No More-Angel Dust '92
157. The Cult-Electric '87
158. Entombed-Wolverine Blues '93
159. Blue Cheer-Vincebus Eruptum '68
160. Tiamat-Wildhoney '94
161. Ted Nugent-Cat Scratch Fever '77
162. Kix-Kix '81
163. Slayer-Seasons In The Abyss '90
164. Mott The Hoople-Brain Capers '71
165. Machine Head-Burn My Eyes '94
166. Angra-Holy Land '96
167. Moonspell-Irreligous '96
168. White Zombie-Astro Creep: 2000 '95
169. Dream Theater-Images And Words '92
170. Pantera-Cowboys From Hell '90
171. Marilyn Manson-Portrait Of An American Family '94
172. Slayer-South Of Heaven '88
173. Kings X-Dogman '94
174. Kiss-Creatures Of The Night '82
175. Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind '83
176. Motorhead-Overkill '79
177. Blue Oyster Cult-Blue Oyster Cult '72
178. My Dying Bride-Turn Loose The Swans '94
179. Metal Church-Metal Church '85
180. Ozzy Osbourne-No More Tears '91
181. Van Halen-Fair Warning '81
182. The Cult-Sonic Temple '89
183. Sepultura-Beneath The Remains '89
184. Life Of Agony-River Runs Red '93
185. Kiss-Kiss '74
186. Rage Against The Machine-Rage Against The Machine '92
187. Megadeth-Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? '86
188. Iron Maiden-Killers '81
189. Danzig-4 '94
190. Coroner-Mental Vortex '91
191. Ozzy Osbourne-Tribute '87
192. Deep Purple-Made In Japan '73
193. Kong-Earmined '97
194. Paradise Lost-Draconian Times '95
195. Danzig-Danzig '88
196. Rush-Permanent Waves '80
197. Helmet-Meantime '92
198. Tool-Undertow '93
199. Judas Priest-Stained Class '78
200. Fear Factory-Soul Of A New Machine '92