| Black Sabbath |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Traditional/Doom Metal |
145 |
| Heaven and Hell |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Doom Metal |
103 |
| Iron Maiden |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal/NWOBHM |
99 |
| Rainbow |
United Kingdom |
Hard Rock (early), Heavy Metal (mid), AOR (later) |
87 |
| Judas Priest |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
50 |
| Deep Purple |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
36 |
| Accept |
Germany |
Heavy Metal |
29 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal |
28 |
| Saxon |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Traditional Metal |
24 |
| Jorn |
Norway |
Heavy Metal/Progressive Rock |
24 |
| Hear 'n Aid |
United States |
Heavy Metal |
24 |
| Scorpions |
Germany |
Traditional Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
22 |
| Astral Doors |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal |
22 |
| Bruce Dickinson |
United Kingdom |
Rock (early), Heavy Metal (later) |
21 |
| Jag Panzer |
United States |
Heavy/Power Metal |
18 |
| Doro |
Germany |
Heavy Metal |
16 |
| Chastain |
United States |
Heavy/Power Metal |
16 |
| Axel Rudi Pell |
Germany |
Heavy/Power Metal |
15 |
| Manowar |
United States |
Heavy/Power Metal |
14 |
| Tony Martin |
United Kingdom |
Hard Rock (early), Heavy Metal (later) |
12 |
| (see more) |