Top 50 Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Albums
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And these are the top ten heavy metal artists:
1. Iron Maiden, 2. AC/DC, 3. Aerosmith, 4. Van Halen, 5. Judas Priest, 6. Led Zeppelin, 7. Kiss, 8. Metallica, 9. Guns N' Roses, 10. Deep Purple
- Chart updated: 11/28/2013 05:24
- (Created: 06/27/2013 06:17).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1976
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753
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1984
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4,024
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1972
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6,258
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1980
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9,750
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1982
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6,042
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1987
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10,513
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1969
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20,053
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1976
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1971
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36,019
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1991
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7,051
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Top 50 Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 44% | |
| 1980s | 19 | 38% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| AC/DC | 7 | 14% | |
| Aerosmith | 6 | 12% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 10% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 8% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 6% | |
| Kiss | 3 | 6% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 6% | |
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Top 50 Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Albums chart changes
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Top 50 Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Albums ratings
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| ! | 06/16/2022 09:02 | Armadilo | 1 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2020 20:38 | Guigou | 48 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/16/2020 14:37 |  Goliath | 352 | 86/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 16.2.
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BowieGhostsBub 06/02/2017 19:01 | #191873
Where's the Megadeth?? Haha, I just say that because they're my favorite. Great chart. But I at least think they're Countdown to Extinction or Youthanasia could have made the list. They were commercial hits. All in all, you've done a good job and have a good collection, but like TheHolyKiwi said you could use some more variety.
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MW19704U 10/09/2017 08:34 | #199294
MW19704U 10/09/2017 08:34 | #199294
Lots of essential stuff is missing, including whole subgenres like progressive metal, thrash metal or death metal. Also epic acts like Motorhead, Fates Warning, Megadeth, Slayer, Tool, Death, Pantera, Mercyful Fate or System of a down. For a metalhead this list is quite disappointing because it does not rudimental represent the metal genre in a reasonable way.
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TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/26/2015 08:17 | #140286
TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/26/2015 08:17 | #140286
I'd like to see more variety, like in the genres, bands, decades. This list is mainly full of classic bands, I'd love to see bands like Deftones, Tool, System of A Down, Mastodon, Opeth, Electric Wizard, Kyuss, Agalloch etc.
I guess you get what I mean now.
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/28/2013 01:55 | #87020
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/28/2013 01:55 | #87020
Great hard rock chart. I'd put these albums on repeat, and I'd be set in the hockey locker room for 2-3 seasons.
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swhaze TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2014 14:34 | #112463
swhaze TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2014 14:34 | #112463
Nice list! This is probably the best Metal/Hard Rock ranking I have been able to find.
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