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    Top 200 albums

    1 Megadeth
    Rust In Peace (1990)
    9.26
    3319
    2 Judas Priest
    Painkiller (1990)
    9.26
    2330
    3 Death
    Symbolic (1995)
    9.25
    2533
    4 Opeth
    Blackwater Park (2001)
    9.25
    3313
    5 Metallica
    Master Of Puppets (1986)
    9.25
    3937
    6 Metallica
    Ride The Lightning (1984)
    9.24
    3738
    7 Black Sabbath
    Paranoid (1970)
    9.19
    2085
    8 Iron Maiden
    Powerslave (1984)
    9.16
    2802
    9 Death
    The Sound Of Perseverance (1998)
    9.15
    2194
    10 Agalloch
    The Mantle (2002)
    9.15
    1791
    11 Iron Maiden
    The Number Of The Beast (1982)
    9.13
    2974
    12 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson (1996)
    9.13
    997
    13 Agalloch
    Ashes Against The Grain (2006)
    9.12
    1642
    14 Iron Maiden
    Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988)
    9.12
    2549
    15 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
    9.12
    1261
    16 Rainbow
    Rising (1976)
    9.11
    915
    17 Opeth
    Still Life (1999)
    9.11
    2223
    18 Slayer
    Reign In Blood (1986)
    9.1
    2528
    19 Dissection
    Storm Of The Light's Bane (1995)
    9.07
    1222
    20 King Crimson
    In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
    9.06
    694
    21 Dream Theater
    Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
    9.05
    1800
    22 Queensrÿche
    Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
    9.05
    1127
    23 Rush
    Moving Pictures (1981)
    9.02
    825
    24 Wintersun
    Wintersun (2004)
    9.01
    1838
    25 Dream Theater
    Images And Words (1992)
    9.01
    1995
    26 Tool
    Lateralus (2001)
    9.01
    1480
    27 Opeth
    Ghost Reveries (2005)
    9.01
    2369
    28 Black Sabbath
    Heaven And Hell (1980)
    9
    1385
    29 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II (1988)
    9
    1412
    30 Immortal
    At The Heart Of Winter (1999)
    8.99
    1144
    31 Dio
    Holy Diver (1983)
    8.99
    1372
    32 Black Sabbath
    Black Sabbath (1970)
    8.98
    1724
    33 Black Sabbath
    Master Of Reality (1971)
    8.98
    1507
    34 Blind Guardian
    Imaginations From The Other Side (1995)
    8.98
    1430
    35 Deep Purple
    Machine Head (1972)
    8.98
    866
    36 Be'lakor
    Stone's Reach (2009)
    8.96
    1247
    37 Ensiferum
    Ensiferum (2001)
    8.95
    1332
    38 Sepultura
    Arise (1991)
    8.94
    1442
    39 W.A.S.P.
    The Crimson Idol (1992)
    8.94
    592
    40 Rush
    2112 (1976)
    8.94
    741
    41 Saturnus
    Veronika Decides To Die (2006)
    8.94
    606
    42 King Crimson
    Red (1974)
    8.94
    355
    43 Slayer
    Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
    8.93
    1882
    44 Helloween
    Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I (1987)
    8.93
    1382
    45 Death
    Human (1991)
    8.93
    1754
    46 Gojira
    From Mars To Sirius (2005)
    8.92
    1241
    47 Alice In Chains
    Dirt (1992)
    8.91
    986
    48 Draconian
    Arcane Rain Fell (2005)
    8.91
    826
    49 Ayreon
    The Human Equation (2004)
    8.91
    960
    50 Porcupine Tree
    Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007)
    8.91
    906
    51 Moonsorrow
    Kivenkantaja (2003)
    8.91
    760
    52 Tiamat
    Wildhoney (1994)
    8.9
    784
    53 King Diamond
    Abigail (1987)
    8.9
    817
    54 Mgła
    Exercises In Futility (2015)
    8.89
    637
    55 Nevermore
    Dead Heart In A Dead World (2000)
    8.89
    1054
    56 Sepultura
    Beneath The Remains (1989)
    8.88
    1275
    57 Porcupine Tree
    In Absentia (2002)
    8.88
    894
    58 Blind Guardian
    Nightfall In Middle-Earth (1998)
    8.88
    1473
    59 Rush
    Hemispheres (1978)
    8.88
    547
    60 Septicflesh
    Communion (2008)
    8.88
    1082
    61 Emperor
    Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk (1997)
    8.88
    1078
    62 AC/DC
    Back In Black (1980)
    8.88
    1136
    63 Moonsorrow
    Voimasta Ja Kunniasta (2001)
    8.88
    671
    64 Iron Maiden
    Somewhere In Time (1986)
    8.87
    2200
    65 Crimson Glory
    Transcendence (1988)
    8.87
    381
    66 At The Gates
    Slaughter Of The Soul (1995)
    8.87
    1284
    67 Nevermore
    This Godless Endeavor (2005)
    8.87
    1159
    68 Gamma Ray
    Land Of The Free (1995)
    8.87
    732
    69 Green Carnation
    Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness (2001)
    8.86
    541
    70 Pain Of Salvation
    Remedy Lane (2002)
    8.86
    612
    71 Anathema
    Judgement (1999)
    8.86
    1078
    72 Paradise Lost
    Draconian Times (1995)
    8.86
    992
    73 Orphaned Land
    Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven (2004)
    8.86
    767
    74 Candlemass
    Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)
    8.86
    761
    75 Tool
    Ænima (1996)
    8.85
    1243
    76 Bolt Thrower
    Those Once Loyal (2005)
    8.85
    648
    77 Metallica
    ...And Justice For All (1988)
    8.85
    3164
    78 Insomnium
    Winter's Gate (2016)
    8.85
    920
    79 Vektor
    Black Future (2009)
    8.85
    545
    80 Kamelot
    The Black Halo (2005)
    8.85
    1249
    81 Summoning
    Stronghold (1999)
    8.84
    700
    82 Morbid Angel
    Altars Of Madness (1989)
    8.84
    1010
    83 Primordial
    To The Nameless Dead (2007)
    8.84
    748
    84 Dark Tranquillity
    The Gallery (1995)
    8.83
    1168
    85 Dark Tranquillity
    Damage Done (2002)
    8.83
    1184
    86 Artillery
    By Inheritance (1990)
    8.83
    432
    87 Anathema
    Alternative 4 (1998)
    8.83
    1028
    88 Judas Priest
    Screaming For Vengeance (1982)
    8.83
    1421
    89 Carcass
    Heartwork (1993)
    8.83
    1190
    90 In Flames
    The Jester Race (1996)
    8.83
    1574
    91 Mercyful Fate
    Don't Break The Oath (1984)
    8.82
    745
    92 Judas Priest
    Defenders Of The Faith (1984)
    8.82
    1210
    93 Ensiferum
    Iron (2004)
    8.82
    1165
    94 Porcupine Tree
    Deadwing (2005)
    8.82
    790
    95 Mastodon
    Crack The Skye (2009)
    8.82
    1386
    96 Moonspell
    Wolfheart (1995)
    8.82
    903
    97 Katatonia
    Brave Murder Day (1996)
    8.82
    988
    98 My Dying Bride
    The Angel And The Dark River (1995)
    8.82
    710
    99 Sodom
    Agent Orange (1989)
    8.82
    772
    100 Mercyful Fate
    Melissa (1983)
    8.81
    770
    101 Riverside
    Out Of Myself (2003)
    8.81
    533
    102 Iron Maiden
    Piece Of Mind (1983)
    8.81
    2329
    103 Pain Of Salvation
    The Perfect Element, Part I (2000)
    8.81
    535
    104 Insomnium
    Above The Weeping World (2006)
    8.81
    1020
    105 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin II (1969)
    8.81
    858
    106 Windir
    1184 (2001)
    8.81
    585
    107 Bathory
    Hammerheart (1990)
    8.81
    777
    108 Blind Guardian
    Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
    8.8
    1172
    109 Symphony X
    The Divine Wings Of Tragedy (1997)
    8.8
    864
    110 The Gathering
    Mandylion (1995)
    8.79
    635
    111 Death
    Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
    8.79
    1614
    112 Empyrium
    Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields (1997)
    8.79
    484
    113 Motörhead
    Ace Of Spades (1980)
    8.79
    867
    114 Coroner
    No More Color (1989)
    8.79
    404
    115 Pantera
    Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
    8.79
    1679
    116 Edge Of Sanity
    Crimson II (2003)
    8.79
    527
    117 Riverside
    Second Life Syndrome (2005)
    8.78
    612
    118 Emperor
    In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)
    8.78
    1108
    119 My Dying Bride
    Turn Loose The Swans (1993)
    8.78
    656
    120 Motörhead
    Overkill (1979)
    8.78
    697
    121 Savatage
    Hall Of The Mountain King (1987)
    8.78
    574
    122 Black Sabbath
    Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
    8.77
    1268
    123 Amorphis
    Under The Red Cloud (2015)
    8.77
    1074
    124 Rammstein
    Mutter (2001)
    8.77
    1074
    125 Uriah Heep
    Demons And Wizards (1972)
    8.77
    267
    126 Megadeth
    Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
    8.77
    2070
    127 Enslaved
    Axioma Ethica Odini (2010)
    8.77
    969
    128 Savatage
    Gutter Ballet (1989)
    8.77
    504
    129 Arcturus
    The Sham Mirrors (2002)
    8.76
    719
    130 Opeth
    Morningrise (1996)
    8.76
    1704
    131 Candlemass
    Nightfall (1987)
    8.76
    665
    132 Between The Buried And Me
    Colors (2007)
    8.75
    596
    133 Equilibrium
    Sagas (2008)
    8.75
    735
    134 Amorphis
    Tales From The Thousand Lakes (1994)
    8.75
    1091
    135 AC/DC
    Highway To Hell (1979)
    8.75
    848
    136 Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin (1969)
    8.75
    859
    137 Running Wild
    Death Or Glory (1989)
    8.74
    413
    138 Shining
    V - Halmstad (2007)
    8.74
    497
    139 Deep Purple
    In Rock (1970)
    8.74
    684
    140 Opeth
    My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
    8.74
    1635
    141 Stratovarius
    Visions (1997)
    8.74
    831
    142 Guns N' Roses
    Appetite For Destruction (1987)
    8.74
    1115
    143 My Dying Bride
    The Dreadful Hours (2001)
    8.74
    605
    144 Haggard
    Eppur Si Muove (2004)
    8.74
    582
    145 Atheist
    Unquestionable Presence (1991)
    8.73
    599
    146 Machine Head
    The Blackening (2007)
    8.73
    1141
    147 Leprous
    Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)
    8.73
    397
    148 Cynic
    Focus (1993)
    8.73
    777
    149 Testament
    The Legacy (1987)
    8.73
    1010
    150 Bathory
    Blood Fire Death (1988)
    8.73
    786
    151 Testament
    The Gathering (1999)
    8.73
    962
    152 Ne Obliviscaris
    Portal Of I (2012)
    8.72
    920
    153 Slayer
    South Of Heaven (1988)
    8.72
    1714
    154 Vektor
    Terminal Redux (2016)
    8.72
    672
    155 Pantera
    Cowboys From Hell (1990)
    8.72
    1691
    156 Amon Amarth
    With Oden On Our Side (2006)
    8.72
    1808
    157 Anthrax
    Among The Living (1987)
    8.72
    1079
    158 Overkill
    The Years Of Decay (1989)
    8.72
    680
    159 Dimmu Borgir
    Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)
    8.71
    1170
    160 Aquilus
    Griseus (2011)
    8.71
    427
    161 Estatic Fear
    A Sombre Dance (1999)
    8.71
    337
    162 Therion
    Theli (1996)
    8.71
    750
    163 Rotting Christ
    Theogonia (2007)
    8.71
    716
    164 Cryptopsy
    None So Vile (1996)
    8.7
    561
    165 Opeth
    Deliverance (2002)
    8.7
    1965
    166 Swallow The Sun
    The Morning Never Came (2003)
    8.69
    689
    167 Coroner
    Mental Vortex (1991)
    8.69
    394
    168 Judas Priest
    Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976)
    8.69
    1064
    169 Kamelot
    Epica (2003)
    8.69
    946
    170 Isis
    Panopticon (2004)
    8.69
    469
    171 Katatonia
    The Great Cold Distance (2006)
    8.69
    1125
    172 Lost Horizon
    A Flame To The Ground Beneath (2003)
    8.69
    390
    173 Exodus
    Bonded By Blood (1985)
    8.69
    899
    174 Ozzy Osbourne
    Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
    8.69
    854
    175 Immortal
    Sons Of Northern Darkness (2002)
    8.68
    1044
    176 Amorphis
    Queen Of Time (2018)
    8.68
    922
    177 Symphony X
    The Odyssey (2002)
    8.68
    888
    178 Ayreon
    Into The Electric Castle (1998)
    8.68
    549
    179 Lake Of Tears
    Forever Autumn (1999)
    8.68
    345
    180 Nile
    Annihilation Of The Wicked (2005)
    8.68
    860
    181 Mastodon
    Leviathan (2004)
    8.68
    1059
    182 Rush
    A Farewell To Kings (1977)
    8.67
    484
    183 Carcass
    Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious (1991)
    8.67
    749
    184 Summoning
    Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame (2001)
    8.67
    471
    185 Van Halen
    Van Halen (1978)
    8.67
    486
    186 Rainbow
    Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)
    8.66
    555
    187 Moonsorrow
    Verisäkeet (2005)
    8.66
    579
    188 Opeth
    Damnation (2003)
    8.66
    2088
    189 Entombed
    Left Hand Path (1990)
    8.66
    627
    190 Angra
    Temple Of Shadows (2004)
    8.66
    683
    191 Iced Earth
    Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
    8.66
    1026
    192 Be'lakor
    Of Breath And Bone (2012)
    8.66
    1134
    193 Control Denied
    The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999)
    8.66
    522
    194 Children Of Bodom
    Follow The Reaper (2000)
    8.66
    1563
    195 Bloodbath
    Nightmares Made Flesh (2004)
    8.66
    757
    196 Trees Of Eternity
    Hour Of The Nightingale (2016)
    8.65
    443
    197 W.A.S.P.
    The Headless Children (1989)
    8.65
    433
    198 Blood Incantation
    Absolute Elsewhere (2024)
    8.65
    430
    199 Iron Maiden
    Brave New World (2000)
    8.65
    2075
    200 System Of A Down
    Toxicity (2001)
    8.65
    1134