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Martin Popoff's the Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time

This is a list taken from a book by Martin Popoff. The ranking was made with polls all around the world and not by Popoff himself. Not all of the albums can be considered as metal. But bands like Queen or Jimi Hendrix for example were important for the evolution of Heavy Metal.
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Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Master of Puppets
1
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
2
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - Reign in Blood
3
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
4
AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Back in Black
5
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
7
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
8
Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - Van Halen
9
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
10
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
11
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
12
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
13
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
14
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
15
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
16
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - Holy Diver
17
Metallica - Kill 'em All
Metallica - Kill 'em All
18
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
19
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
20
Judas Priest - British Steel
Judas Priest - British Steel
21
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
22
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
23
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Machine Head
24
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
25
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - Painkiller
26
Metallica - Metallica
Metallica - Metallica
27
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
28
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
29
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
30
Megadeth - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Megadeth - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
31
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Killers
32
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
33
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
34
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
35
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2
36
Accept - Restless and Wild
Accept - Restless and Wild
37
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
38
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Rising
39
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
40
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