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Top 500 Albums of All Time

A list by
nonZero
Created
October 06, 2018
Entries
500
Endorsements
34
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…
1. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2. Opeth - Blackwater Park
3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
4. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
5. Opeth - Still Life
+ 495 more

You Know It's Technically 2011-2020, Right?

A list by
RaduP
Created
December 31, 2019
Entries
100
Endorsements
22
To explain the title, there is no year 0, regardless of what Ghost may tell you. Thus, the first decade was years 1-10, instead of 0-9. So then it would be 11-20, and so on. But I know that would imply…
1. Abyssal - Antikatastaseis
2. Agalloch - The Serpent & The Sphere
3. Akhlys - The Dreaming I
4. Alcest - Écailles De Lune
5. Altar Of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury
+ 95 more

Ms Meta(L) List Of The 2010'S - Top 200

A list by
Starvynth
Created
May 24, 2020
Entries
200
Endorsements
21
Input:
10 years
20 decade lists
749 bands
973 albums

Output:
200 top albums from 2010-2019


FAQ

How are the points calculated?
Simple math.

Ranked top lists:
1st place = 150 pts.
2nd…
1. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini
2. Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
3. Emptiness - Nothing But The Whole
4. Esoteric - A Pyrrhic Existence
5. Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death
+ 195 more

Karlabos' 2016 Most Favourite Releases

A list by
Karlabos
Created
November 21, 2015
Entries
287
Endorsements
18
A 2016 list about ugly metal, cute pop and weird music.

I was trying to do something sorted alphabetically, but I realized it makes more sense if I sort them in the order I discover/listen to. So, the…
1. Cambrian Explosion - The Moon
2. Gigantic Brain - Gigantic Brain
3. Salqiu - To Whom It Serves The Triumphant Destiny
4. Xenon Maiden - Enigma
5. Kodemari Koruri - Lunatic Butterfly
+ 282 more

150 Albums To Become An Adult To: 2010-2019

A list by
musclassia
Created
December 27, 2019
Entries
150
Endorsements
16
I began this decade in my final year of high school, in the early phases of my metal journey (Mastodon, Machine Head, Dream Theater, Pantera and Avenged Sevenfold were still recent discoveries). One Masters…
1. Sylosis - Monolith
2. Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth
3. Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud
4. Be'lakor - Of Breath And Bone
5. Cult Of Luna - Vertikal
+ 145 more

2016 Perpetual New Seeds for Korah

A list by
Korah
Created
January 13, 2016
Entries
109
Endorsements
15
----Updated every weeks----

I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less…
1. Vektor - Terminal Redux
2. Be'lakor - Vessels
3. Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail
4. Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason
5. Hypno5e - Shores Of The Abstract Line
+ 104 more

Metal Rasputin's Absolute Favorite Albums Of All Time

A list by
Metal Fromage
Created
February 15, 2020
Entries
325
Endorsements
12
Updated 14.4.2024

My rather personal and improvised take on the subject matter. The list is pretty wage, I'll be updating it a lot and the order might vary a little depending on some things, but…
1. Marillion - Marbles
2. Anathema - Weather Systems
3. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
4. Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta
5. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
+ 320 more

2016 - My Best To Worst

A list by
Sword_Chant
Created
January 03, 2016
Entries
104
Endorsements
11
Welcome to my 2016 list. Most of you are aware how lists on MS work :- If the album appears at the top it's amazing (imo) and highly recommend you give it a listen... if it's featured at the…
1. Whispered - Metsutan - Songs Of The Void
2. Mesarthim - Pillars
3. Equilibrium - Armageddon
4. Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens
5. Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic
+ 99 more

The Timeless

A list by
Lastempire
Created
July 07, 2012
Entries
171
Endorsements
11
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…
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

2016: Keeping Up With The Joneses (Jan-Jun)

A list by
musclassia
Created
February 05, 2016
Entries
162
Endorsements
9
For me more than you, as the sheer amount of music in the world has turned me into a goldfish as far as remembering what I've listened to and what I thought of it. However, if you find something cool…
1. Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]
2. Fallujah - Dreamless
3. Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
4. Death Grips - The Bottomless Pit
5. Iamthemorning - Lighthouse
+ 157 more

Artists With Only 8+ Albums

A list by
Liafev
Created
May 21, 2025
Entries
229
Endorsements
9
Only bands with at least 3 albums, and all albums rated over 8 (with at least 50 votes).
1. Allegaeon - USA / 7 albums / Formed in: 2005 / Genres: Melodic death metal, Technical death metal
2. Allegaeon - Fragments Of Form And Function
3. Allegaeon - Formshifter
4. Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite
5. Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
+ 224 more

Top 400 Metal Albums Ranked Mathematically (2026 Update)

A list by
gckator
Created
July 12, 2025
Entries
400
Endorsements
9
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…
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

A list by
Ch'ti
Created
February 06, 2024
Entries
369
Endorsements
8
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…
1. Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
3. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
4. Sepultura - Beneath The Remains
5. Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
+ 364 more

2016

A list by
The Philosopher
Created
April 23, 2016
Entries
59
Endorsements
7
1. Ulcerate - Shrines Of Paralysis
2. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4. Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts
5. Vektor - Terminal Redux
+ 54 more

Expanded MS 2016 Top 20

A list by
M0rkeleb
Created
January 03, 2016
Entries
117
Endorsements
7
One of source of entertainment in the couple of months since I've joined MS has been watching albums careen up and down the 2015 top 20. I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of every…
1. Insomnium - Winter's Gate
2. Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale
3. Aenaon - Hypnosophy
4. Dark Tranquillity - Atoma
5. Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law
+ 112 more