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Tales From the Jugular

Tales From The Jugular - The 50 Greatest Heavy Metal/Hard Rock CDs of All Time


#1: IRON MAIDEN
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
Year of Release: 1982
Total Votes: 285


QUICK STATS
Total CDs: 599 (one repeat removed)
Total Different: 430
Ave/Mean Years (Top 50): 1986.10
Most per Year (Top 50): 1980/83 (5)
Years Range (Top 50): 36 (1970-2006)


TOP CDs with STAFF VOTES (of 12)
8   Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
7    Dio - Holy Diver
7    AC/DC - Back in Black
6    Motorhead - Ace of Spades
5    Metallica - Ride The Lightning
5    Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5    Judas Priest - Painkiller
5    Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction


MOST CDS PER BAND (TOP 50)
5   Iron Maiden
4    Metallica
3    AC\DC
3    Megadeth
2    Dio
2    Black Sabbath
2    Deep Purple
2    Judas Priest
2    Slayer


MOST CDS PER BAND (Overall)
7    Black Sabbath
7    Iron Maiden
6    AC/DC
6    Judas Priest
6    Led Zeppelin
6    Megadeth
6    Metallica
5    In Flames


TOP BANDS BY TOTAL VOTES (at least 200 points)
1   Iron Maiden 666
2   Metallica 573
3   AC\DC 564
4   Black Sabbath 441
5   Judas Priest 402
6   Megadeth 358
7   Led Zeppelin 319
8   Dio 301
9   Ozzy Osbourne 235
10   In Flames 228
11   Slayer 228
12   Queensryche 225
13   Deep Purple 211
14   Pantera 209


IRON MAIDEN CD POINT BREAKDOWN
48    Iron Maiden--Iron Maiden
22    Iron Maiden--Iron Maiden
22    Iron Maiden--Killers
10    Iron Maiden--Killers
42    Iron Maiden--Killers
48    Iron Maiden--Piece of Mind
34    Iron Maiden--Piece of Mind
17    Iron Maiden--Piece of Mind
5      Iron Maiden--Powerslave
29    Iron Maiden--Powerslave
28    Iron Maiden--Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
5      Iron Maiden--Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
21    Iron Maiden--Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
46    Iron Maiden--Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
40    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
40    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
46    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
37    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
47    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
9      Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
20    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
46    Iron Maiden--The Number of the Beast
4      Iron Maiden--X Factor
666 Total Points!!!


In conclusion, you could say that of our staff, Iron Maiden rules the metal scene taking honors with the Top CD and the Top Band Points in many categories. The old guns ruled the top slots. Maybe the most amazing stat of them all is the total points of all Maiden CDs scoring an amazing 666 points. We didn't fix any of these stats and you can see the breakdown above. If you would like to know how your favorite CD(s) fared on our poll, just drop us a email. Special thanks goes out to Neekoy and Kristan for the hard work compiling!




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