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UPDATED:&nbsp;check out our list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-albums-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">best new rap albums of 2020</a>! 

Featuring the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">biggest rap hits of 2019</a>, the best hip hop albums of 2019 includes debut albums, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hip-hop-collaborations-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">collaborative albums</a>, and highly anticipated releases. From popular rappers, like Future, Cardi B, Migos, and more, which best rap albums deserve to be ranked on the top ten of 2019?&nbsp;

Vote up the best 2019 rap albums, and add your favorites if they are missing from&nbsp;this list. For more recent music, check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-mixtapes-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">best rap mixtapes of&nbsp;2019</a> and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-albums-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best hip hop albums of 2018</a>.&nbsp;If you need even more good rap music, you can hop over to&nbsp;our rankings of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-2010s-rap-albums/jovaughnbrown" target="_blank">greatest rap albums of the decade</a>.

The Best Rap Albums of 2019

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Hip-hop heads,&nbsp;let&#39;s rank the best rap albums of 2018, which may also include the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rap-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best rap songs of 2018</a>. These are only studio albums, but&nbsp;we do have a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-mixtapes-of-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">list of&nbsp;2018 rap mixtapes</a>&nbsp;if you&#39;re interested in that. From popular hip-hop artists, like Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Cardi&nbsp;B, Drake, and Chance the Rapper, this list of new rap albums will keep being updated as highly anticipated albums are released. What is the best hip-hop album of 2018?

Starting the year off, Migos, Rich Brian, Nipsey Hussle, and Lil Skies,&nbsp;all had 2018 album releases. Even the Black Panther soundtrack is featured here!&nbsp;Other top rappers who are releasing their&nbsp;upcoming&nbsp;albums in 2018 include Nas, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Post Malone, and Nicki Minaj.

Which new rap albums of 2018 did you like the best? Feel free to add your favorite 2018&nbsp;rap albums that are missing from this list.&nbsp;

The Best Rap Albums Of 2018

The 50+ Best New Rap Albums Of 2018, Ranked By Hip Hop Heads

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The Greatest Albums

The best sophomore albums of all time include some of the <a href=http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time">greatest albums of all time</a> and will largely divide music fans as to whether they're the best second albums ever or just another record in a musician's collection. Many of these second albums by bands are superior to the first albums, while others are simply better than most other albums ever released.It was Elvis Costello who once said something to the effect of "you have your whole life to write your first record and six months to write the second"; it's quite the daunting task for a musician or band who has found themselves fast in the spotlight and under pressure to turn out a second album that's as successful as the first. Most bands fail when it comes to record #2 and never rebound (The Strokes, Futureheads, Tokyo Police Club) while others have done some of their best work many albums in (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Religion, Gogol Bordello). Many of the bands on this list of the greatest sophomore albums went on put out albums better than the first or second, and some just gave up after their sophomore effort.What is the best sophomore album of all time? What band put out the greatest second album? What bands had better second records than the first? This list of the best second albums by bands is sure to spark a debate among music fans, and that's precisely the point. Make sure to vote for your favorite sophomore album and feel free to add any great second albums that aren't on the list. If your favorite band made an awful second album, do not put them on the list just because they are your favorite band! This list is about the top second records by bands, not a <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/australia-bands-and-musical-artists-from-here/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of bands</a> that people like. These are important albums that have stood the test of time that will still be the top albums in years to come. If you're out to vote for the best bands ever, check out <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time">the greatest bands of all time</a> and vote there.

The Best Sophomore Albums of All Time

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Ranking the very best songs, bands, and musicians of the greatest decade for hit jams.

Music for Your '90s Playlists

&nbsp;List of the best albums released in the 1990s, from the years 1990 to 1999. These albums span all music genres – though tend to focus largely on <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-genres-of-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular music genres</a> like rock, hip-hop, R&amp;B and pop – and cover both new '90s bands that exploded on the scene along with older acts from previous generations that continued making music at the time. The list order is based both on votes and on individual lists made by users – to have the most influence on the rankings, add your own list of favorite '90s albums.Popular trends in the '90s largely carried over from the previous decade, including a fascination with teen pop and dance pop music, along with the growing popularity of hip-hop and rap albums among a mainstream audience. The early 1990s were dominated by the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/west-coast-hip-hop-bands-and-musicians/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">West Coast gangsta rap</a> sound, particularly following the release of Dr. Dre's &quot;The Chronic&quot; in 1992. The mid '90s were notable for the shocking, violent deaths of two of the era's most popular rappers – Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Notorious BIG). Wallace's producer and collaborator, Sean &quot;Puffy&quot; Combs, went on to dominate the mainstream hip-hop charts in the ensuing years.Contemporary R&amp;B and soul – sometimes in the '90s grouped under the term &quot;urban music&quot; – also remained extremely popular with acts such as En Vogue, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Babyface, and R. Kelly dominating the charts.Rock in the '90s was notable for the explosion of the &quot;grunge&quot; sound in the early part of the decade, with <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bands-like-nirvana/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bands like Nirvana</a>, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam bringing the grimy, less polished style of the Pacific Northwest to mainstream radio. Later, the grunge trend melded with the popularity of what was termed &quot;alternative rock,&quot; an umbrella term incorporating styles as varied as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sublime. British acts making up the &quot;Britpop&quot; sub-genre of rock, which remained popular throughout the decade, included Blur, Oasis, Pulp, and Supergrass.What are greatest albums of the 90s? Take a look here and you'll see.

Automatic for the People

The Best Albums of the 1990s

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Updated: Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-albums-female-artists-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">best albums from female artists in 2020</a>!

Whether you like rockin&#39; guitars or sweet synths, the best albums from female artists in 2019 offer diverse examples of artistry. Featuring <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-rhythm-and-blues-artists-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">R&amp;B singers</a>, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-pop-artists-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">pop stars</a>, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-rappers-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">rappers</a>, and more, this list of new female albums includes some of the most popular albums of 2019.

Which album from a female artist do you think will go down in history as the best of 2019? Check out this list and vote the best releases up to the top spot. Please feel free to add any great full-length releases from female musicians we may have missed.

The Best Albums from Female Artists in 2019

The 25+ Best New Albums From Female Artists Of 2019, Ranked By Fans

Hard Rock

Hailing from England, Saxon are one of the earlier heavy metal bands, setting the pace for many bands to come after. Here, you'll find a complete list of the best Saxon albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This crowdranked discography of Saxon, one of the best New Wave Of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/english-heavy-metal-bands-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">British Heavy Metal bands</a>, is ranked from best to worst, so the top Saxon albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Saxon singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Saxon album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Saxon album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.If you want to know, &quot;What is the Best Saxon album of all time?&quot; or &quot;What are the top Saxon albums?&quot; then this list will answer your questions. The heavy metal band has released a long list of studio albums throughout their career. They also had numerous singles make the Billboard charts, with great success in Europe and even Japan.&nbsp;This list has classic albums like Crusader and Strong Arm of the Law as well as latter-day albums like Sacrifice, on it.&nbsp;This list of popular Saxon albums has been voted on by metal fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion.&nbsp;

Crusader

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Building a successful band is tough but keeping it going is much&nbsp;tougher. Even some of history's biggest, best-selling bands couldn't repeat the&nbsp;magic more than once. Break-ups and bad musical decisions have sabotaged some of the all-time best bands and artists. Just how hard is it? The Smiths, Cream and Velvet Underground lasted just four albums. Nirvana and&nbsp;Jimi Hendrix? Just three. The Sex Pistols? Only one.Sure, plenty of bands continue to release albums for years but that doesn't mean they are good. The list of artists who have released what would be considered five great albums isn't as long as you might think. Not everyone can successfully reinvent themselves like Bob Dylan or The Beatles or stay as consistent as AC/DC and Led Zeppelin.&nbsp;So which artists have gone the distance five full times?&nbsp;

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Naming an album has got to be hard. This list of the best self-titled albums shows that at least a band or musician can use their name with an eponymous album if they can&#39;t think of anything else.

An eponymous debut album or EP is also a common way to introduce the world to a band, but not all of the eponymous albums on this list are self-titled EPs. Some were quite a way into their discography before releasing an eponymous studio album. Cher&#39;s self-titled album, Cher, was her 18th studio album. The band that waited for the longest to release an eponymous album might be The Beach Boys, who didn&#39;t make The Beach Boys until they&#39;d already released 24 other albums.

None of the albums on this list are compilations or &quot;best-of&quot; albums, even though it is common practice to name compilation albums after the band. And although some albums, like Madonna: The First Album, were later renamed to make the musician&#39;s back catalog easier to follow, they were originally self-titled releases. Others, like what is commonly called The White Album, are actually eponymous albums that are referred to in a different way to make conversation easier. Weezer has several self-titled albums and, although they aren&#39;t the only ones to have multiple eponymous albums, they are also commonly differentiated by the color of the cover, like The Blue Album and The Green Album.

Which of these self-titled albums are the best? Be sure to add any self-titled album we missed, but be sure it is actually an eponymous studio album or EP and not a compilation.

The Best Self-Titled Albums

The 200+ Best Self Titled Albums, Ranked By Music Fans

Ranking the all-time greatest and hottest new Christmas songs and albums for your yuletide singalongs and party playlists.

That's the Jingle Bell Rock

Nothing goes better with hot chocolate&nbsp;in the wintertime than the best R&amp;B Christmas albums of all-time.&nbsp;Featuring great&nbsp;Christmas songs from popular R&amp;B singers, like John Legend, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, and Mary J. Blige, this list of R&amp;B holiday albums is the perfect starting point for creating your Christmas music playlist. What are the top Christmas R&amp;B albums ever?

Vote up the best R&amp;B and soul Xmas albums, and add your favorites if they deserve a spot on this list.

The Best R&B Christmas Albums Of All Time

The 50+ Greatest R&B and Soul Christmas Albums Ever, Ranked By Fans

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Ranking the best of everything of the last 10 years.

2010s: A Decade in Review

2010s Music

Here are the&nbsp;best rap albums&nbsp;of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere.&nbsp;Featuring popular hip hop music from some of the biggest rappers today, this list of the top 2010s rap albums&nbsp;includes Grammy winners, underrated mixtapes, and several experimental albums.&nbsp;From Kanye West&#39;s&nbsp;2010 Grammy-winning&nbsp;album&nbsp;My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy&nbsp;to Kendrick Lamar&#39;s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning&nbsp;album&nbsp;Damn,&nbsp;the 2010s decade was filled with so many <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hip-hop-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">good rap albums</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vote up the best rap albums of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

The Greatest Rap Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked

The 100+ Best Rap Albums Of The 2010's Decade, Ranked By Hip Hop Heads

AC/DC is among the most iconic bands in rock and roll history. The ultimate garage band, they have achieved a status few bands are capable of. They have the ability to appeal to fans of most any genre of music without changing their sound, and this is just one of the reasons why they are considered by many to be one of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time" target="_blank">best rock bands of all time</a>. Vote for the AC/DC albums you love the most, and of course, rerank this list in any order you like. Which of AC/DC's 15 studio albums rank highest on this list is arguably dependent on whether you are a fan of Bon Scott or Brian Johnson. The truth is, both fit the AC/DC sound perfectly, and Bon would no doubt look down from on high with thumbs or horns raised. There is no doubt, however, that these albums contain some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/ac-and-dc-best-songs-ever-/aargh" target="_blank">greatest AC/DC songs</a> ever recorded. AC/DC is an enduring rock band in an era when great bands often fall on the wayside in favor of newer, &quot;hotter&quot; young groups. Why? Because this band recorded some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest albums of all time</a>. The AC/DC repertoire&nbsp;is chock full of amazing albums that are all classics. Now we'll get to decide once and for all which AC/DC album is the best!

Stiff Upper Lip

AC/DC Albums, Ranked Best to Worst

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Whether you call them Diamond certified or the best-selling albums of all time, this list features every album certified by the RIAA&nbsp;with over 10 million copies sold in the US. While other countries have their own forms of certification, a Diamond-certified album means serious business for musicians. Of all the best-selling albums in history, however, which one do you think is the very best Diamond album? Where do they find themselves on the list of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time" target="_blank">best albums of all time</a>?Though every album on this list has sold over 10 million copies in America, most of them have far surpassed this criteria. For instance, Michael Jackson's 1982 Thriller album has gone 33x platinum (platinum requires 1&nbsp;million copies sold). Keep in mind, it's not just original studio albums that make this list of Diamond albums; numerous <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-soundtracks-of-all-time" target="_blank">top movie soundtracks</a> and greatest hits compilations have been certified Diamond as well, including Elton John's Greatest Hits: One Night Only&nbsp;from Madison Square Gardens and Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Soundtrack—among plenty of others. From <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hip-hop-albums" target="_blank">hit rap albums</a> to the best albums of the 80s—a wide range of artists have achieved the Diamond status on their top albums.Who else makes this list of the best Diamond certified albums? Check out the complete list of albums that went Diamond below and cast a vote for your top picks.&nbsp;

What Are the Best Diamond Certified Albums of All Time?

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Besides the music, some of the most iconic bands are known for their creative artwork. Often times this extends to their album covers. <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/memorable-oscar-moments/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The most memorable</a> and famous album covers add an element of coolness to the music that can turn a great album into a transcendent one. Some of the greatest album covers are the most basic. When Andy Warhol designed the Velvet Underground &amp; Nico, no one outside of the artist himself would have associated a banana with that band. Now they do. Here's your chance to vote for the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/red-carpet-looks-2019/samantha-dillinger?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best album covers of all time</a>.Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, is another album that achieved greater fame thanks to it's cover. It turned the prism into an iconic image and is one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best rock album</a> covers. The same goes for Nirvana's Nevermind album cover. The kid whose photo was used is never going to live down being the focal point of the most important album of the '90s. These are some of the most recognizable albums in music history and the creativity that went into writing and recording the album went into making the album cover as great as the music, and one of the top album covers in music. Looking at the records on this list, that was no easy task.Vote for the album you think has the greatest album artwork and qualifies as one of the coolest album covers of all time. There are plenty of good options here, so it's impossible to go wrong.

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The Greatest Album Covers of All Time

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Whether you&#39;re hanging at your best friend&#39;s house, taking a peek at your aunt&#39;s record collection, or rifling through the glove box in your dad&#39;s car, the results are always&nbsp;the same: you find those few albums every parent owns. It seems like the exact same mix of early 2000s albums and classic records filled up every CD tower and drawer. These <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-guitar-rock-albums" target="_blank">guitar rock albums</a> and soft contemporary hits&nbsp;probably provided the soundtrack to your childhood, before you got your own taste in music and had enough allowance to buy some discs yourself.

To be fair, some of the CDs in your parent&#39;s collection are probably among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest albums of all time</a>. Who doesn&#39;t love Michael Jackson&#39;s Thriller, or the the Beatles&#39; top hits? But some of these albums beloved by your mom or dad might <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/embarrassing-90s-cds/chaz-fletcher" target="_blank">make you cringe</a>. Sure, you love them, but it&#39;s awkward to watch your parents throw on Abba and attempt some &#39;80s-inspired&nbsp;moves.

How do these albums get into each parent&#39;s collection? Who knows! However they end up in that CD rack, it&#39;s time to celebrate the music your mom listens to and the CDs your dad loves.

Albums You're Guaranteed To Find In Every Parent's CD Collection

20 Albums In Every Parent's CD Collection

Rebecca Shortall

The Best of the 2010s

Here are the&nbsp;best albums&nbsp;of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere.&nbsp;Featuring popular music from some of the biggest artists today, this list of the top 2010s albums&nbsp;includes the best of rock, pop, rap, EDM, R&amp;B, and more.&nbsp;From Adele&#39;s&nbsp;2012&nbsp;Grammy-winning album 21 to Janelle Mon&aacute;e&#39;s 2019 critically acclaimed concept album&nbsp;Dirty Computer,&nbsp;the 2010s decade was filled with so many good albums. Which 2010s release will be regarded as the album of the decade?&nbsp;

Vote up the best albums of the 2010s, and add your favorites if they deserve to be on this list.&nbsp;

The Greatest Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked

The 100+ Best Albums Of The 2010s Decade, Ranked By Fans

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Let the bass drop! Here are the best EDM albums of 2018, which may also include the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-edm-songs-2018/ranker-music" target="_blank">best EDM songs of 2018</a>.&nbsp;Featuring future house, electronic trap, future bass, progressive house, and more, this list of new EDM albums has all the different electronic music genres. What is the best EDM album of 2018?

Starting the year off,&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/electronic-dance-music-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular EDM artists</a>, like Don Diablo, 3LAU, and Above &amp; Beyond, all had 2018 album releases. How does &#39;Til the End, the debut album from MitiS, compare to Places We Don&#39;t Know by Kasbo?&nbsp;Other top DJs who are releasing their upcoming albums in 2018 include RL Grime, KSHMR, Ookay, Alison Wonderland, David Guetta, Madeon, Dillon Francis, Zedd, Yellow Claw, and Deadmau5.

Which new electronic albums of 2018 did you like the best? Feel free to add your favorite 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;EDM albums that are missing from this list.&nbsp;

The Best EDM Albums Of 2018

Best 2018 EDM Albums | Ranking New Electronic Albums of 2018

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All Eyez on Me

Ready to Die

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Paranoid

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Update:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/693nUJzIqPADySoYwTFCGu?si=HVODKpb_QZaRJeSbp67Tfg" target="_blank">Follow Ranker&#39;s official New Rock 2020 playlist&nbsp;on Spotify</a>!

Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous, and every rock song had at least a half assed decent guitar solo, and people were doing real drugs and not bath salts? Well, this is a tribute to the music in a time when America was simply about life, liberty, and the pursuit of SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK-N-ROLL! That said, guitar rock may not be as popular as it was in the past, but that doesn&#39;t mean that in the genre&#39;s heyday, there weren&#39;t albums that transcended genres, music types and connected with fans from all over the globe. For starters, who can forget the entire Led Zeppelin catalog? Jimmy Page&#39;s bonecrunching riffs and Robert Plant&#39;s howls brought heavy blues chords to the mainstream while establishing the band as one of guitar rock&#39;s greatest bands.

There are so many influential albums and top guitar albums here that it&#39;s impossible to list them all right here. But so many of the biggest bands in the world populate this list and all of the biggest guitar players in the world are rightfully present on here. Their mere presence alone means that their particular album is going to rock. You have dudes like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Tony Iommi and Stevie Ray Vaughn amongst others whose guitar prowess is showcased on so many of these albums.&nbsp;

So what are the best guitar rock <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">albums of all time</a>? You&#39;ll notice Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced and Couldn&#39;t Stand the Weather, but there are so many more. If you think something including amazing guitars is missing, feel free add that album to this list. Vote and re-rank to how you deem it to be fit.

The Greatest Guitar Rock Albums of All Time

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Iron Maiden is considered one of the most important bands in the history of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/metal-songs-about-war/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">heavy metal music</a>. The British rockers unleashed a brand of music that set them apart from their contemporaries. The band has released 37 albums, with 15 studio albums, 11 live albums, four EPs and seven compilations.Formed in 1975, Iron Maiden shot to fame to in the early '80s after the release of 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time and 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. What makes Iron Maiden albums different from any other band is that their music has received little-to-any support from mainstream rock radio. Yet the albums have continued to sell well over the years, with many achieving platinum and multi-platinum status worldwide.Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, the band have undergone a resurgence in popularity, reaffirming their standing as one of rock music's biggest bands. Already known as one of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-_live_-bands-and-artists-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best live bands</a> ever, Iron Maiden still attracts tens of thousands of fans to their concerts. Their staying power and rabid fans helped them score their first number one album with The Final Frontier in 2010.With a discography as lengthy as Iron Maiden's, it is up to you to vote on the albums in the Iron Maiden catalog can truly be considered the best. It is not an easy decision with so many legendary albums to choose from, but ultimately ranking Iron Maiden albums falls into the hands of you, the fans. So make sure this Ultimate List reflects your view by voting for all of the Iron Maiden albums.

Dance of Death

All Iron Maiden Albums, Ranked Best to Worst

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Shreddit's top metal albums include some of the best and most classic extreme metal albums ever made. For casual fans, some of these album titles might be new, but they're certainly worth checking out. Longtime fans, however, will likely instantly recognize several of these albums, and realize that they are from some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know" target="_blank">greatest heavy metal bands</a> of all time. This is where the votes come in: Cast your votes up or down, based on your own personal opinions. You can also add any of your favorites that might not be listed, and of course, you can (and should) re-rank this list of Shreddit's favorite metal albums any way you want.

From the doom metal of bands like Sweden's Candlemass to albums by the "stoner" metal band Sleep, the albums listed here reflect the diversity of the metal genre. Again, these are some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-heavy-metal-albums-you_ve-never-heard-/king-dinosaur" target="_blank">best heavy metal albums you've possibly never heard</a>, but they are all worth your time to track down.

Interested in other heavy metal-related lists? Check out and vote on these lists of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-hard-rock-and-metal-guitar-shredders" target="_blank">best female hard rock/metal guitar shredders</a>, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-10-screamo-bands-of-all-time" target="_blank">best screamo bands of all time</a> and the best overall <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-metal-guitarists-and-guitar-teams" target="_blank">metal guitarists and guitar teams</a>.

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Hip Hop Wars

Hip-Hop Albums

What are the best hip hop <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">albums of all time</a>? The answer, of course, is totally subjective. Everyone has differing opinions about which hip hop and rap albums should be ranked on top, and that&#39;s what this list is all about. Vote for your personal favorite hip hop albums ever, and vote down those albums listed that you don&#39;t feel are worthy of the honor.

The hip-hop albums here represent decades of great music from notables rappers and hip-hop artists -- some we&#39;ve lost, and others who continue to make <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/old-school-hip-hop-bands-and-artists/ranker-music" target="_blank">great new hip hop tracks</a>&nbsp;year after year. Some of the biggest and best hip hop albums ever made include classics like The Chronic from Dr. Dre, Fear of a Black Planet&nbsp;by Public Enemy, Paid in Full&nbsp;by Eric B. and Rakim and N***az4Life&nbsp;by N.W.A. And no list of amazing hip hop albums would be complete without Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers&nbsp;by Wu-Tang Clan and Life After Death&nbsp;by The Notorious B.I.G.

If any of your top 10 favorite hip hop albums aren&#39;t listed here, by all means, add them. Whether you&#39;re a fan of more recent hits or those&nbsp;classic hip hop albums, be sure to vote up what you think are truly the greatest rap albums of all time.