MMA Top Metal Music Albums Generator

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Average rating: The classic calculation of the average but more weight is affected to the rating of collaborators and to rating with reviews.
- Rating only by members: Weight = 1
- Review by members : Weight = 5
- Rating or review by collaborators : Weight = 10
Rank of an album*: We use a calculation that compare an album average rating and number of ratings over all others albums in the query using this theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_average)

*By default, only albums with the average ratings above the average ratings of the requested query are displayed in theses lists, you can control this value in the parameters

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#	Ratings	Title Artist	Metal Subgenre (Release Type)
1	4.36 · 162 ratings QWR = 4.28	Heaven And Hell BLACK SABBATH	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
2	4.29 · 130 ratings QWR = 4.20	Back In Black AC/DC	Hard Rock Album · 1980
3	4.28 · 138 ratings QWR = 4.19	Permanent Waves RUSH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
4	4.25 · 88 ratings QWR = 4.13	Ace of Spades MOTÖRHEAD	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
5	4.31 · 54 ratings QWR = 4.12	Wheels of Steel SAXON	NWoBHM Album · 1980
6	4.35 · 45 ratings QWR = 4.12	Angel Witch ANGEL WITCH	NWoBHM Album · 1980
7	4.28 · 48 ratings QWR = 4.08	Strong Arm of the Law SAXON	NWoBHM Album · 1980
8	4.06 · 172 ratings QWR = 4.02	Iron Maiden IRON MAIDEN	NWoBHM Album · 1980
9	4.01 · 72 ratings QWR = 3.92	Blizzard Of Ozz OZZY OSBOURNE	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
10	4.10 · 35 ratings QWR = 3.92	Lightning to the Nations DIAMOND HEAD	NWoBHM Album · 1980
11	3.96 · 128 ratings QWR = 3.91	British Steel JUDAS PRIEST	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
12	4.44 · 11 ratings QWR = 3.91	Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables DEAD KENNEDYS	Hardcore Punk Album · 1980
13	3.98 · 43 ratings QWR = 3.86	Women And Children First VAN HALEN	Hard Rock Album · 1980
14	4.32 · 10 ratings QWR = 3.85	The Michael Schenker Group MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP	Hard Rock Album · 1980
15	4.67 · 5 ratings QWR = 3.83	Bebe le Strange HEART	Hard Rock Album · 1980
16	4.45 · 6 ratings QWR = 3.81	Metal Rendezvous KROKUS	Hard Rock Album · 1980
17	4.28 · 8 ratings QWR = 3.81	Glory Road GILLAN	Hard Rock Album · 1980
18	4.86 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.78	100 MPH VARDIS	NWoBHM Album · 1980
19	3.84 · 37 ratings QWR = 3.77	Animal Magnetism SCORPIONS	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
20	4.00 · 11 ratings QWR = 3.76	Wild Cat TYGERS OF PAN TANG	NWoBHM Album · 1980
21	3.85 · 27 ratings QWR = 3.76	Ready An' Willing WHITESNAKE	Hard Rock Album · 1980
22	3.80 · 38 ratings QWR = 3.74	On Through The Night DEF LEPPARD	NWoBHM Album · 1980
23	4.00 · 7 ratings QWR = 3.72	Tomcattin' BLACKFOOT	Hard Rock Album · 1980
24	3.95 · 7 ratings QWR = 3.71	Scream Dream TED NUGENT	Hard Rock Album · 1980
25	3.76 · 32 ratings QWR = 3.71	Cultösaurus Erectus BLUE ÖYSTER CULT	Hard Rock Album · 1980
26	3.88 · 8 ratings QWR = 3.70	Beatin' the Odds MOLLY HATCHET	Hard Rock Album · 1980
27	4.17 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.70	Répression TRUST	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
28	5.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.69	Victims of the Fury ROBIN TROWER	Hard Rock Album · 1980
29	4.00 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.69	Turn The Hell On FIST	NWoBHM Album · 1980
30	4.00 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.67	White Spirit WHITE SPIRIT	NWoBHM Album · 1980
31	4.00 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.66	Give 'Em Hell WITCHFYNDE	NWoBHM Album · 1980
32	3.92 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.65	Joan Jett JOAN JETT	Hard Rock Album · 1980
33	3.67 · 22 ratings QWR = 3.65	Chinatown THIN LIZZY	Hard Rock Album · 1980
34	3.75 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.65	Progressions of Power TRIUMPH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
35	4.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.64	Ethel The Frog ETHEL THE FROG	NWoBHM Album · 1980
36	4.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.64	Various Artists - Killer Watts VARIOUS ARTISTS (GENERAL)	Hard Rock Album · 1980
37	4.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.64	1980 BRATS	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
38	3.71 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.64	Atomic Rooster ATOMIC ROOSTER	Hard Rock Album · 1980
39	3.66 · 12 ratings QWR = 3.64	Malice In Wonderland NAZARETH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
40	3.62 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.63	Return To Base SLADE	Hard Rock Album · 1980
41	3.59 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.62	Amulet AMULET	Hard Rock Album · 1980
42	3.50 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.62	The Tale Of The Tape BILLY SQUIER	Hard Rock Album · 1980
43	3.50 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.62	Shakin' Street SHAKIN’ STREET	Hard Rock Album · 1980
44	3.50 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.62	Back on My Hill FAITHFUL BREATH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
45	3.55 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.62	Metal for Muthas VARIOUS ARTISTS (GENERAL)	NWoBHM Album · 1980
46	3.50 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.62	Sheer Greed GIRL	Glam Metal Album · 1980
47	3.50 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.61	Loverboy LOVERBOY	Hard Rock Album · 1980
48	3.50 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.61	Stand Up and Fight QUARTZ	NWoBHM Album · 1980
49	3.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.60	Flaming Schoolgirls THE RUNAWAYS	Hard Rock Album · 1980
50	3.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.60	Metal for Muthas Volume II: Cut Loud VARIOUS ARTISTS (GENERAL)	NWoBHM Album · 1980
51	3.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.60	Crash and Burn PAT TRAVERS	Hard Rock Album · 1980
52	3.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.60	Rock Hard THE RODS	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
53	3.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.60	The Taker CHEVY	NWoBHM Album · 1980
54	3.25 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.59	Limelight LIMELIGHT	NWoBHM Album · 1980
55	3.40 · 5 ratings QWR = 3.58	Head On SAMSON	NWoBHM Album · 1980
56	3.08 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.58	Just Supposin' STATUS QUO	Hard Rock Album · 1980
57	2.50 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.58	Крутится Волчок КРУИЗ	Hard Rock Album · 1980
58	2.50 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.58	Picture PICTURE	Hard Rock Album · 1980
59	3.00 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.57	What's Next MAHOGANY RUSH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
60	3.42 · 9 ratings QWR = 3.57	Demolition GIRLSCHOOL	NWoBHM Album · 1980
61	3.48 · 17 ratings QWR = 3.56	Invasion MANILLA ROAD	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
62	2.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.55	Worlds Apart BLACKJACK	Hard Rock Album · 1980
63	2.00 · 1 ratings QWR = 3.55	Waters Edge SWEET	Hard Rock Album · 1980
64	3.12 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.55	Danger Zone SAMMY HAGAR	Hard Rock Album · 1980
65	2.93 · 3 ratings QWR = 3.54	Just Testing WISHBONE ASH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
66	2.88 · 4 ratings QWR = 3.51	Man In the Moon NEKTAR	Hard Rock Album · 1980
67	3.12 · 8 ratings QWR = 3.49	The Fool Circle NAZARETH	Hard Rock Album · 1980
68	1.92 · 2 ratings QWR = 3.48	Till Death Do We Part SORCERY (US)	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
69	3.33 · 27 ratings QWR = 3.46	I'm a Rebel ACCEPT	Heavy Metal Album · 1980
70	3.14 · 14 ratings QWR = 3.43	No Place to Run UFO	Hard Rock Album · 1980
71	3.00 · 12 ratings QWR = 3.40	Conquest URIAH HEEP	Hard Rock Album · 1980
72	3.06 · 26 ratings QWR = 3.31	Unmasked KISS	Hard Rock Album · 1980
73	2.73 · 13 ratings QWR = 3.28	Power Supply BUDGIE	Heavy Metal Album · 1980

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