Most Popular Heavy Metal Albums
The most popular heavy metal albums, ranked by what CrossBingers actually watch, play, read, and listen to, blended with critical standing. Refreshed every day.
Updated 2026-10-10
- 1
Ride the Lightning–
- 2
The Number of the Beast–
- 3
Iron Maiden–
- 4
Death Magnetic–
- 5
Piece of Mind–
- 6
Rust in Peace–
- 7
Powerslave–
- 8
Killers–
- 9
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son–
- 10
Images and Words–
- 11
Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory–
- 12
鳳翼麟瞳–
- 13
Painkiller–
- 14
Countdown to Extinction–
- 15
Somewhere in Time–
- 16
Train of Thought–
- 17
A Matter of Life and Death–
- 18
Show No Mercy–
- 19
Dream Theater–
- 20
Screaming for Vengeance–
- 21
Brave New World–
- 22
South of Heaven–
- 23
Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?–
- 24
Dance of Death–
- 25
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence–
- 26
Seasons in the Abyss–
- 27
Live After Death–
- 28
Th1rt3en–
- 29
Virtual XI–
- 30
Hell Awaits–
- 31
So Far, So Good… So What!–
- 32
Fear of the Dark–
- 33
Endgame–
- 34
The Human Equation–
- 35
Heritage–
- 36
Somewhere Far Beyond–
- 37
The Final Frontier–
- 38
Systematic Chaos–
- 39
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II–
- 40
Spreading the Disease–
- 41
Metal Heart–
- 42
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I–
- 43
Mother Earth–
- 44
The X Factor–
- 45
The System Has Failed–
- 46
Battalions of Fear–
- 47
Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!–
- 48
Vovin–
- 49
Firepower–
- 50
Dystopia–
- 51
The Art of War–
- 52
Point of Entry–
- 53
Angels Fall First–
- 54
Carolus Rex–
- 55
Black Clouds & Silver Linings–
- 56
Divine Intervention–
- 57
Youthanasia–
- 58
Follow the Blind▲1
- 59
Megadeth▼1
- 60
The Book of Souls–
- 61
Life Is Peachy–
- 62
Christ Illusion–
- 63
Holy Land–
- 64
Among the Living–
- 65
No Prayer for the Dying▲7
- 66
Repentless▲7
- 67
Sin After Sin▲7
- 68
Ram It Down▲7
- 69
Walls of Jericho▼1
- 70
Tales From the Twilight World▼1
- 71
Burn My Eyes▼1
- 72
Helloween / Walls of Jericho▼1
- 73
Nostradamus▼8
- 74
The Final Experiment▼8
- 75
Maiden England▼8
- 76
Restless and Wild–
- 77
Breaker–
- 78
Pale Communion–
- 79
Blood Mountain–
- 80
Secret of the Runes▲2
- 81
The Poison▲2
- 82
The Time of the Oath▼2
- 83
Accept▼2
- 84
Sad Wings of Destiny–
- 85
A Night at the Opera–
- 86
Sirius B–
- 87
Jugulator–
- 88
Live Scenes From New York–
- 89
Angel of Retribution–
- 90
Lemuria▲5
- 91
The Astonishing▲5
- 92
Rock in Rio▲5
- 93
The Great War▼3
- 94
The God Machine▼3
- 95
Infinite▼3
- 96
Heroes▼3
- 97
Bad Omens▼3
- 98
The Black Halo–
- 99
The Metal Opera–
- 100
Kings of Metal–