| Name | Country | Genre | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgie | United Kingdom | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Progressive Rock | 19 |
| Witchfynde | United Kingdom | NWOBHM | 18 |
| Saracen | United Kingdom | Heavy Metal/NWOBHM (early), Heavy Metal/Progressive Rock (later) | 16 |
| Black Sabbath | United Kingdom | Heavy/Doom Metal | 13 |
| Rainbow | United Kingdom | Hard Rock/Heavy Metal | 12 |
| Saxon | United Kingdom | NWOBHM, Heavy Metal | 7 |
| Demon | United Kingdom | NWOBHM, Hard Rock | 5 |
| Dark Star | United Kingdom | NWOBHM | 3 |
| Gaskin | United Kingdom | NWOBHM | 3 |
| Judas Priest | United Kingdom | Heavy Metal | 3 |
| More | United Kingdom | NWOBHM | 3 |
| Pagan Altar | United Kingdom | NWOBHM, Doom Metal | 3 |