Rank the Best Heavy Metal Albums of the 1980s

AC/DC – Back in Black Accept – Balls to the Wall Accept – Metal Heart Anthrax – Among the Living Anthrax – Spreading the Disease Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath – Mob Rules Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion Cinderella – Long Cold Winter Cinderella – Night Songs Danzig – Danzig Def Leppard – High 'n' Dry Def Leppard – Hysteria Def Leppard – Pyromania Dio – Holy Diver Dio – The Last in Line Dokken – Back for the Attack Dokken – Under Lock and Key Exodus – Bonded by Blood Fates Warning – Awaken the Guardian Fates Warning – No Exit Great White – Once Bitten Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden Iron Maiden – Killers Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind Iron Maiden – Powerslave Iron Maiden – Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Iron Maiden – Somewhere in Time Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast Judas Priest – British Steel Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith Judas Priest – Screaming for Vengeance King Diamond – Abigail King Diamond – Them Kreator – Pleasure to Kill L.A. Guns – L.A. Guns Megadeth – Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! Megadeth – Peace Sells… but Who's Buying? Megadeth – So Far, So Good… So What! Mercyful Fate – Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate – Melissa Metal Church – Metal Church Metallica – …And Justice for All Metallica – Kill 'Em All Metallica – Master of Puppets Metallica – Ride the Lightning Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood Mötley Crüe – Girls, Girls, Girls Mötley Crüe – Shout at the Devil Mötley Crüe – Theatre of Pain Mötley Crüe – Too Fast for Love Motörhead – Ace of Spades Ozzy Osbourne – Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin Poison – Look What the Cat Dragged In Poison – Open Up and Say… Ahh! Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime Queensrÿche – Rage for Order Ratt – Invasion of Your Privacy Ratt – Out of the Cellar Savatage – Hall of the Mountain King Scorpions – Blackout Scorpions – Love at First Sting Skid Row – Skid Row Slayer – Hell Awaits Slayer – Reign in Blood Slayer – South of Heaven Sodom – Agent Orange Tesla – Mechanical Resonance Testament – The Legacy Testament – The New Order Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry Van Halen – 1984 Van Halen – Fair Warning Van Halen – Women and Children First Venom – Black Metal W.A.S.P. – W.A.S.P. Whitesnake – Whitesnake Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Rising Force