The best alternative metal albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1.5: The Gray ChapterSlipknot · 4 from 2 scores
  2. 2Thirteenth StepA Perfect Circle · 4.5 from 1 score
  3. 3Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins · 4.5 from 1 score
  1. 4Year ZeroNine Inch Nails3.7 from 3 scores
  2. 5Ten Thousand FistsDisturbed4 from 1 score
  3. 6Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Slipknot4 from 1 score
  4. 7RenegadesRage Against the Machine4 from 1 score
  5. 8SempiternalBring Me the Horizon3.5 from 2 scores
  6. 9That’s the SpiritBring Me the Horizon3.5 from 2 scores
  7. 10Elect the DeadSerj Tankian3.5 from 2 scores
  8. 11Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold3.3 from 2 scores
  9. 12METAL GALAXYBABYMETAL3.3 from 2 scores
  10. 13For Those That Wish to ExistArchitects3 from 1 score
  11. 14METAL RESISTANCEBABYMETAL3 from 1 score
  12. 15The Open DoorEvanescence3 from 1 score
  13. 16MeteoraLinkin Park3 from 1 score
  14. 17NightmareAvenged Sevenfold3 from 1 score
  15. 18Break the CycleStaind2.5 from 1 score
  16. 19A Thousand SunsLinkin Park2.5 from 1 score
  17. 20Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterLimp Bizkit2 from 1 score
  18. 21AudioslaveAudioslave2 from 2 scores
  19. 22LateralusTool1 from 1 score