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The Best Heavy Metal Albums of 1982 by User Score

Decade
Genre
1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1.

Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
86
11 ratings
Amazon

2.

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
March 22nd, 1982
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
85
1,255 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
July 14th, 1982
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
81
399 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Pagan Altar - Pagan Altar
December 0th, 1982
NWOBHM, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
78
19 ratings
Amazon

5.

Barón Rojo - Volumen Brutal
February 22nd, 1982
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
78
10 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Motörhead - Iron Fist
April 17th, 1982
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
USER SCORE
77
59 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Scorpions - Blackout
March 29th, 1982
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
76
100 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Venom - Black Metal
November 1st, 1982
Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
76
181 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Accept - Restless and Wild
October 2nd, 1982
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
75
39 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Anvil - Metal on Metal
April 15th, 1982
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
74
16 ratings
Amazon

11.

Manowar - Battle Hymns
June 7th, 1982
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
73
25 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
September 18th, 1982
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
USER SCORE
70
23 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

KISS - Creatures of the Night
October 13th, 1982
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
62
91 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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