Best Metal albums of the 1990s

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

1. 1
   Persistence Of Time (30th Anniversary Remaster)Anthrax

   1990Metal
   Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
2. 2
   Rust In PeaceMegadeth

   1990Metal
   Chart score8.22avg 8.5 · 2 scores
3. 3
   Fear of the Dark (2015 Remaster)Iron Maiden

   1992Metal
   Chart score8.15avg 8.5 · 1 score
4. 4
   Metallica (Remastered)Metallica

   1991Metal
   Chart score8.15avg 8.5 · 1 score
5. 5
   Risk (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1999Metal
   Chart score8.15avg 8.5 · 1 score
6. 6
   YouthanasiaMegadeth

   1994Metal
   Chart score7.97avg 7.8 · 1 score
7. 7
   In The Heart Of The YoungWinger

   1990Metal
   Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
8. 8
   Cryptic Writings (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1997Metal
   Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score