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Charts · Heavy Metal · 1980s

Best heavy metal albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best heavy metal album of the 1980s is The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden — rated 5.0/5 by 4 listeners.

All genres, 1980s

  1. The Number of the Beast cover№ 1The Number of the BeastIron Maiden · 19825.04 ratings
  2. 2Powerslave coverPowerslaveIron Maiden · 19844.64 ratings
  3. 3Seventh Son of a Seventh Son coverSeventh Son of a Seventh SonIron Maiden · 19884.64 ratings
  4. 4British Steel coverBritish SteelJudas Priest · 19804.54 ratings
  5. 5Blizzard of Ozz coverBlizzard of OzzOzzy Osbourne · 19804.54 ratings
  6. 6Kings of Metal coverKings of MetalManowar · 19884.51 rating
  7. 7Lightning to the Nations coverLightning to the NationsDiamond Head · 19814.03 ratings
  8. 8Wheels of Steel coverWheels of SteelSaxon · 19804.02 ratings
  9. 9Abigail coverAbigailKing Diamond · 19874.01 rating
  10. 10Holy Diver coverHoly DiverDio · 19833.82 ratings
  11. 11Defenders of the Faith coverDefenders of the FaithJudas Priest · 19843.51 rating
  12. 12Ram It Down coverRam It DownJudas Priest · 19883.51 rating
  13. 13Priest... Live! coverPriest... Live!Judas Priest · 19873.01 rating
  14. 14Tribute coverTributeOzzy Osbourne · 19872.01 rating
  15. 15Diary of a Madman coverDiary of a MadmanOzzy Osbourne · 19811.51 rating
  16. 16The Ultimate Sin coverThe Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne · 1986
  17. 17Bark at the Moon coverBark at the MoonOzzy Osbourne · 1983
  18. 18Fighting the World coverFighting the WorldManowar · 1987
  19. 19Danzig coverDanzigDanzig · 1988
  20. 20Battle Hymns coverBattle HymnsManowar · 1982
  21. 21No Rest for the Wicked coverNo Rest for the WickedOzzy Osbourne · 1988
  22. 22Screaming for Vengeance coverScreaming for VengeanceJudas Priest · 1982
  23. 23Point of Entry coverPoint of EntryJudas Priest · 1981
  24. 24Sign of the Hammer coverSign of the HammerManowar · 1984
  25. 25The Last in Line coverThe Last in LineDio · 1984
  26. 26Dream Evil coverDream EvilDio · 1987
  27. 27Sacred Heart coverSacred HeartDio · 1985
  28. 28“Them” cover“Them”King Diamond · 1988
  29. 29Fatal Portrait coverFatal PortraitKing Diamond · 1986
  30. 30Conspiracy coverConspiracyKing Diamond · 1989
  31. 31Fight for the Rock coverFight for the RockSavatage · 1986
  32. 32Borrowed Time coverBorrowed TimeDiamond Head · 1982
  33. 33Hall of the Mountain King coverHall of the Mountain KingSavatage · 1987
  34. 34Canterbury coverCanterburyDiamond Head · 1983
  35. 35Gutter Ballet coverGutter BalletSavatage · 1989
  36. 36Power of the Night coverPower of the NightSavatage · 1985
  37. 37Sirens coverSirensSavatage · 1983
  38. 38Heaven and Hell coverHeaven and HellBlack Sabbath · 1980
  39. 39Pentagram coverPentagramPentagram · 1984
  40. 40Strong Arm of the Law coverStrong Arm of the LawSaxon · 1980
  41. 41Crusader coverCrusaderSaxon · 1984
  42. 42Born Again coverBorn AgainBlack Sabbath · 1983
  43. 43The Eternal Idol coverThe Eternal IdolBlack Sabbath · 1987
  44. 44Mob Rules coverMob RulesBlack Sabbath · 1981
  45. 45Innocence Is No Excuse coverInnocence Is No ExcuseSaxon · 1985
  46. 46Seventh Star coverSeventh StarBlack Sabbath · 1986
  47. 47Live Evil coverLive EvilBlack Sabbath · 1982
  48. 48Denim and Leather coverDenim and LeatherSaxon · 1981
  49. 49Destiny coverDestinySaxon · 1988
  50. 50Live at Last coverLive at LastBlack Sabbath · 1980

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