This is the most unquestionably difficult ranking I could undertake. The # of albums I consider borderline flawless from each of these bands is ridiculous. Over a dozen albums from these 3 bands have legitimate arguments to be considered the greatest traditional heavy metal album of all time.

I have a few rankings that are likely hot takes here
** Yes, I like Dance of Death more than most folks. Title track and Paschendale are both top 10 Maiden songs, and Montsegur is only a small step behind that. Those 3 songs are better than anything on Brave New World to me, but the rest of BNW is better and higher quality.
** Yes I kinda like Turbo. It's silly but it's fun and the guitar work and Rob's vocals are absolutely stellar. That kinda sucks about Ram It Down, it's got some of Priests' best lead guitar work and I don't think Rob ever sounded better, but dear lord, some of those songs...
As for the top 6 albums here, honestly put them in whatever order you want. They're that close to me and mood depending it could change

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sgtrobo | 09.04.2023

	1.	Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970 - 10/10
	2.	Judas Priest - Painkiller 1990 - 10/10
	3.	Iron Maiden - Powerslave 1984 - 10/10
	4.	Black Sabbath - Sabotage 1975 - 10/10
	5.	Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance 1982 - 10/10
	6.	Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality 1971 - 10/10
	7.	Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time 1986 - 9.9/10
	8.	Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast 1982 - 9.8/10
	9.	Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith 1984 - 9.8/10
	10.	Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 1988 - 9.7/10
	11.	Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny 1976 - 9.7/10
	12.	Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973 - 9.7/10
	13.	Judas Priest - Stained Class 1978 - 9.7/10
	14.	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1970 - 9.6/10
	15.	Iron Maiden - Brave New World 2000 - 9.4/10
	16.	Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden 1980 - 9.4/10
	17.	Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death 2003 - 9.3/10
	18.	Black Sabbath - Mob Rules 1981 - 9.3/10
	19.	Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell 1980 - 9.3/10
	20.	Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind 1983 - 9.3/10
	21.	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 1972 - 9.2/10
	22.	Iron Maiden - Killers 1981 - 9.2/10
	23.	Judas Priest - Sin After Sin 1977 - 9.1/10
	24.	Judas Priest - Firepower 2018 - 8.9/10
	25.	Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather) 1978 - 8.9/10
	26.	Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death 2006 - 8.8/10
	27.	Judas Priest - British Steel 1980 - 8.7/10
	28.	Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer 1992 - 8.6/10
	29.	Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls 2015 - 8.4/10
	30.	Judas Priest - Turbo 1986 - 8.4/10
	31.	Black Sabbath - Headless Cross 1989 - 8.3/10
	32.	Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol 1987 - 8.1/10
	33.	Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla 1974 - 8.0/10
	34.	Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier 2010 - 8.0/10
	35.	Judas Priest - Jugulator 1997 - 7.8/10
	36.	Black Sabbath - 13 2013 - 7.8/10
	37.	Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know 2009 - 7.4/10
	38.	Judas Priest - Angel Of Retribution 2005 - 7.3/10
	39.	Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying 1990 - 7.2/10
	40.	Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark 1992 - 7.1/10
	41.	Black Sabbath - Born Again 1983 - 7.0/10
	42.	Black Sabbath - Tyr 1990 - 6.8/10
	43.	Judas Priest - Ram It Down 1988 - 6.5/10
	44.	Black Sabbath - Never Say Die! 1978 - 6.3/10
	45.	Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy 1976 - 6.2/10
	46.	Judas Priest - Point Of Entry 1981 - 6.2/10
	47.	Judas Priest - Nostradamus 2008 - 6.0/10
	48.	Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes 1994 - 5.7/10
	49.	Judas Priest - Redeemer Of Souls 2014 - 5.5/10
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	52.	...... I can't be bothered to tighten up my ranking on these because it would require me to listen to them repeatedly, so they are listed chronologically.
	53.	Black Sabbath - Seventh Star 1986 - bleh/10
	54.	Black Sabbath - Forbidden 1995 - bleh/10
	55.	Iron Maiden - The X Factor 1995 - bleh/10
	56.	Iron Maiden - Virtual XI 1998 - Clansman/10
	57.	Judas Priest - Demolition 2001 - bleh/10
	58.	Iron Maiden - Senjutsu 2021 - bleh/10
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