The 20 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time

 

The following is an aggregate list based off of 19 different "Greatest Metal Songs of All Time" lists (updated as of 3/25/25)

1. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
2. Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)
3. Motörhead - Ace of Spades (1980)
4. Black Sabbath - War Pigs (1970)
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
6. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (1980)
7. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982)
8. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
9. Metallica - One (1988)
10. Slayer - Angel of Death (1986)
11. Slayer - Raining Blood (1986)
12. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
13. Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983)
14. Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
15. Metallica - Enter Sandman (1991)
16. Dio - Holy Diver (1983)
17. Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (1990)
18. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)
19. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (1987)
20. Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills (1982)