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Top 20 Albums Of 1980

Metal albums from 1980.

1.AC/DC - Back In Black
2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
4.Def Leppard - On Through The Night
5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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Created by JCJen7 on 08.07.2011



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Old-school Metal: The Must-haves

The must-have albums of old school heavy metal. Includes genres like Traditional, NWOBHM, U.S.P.M., Speed, Epic, Doom, and prog.

1.Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
2.Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
4.Crimson Glory - Transcendence
5.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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Created by Jagermeister on 07.03.2015



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The "Must Have" And The "Could Have" Metal Albums Of The 80's

These are the 211 essential hard rock/metal albums of the 80's, as were selected by the Greek Magazine "Metal Hammer" (August 2001 issue).

The albums followed by a star are the "must have", whereas the rest albums are the "could have".

1.Angel Witch - Angel Witch
2.AC/DC - Back In Black
3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
5.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

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Created by Tzo87 on 25.08.2013



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One-Hit Albums

A (most probably incomplete) list of albums on which I really enjoy only a single song (in alphabetical order, excluding one-track albums).
They turn out to be albums that I rate a 6 or 7 overall -- with few exceptions.
The songs mentioned though are all-time favourites, which I would rate at 9 or 10.
I only listed albums on which I found exactly one such song.

1.Agalloch - Pale Folklore
2.Amorphis - Far From The Sun
3.Annihilator - Set The World On Fire
4.Asphyx - The Rack
5.Bathory - Blood Fire Death

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Created by Redel on 09.01.2020



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TOP ALBUMS OF 1980

1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
2.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
3.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations
4.AC/DC - Back In Black
5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Created by achil on 20.03.2014



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Top 11 Favourite Metal Albums Of 1980

Plus my top three favourite tracks from each release. \m/

Non-Metal mentions:
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (Goth)

1.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
2.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
3.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
5.Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations

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Created by blackwreath13 on 21.06.2021



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Singles That Defined The 80's

Chronological list of the most notable tunes released as singles during the decade 1980-1989.
Must Collect Singles.


1.Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
2.AC/DC - Hells Bells
3.Iron Maiden - Running Free
4.Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving
5.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

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Created by mrblond on 08.07.2020



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Best Album Of Each Year

Fifty years of metal, 50 best albums of the year. Note that in order to diversify the list I limited it to one album per band, otherwise there would have been too much Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

1.Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2.Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
3.Deep Purple - Machine Head
4.Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
5.Queen - Queen II

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Created by Ganondox on 17.10.2019



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M0rkeleb's Overall Favorites

Simple ranking of all my favorite albums. Favorite song from the album in the notes. Sure to change/expand as I learn and explore more within metal.
2023: This was starting to get too long so I split it into separate lists for albums at each ranking 10 to 7. This list will no longer be updated.
10: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6891
9: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7213
8: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7512
7: https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=8058

1.Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
3.Ayreon - 01011001
4.Ulcerate - The Destroyers Of All
5.Metallica - Ride The Lightning

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Created by M0rkeleb on 16.10.2015



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Top Metal Albums Of 1980

1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2.Judas Priest - British Steel
3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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Created by Floflo79 on 30.07.2014



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TOP 10 Albums 1980

1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
3.AC/DC - Back In Black
4.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law
5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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Created by rivendel on 19.11.2013



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1980- Favourite Albums

1.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
2.Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
3.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
4.Judas Priest - British Steel
5.Angel Witch - Angel Witch

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Created by guitargangster on 03.01.2011



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Best Albums Of 1980

The best albums of 1980

1.AC/DC - Back In Black
2.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
3.Judas Priest - British Steel
4.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
5.Rush - Permanent Waves

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Created by Obnoxious on 08.12.2018



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My Favourite Album by Year (1980 - 2016)

This is a list of my favourite album for each year. Made in October 2016. Compilations, cover albums, live albums, and things like that are ignored.

Top bands in this list:
Grave Digger: 6 albums
Helloween: 5 albums
Lake of Tears: 3 albums
Bunker 66: 2 albums
Darkthrone: 2 albums
Running Wild: 2 albums

1.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
2.Venom - Welcome To Hell
3.Venom - Black Metal
4.Mercyful Fate - Melissa
5.Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown

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Created by Osric on 03.10.2016



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Saxon, From Best To Worst

1.Saxon - Lionheart
2.Saxon - The Inner Sanctum
3.Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law
4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
5.Saxon - Denim And Leather

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Created by Kalmari on 28.04.2012