100 Essential Metal Albums
by saltysurprise 
- Chart updated: 02/14/2021 01:15
- (Created: 02/14/2021 00:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1970
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18,731
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1971
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5,553
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1972
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1,967
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1973
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2,323
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1976
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1,265
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1976
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2,634
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1978
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1,007
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1979
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1,025
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1980
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1,868
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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100 Essential Metal Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1990s | 31 | 31% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 6 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 5% | |
| Judas Priest | 5 | 5% | |
| Slayer | 5 | 5% | |
| Death (Metal) | 4 | 4% | |
| Helloween | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/04/2022 10:44 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2021 17:48 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2021 02:55 | Repo | 561 | 100/100 |
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From Repo 10/12/2021 02:55 | #274877
Repo 10/12/2021 02:55 | #274877
Fantastic! Although I'd swap out the black album for Kill 'Em All, but just a very minor quibble.
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