The best 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. 1Master of PuppetsMetallica · 5 from 1 score
  2. 2Appetite for DestructionGuns N’ Roses · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3Thirteenth StepA Perfect Circle · 4.5 from 1 score
  1. 4ImperaGhost4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5Ten Thousand FistsDisturbed4 from 1 score
  3. 6Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Slipknot4 from 1 score
  4. 7Elect the DeadSerj Tankian3.5 from 2 scores
  5. 8For Those That Wish to ExistArchitects3 from 1 score
  6. 9METAL RESISTANCEBABYMETAL3 from 1 score
  7. 10The Open DoorEvanescence3 from 1 score
  8. 11Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold3.3 from 2 scores
  9. 12METAL GALAXYBABYMETAL3.3 from 2 scores
  10. 13Break the CycleStaind2.5 from 1 score