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The 50 Best Heavy Metal Songs 1970-1989

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8.1

Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne

Diary Of A Madman
(1981)

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Ride the Lightning - Metallica

Fade to black
(1984)

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The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982)

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Van Halen - Van Halen

Eruption / You Really Got Me
(1978)

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Back in Black - AC/DC

Back in black
(1980)

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Ride the Lightning [Vinyl] - Metallica

For Whom The Bell Tolls (1984)

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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

The wizard
(1970)

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Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest

The hellions / Electric eye
(1982)

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Love at First Sting - Scorpions

Rock you like a hurricane
(1984)

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Pyromania - Def Leppard

Photograph
(1983)

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Ace of Spades - Motorhead

Ace of spades
(1980)

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Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Welcome to the jungle (1987)

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...And Justice for All - Metallica

One
(1988)

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Back in Black - AC/DC

Hells bells
(1980)

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Blizzard of Oz - Ozzy Osbourne

Crazy train
(1980)

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Blackout - Scorpions

No one like you
(1982)

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Back in Black - AC/DC

You shook me all night long
(1980)

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The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

The number of the beast (1982)

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Master of Reality - Black Sabbath

Embryo / Children of the grave
(1971)

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Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath

Children of the sea
(1980)

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Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova

Fantasy
(1981)

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7.8

British Steel - Judas Priest

Breaking the law
(1980)

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Metal Church - Metal Church

Metal church
(1985)

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Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Iron man
(1970)

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Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue

Shoot at the devil
(1983)

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Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath

Heaven and hell
(1980)

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Holy Diver - Dio

Stand up and shout
(1982)

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7.5

1984 - Van Halen

Hot for teachers
(1983)

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Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Paranoid
(1970)

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Holy Diver - Dio

Holy diver
(1982)

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Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Highway to hell
(1979)

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Master of Puppets - Metallica

Welcome home (Sanitarium)
[1986)

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Van Halen - Van Halen

Running with the devil
(1978)

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Master of Reality - Black Sabbath

Into the void
(1971)

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Paranoid - Black Sabbath

War pigs
(1970)

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NOT Correct Album

Panama
(1983)

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The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath

Mob rules
(1981)

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Blackout (Remastered) - Scorpions

Blackout
(1982)

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Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses

Paradise city
(1987)

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Powerslave - Iron Maiden

2 minutes to midnight
(1984)

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For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC

For those about to rock
(1982)

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Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest

Screaming for vengeance
(1982)

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Metal On Metal - Anvil

Metal on metal
(1982)

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Defenders of the Faith - Judas Priest

Love bites
(1984)

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Powerslave - Iron Maiden

The rime of the ancient mariner
(1984)

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Last in Line - Dio

The last in line
(1984)

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Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest

Victim Of Changes
(1976)

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Defenders of the Faith - Judas Priest

Freewheel burning
(1984)

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Balls to the Wall - Accept

Balls to the wall
(1984)

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Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest

You've Got Another Thing Coming
(1982)

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The 50 Best Heavy Metal Songs 1970-1989

Music list created by Dark Warrior

Diary Of A Madman (1981)

Fade to black (1984)

Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982)

Eruption / You Really Got Me (1978)

Back in black (1980)

For Whom The Bell Tolls (1984)

The wizard (1970)

The hellions / Electric eye (1982)

Rock you like a hurricane (1984)

Photograph (1983)

Ace of spades (1980)

Welcome to the jungle (1987)

One (1988)

Hells bells (1980)

Crazy train (1980)

No one like you (1982)

You shook me all night long (1980)

The number of the beast (1982)

Embryo / Children of the grave (1971)

Children of the sea (1980)

Fantasy (1981)

Breaking the law (1980)

Metal church (1985)

Iron man (1970)

Shoot at the devil (1983)

Heaven and hell (1980)

Stand up and shout (1982)

Hot for teachers (1983)

Paranoid (1970)

Holy diver (1982)

Highway to hell (1979)

Welcome home (Sanitarium) [1986)

Running with the devil (1978)

Into the void (1971)

War pigs (1970)

Panama (1983)

Mob rules (1981)

Blackout (1982)

Paradise city (1987)

2 minutes to midnight (1984)

For those about to rock (1982)

Screaming for vengeance (1982)

Metal on metal (1982)

Love bites (1984)

The rime of the ancient mariner (1984)

The last in line (1984)

Victim Of Changes (1976)

Freewheel burning (1984)

Balls to the wall (1984)

You've Got Another Thing Coming (1982)

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Diary Of A Madman
(1981)

Fade to black
(1984)

Eruption / You Really Got Me
(1978)

Back in black
(1980)

The wizard
(1970)

The hellions / Electric eye
(1982)

Rock you like a hurricane
(1984)

Photograph
(1983)

Ace of spades
(1980)

One
(1988)

Hells bells
(1980)

Crazy train
(1980)

No one like you
(1982)

You shook me all night long
(1980)

Embryo / Children of the grave
(1971)

Children of the sea
(1980)

Fantasy
(1981)

Breaking the law
(1980)

Metal church
(1985)

Iron man
(1970)

Shoot at the devil
(1983)

Heaven and hell
(1980)

Stand up and shout
(1982)

Hot for teachers
(1983)

Paranoid
(1970)

Holy diver
(1982)

Highway to hell
(1979)

Welcome home (Sanitarium)
[1986)

Running with the devil
(1978)

Into the void
(1971)

War pigs
(1970)

Panama
(1983)

Mob rules
(1981)

Blackout
(1982)

Paradise city
(1987)

2 minutes to midnight
(1984)

For those about to rock
(1982)

Screaming for vengeance
(1982)

Metal on metal
(1982)

Love bites
(1984)

The rime of the ancient mariner
(1984)

The last in line
(1984)

Victim Of Changes
(1976)

Freewheel burning
(1984)

Balls to the wall
(1984)

You've Got Another Thing Coming
(1982)