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    Top 200 albums

    1 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.28
    3170
    2 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.28
    2412
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.27
    2212
    4 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.25
    3587
    5 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3804
    6 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.25
    3188
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.20
    1963
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.19
    2701
    9 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.18
    2887
    10 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.17
    1707
    11 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.17
    2111
    12 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.17
    843
    13 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.16
    1577
    14 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.15
    2456
    15 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.14
    1205
    16 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    943
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.12
    2118
    18 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.10
    1133
    19 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.09
    2445
    20 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.07
    648
    21 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.06
    1754
    22 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.05
    1075
    23 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9.04
    1321
    24 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.04
    1942
    25 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9.04
    1350
    26 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9.03
    1305
    27 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.03
    1423
    28 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.03
    812
    29 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    9.02
    1627
    30 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9.02
    1767
    31 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    9.02
    1080
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    9.02
    837
    33 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    9.01
    1415
    34 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    9.01
    711
    35 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    9.01
    560
    36 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    9.00
    2266
    37 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.99
    1193
    38 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.98
    329
    39 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.98
    1393
    40 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.97
    1670
    41 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.97
    1297
    42 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.96
    1812
    43 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.96
    753
    44 W.A.S.P.
    The Crimson Idol (1992)
    8.96
    570
    45 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.96
    790
    46 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.96
    523
    47 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.96
    1314
    48 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.95
    1388
    49 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.95
    651
    50 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.95
    1040
    51 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.94
    875
    52 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.94
    707
    53 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.94
    793
    54 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.93
    528
    55 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.93
    716
    56 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.93
    959
    57 Emperor
    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
    8.93
    1019
    58 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.92
    345
    59 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.92
    629
    60 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1140
    61 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.92
    1150
    62 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.92
    537
    63 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.91
    500
    64 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.91
    1043
    65 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.90
    859
    66 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.90
    1443
    67 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.90
    1100
    68 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.90
    711
    69 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.89
    1217
    70 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.89
    879
    71 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.89
    2114
    72 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.89
    310
    73 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.88
    587
    74 Virgin Steele
    Invictus (1998)
    8.88
    216
    75 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.88
    727
    76 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.88
    700
    77 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.88
    939
    78 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.88
    850
    79 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.88
    2236
    80 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.88
    1230
    81 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.88
    932
    82 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.87
    933
    83 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.87
    622
    84 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.87
    710
    85 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.87
    380
    86 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.87
    1226
    87 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.87
    580
    88 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.87
    1015
    89 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.87
    1051
    90 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.87
    1104
    91 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.87
    1192
    92 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.87
    223
    93 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.87
    937
    94 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.86
    517
    95 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.86
    3012
    96 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.86
    377
    97 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.86
    537
    98 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.86
    1499
    99 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.86
    362
    100 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.86
    812
    101 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.85
    475
    102 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.85
    579
    103 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.85
    758
    104 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.85
    743
    105 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.85
    1320
    106 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.85
    1109
    107 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.85
    975
    108 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.85
    1129
    109 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.85
    1539
    110 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.85
    766
    111 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.84
    397
    112 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.84
    676
    113 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.84
    658
    114 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.84
    740
    115 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.84
    504
    116 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.84
    365
    117 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.83
    318
    118 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.83
    841
    119 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.83
    704
    120 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.83
    1123
    121 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.83
    1046
    122 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.83
    1134
    123 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.83
    551
    124 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.83
    479
    125 Saturnus
    Martyre (2000)
    8.83
    357
    126 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.82
    850
    127 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.82
    727
    128 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.82
    1119
    129 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.82
    954
    130 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.82
    1015
    131 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.82
    1323
    132 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.82
    419
    133 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.82
    328
    134 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.81
    1618
    135 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.81
    1546
    136 Running Wild
    Black Hand Inn (1994)
    8.81
    349
    137 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.81
    821
    138 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.81
    1196
    139 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.81
    986
    140 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.81
    473
    141 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.81
    558
    142 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.81
    429
    143 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.81
    575
    144 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.81
    632
    145 Riot
    ThunderSteel (1988)
    8.81
    209
    146 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.80
    1948
    147 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.80
    794
    148 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.80
    1041
    149 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.80
    440
    150 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.80
    1004
    151 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.80
    742
    152 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.80
    910
    153 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.80
    585
    154 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.80
    817
    155 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.80
    726
    156 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.80
    743
    157 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.79
    915
    158 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.79
    375
    159 Caladan Brood
    Echoes Of Battle (2013)
    8.79
    405
    160 Theatre Of Tragedy
    Aégis (1998)
    8.79
    440
    161 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.79
    1634
    162 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.79
    356
    163 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.79
    1058
    164 Warning
    Watching From A Distance (2007)
    8.78
    223
    165 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.78
    1105
    166 Deathspell Omega
    Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum (2007)
    8.78
    280
    167 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.78
    570
    168 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.78
    1770
    169 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.78
    677
    170 Trees Of Eternity
    Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
    8.78
    411
    171 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.78
    607
    172 Isis
    Oceanic (2002)
    8.78
    366
    173 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.77
    611
    174 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.77
    852
    175 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.77
    549
    176 Moonsorrow
    V: Hävitetty (2007)
    8.77
    520
    177 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.77
    640
    178 Tristania
    Beyond The Veil (1999)
    8.77
    522
    179 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.77
    558
    180 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.77
    919
    181 Seventh Wonder
    Mercy Falls (2008)
    8.77
    273
    182 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.76
    1139
    183 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.76
    505
    184 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.76
    458
    185 Control Denied
    The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
    8.75
    491
    186 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.75
    877
    187 Dan Swanö
    Moontower (1999)
    8.75
    208
    188 Iced Earth
    Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
    8.75
    993
    189 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.75
    1637
    190 Therion
    Vovin (1998)
    8.75
    713
    191 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.75
    855
    192 W.A.S.P.
    The Headless Children (1989)
    8.75
    409
    193 Tristania
    Widow's Weeds (1998)
    8.75
    437
    194 Kyuss
    Kyuss (1994)
    8.75
    389
    195 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.74
    625
    196 Ayreon
    Into The Electric Castle (1998)
    8.74
    519
    197 Bruce Dickinson
    The Chemical Wedding (1998)
    8.74
    507
    198 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.74
    1640
    199 Rainbow
    Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
    8.74
    572
    200 Obituary
    Cause Of Death (1990)
    8.74
    579