Best Metal albums of the 1980s

11 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   The Number of the Beast (Remastered 2015)Iron Maiden

   1982Metal
   Chart score8.42avg 9.0 · 2 scores
2. 2
   Somewhere in Time (2015 Remaster)Iron Maiden

   1986Metal
   Chart score8.37avg 9.4 · 1 score
3. 3
   Powerslave (2015 Remaster)Iron Maiden

   1984Metal
   Chart score8.17avg 8.6 · 1 score
4. 4
   Piece of Mind (Remastered 2015)Iron Maiden

   1983Metal
   Chart score8.14avg 8.3 · 2 scores
5. 5
   Out of the CellarRatt

   1984Metal
   Chart score8.12avg 8.4 · 1 score
6. 6
   Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1986Metal
   Chart score8.12avg 8.4 · 1 score
7. 7
   Master of Puppets (Expanded Edition)Metallica

   1986Metal
   Chart score8.10avg 8.3 · 1 score
8. 8
   So Far, So Good...So What! (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1988Metal
   Chart score8.00avg 7.9 · 1 score
9. 9
   Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Remastered 2015)Iron Maiden

   1988Metal
   Chart score7.86avg 7.6 · 2 scores
10. 10
    WingerWinger

    1988Metal
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    SlipknotSlipknot

    1989Metal
    Chart score7.50avg 5.9 · 1 score