A lista a seguir foi criada pelo autor do livro The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time, Martin Popoff, editor-chefe e escritor da revista Brave Words & Bloody Knucles e editor principal do site bravewords.com. 
O top 500 foi criado a partir de pesquisas com vários fãs de heavy metal, músicos e jornalistas que votaram nos principais álbuns de todos os tempos. Os votos foram analisados e logo após incluidos em um banco de dados que finalmente, criou o ranking final.
Os 100 principais álbuns, conforme o livro, são os seguintes:
100.Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English Or Die" 
99. Rush - "2112" 
98.Blind Guardian- "Nightfall In Middle-Earth" 
97.SAVATAGE- "Hall OfThe Mountain King" 
96.AC/DC- "Powerage" 
95.FAITH NO MORE- "The Real Thing" 
94.SEPULTURA- "Chaos A.D." 
93.DEEP PURPLE- "Burn" 
92.QUEENSRYCHE- "Empire" 
91.UFO- "Strangers In The Night" 
90.MOTLEY CRUE- "Too Fast For Love" 
89.HELLOWEEN- "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt.1" 
88.DEEP PURPLE- "Made In Japan" 
87.IRON MAIDEN- "Live After Death" 
86.NEVERMORE- "Dead Heart In A Dead World" 
85.W.A.S.P.- "W.A.S.P." 
84.RAINBOW- "Long Live Rock N' Roll" 
83.BLACK SABBATH- "Born Again" 
82.AEROSMITH- "Toys In The Attic" 
81.FEAR FACTORY- "Demanufacture" 
80.LED ZEPPELIN- "Led Zeppelin" 
79.JUDAS PRIEST- "Killing Machine" 
78.SCORPIONS- "Blackout" 
77.EXODUS- "Bonded By Blood" 
76.RIOT- "Fire Down Under" 
75.RUSH- "Moving Pictures" 
74.PANTERA- "Far Beyond Driven" 
73.DIO- "The Last In Line" 
72.BRUCE DICKINSON- "Accident Of Birth" 
71.AEROSMITH- "Rocks" 
70.IRON MAIDEN- "Somewhere In Time" 
69.MERCYFUL FATE- "Melissa" 
68.TWISTED SISTER- "Stay Hungry" 
67.SEPULTURA- "Arise" 
66.CARCASS- "Heartwork" 
65.METAL CHURCH- "Metal Church" 
64.KISS- "Destroyer" 
63.IRON MAIDEN- "Iron Maiden" 
62.JUDAS PRIEST- "Defenders Of The Faith" 
61.BRUCE DICKINSON- "The Chemical Wedding" 
60.PANTERA- "Cowboys From Hell" 
59.LED ZEPPELIN- "II" 
58.ACCEPT- "Balls To The Wall" 
57.SLAYER- "Hell Awaits" 
56.IRON MAIDEN- "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" 
55.DEF LEPPARD- "Pyromania" 
54.KING DIAMOND- "Abigail" 
53.MEGADETH- "Countdown To Extinction" 
52.ALICE IN CHAINS- "Dirt" 
51.JUDAS PRIEST- "Stained Class" 
50.VENOM- "Black Metal" 
49.ANTHRAX- "Among The Living" 
48.LED ZEPPELIN- "Physical Graffiti" 
47.DREAM THEATER- "Images And Words" 
46.BLACK SABBATH- "Vol. 4" 
45.BLACK SABBATH- "Mob Rules" 
44.SLAYER- "South Of Heaven" 
43.MOTORHEAD- "Ace Of Spades" 
42.JUDAS PRIEST- "Unleashed In The East" 
41.KISS- "Alive!" 
40.BLACK SABBATH- "Sabotage" 
39.RAINBOW- "Rising" 
38.DEEP PURPLE- "In Rock" 
37.ACCEPT- "Restless And Wild" 
36.HELLOWEEN- "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pt.2" 
35.MERCYFUL FATE- "Don't Break The Oath" 
34.JUDAS PRIEST- "Sad Wings Of Destiny" 
33.BLACK SABBATH- "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" 
32.IRON MAIDEN- "Killers" 
31.MEGADETH- "Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?" 
30.LED ZEPPELIN- "IV" 
29.OZZY OSBOURNE- "Diary Of A Madman" 
28.SLAYER- "Seasons In The Abyss" 
27.METALLICA- "Metallica" 
26.JUDAS PRIEST- "Painkiller" 
25.BLACK SABBATH- "Master Of Reality" 
24.DEEP PURPLE- "Machine Head" 
23.AC/DC- "Highway To Hell" 
22.MOTLEY CRUE- "Shout At The Devil" 
21.JUDAS PRIEST- "British Steel" 
20.PANTERA- "Vulgar Display Of Power" 
19.METALLICA- "...And Justice For All" 
18.METALLICA- "Kill 'Em All" 
17.DIO- "Holy Diver" 
16.BLACK SABBATH- "Heaven And Hell" 
15.QUEENSRYCHE- "Operation:Mindcrime" 
14.BLACK SABBATH- "Black Sabbath" 
13.IRON MAIDEN- "Powerslave" 
12.JUDAS PRIEST- "Screaming For Vengeance" 
11.MEGADETH- "Rust in Peace" 
10.GUNS N' ROSES- "Appetite For Destruction" 
09.VAN HALEN- "Van Halen" 
08.IRON MAIDEN- "Piece Of Mind" 
07.OZZY OSBOURNE- "Blizzard Of Ozz" 
06.BLACK SABBATH- "Paranoid" 
05.AC/DC- "Back In Black" 
04.METALLICA- "Ride The Lightning" 
03.SLAYER- "Reign In Blood" 
02.IRON MAIDEN- "Number Of The Beast" 
01.METALLICA- "Master Of Puppets" 
  
Fonte: Metal Clube
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