The Hitchhiker's Guide To The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
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MW19704U 
This list shows the most important releases of the NWOBHM from 1980 - 1986.
Some of you may miss bands like Judas Priest, UFO, Black Sabbath or Motörhead, but these acts have already been ative long before the NWOBHM spread all over the world. Obviously the had a great impact on the NWOBHM.
The new wave of British heavy metal (commonly abbreviated as NWOBHM) was a nationwide musical movement that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. Journalist Geoff Barton coined the term in a May 1979 issue of the British music newspaper Sounds to describe the emergence of new heavy metal bands in the late 1970s, during the period of punk rock's decline and the dominance of new wave music.
Although encompassing diverse mainstream and underground styles, the music of the NWOBHM is best remembered for drawing on the heavy metal of the 1970s and infusing it with the intensity of punk rock to produce fast and aggressive songs. The DIY attitude of the new metal bands led to the spread of raw-sounding, self-produced recordings and a proliferation of independent record labels. Song lyrics were usually about escapist themes such as mythology, fantasy, horror and the rock lifestyle.
- Chart updated: 01/03/2024 11:45
- (Created: 10/18/2017 17:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1980
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1980
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1983
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1982
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1980s | 99 | 99% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Saxon | 4 | 4% | |
| Tygers Of Pan Tang | 4 | 4% | |
| Tank | 4 | 4% | |
| Demon (UK) | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 3% | |
| Diamond Head | 3 | 3% | |
| Tokyo Blade | 3 | 3% | |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 18 from 36th to 18thSheer Greed by Girl |
| Up 14 from 95th to 81stStrong Arm Of The Law by Saxon |
| Up 8 from 20th to 12thStand Up And Fight by Quartz |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 1st to 9thThe Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
| Down 4 from 11th to 15thBlack Metal by Venom |
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36thWiped Out by Raven (UK) |
| New entries |
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| Kingdom Of Madness by Magnum (UK) |
| End Of The World by Gaskin |
| Leavers |
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| Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/02/2024 22:45 | mrmcrook | 793 | 93/100 | |
| 01/02/2024 19:14 | svk4ever | 14 | 83/100 | |
| 03/22/2020 01:26 | Repo | 578 | 100/100 | |
| 05/12/2019 18:33 |  Graeme2 | 213 | 94/100 | |
| 01/14/2018 08:19 | vruslov | 582 | 89/100 |
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From mrmcrook 03/02/2024 22:48 | #302347
Lists like these are great discovery grounds. Must say, I was surprised to see Leppard's 'On Through the Night' ranked above 'High n Dry'. All a matter of personal taste though.
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