Brutal Metal: Top 100 List

Top 100!

This is a list of the top 100 highest rated CDs here at Brutal Metal, of those that have received 4 or more votes. This list is not updated in real time, meaning that ratings are only updated when the list is recompiled.

NOTE: The rating system has completely changed. It is now based on a score from 0 to 100. Only one vote per user counts towards the average rating; subsequent ratings simply change their existing rating.

Last updated Fri Feb 14 12:44:38 2025

Rank	Average Rating (1-100)	Number of Votes	Artist	CD

1	94.77	13	Queensryche	Operation Mindcrime
2	94.70	10	Black Sabbath	Heaven And Hell
3	94.06	18	Iron Maiden	Powerslave
4	94.00	5	Dio	Holy Diver
5	93.94	18	Judas Priest	Defenders of the Faith
6	93.80	10	Judas Priest	Metal Works '73-'93
7	93.77	13	Metallica	Master Of Puppets
8	93.75	4	Metallica	Live Shit: Binge And Purge
9	93.71	14	Helloween	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
10	93.67	9	Queensryche	Empire
11	93.64	14	Judas Priest	British Steel
12	93.60	5	Black Sabbath	The Dio Years
13	93.55	11	Black Sabbath	Headless Cross
14	93.54	13	Helloween	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I
15	93.50	6	Avantasia	The Metal Opera
16	93.20	10	Metallica	Ride The Lightning
17	93.19	16	Iron Maiden	The Number Of The Beast
18	93.18	17	Iron Maiden	Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
19	93.18	17	Judas Priest	Screaming for Vengeance
20	93.08	13	Megadeth	Rust in Peace
21	93.00	5	Exciter	Unveiling the Wicked
22	93.00	13	Iron Maiden	Piece Of Mind
23	93.00	15	Metallica	...And Justice For All
24	92.71	7	Judas Priest	Unleashed in the East (Live in Japan)
25	92.50	8	Black Sabbath	Paranoid
26	92.50	6	Dream Theater	Images and Words
27	92.44	9	Crimson Glory	Transcendence
28	92.33	6	Accept	Balls to the Wall
29	92.27	15	Iron Maiden	Somewhere In Time
30	92.25	8	Crimson Glory	Crimson Glory
31	92.00	4	Helloween	Pink Bubbles Go Ape
32	91.89	9	Judas Priest	Priest...Live!
33	91.75	4	Primal Fear	Nuclear Fire
34	91.75	4	Testament	The Gathering
35	91.67	6	Accept	Russian Roulette
36	91.67	6	Anthrax	Spreading the Disease
37	91.61	18	Judas Priest	Painkiller
38	91.60	5	Accept	Restless and Wild
39	91.60	5	Running Wild	Death or Glory
40	91.50	12	Judas Priest	Hell Bent for Leather
41	91.50	4	King Diamond	Conspiracy
42	91.50	8	Slayer	Reign In Blood
43	91.45	11	Metallica	Kill Em All
44	91.27	11	Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden
45	91.25	4	Obsession	Methods of Madness
46	91.25	4	Rage	Secrets In A Weird World
47	91.20	5	Testament	The New Order
48	91.20	5	UDO	Faceless World
49	91.12	8	Iron Maiden	Live After Death
50	91.00	4	Dream Theater	Awake
51	90.80	10	Black Sabbath	TYR
52	90.62	8	Pantera	Vulgar Display Of Power
53	90.57	7	Slayer	South Of Heaven
54	90.56	9	Slayer	Seasons In The Abyss
55	90.50	6	Avantasia	The Scarecrow
56	90.50	4	Lizzy Borden	Master of Disguise
57	90.40	5	Helloween	Walls of Jericho
58	90.40	5	Helloween	Master of the Rings
59	90.25	4	Venom	Black Metal
60	90.00	5	Blind Guardian	Imaginations From the Other Side
61	90.00	4	Candlemass	Tales of Creation
62	90.00	4	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
63	90.00	6	Fight	War Of Words
64	90.00	9	Megadeth	Peace Sells... But Who's Buying
65	90.00	4	Overkill	Under the Influence
66	90.00	8	Testament	The Legacy
67	89.75	4	Iced Earth	Dystopia
68	89.75	4	Lizzy Borden	Love You To Pieces
69	89.75	4	Sword	Sweet Dreams
70	89.67	6	Vicious Rumors	Vicious Rumors
71	89.55	11	Metallica	Metallica
72	89.50	6	Black Sabbath	Mob Rules
73	89.50	4	Vicious Rumors	Welcome To The Ball
74	89.44	9	Fates Warning	Parallels
75	89.43	7	Exodus	Bonded by Blood
76	89.33	6	Halford	Resurrection
77	89.25	4	Grim Reaper	Rock You To Hell
78	89.25	4	Motorhead	No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
79	89.25	4	Stratovarius	Destiny
80	89.20	5	Saxon	Innocence Is No Excuse
81	89.20	5	Testament	Practice What You Preach
82	89.12	8	Metal Church	The Dark
83	89.00	5	Judas Priest	Firepower
84	89.00	7	Queensryche	Rage for Order
85	88.88	8	Motorhead	Ace Of Spades
86	88.75	4	Battle Beast	Battle Beast
87	88.75	4	Exodus	Pleasures Of The Flesh
88	88.75	4	Queensryche	The Warning
89	88.71	7	Black Sabbath	Seventh Star
90	88.60	5	Def Leppard	High 'n' Dry
91	88.60	5	Edguy	Hellfire Club
92	88.58	12	Iron Maiden	Fear Of The Dark
93	88.50	8	Black Sabbath	Dehumanizer
94	88.50	6	Metallica	Garage Inc.
95	88.50	6	Sepultura	Arise
96	88.43	7	Anthrax	Among the Living
97	88.43	7	Heaven and Hell	The Devil You Know
98	88.25	4	Saxon	Solid Ball of Rock
99	88.00	13	Judas Priest	Turbo
100	87.90	10	Manowar	Sign of the Hammer
101	87.86	7	Black Sabbath	Black Sabbath

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