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    Top 200 albums

    1 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.28
    2314
    2 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.28
    3081
    3 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.27
    2142
    4 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.26
    3111
    5 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.25
    3491
    6 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3706
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.20
    1903
    8 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.19
    2802
    9 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.18
    2036
    10 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.18
    2623
    11 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.17
    1643
    12 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.17
    1535
    13 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.16
    888
    14 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.16
    812
    15 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.14
    1175
    16 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.13
    2399
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.12
    2060
    18 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.09
    611
    19 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.08
    1084
    20 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.07
    2389
    21 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.06
    1704
    22 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.06
    1046
    23 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.05
    1377
    24 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.05
    1895
    25 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    9.03
    1268
    26 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    9.03
    1568
    27 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9.03
    1276
    28 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.02
    792
    29 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9.02
    1296
    30 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    9.01
    1369
    31 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    9.01
    524
    32 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    9.01
    815
    33 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9.00
    1725
    34 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.99
    687
    35 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    8.99
    2216
    36 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    8.99
    1035
    37 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.99
    303
    38 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.98
    1597
    39 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.97
    1128
    40 W.A.S.P.
    The Crimson Idol (1992)
    8.97
    541
    41 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.96
    1361
    42 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.95
    1279
    43 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.95
    1012
    44 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.95
    1767
    45 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.95
    717
    46 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.95
    614
    47 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.94
    512
    48 Emperor
    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
    8.94
    991
    49 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.94
    837
    50 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.94
    1263
    51 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.94
    946
    52 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.93
    324
    53 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.93
    1356
    54 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.93
    520
    55 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.93
    673
    56 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.92
    1011
    57 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.92
    695
    58 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1100
    59 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.92
    764
    60 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.91
    1132
    61 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.91
    767
    62 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.91
    470
    63 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.91
    1080
    64 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.90
    291
    65 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.90
    501
    66 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.90
    612
    67 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.90
    683
    68 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.89
    1150
    69 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.89
    1422
    70 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.89
    910
    71 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.89
    856
    72 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.89
    457
    73 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.89
    895
    74 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.88
    826
    75 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.88
    787
    76 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.88
    989
    77 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.88
    1025
    78 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.88
    1178
    79 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.88
    674
    80 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.88
    1206
    81 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.88
    906
    82 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.88
    896
    83 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.88
    1179
    84 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.88
    599
    85 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.88
    211
    86 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.88
    2177
    87 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.88
    807
    88 Virgin Steele
    Invictus (1998)
    8.87
    207
    89 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.87
    573
    90 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.87
    338
    91 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.87
    697
    92 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.87
    684
    93 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.87
    518
    94 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.87
    548
    95 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.87
    2043
    96 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.87
    1068
    97 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.86
    1480
    98 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.86
    1016
    99 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.86
    488
    100 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.86
    722
    101 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.86
    749
    102 Slumber
    Fallout (2004)
    8.86
    311
    103 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.86
    555
    104 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.86
    2938
    105 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.86
    708
    106 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.86
    1458
    107 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.86
    1281
    108 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.86
    939
    109 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.85
    506
    110 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.85
    350
    111 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.85
    1071
    112 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.84
    655
    113 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.84
    627
    114 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.84
    812
    115 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.84
    350
    116 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.84
    1097
    117 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.83
    1580
    118 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.83
    341
    119 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.83
    728
    120 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.83
    606
    121 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.83
    530
    122 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.83
    817
    123 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.83
    1062
    124 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.83
    681
    125 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.83
    457
    126 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.83
    395
    127 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1114
    128 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.82
    710
    129 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.82
    1161
    130 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.82
    1095
    131 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.82
    801
    132 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.82
    548
    133 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.81
    1512
    134 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.81
    565
    135 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.81
    722
    136 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.81
    557
    137 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.81
    1046
    138 Saturnus
    Martyre (2000)
    8.81
    339
    139 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.81
    465
    140 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.81
    417
    141 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.81
    303
    142 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.81
    931
    143 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.81
    1274
    144 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.81
    953
    145 Kyuss
    Kyuss (1994)
    8.80
    367
    146 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.80
    994
    147 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.80
    956
    148 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.80
    713
    149 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.80
    386
    150 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.80
    1896
    151 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.80
    1071
    152 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.80
    765
    153 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.79
    408
    154 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.79
    881
    155 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.79
    793
    156 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.79
    897
    157 Warning
    Watching From A Distance (2007)
    8.79
    207
    158 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.79
    595
    159 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.79
    552
    160 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.79
    357
    161 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.78
    703
    162 Thin Lizzy
    Jailbreak (1976)
    8.78
    203
    163 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.78
    887
    164 Trees Of Eternity
    Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
    8.78
    393
    165 Caladan Brood
    Echoes Of Battle (2013)
    8.78
    378
    166 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.78
    1592
    167 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    947
    168 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.77
    1736
    169 Drudkh
    Кров У Наших Криницях (Blood In Our Wells) (2006)
    8.77
    248
    170 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.77
    527
    171 Lacrimosa
    Elodia (1999)
    8.77
    253
    172 Control Denied
    The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
    8.77
    471
    173 Deathspell Omega
    Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum (2007)
    8.77
    257
    174 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.77
    653
    175 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.77
    604
    176 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.77
    483
    177 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.77
    584
    178 Rainbow
    Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
    8.77
    543
    179 Isis
    Oceanic (2002)
    8.76
    346
    180 Negură Bunget
    OM (2006)
    8.76
    362
    181 Therion
    Vovin (1998)
    8.76
    692
    182 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.76
    345
    183 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.76
    823
    184 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.76
    532
    185 Running Wild
    Black Hand Inn (1994)
    8.76
    332
    186 Tristania
    Widow's Weeds (1998)
    8.76
    426
    187 Tristania
    Beyond The Veil (1999)
    8.76
    509
    188 Theatre Of Tragedy
    Aégis (1998)
    8.76
    426
    189 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.75
    449
    190 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.75
    1106
    191 Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
    A Virgin And A Whore (2001)
    8.75
    501
    192 Seventh Wonder
    Mercy Falls (2008)
    8.75
    263
    193 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.75
    625
    194 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.75
    842
    195 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.75
    1592
    196 Moonsorrow
    V: Hävitetty (2007)
    8.75
    500
    197 W.A.S.P.
    The Headless Children (1989)
    8.75
    385
    198 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.75
    474
    199 Rush
    Permanent Waves (1980)
    8.74
    452
    200 Sanctuary
    Into The Mirror Black (1990)
    8.74
    273