Top lists
Order by:
Show:
Classic Metal Albums Of Forever
*** READ ME *** This list is about the greatest metal albums of all-time, from all sub-genres and all countries. You won't see bands like Deep Purple, Rush, BOC, Zeppelin, etc., nor will you see bands…
| 1. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 2. | Metallica - Ride The Lightning |
| 3. | Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son |
| 4. | Death - Symbolic |
| 5. | Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath |
| + 95 more |
Top [Insert Round Number Here] Second Wave Black Metal Albums
***Limit 2 albums per artist***
| 1. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 2. | Burzum - Filosofem |
| 3. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 4. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 5. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| + 59 more |
Favorite Black Metal Albums
| 1. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 2. | Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger |
| 3. | Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark |
| 4. | Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse |
| 5. | Satyricon - Nemesis Divina |
| + 95 more |
Omega_Switch's Listism: Top Black Metal Albums
| 1. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 2. | Darkthrone - A Blaze In The Northern Sky |
| 3. | Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| 4. | Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
| 5. | Bathory - Blood Fire Death |
| + 45 more |
The Timeless
1.All time & genre (including Non-Metal on MS)
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
2.Only studio albums & EPs
3.I DON'T modify this list. So, this list is THE FINAL edition and based on my selection on 1 April 2017. (Modified…
| 1. | Opeth - Blackwater Park |
| 2. | Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk |
| 3. | Krallice - Diotima |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Deathspell Omega - Kénôse |
| + 166 more |
A Chronology Of Masterpieces
What seems the most important albums for me in chronological order.
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
I wish I could carry the list year after year to see how my tastes changed and new findings.
I can help but notice that old albums immediately…
| 1. | The Who - Tommy |
| 2. | The Who - Tommy |
| 3. | Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat |
| 4. | King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King |
| 5. | Deep Purple - In Rock |
| + 179 more |
That Cold Black Magic, By Glenn Killer And His Thorchestra
As is the case with my other lists, this is for my own organizational purposes and is designed purely to help me keep track of all the many black metal bands and albums that I enjoy, since I can't…
| 1. | Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape |
| 2. | Sigh - Graveward |
| 3. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 4. | Sigh - Heir To Despair |
| 5. | The Meads Of Asphodel - The Murder Of Jesus The Jew |
| + 607 more |
Immortal: Best To Worst
Each album was listened to thoroughly enough to put it in its right place here. So, for now, hail Immortal, the mighty kings of northern darkness!!
| 1. | Immortal - At The Heart Of Winter |
| 2. | Immortal - Battles In The North |
| 3. | Immortal - Sons Of Northern Darkness |
| 4. | Immortal - Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism |
| 5. | Immortal - Pure Holocaust |
| + 3 more |
Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)
RESTRICTIONS
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
Each album had to meet all the following conditions in order to be eligible:
1) 10+ years old
2) Metalstorm: 200+ votes, average user score 8.0+
3) Rateyourmusic: 1000+ ratings, average…
| 1. | Death - Symbolic |
| 2. | Black Sabbath - Paranoid |
| 3. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 4. | Judas Priest - Painkiller |
| 5. | Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality |
| + 395 more |
The Top Albums Of Ch'ti
This is my top albums (only with those where I gave 8 or more). I will update the list now and then.
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
Keep in mind that I've only been seriously listening to metal for a few years, and that it's…
| 1. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Opeth - Ghost Reveries |
| 4. | Sepultura - Beneath The Remains |
| 5. | Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal |
| + 359 more |
200+ Favorite Albums
Note: Tool intentionally ommitted because they don't consider themselves metal. Otherwise you'd see their first 4 albums in top 25.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
Last updated: 24 Jan 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Megadeth - Rust In Peace |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Edge Of Sanity - Crimson |
| 5. | Vital Remains - Dechristianize |
| + 279 more |
400+ Favorite Songs
Last updated on 17 May 2026.
| 1. | Dream Theater - Images And Words |
| 2. | Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja |
| 3. | Wintersun - Wintersun |
| 4. | Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane |
| 5. | Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast |
| + 486 more |
Evrope Ov Ólde
These songs make me think of times so old that none of us were there to experience them. The criteria for the inclusion of a song are so personal here that there's a high chance you think something…
| 1. | Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi |
| 2. | Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss |
| 3. | Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times |
| 4. | Windir - Arntor |
| 5. | Bathory - Hammerheart |
| + 57 more |
Best Albums To Fall Asleep To
SPOILER ALERT: This is mostly just black metal.
****Alphabetical Order
****Alphabetical Order
| 1. | Abigor - Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom) |
| 2. | Agalloch - The Mantle |
| 3. | Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain |
| 4. | Arckanum - Fran Marder |
| 5. | Arckanum - Antikosmos |
| + 50 more |