| Mercyful Fate |
Denmark |
Heavy Metal |
282 |
| Portrait |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal |
70 |
| Ghost |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal/Rock |
69 |
| In Solitude |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal |
58 |
| Attic |
Germany |
Heavy Metal |
43 |
| Hell |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Heavy Metal |
33 |
| Judas Priest |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
23 |
| Death SS |
Italy |
Doom/Heavy/Speed Metal (early), Industrial Metal (later) |
21 |
| RAM |
Sweden |
Traditional Heavy Metal |
13 |
| Realm |
United States |
Technical Thrash/Power Metal |
12 |
| Dark Night |
Brazil |
Heavy/Black Metal |
12 |
| Black Rose |
Denmark |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
11 |
| Metal Church |
United States |
Heavy/Power/Thrash Metal |
10 |
| Wolf |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal |
10 |
| Brats |
Denmark |
Punk (1977-79), Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Punk (1980-81) |
9 |
| A Tortured Soul |
United States |
Heavy/Dark Metal |
9 |
| Heathendom |
Greece |
Doom Metal, Power Metal |
9 |
| Angel Witch |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
8 |
| Sanctuary |
United States |
Power Metal |
8 |
| Satan's Host |
United States |
Heavy Metal, (early), Black/Death Metal (mid-era), Blackened Heavy/Power Metal (later) |
8 |
| (see more) |