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 Sun May 18 17:12:41 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	93.75	4	Metallica	Live Shit: Binge And Purge
8	93.71	14	Helloween	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
9	93.67	9	Queensryche	Empire
10	93.64	14	Judas Priest	British Steel
11	93.60	5	Black Sabbath	The Dio Years
12	93.55	11	Black Sabbath	Headless Cross
13	93.54	13	Helloween	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I
14	93.50	6	Avantasia	The Metal Opera
15	93.18	17	Iron Maiden	Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
16	93.18	17	Judas Priest	Screaming for Vengeance
17	93.08	13	Megadeth	Rust in Peace
18	93.00	5	Exciter	Unveiling the Wicked
19	93.00	13	Iron Maiden	Piece Of Mind
20	93.00	16	Iron Maiden	The Number Of The Beast
21	92.71	7	Judas Priest	Unleashed in the East (Live in Japan)
22	92.50	8	Black Sabbath	Paranoid
23	92.50	6	Dream Theater	Images and Words
24	92.44	9	Crimson Glory	Transcendence
25	92.33	6	Accept	Balls to the Wall
26	92.27	15	Iron Maiden	Somewhere In Time
27	92.25	8	Crimson Glory	Crimson Glory
28	92.00	4	Helloween	Pink Bubbles Go Ape
29	91.89	9	Judas Priest	Priest...Live!
30	91.75	4	Primal Fear	Nuclear Fire
31	91.75	4	Testament	The Gathering
32	91.67	6	Accept	Russian Roulette
33	91.67	6	Anthrax	Spreading the Disease
34	91.61	18	Judas Priest	Painkiller
35	91.60	5	Accept	Restless and Wild
36	91.60	5	Running Wild	Death or Glory
37	91.50	4	Heir Apparent	One Small Voice
38	91.50	12	Judas Priest	Hell Bent for Leather
39	91.50	4	King Diamond	Conspiracy
40	91.50	8	Slayer	Reign In Blood
41	91.27	11	Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden
42	91.25	4	Obsession	Methods of Madness
43	91.25	4	Rage	Secrets In A Weird World
44	91.20	5	Testament	The New Order
45	91.20	5	UDO	Faceless World
46	91.00	4	Dream Theater	Awake
47	90.80	10	Black Sabbath	TYR
48	90.62	8	Pantera	Vulgar Display Of Power
49	90.57	7	Slayer	South Of Heaven
50	90.56	9	Slayer	Seasons In The Abyss
51	90.50	6	Avantasia	The Scarecrow
52	90.50	4	Lizzy Borden	Master of Disguise
53	90.40	5	Helloween	Walls of Jericho
54	90.40	5	Helloween	Master of the Rings
55	90.25	4	Venom	Black Metal
56	90.00	5	Blind Guardian	Imaginations From the Other Side
57	90.00	4	Candlemass	Tales of Creation
58	90.00	4	Dream Theater	Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
59	90.00	6	Fight	War Of Words
60	90.00	9	Megadeth	Peace Sells... But Who's Buying
61	90.00	4	Overkill	Under the Influence
62	90.00	8	Testament	The Legacy
63	89.75	4	Iced Earth	Dystopia
64	89.75	4	Lizzy Borden	Love You To Pieces
65	89.75	4	Sword	Sweet Dreams
66	89.67	6	Vicious Rumors	Vicious Rumors
67	89.55	11	Metallica	Metallica
68	89.50	6	Black Sabbath	Mob Rules
69	89.50	4	Vicious Rumors	Welcome To The Ball
70	89.44	9	Fates Warning	Parallels
71	89.43	7	Exodus	Bonded by Blood
72	89.33	6	Halford	Resurrection
73	89.25	4	Grim Reaper	Rock You To Hell
74	89.25	4	Motorhead	No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
75	89.25	4	Stratovarius	Destiny
76	89.20	5	Saxon	Innocence Is No Excuse
77	89.20	5	Testament	Practice What You Preach
78	89.12	8	Metal Church	The Dark
79	89.00	5	Judas Priest	Firepower
80	89.00	7	Queensryche	Rage for Order
81	88.88	8	Motorhead	Ace Of Spades
82	88.75	4	Battle Beast	Battle Beast
83	88.75	4	Exodus	Pleasures Of The Flesh
84	88.75	4	Queensryche	The Warning
85	88.71	7	Black Sabbath	Seventh Star
86	88.60	5	Def Leppard	High 'n' Dry
87	88.60	5	Edguy	Hellfire Club
88	88.58	12	Iron Maiden	Fear Of The Dark
89	88.50	8	Black Sabbath	Dehumanizer
90	88.50	6	Metallica	Garage Inc.
91	88.50	6	Sepultura	Arise
92	88.43	7	Anthrax	Among the Living
93	88.43	7	Heaven and Hell	The Devil You Know
94	88.38	13	Metallica	Master Of Puppets
95	88.33	15	Metallica	...And Justice For All
96	88.25	4	Judas Priest	98 Live Meltdown
97	88.25	4	Saxon	Solid Ball of Rock
98	88.00	13	Judas Priest	Turbo
99	87.90	10	Manowar	Sign of the Hammer
100	87.86	7	Black Sabbath	Black Sabbath
101	87.86	7	Black Sabbath	Cross Purposes

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