I figured I would bring my enthusiasm for ranking bands' entire discographies here to the Academy and what better place to start than with a band I have followed for over 40 years - Iron Maiden. Here is my top 10 Irons albums, with a link to my list for the entire 17 album set.

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1. Piece of Mind (97%)

2. Powerslave (95%)

3. Killers (90%)

4. Iron Maiden (89%)

5. Somewhere in Time (87%)

6. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (86%)

7. The Number of the Beast (84%)

8. A Matter of Life and Death (83%)

9. Brave New World (78%)

10. Dance of Death (77%)

So come on, metalheads, let see those ranking lists. Not just for Iron Maiden, but any Guardians band you feel needs one.

01. Somewhere in Time

02. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

03. Powerslave

04. The Number of the Beast

05. Peace of Mind

06. A Matter of Life & Death

07. Brave New World

08. Iron Maiden

09. Killers

10. No Prayer for the Dying

Admittedly, I haven't heard Maiden's last album "Senjutsu" as yet.

Cool ranking lists, guys! Now for my turn... Here's how I would rank all the albums from each of my never forgotten power metal heroes whom I'll never let go of:

DragonForce

1. Inhuman Rampage

2. Valley of the Damned

3. Extreme Power Metal

4. Reaching Into Infinity

5. Killer Elite (compilation)

6. Warp Speed Warriors

7. Ultra Beatdown

8. Sonic Firestorm

9. The Power Within

10. Maximum Overload

Kamelot

1. Epica

2. The Black Halo

3. Karma

4. The Fourth Legacy

5. The Awakening

6. Silverthorn

7. Ghost Opera

8. Siege Perilous

9. The Shadow Theory

10. Haven

11. Poetry for the Poisoned

12. Dominion

13. Eternity

I also plan to do the same thing with Mechina once I finish my reviewing journey for that band's discography and decide whether to do it here or in The Sphere.

Blind Guardian

1. Imaginations from the Other Side

2. The God Machine

3. Nightfall in Middle-Earth

4. Live

5. Somewhere Far Beyond

6. A Night at the Opera

7. At the Edge of Time

8. Tales From the Twilight World

9. A Twist in the Myth

10. Beyond the Red Mirror

11. Follow the Blind

12. Batallions of Fear

Helloween (I'll do this one in reverse, because no. 1 might surprise you, as the ads say.

19. Rabbit Don't Come Easy

18. Chameleon

17. Pink Bubbles Go Ape

16. My God-Given Right

15. Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy

14. Straight Out of Hell

13. Master of the Rings

12. 7 Sinners

11. Gambling with the Devil

10. The Dark Ride

9. Helloween EP

8. Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy World Tour

7. Live in the UK

6. Time of the Oath

5. Walls of Jericho

4. Kepper Pt. 1

3. Keeper Pt. 2

2. Better Than Raw

1. Helloween (2021)

Black Sabbath

https://metal.academy/lists/single/306

Top Ten:

1. Master of Reality

2. Paranoid

3. Sabotage

4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

5. Black Sabbath

6. Vol. 4

7. Mob Rules

8. Heaven and Hell

9. The Devil You Know*

10. Dehumanizer

01. Paranoid

02. Sabotage

03. Mob Rules

04. Black Sabbath

05. Master of Reality

06. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

07. Heaven & Hell

08. Dehumanizer

09. Headless Cross

10. Vol. 4

Alright, jumpin' on the Crazy Train.

1. Paranoid

2. Master of Reality

3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

4. Black Sabbath

5. Heaven and Hell

6. Sabotage

7. Mob Rules

8. Vol. 4

9. Past Lives

10. Technical Ecstasy

11. Born Again

12. The Eternal Idol

13. Never Say Die

14. The Seventh Star