Best Heavy Metal Albums of the 1970s

1 Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)

2 Master of Reality - Black Sabbath (1971)

3 Led Zepplin IV - Led Zepplin (1971)

4 Rising - Rainbow (1976)

5 Machine Head - Deep Purple (1972)

6 Highway to Hell - AC/DC (1979)

7 Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)

8 Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest (1976)

9 T.N.T. - AC/DC (1975)

10 Dressed to Kill - Kiss (1975)

The Contenders

11 Queen II - Queen (1974)

12 Overkill - Motorhead (1979)

13 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)