Best Ever Metal Albums by 
btener11 
3 Albums Per Artist. Otherwise I might as well call this list "Best Ever Maiden and Sabbath Albums."
- Chart updated: 03/06/2015 21:45
- (Created: 11/01/2012 04:25).
- Chart size: 92 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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9,225
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,599
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Year of Release:
1970
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19,384
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Year of Release:
2001
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2,179
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1995
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1,704
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1986
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3,800
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2012]
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1984
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424
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1996
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586
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Total albums: 92. Page 1 of 10
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Best Ever Metal Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 7% | |
| 1980s | 29 | 32% | |
| 1990s | 43 | 47% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Katatonia | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Death (Metal) | 3 | 3% | |
| Slayer | 3 | 3% | |
| Judas Priest | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 35% | |
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22 | 24% | |
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18 | 20% | |
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8 | 9% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Best Ever Metal Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 57 from 75th to 18th Miss Machine by The Dillinger Escape Plan |
| Up 46 from 98th to 52nd Bitterness by Desultory |
| Up 38 from 97th to 59th Nemesis Divina by Satyricon |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 60th to 80th Crimson by Edge Of Sanity |
| Down 19 from 19th to 38th Individual Thought Patterns by Death (Metal) |
| Down 15 from 17th to 32nd The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
| New entries |
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 Defenders Of The Faithby Judas Priest |
| Beneath The Remains by Sepultura |
| Remission by Mastodon |
| Enemy Of The Sun by Neurosis |
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90/100  | 02/04/2022 11:00 |  IlMala | | 95/100 |
95/100 | 08/30/2019 09:21 | vruslov | | 89/100 |
90/100 | 10/21/2017 15:00 |  MW19704U | | 57/100 |
100/100 | 07/03/2016 17:42 |  exileonthehell | | 91/100 |
80/100 | 03/01/2016 18:47 | Januscl | | 80/100 |
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90/100
From MW19704U 10/21/2017 15:01
MW19704U 10/21/2017 15:01
Great list of a true metalhead! \m/
(Just one note: I would rethink Burzum. Varg is a fascist scumbag)
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From exileonthehell 07/03/2016 17:43
exileonthehell 07/03/2016 17:43
Yeah, bea needs more metal here
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80/100
From Januscl 03/01/2016 18:48
Great list. Good to see both black metal, doom and gothic metal on the same metal list. And of course Pantera are included as they should be!
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Necharsian 11/05/2012 02:33
Necharsian 11/05/2012 02:33
Woohoo! Another metalhead chart! A little more towards the thrashy side, but still some excellent choices here! Will defs check out some of the ones I havent heard.
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