Top 100 Heavy Metal Songs

Any list of the top 100 heavy metal songs is sure to start a fierce debate among metal fans. After all, no one quite agrees on exactly what does and doesn't count as metal, and that is before you even delve into the subgenres. Here, LoveToKnow Music tries to cut through the controversy and pick 100 heavy metal classics that any fan of the genre should have in their collection.

100 of the Best Heavy Metal Tunes

Did your metal favorites make the list? Consider these 100 heavy metal masterpieces.

1. Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
2. Back In Black - AC/DC
3. Ride The Lightening - Metallica
4. Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer
5. Painkiller - Judas Priest
6. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
7. Blizzard of Oz - Ozzy Osbourne
8. Master of Puppets - Metallica
9. Halloween - Helloween
10. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
11. We're Not Going to Take It - Twisted Sister
12. At War With the Devil - Venom
13. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses
14. Rock and Roll all Night - KISS
15. Aces High - Iron Maiden
16. Breaking The Law - Judas Priest
17. Gates of Babylon - Rainbow
18. Cowboys from Hell - Pantera
19. Mental Health - Quiet Riot
20. Rock You Like a Hurricane - The Scorpions
21. Immigration Song - Led Zeppelin
22. Eyes of a Stranger - Queensryche
23. Peace Sells - Megadeath
24. Fast As A Shark - Accept
25. Aces High - Iron Maiden
26. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
27. Ace of Spades - Motorhead
28. Cemetery Gates - Pantera
29. Running With The Devil - Van Halen
30. Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest
31. Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
32. Tornado of Souls - Megadeath
33. Phantom of the Opera - Iron Maiden
34. Detroit City Rock - KISS
35. War Ensemble - Slayer
36. The Divine Wings of Tragedy - Symphony X
37. I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
38. Five Minutes Alone - Pantera
39. Metropolis Part I - Dream Theater
40. Warriors of the World United - Manowar
41. I Am a Viking - Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
42. For Whom Bells Toll - Metallica
43. Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween
44. At War With The Devil - Venom
45. The Last in Line - Dio
46. Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
47. Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
48. Kill The King - Rainbow
49. Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth
50. Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
51. Indians - Anthrax
52. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
53. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
54. Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
55. Caught in a Mosh - Anthrax
56. Enter Sandman - Metallica
57. Jailbreaker - Thin Lizzy
58. I Wanna Be Somebody - W.A.S.P.
59. Holy Diver - Dio
60. More Human Than Human - White Zombie
61. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
62. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
63. Freak on a Leash - Korn
64. School's Out - Alice Cooper
65. Dirty Deeds Done Cheap - AC/DC
66. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
67. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
68. Melissa - Mercyful Faith
69. I Want Out - Helloween
70. Flight of Icarus - Iron Maiden
71. Funeral Fog - Mayhem
72. I am The Black Wizards - Emperor
73. Princess of the Night - Saxon
74. Wait and Bleed - Slipknot
75. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
76. Hammer Smashed Face - Cannibal Corpse
77. Into The Pit - Testament
78. When The Crowds Are Gone - Savatage
79. Heartwork - Carcass
80. By The Light - Obituary
81. Pull Me Under - Dream Theater
82. I'm Broken - Pantera
83. Metal on Metal - Anvil
84. Pull The Plug - Death
85. Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
86. Edge Crusher - Fear Factory
87. Hail and Kill - Manowar
88. Balls to the Wall - Accept
89. Suicide Solution - Ozzy Osbourne
90. Opiate - Tool
91. Hangar 18 - Megadeath
92. Revolution Calling - Queensryche
93. Arise - Sepultura
94. The Family Ghost - King Diamond
95. Victims of Changes - Judas Priest
96. Rust in Peace - Megadeath
97. Sleeping in the Fire - W.A.S.P.
98. Black Rose Immortal - Opeth
99. Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
100. Rainbow in the Dark - Dio

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