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RYM's Top 200 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums

The highest rated albums on the site RYM under the respective genres of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, the latter considered to be the foremost precursor to the former. Not including archival or live releases.
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avg. score: 57 of 200 (28%)
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Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin [IV]
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin [IV]
2
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
3
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
5
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
6
The Stooges - Fun House
The Stooges - Fun House
7
The Who - Who's Next
The Who - Who's Next
8
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
9
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
10
Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power
Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power
11
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
12
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
13
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
14
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
15
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
16
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
17
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Deep Purple - Machine Head
18
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest - Painkiller
19
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
20
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Moving Pictures
21
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
22
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pearl Jam - Ten
23
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Queen - A Night at the Opera
24
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock
25
Rainbow - Rising
Rainbow - Rising
26
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Who - Quadrophenia
27
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
28
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
29
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
30
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
31
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
32
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Motörhead - Ace of Spades
33
Rush - 'Hemispheres'
Rush - 'Hemispheres'
34
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio - Holy Diver
35
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
36
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
37
Motörhead - Overkill
Motörhead - Overkill
38
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
39
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
40
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