I first listened to Metallica when I was getting into metal around 2005/06. Kerrang! featured a cover album of Master of Puppets which I thought sounded pretty cool, so I bought an album from the band itself (And Justice For All) and loved it. Ever since then, I've discovered some of my favourite albums of all time and others which aren't so great...

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here)

If you're a Metallica fan, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment with your ranking!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also 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)