One record per artist
Best of each artist
Every artist appears only once – with their best record. The list is ranked by the editors’ Still holds up score, then First listen and the readers’ ratings.
All 205Rock 30Pop 23Soul, funk and R&B 19Jazz 15Hip hop 19Electronic 20Folk, country and song 15Reggae and world 16Hard rock and metal 48
- 1 Def Leppard Pyromania 2 records by this artist → Still holds up Timeless classic
- 2 Gemini Syndrome Lux Still holds up Modern classic
- 3 Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction Readers4.0 Timeless classic
- 4 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 2 records by this artist → Timeless classic
- 5 Black Sabbath Paranoid 2 records by this artist → Timeless classic
- 6 Deep Purple Machine Head Timeless classic
- 7 Aerosmith Toys in the Attic Timeless classic
- 8 Kiss Destroyer Timeless classic
- 9 Rainbow Rising Timeless classic
- 10 Thin Lizzy Jailbreak Timeless classic
- 11 Van Halen Van Halen Timeless classic
- 12 AC/DC Highway to Hell 2 records by this artist → Timeless classic
- 13 Judas Priest British Steel Timeless classic
- 14 Motörhead Ace of Spades Timeless classic
- 15 Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz Timeless classic
- 16 Rush Moving Pictures Timeless classic
- 17 Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast Timeless classic
- 18 Dio Holy Diver Timeless classic
- 19 Mercyful Fate Melissa Timeless classic
- 20 Scorpions Love at First Sting Timeless classic
- 21 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet Timeless classic
- 22 Europe The Final Countdown Timeless classic
- 23 Metallica Master of Puppets 2 records by this artist → Timeless classic
- 24 Slayer Reign in Blood Timeless classic
- 25 Bathory Blood Fire Death Timeless classic
- 26 Faith No More The Real Thing Timeless classic
- 27 Entombed Left Hand Path Timeless classic
- 28 Megadeth Rust in Peace Timeless classic
- 29 Alice in Chains Dirt Timeless classic
- 30 Pantera Vulgar Display of Power Timeless classic
- 31 Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine Timeless classic
- 32 Korn Korn Timeless classic
- 33 Soundgarden Superunknown Timeless classic
- 34 At the Gates Slaughter of the Soul Timeless classic
- 35 Dark Tranquillity The Gallery Timeless classic
- 36 In Flames The Jester Race Timeless classic
- 37 Sepultura Roots Timeless classic
- 38 Deftones White Pony Modern classic
- 39 Opeth Blackwater Park Modern classic
- 40 Rammstein Mutter Modern classic
- 41 Slipknot Iowa Modern classic
- 42 System of a Down Toxicity Modern classic
- 43 Tool Lateralus Modern classic
- 44 Mastodon Leviathan Modern classic
- 45 Nightwish Once Modern classic
- 46 Gojira From Mars to Sirius Modern classic
- 47 Meshuggah obZen Modern classic
- 48 Ghost Meliora Modern classic
205 artists in the collection.