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500 Heavy Metal Albums You Must Hear (Outdated)

500 metal albums ranked by year of release that are mandatory listens for any metalhead.
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2
Sir Lord Baltimore Kingdom Come
Sir Lord Baltimore Kingdom Come
3
Alice Cooper - Killer (1971)
Alice Cooper - Killer (1971)
4
Alice Cooper Love It to Death
Alice Cooper Love It to Death
5
Master of Reality (Black Sabbath, 1971)
Master of Reality (Black Sabbath, 1971)
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Vol. 4
Vol. 4
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School's Out - Alice Cooper
School's Out - Alice Cooper
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Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Machine Head
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (1973)
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (1973)
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Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla
12
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
13
Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
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Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
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Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
16
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Rising
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Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
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Scorpions - Taken by Force
Scorpions - Taken by Force
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Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
20
Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres
Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres
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Motorhead - Motorhead
Motorhead - Motorhead
22
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Judas Priest - Stained Class
23
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
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Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - Van Halen
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Motorhead - Overkill
Motorhead - Overkill
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Scorpions - Lovedrive
Scorpions - Lovedrive
27
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
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Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
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Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
30
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
31
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
32
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - British Steel
33
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
34
Van Halen - Women and Children First
Van Halen - Women and Children First
35
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Killers
36
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
37
Venom - Welcome to Hell
Venom - Welcome to Hell
38
Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
39
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Saxon - Denim and Leather
40
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