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The top-rated heavy metal album on Riffiter is The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden, rated 5.0/5 by 4 listeners.

477 heavy metal albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 52 of 477 heavy metal albums, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1970 to 2025.

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  1. The Number of the Beast cover01The Number of the BeastIron Maiden · 1982★ 5.0 · 4
  2. Painkiller cover

    02 Painkiller

    Judas Priest · 1990

    ★ 4.8 · 5
  3. Paranoid cover

    03 Paranoid

    Black Sabbath · 1970

    ★ 4.9 · 4
  4. Master of Reality cover

    04 Master of Reality

    Black Sabbath · 1971

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  5. Powerslave cover

    05 Powerslave

    Iron Maiden · 1984

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  6. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son cover

    06 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

    Iron Maiden · 1988

    ★ 4.6 · 4
  7. British Steel cover

    07 British Steel

    Judas Priest · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 4
  8. Blizzard of Ozz cover

    08 Blizzard of Ozz

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 4
  9. Firepower cover

    09 Firepower

    Judas Priest · 2018

    ★ 4.4 · 4
  10. Impera cover

    10 Impera

    Ghost · 2022

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  11. Nightmare cover

    11 Nightmare

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2010

    ★ 4.2 · 3
  12. Kings of Metal cover

    12 Kings of Metal

    Manowar · 1988

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  13. Opus Eponymous cover

    13 Opus Eponymous

    Ghost · 2010

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  14. Lightning to the Nations cover

    14 Lightning to the Nations

    Diamond Head · 1981

    ★ 4.0 · 3
  15. Wheels of Steel cover

    15 Wheels of Steel

    Saxon · 1980

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  16. Venom cover

    16 Venom

    Bullet for My Valentine · 2015

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  17. Ozzmosis cover

    17 Ozzmosis

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1995

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  18. Redeemer of Souls cover

    18 Redeemer of Souls

    Judas Priest · 2014

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  19. Nostradamus cover

    19 Nostradamus

    Judas Priest · 2008

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  20. Abigail cover

    20 Abigail

    King Diamond · 1987

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  21. Glory to the Brave cover

    21 Glory to the Brave

    HammerFall · 1997

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  22. City of Evil cover

    22 City of Evil

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2005

    ★ 3.9 · 4
  23. Holy Diver cover

    23 Holy Diver

    Dio · 1983

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  24. Invincible Shield cover

    24 Invincible Shield

    Judas Priest · 2024

    ★ 3.8 · 2
  25. 13 cover

    25 13

    Black Sabbath · 2013

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  26. Defenders of the Faith cover

    26 Defenders of the Faith

    Judas Priest · 1984

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  27. Patient Number 9 cover

    27 Patient Number 9

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2022

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  28. Black Rain cover

    28 Black Rain

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2007

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  29. Scream cover

    29 Scream

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2010

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  30. Ram It Down cover

    30 Ram It Down

    Judas Priest · 1988

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  31. The Poison cover

    31 The Poison

    Bullet for My Valentine · 2005

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  32. Immortalized cover

    32 Immortalized

    Disturbed · 2015

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  33. Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 cover

    33 Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989

    Iron Maiden · 2008

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  34. Senjutsu cover

    34 Senjutsu

    Iron Maiden · 2021

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  35. Ten Thousand Fists cover

    35 Ten Thousand Fists

    Disturbed · 2005

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  36. Under Cover cover

    36 Under Cover

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2005

    ★ 3.5 · 2
  37. The Book of Souls cover

    37 The Book of Souls

    Iron Maiden · 2015

    ★ 3.6 · 4
  38. Prequelle cover

    38 Prequelle

    Ghost · 2018

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  39. Metal Works '73-'93 cover

    39 Metal Works '73-'93

    Judas Priest · 1993

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  40. Louder Than Hell cover

    40 Louder Than Hell

    Manowar · 1996

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  41. Diamonds: The Best of Dio cover

    41 Diamonds: The Best of Dio

    Dio · 1992

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  42. Priest... Live! cover

    42 Priest... Live!

    Judas Priest · 1987

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  43. Meliora cover

    43 Meliora

    Ghost · 2015

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  44. The Sickness cover

    44 The Sickness

    Disturbed · 2000

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  45. Memoirs of a Madman cover

    45 Memoirs of a Madman

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2014

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  46. Skeletá cover

    46 Skeletá

    Ghost · 2025

    ★ 3.3 · 2
  47. No More Tears cover

    47 No More Tears

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1991

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  48. Sounding the Seventh Trumpet cover

    48 Sounding the Seventh Trumpet

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2001

    ★ 3.0 · 2
  49. Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack cover

    49 Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack

    Iron Maiden · 2009

    ★ 2.0 · 1
  50. Tribute cover

    50 Tribute

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1987

    ★ 2.0 · 1
  51. Killing Machine cover

    51 Killing Machine

    Judas Priest · 1978

    ★ 2.0 · 1
  52. Diary of a Madman cover

    52 Diary of a Madman

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1981

    ★ 1.5 · 1
  53. From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010 cover

    53 From Fear to Eternity: The Best of 1990–2010

    Iron Maiden · 2011

  54. En vivo! cover

    54 En vivo!

    Iron Maiden · 2012

  55. Infestissumam cover

    55 Infestissumam

    Ghost · 2013

  56. Ed Hunter cover

    56 Ed Hunter

    Iron Maiden · 1999

  57. The Lost Children cover

    57 The Lost Children

    Disturbed · 2011

  58. Death on the Road cover

    58 Death on the Road

    Iron Maiden · 2005

  59. Bark at the Moon cover

    59 Bark at the Moon

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1983

  60. The Ultimate Sin cover

    60 The Ultimate Sin

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1986

  61. Danzig cover

    61 Danzig

    Danzig · 1988

  62. Battle Hymns cover

    62 Battle Hymns

    Manowar · 1982

  63. Fighting the World cover

    63 Fighting the World

    Manowar · 1987

  64. If You Have Ghost cover

    64 If You Have Ghost

    Ghost · 2013

  65. Believe cover

    65 Believe

    Disturbed · 2002

  66. The Triumph of Steel cover

    66 The Triumph of Steel

    Manowar · 1992

  67. Hail to the King: Deathbat (Original Video Game Soundtrack) cover

    67 Hail to the King: Deathbat (Original Video Game Soundtrack)

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2015

  68. Angel of Retribution cover

    68 Angel of Retribution

    Judas Priest · 2005

  69. Popestar cover

    69 Popestar

    Ghost · 2016

  70. Stained Class cover

    70 Stained Class

    Judas Priest · 1978

  71. Sin After Sin cover

    71 Sin After Sin

    Judas Priest · 1977

  72. Screaming for Vengeance cover

    72 Screaming for Vengeance

    Judas Priest · 1982

  73. No Rest for the Wicked cover

    73 No Rest for the Wicked

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1988

  74. Sign of the Hammer cover

    74 Sign of the Hammer

    Manowar · 1984

  75. Point of Entry cover

    75 Point of Entry

    Judas Priest · 1981

  76. The Last in Line cover

    76 The Last in Line

    Dio · 1984

  77. The Essential Ozzy Osbourne cover

    77 The Essential Ozzy Osbourne

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2003

  78. Live & Loud cover

    78 Live & Loud

    Ozzy Osbourne · 1993

  79. Greatest KISS cover

    79 Greatest KISS

    KISS · 1996

  80. Reunion cover

    80 Reunion

    Black Sabbath · 1998

  81. Dehumanizer cover

    81 Dehumanizer

    Black Sabbath · 1992

  82. Operation: Mindcrime cover

    82 Operation: Mindcrime

    Queensrÿche · 1988

  83. Metal Heart cover

    83 Metal Heart

    Accept · 1985

  84. Hail to the King cover

    84 Hail to the King

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2013

  85. Avenged Sevenfold cover

    85 Avenged Sevenfold

    Avenged Sevenfold · 2007

  86. Live at Budokan cover

    86 Live at Budokan

    Ozzy Osbourne · 2002

  87. Greatest Hits cover

    87 Greatest Hits

    Black Sabbath · 2009

  88. Danzig II: Lucifuge cover

    88 Danzig II: Lucifuge

    Danzig · 1990

  89. Dream Evil cover

    89 Dream Evil

    Dio · 1987

  90. Book of Shadows cover

    90 Book of Shadows

    Zakk Wylde · 1999

  91. Murder the Mountains cover

    91 Murder the Mountains

    Red Fang · 2011

  92. Empire cover

    92 Empire

    Queensrÿche · 1990

  93. The Best of the Best cover

    93 The Best of the Best

    W.A.S.P. · 2000

  94. The Crimson Idol cover

    94 The Crimson Idol

    W.A.S.P. · 1992

  95. The Last Command cover

    95 The Last Command

    W.A.S.P. · 1985

  96. Danzig III: How the Gods Kill cover

    96 Danzig III: How the Gods Kill

    Danzig · 1992

  97. No Sacrifice, No Victory cover

    97 No Sacrifice, No Victory

    HammerFall · 2009

  98. Music as a Weapon II cover

    98 Music as a Weapon II

    Disturbed · 2004

  99. Whales and Leeches cover

    99 Whales and Leeches

    Red Fang · 2013

  100. Greatest Hits cover

    100 Greatest Hits

    Queensrÿche · 2000

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