Top 500 Albums of All Time
Top 500 Albums of All Time
I've been listening to Metal since 2005 and it has become my biggest passion in life. Rarely a day goes by where I don't listen to it in one form or another. The bands I listened to in my teens inspired me to pick up the guitar (and later drums) and start making music of my own.
So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give it an advantage over others.
(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)
If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!
Top Genres:
Black (56 albums)
Melodic Death (51 albums)
Thrash (47 albums)
Power (46 albums)
Heavy (34 albums)
Doom (30 albums)
Folk (28 albums)
Death (27 albums)
Progressive (25 albums)
Hard Rock (24 albums)
Progressive Death (23 albums)
Progressive Rock (18 albums)
Top Bands:
Opeth (8 albums)
Insomnium (6 albums)
Moonsorrow (6 albums)
Trivium (6 albums)
Dark Tranquillity (5 albums)
Black Sabbath (4 albums)
Death (4 albums)
Iron Maiden (4 albums)
Metallica (4 albums)
Symphony X (4 albums)
Amon Amarth (3 albums)
Machine Head (3 albums)
Scar Symmetry (3 albums)
Top Decades:
2000s (200 albums)
1990s (123 albums)
2010s (86 albums)
1980s (60 albums)
1970s (23 albums)
My other lists:
Top 25 EPs (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
So here are the albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give it an advantage over others.
(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)
If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!
Top Genres:
Black (56 albums)
Melodic Death (51 albums)
Thrash (47 albums)
Power (46 albums)
Heavy (34 albums)
Doom (30 albums)
Folk (28 albums)
Death (27 albums)
Progressive (25 albums)
Hard Rock (24 albums)
Progressive Death (23 albums)
Progressive Rock (18 albums)
Top Bands:
Opeth (8 albums)
Insomnium (6 albums)
Moonsorrow (6 albums)
Trivium (6 albums)
Dark Tranquillity (5 albums)
Black Sabbath (4 albums)
Death (4 albums)
Iron Maiden (4 albums)
Metallica (4 albums)
Symphony X (4 albums)
Amon Amarth (3 albums)
Machine Head (3 albums)
Scar Symmetry (3 albums)
Top Decades:
2000s (200 albums)
1990s (123 albums)
2010s (86 albums)
1980s (60 albums)
1970s (23 albums)
My other lists:
Top 25 EPs (ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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7.
Pink Floyd
- The Dark Side Of The Moon
9.88/10 · Progressive Rock · 1973
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19.
Nirvana
- Nevermind
9.67/10 · Grunge · 1991
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24.
Pink Floyd
- Wish You Were Here
9.60/10 · Progressive Rock · 1975
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27.
Radiohead
- OK Computer
9.55/10 · Alternative Rock · 1997
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30.
Green Day
- American Idiot
9.50/10 · Punk Rock · 2004
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90.
Nirvana
- In Utero
9.13/10 · Grunge · 1993
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111.
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152.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
9.00/10 · Post-Rock · 2000
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200.
Jun Mitsui
- Evacuation
8.90/10 · Instrumental Progressive Metal · 2019
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226.
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
- A Virgin And A Whore
8.88/10 (excluding track 7) · Melodic Death Metal · 2001
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295.
Orphaned Land
- Mabool: The Story Of The Three Sons Of Seven
8.78/10 · Progressive Folk Metal · 2004
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317.
Steven Wilson
- The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
8.75/10 · Progressive Rock · 2013
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374.
Koyaanisqatsy
- From The Yearning To Burst The Perpetual Circle
8.70/10 · Symphonic Progressive Metal · 2000
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414.
Nokturnal Mortum
- The Voice of Steel
8.64/10 · Black Metal · 2009
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440.
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Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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