Your Top 20 Albums Ever . . .

various kind of music
not 100% top 20. only for now :

KiSS - Alive
Alice Cooper - WtMN, Trash, Stoopid
Whitesnake - 1987
Led Zepp - I
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Quiet Riot - Metal Health
GnR - WttJ
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Ozzy - BLack Rain
Kid Rock - Cocky
Poison - LwtCdi
Metallica - MAster of Puppets
Aerosmith - Toys
Bon Jovi - Crossroad
TUBLATANKA - Volanie Divociny
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Jimi Hendrix - dunno
Judas Priest - SfV

without the rank

This is tough to do, but I will try it:
1.) Judas Priest - Painkiller
2.) Fates Warning - Awaken the Gaurdian
3.) Savatage - Hall of the Mountain KIng
4.) Dokken - Under Lock and Key
5.) Dream Theater - Images and Words
6.) Riot - Thundersteel
7.) Queensryche - S/T EP
8.) Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
9.) Y & T - Mean Streak
10.) Ozzy - Ultimate Sin
11.) Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
12.) Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
13.) Dokken - Breaking the Chains
14.) Accept - Metal Heart
15.) Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
16.) Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987)
17.) Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
18.) Y & T - Contagious/ Ten
19.) Fates Warning - No Exit
20.) Iron Maiden - Brave New World
21.) WASP - Live...In the Raw
22.) Accept - Restless and Wild
23.) Magnitude 9 - Reality in Focus
24.) Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel/ Time Will Tell
25.) Lillian Axe - Love and War

I went a little over, but these are the albums that have been the most important to me in my development as a fan and a musician.

Not necessarily in order:

1. BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath/Sabotage
2. JUDAS PRIEST - Screaming for Vengeance
3. TANGERINE DREAM - Zeit
4. THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - s/t
5. UFO - Obsession
6. MSG - MSG
7. THIN LIZZY - Johnny the Fox
8. KATE BUSH - The Dreaming./Hounds of Love
9. FRANK ZAPPA - Sheik Yerbouti
10. ALICE COOPER - From the Inside/Killer
11. ARKANGEL/KEMPER CRABB - Warrior/The Vigil
12. LED ZEPPELIN - Physical Graffiti/The Song Remains the Same
13. DIAMOND HEAD - Borrowed Time
14. BRIAN ENO - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
15. BRIAN ENO/JON HASSELL - Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics
16. KISS - Alive!/Ace Frehley (solo album)
17. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Axis: Bold as Love
18. V/A - Woodstock Soundtrack
19. QUEEN - A Night at the Opera/Queen II
20. MEGADETH - Killing is My Business
21. METALLICA - Ride the Lightning
22. MOTORHEAD - Bomber/No Sleep til Hammersmith
23. TED NUGENT - Double Live Gonzo!
24. PLACE OF SKULLS - Nailed/Love Through Blood
25. YES - Fragile/Big Generator
26. RAMONES - Road to Ruin

In no particular order:

Judas Priest - Stained Class
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Motorhead - No Sleep til Hammersmith
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Slayer - South of Heaven
Anthrax - Spreading the Diesease
Queen - A Night at the Opera
The Misfits - Walk Among Us
Metallica - Ride the Lighting
Dragonforce - Valley of the Damned
Mercyful Fate - Dont Break the Oath
The Beatles - Revolver
Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Helloween -Keeper of the Seven Keys part 2
Manowar - Hail to England

the sentinel wrote:

1.) Judas Priest - Painkiller
12.) Judas Priest- Screaming for Vengeance
15.) Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East

indeed

To mc666, hell yeah!!!!

I was going to post this myself but decided to check and see if it had been done before. I can't sum it up in just 20 so here are my top 50 (I tried putting them in order but gave up on it):

Savatage-Edge Of Thorns
Iron Maiden-Somewhere In Time
Dream Theater-Awake
Therion-Lemuria/Sirius B-Therion
Faith No More-Epic
Avantasia-Metal Opera II
Bruce Dickinson-Skunkworks
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Tourniquet-Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm
Savatage-Streets: A Rock Opera
Ayreon-The Human Equation
Shadow Gallery-Tyranny
Dio-Magica
Testament-The Ritual
Anthrax-Sound Of White Noise
Savatage-Dead Winter Dead
Dream Theater-Images and Words
Circle II Circle-Burden Of Truth
Allen/Lande-The Battle
Iron Maiden-Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Metallica-Metallica
Sepultura-Arise
Faith No More-Angel Dust
Iced Earth-The Dark Saga
Helloween-Keeper Of The Seven KeysII
Suicidal Tendencies-The Art Of Rebellion
Bruce Dickinson-Accident Of Birth
Balance Of Power-Perfect Balance
Hammerfall-Legacy Of Kings
Savatage-Hall Of The Mountain King
Theatre Of Tragedy-Velvet Darkness They Fear
Kamelot-Forever
Symphony X-The Odyssey
Trans-Siberian Orchestra-Beethoven's Last Night
Dream Theater-Scenes From A Memory
Iron Maiden-Fear Of The Dark
King Diamond-Abigail
Helloween-Time Of The Oath
Primus-Pork Soda
Savatage-Handful Of Rain
Nightwish-Century Child
Saviour Machine-Legend III:I
Blind Guardian-Nightfall In Middle Earth
Royal Hunt-Paradox
Iron Maiden-Powerslave
Savatage-Gutter Ballet
Nightwish-Oceanborn
Helloween-Better Than Raw
Jag Panzer-Thane To The Throne
Amorphis-Elegy

Not included because they were EPs:
Iced Earth-Gettysburg
Amorphis-Black Winter's Day

I did not include non-metal bands (except Faith No More and Primus who had a large metal influence and Dickinson's Skunkworks). Also Nightwish-Dark Passion Play will more than likely be put into this list but I want to give it some more time berfore I decide.

GAAAAH! I can't do it! It's impossible! (head explodes ala "Scanners")

Fat Freddy wrote:

GAAAAH! I can't do it! It's impossible! (head explodes ala "Scanners")

I understand completly. That is why I chose 50 and didn't bother putting them in order because that would take many weeks and a LOT of hard work.

i feel like i am leaving out so many good others but here is the best I could do to comply (well sort-of) with the 20 limit in no particular order:


Agent Steel Order of the Illuminati

Angra Rebirth

Annihilator Alice in Hell

Anthrax Among the Living

Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell

Black Sabbath Mob Rules

Blind Guardian Imaginations from the Other Side

Circus Maximus Isolate

Death Angel The Ultra-Violence

Dio Holy Diver

Falconer Falconer

Firewind Allegiance

Gamma Ray Insanity and Genius

Gotthard Lipservice

Grave Digger Tunes of War

Grave Digger Knights of the Cross

Hammerfall Legacy of Kings

Helloween The Keeper of the Seven Keys 1

Helloween The Keeper of the Seven Keys 2

Helloween The Dark Ride

Iced Earth Something Wicked Comes this Way

Impellitteri Screaming Symphony

Iron Maiden Killers

Iron Maiden Number of the Beast

Judas Priest Painkiller

Manowar Kings of Metal

Masterplan Masterplan

Megadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?

Metallica Ride the Lightning

Overkill Under the Influence

Primal Fear Primal Fear

Rhapsody Legendary Tales

Running Wild Black Hand Inn

Sentenced Amok

Sonata Arctica Ecliptica

Testament The Legacy

top 20 (these are pretty constant, but do change month to month)

Also, Metal is my mainstay, but I'll make a second list for my top non metal albums as well.

right now it's:

METAL:

1. Nightwish ~ Dark Passion Play

2. Therion ~ Lemuria/Sirius B

3. Virgin Steele ~ Noble Savage

4. Dio ~ Holy Diver

5. Sodom ~ Agent Orange

6. Kreator ~ Extreme Aggression

7. Forbidden ~ Forbidden Evil

8. Exodus ~ Fabulous Disaster

9. Queensryche ~ Empire

10. Crimson Glory ~ Transcendance

11. Chastain ~ Voice of the Cult

12. Candlemass ~ Ancient Dreams

13. Riot ~ Thundersteel

14. Sirenia ~ Nine Destinies and a Downfall

15. Stratovarius ~ Elements Part II

16. Pagan's Mind ~ Celestial Entrance

17. King's X ~ Out of the Silent Planet

18. Manowar ~ Kings of Metal

19. Mass ~ Voices in the Night

20. TNT ~ Intuition


NONMETAL:

1. Xymox ~ Twist of Shadows

2. Erasure ~ Chorus

3. Anything Box ~ Peace

4. Depeche Mode ~ Violator

5. Enya ~ Watermark

6. The Cure ~ Wish

7. U2 ~ Achtung Baby

8. Sisters of Mercy ~ Floodland

9. Switchblade Symphony ~ Serpentine Gallery

10. A-Ha ~ Scoundrel Days

11. Ministry ~ The Land of Rape and Honey

12. Front 242 ~ Tyranny for You

13. Modern English ~ After the Snow

14. Opus III ~ Mindfruit

15. Peter Murphy ~ Holy Smoke

16. Book of Love ~ Candy Carol

17. Deitiphobia ~ Clean

18. R.E.M. ~ Out of Time

19. Alphaville ~ Afternoons in Utopia

20. KMFDM ~ Money


And my favorite Christian Metal:

1. Dynasty ~ Motus Perpetuus

2. Sacrament ~ Haunts of Violence

3. Deliverance ~ Weapons of Our Warfare

4. Rob Rock ~ Eyes of Eternity

5. Saint ~ Too Late for Living

6. Bloodgood ~ Rock in a Hard Place

7. Barren Cross ~ Atomic Arena

8. Vengeance Rising ~ Destruction Comes

9. Petra ~ Beyond Belief

10. Bride ~ Live to Die

11. Theocracy ~ Theocracy

12. Angelica ~ Angelica

13. Soldier ~ Babylon

14. Holy Soldier ~ Holy Soldier

15. Stryper ~ To Hell with the Devil

16. Eternal Ryte ~ World Requiem

17. Tempest ~ Eye of the Storm

18. Guardian ~ First Watch

19. Tourniquet ~ Stop the Bleeding

20. Believer ~ Extraction from Mortality

I couldn't possibly do this. I fail.

I feel like listing my 25 favorite non-metal albums as well (like my previous list this is NOT in order).

Van Zant-Brother To Brother
.38 Special-Bone Against Steel
Bruce Mitchell-Celtic Destiny (most beautiful music I've ever heard)
The Lost Dogs-Greenroom Seranade
The Highway Men-Highway Man
All Star United-International Anthems for the Human Race
Bon Jovi-Keep The Faith
Damn Yankees-Don't Tread
Idle Cure-Eclipse
One Hundred Days-Feels Like Love
Sure Conviction-Get Ready
Michael Sweet-Michael Sweet
Moody Blues-Keys To The Kingdom
Spock's Beard-Snow
Kerry Livgren-When Things Get Electric
Kansas-Somewhere To Elsewhere
Night Ranger-Neverland
One Hundred Days-The Obvious
Tempest-Shapeshifter
Toto-Dune Soundtrack
Damn Yankees-Damn Yankees
Extreme-III Sides to Every Story
Iona-Journey Into The Morn
John Elefante-Defying Gravity
The Lost Dogs-Little Red Riding Hood

Most non-metal music I listen to is limited to best of albums. The rest are just singles or only a few songs from different albums (for me non-metal albums have me hitting the skip button most of the time).

[quote="blackieboy"]top 20 (these are pretty constant, but do change month to month)




6. The Cure ~ Wish

One of my favorite albums too

My list, in no particular order:

Metallica - Master Of Puppets/....And Justice For all
KISS - Alive!/Destroyer
Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime/Empire
Cure -Wish
Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind/A Matter Of Life & Death
Stryper - To Hell with the Devil
Fates Warning - Perfect Symentry
Dream Theater - Images & words
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Deliverance - S/T
King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
Barren Cross - Atomic Arena
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Live - Throwing Copper
Anthrax - Persistance Of Time
Van Halen - VH1

Top 20 right now - so many good albums I had to leave off.........

+20 more
1. AC/DC-Stiff upper lip
2. Accept-Balls to the wall
3. Accuser-Repent
4. Apocalypse-Apocalypse
5. Aria-Blood for blood
6. Blind Guardian-Imaginations from...
7. The Blood Divine-Awake
8. Cancer-Death shall rise
9. Celtic Frost-Into the pandemonium
10. Alice Cooper-Hey stoopid
11. Coroner-Mental vortex
12. Dark Tranquillity-Projector
13. Deicide-Deicide
14. Demolition Hammer-Tortured existence
15. Destruction-Release from agony
16. DIO-Holy diver
17. Enslavementof beauty-Megalomania
18. Exciter-Unveiling the wicked
19.Exodus-Impact is imminent
20. Gamma Ray-Heading for tomorrow

and the rest of alphabet...:kickbutt:

Everyone's lists are making me realize all the cds I need!!!

Can't exactly do a list, but here are some of them that would surely enter my top 20 at any time!

FORBIDDEN - Twisted into Form '90
METALLICA - Master of Puppets '86
SLAYER - Seasons in the Abyss '90
SEPULTURA - Arise '91
CYCLONE TEMPLE - I Hate Therefore I Am '91
ARTILLERY - By Inheritance '90
ANTHRAX - Among the Living '87
PARADOX - Heresy '89
TESTAMENT - The New Order '88
ANNIHILATOR - Never, Neverland '90
JUDAS PRIEST - Painkiller '90
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - No Place for Disgrace '88
RAZOR - Violent Restitution '88
OVERKILL - Taking Over '87
EXODUS - Bonded by Blood '85
HEATHEN - Victims of Deception '91


As you can see, I'm pretty traditional ...

sovdat wrote:

Can't exactly do a list, but here are some of them that would surely enter my top 20 at any time!

FORBIDDEN - Twisted into Form '90
METALLICA - Master of Puppets '86
SLAYER - Seasons in the Abyss '90
SEPULTURA - Arise '91
CYCLONE TEMPLE - I Hate Therefore I Am '91
ARTILLERY - By Inheritance '90
ANTHRAX - Among the Living '87
PARADOX - Heresy '89
TESTAMENT - The New Order '88
ANNIHILATOR - Never, Neverland '90
JUDAS PRIEST - Painkiller '90
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM - No Place for Disgrace '88
RAZOR - Violent Restitution '88
OVERKILL - Taking Over '87
EXODUS - Bonded by Blood '85
HEATHEN - Victims of Deception '91


As you can see, I'm pretty traditional ...

I love seeing the younger guys into true metal. Kinda brings a tear to my eye.

THERE'S NO CRYING IN METAL?!

LOL, Exact 33 said:

Quote :

in no particular order:

and then did this:

Quote :

Agent Steel Order of the Illuminati

Angra Rebirth

Annihilator Alice in Hell

Anthrax Among the Living

Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell

Black Sabbath Mob Rules

Blind Guardian Imaginations from the Other Side

Circus Maximus Isolate

Death Angel The Ultra-Violence

Dio Holy Diver

Falconer Falconer

Firewind Allegiance

Gamma Ray Insanity and Genius

Gotthard Lipservice

Grave Digger Tunes of War

Grave Digger Knights of the Cross

Hammerfall Legacy of Kings

Helloween The Keeper of the Seven Keys 1

Helloween The Keeper of the Seven Keys 2

Helloween The Dark Ride

Iced Earth Something Wicked Comes this Way

Impellitteri Screaming Symphony

Iron Maiden Killers

Iron Maiden Number of the Beast

Judas Priest Painkiller

Manowar Kings of Metal

Masterplan Masterplan

Megadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?

Metallica Ride the Lightning

Overkill Under the Influence

Primal Fear Primal Fear

Rhapsody Legendary Tales

Running Wild Black Hand Inn

Sentenced Amok

Sonata Arctica Ecliptica

Testament The Legacy

In alphabetical order!! That made me chuckle. Just pulling your chain, Exact, I know what you meant. Not in order of importance...

As for me I'm enjoying everyone's list, I can't do it myself. I agree with Fat Freddy. Head explosion...

That Scanners explosion is one of my favorite gore moments ever. Many of the best seem to be pre-CGI when other creative ways were needed.....

scottmitchell74 wrote:

That Scanners explosion is one of my favorite gore moments ever. Many of the best seem to be pre-CGI when other creative ways were needed.....

Off topic, but my favorite was at the beginning of Dawn of the Dead (1978) when the one zombie gets his head blown off by a shotgun. Hilarious!

OK, now I'll go back on topic.

Yeah, 20 albums is tough.

1. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
2. Kiss - Creatures of the Night
3. Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
4. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
5. Megadeth - So Far So Good So What
6. Metallica - Ride The Lightning
7. Dio - Holy Diver
8. Dio - Killing The Dragon
9. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
10. Metallica - ...and Justice For All
11. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
12. Black Sabbath - Born Again
13. Megadeth - Killing Is My Buisness
14. Motorhead - Inferno
15. Anthrax - We've Come For You All
16. Anthrax - Among The Living
17. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
18. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
19. Anthrax - Persistance of Time
20. Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider



This is somewhat in order, it often changes by mood.

dunno my top 20 overall, but stained class would be #1.

Here's my 15 favorite thrash albums list. I made it for the metal-archives.com poll they had last week.


1. Heathen - Victims Of Deception


2. Exodus - Bonded By Blood


3. Artillery - By Inheritance


4. Pariah - Blaze Of Obscurity


5. Cyclone - Inferior To None


6. Sabbat - Dreamweaver


7. Rigor Mortis - Rigor Mortis


8. Risk - The Reborn


9. Heathen - Breaking The Silence


10 Kat - Bastard


11 Metallica - Ride The Lightning


12 Kreator - Coma Of Souls


13 Whiplash - Insult To Injury


14 Metal Church - The Dark


15 Devastation - Idolatry