| Venom |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Black/Speed Metal |
277 |
| Tank |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
137 |
| Sodom |
Germany |
Black/Speed Metal (early), Thrash Metal (later) |
134 |
| Speedwolf |
United States |
Speed Metal |
125 |
| Midnight |
United States |
Black/Speed Metal |
124 |
| Girlschool |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal, NWOBHM |
102 |
| Chrome Division |
Norway |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
79 |
| Warfare |
United Kingdom |
Speed Metal/NWOBHM |
77 |
| Inepsy |
Canada |
Speed/Heavy Metal/Punk |
76 |
| Bulldozer |
Italy |
Black/Speed/Thrash Metal, Techno (mid) |
70 |
| Discharge |
United Kingdom |
Hardcore Punk, Heavy/Thrash Metal |
67 |
| Carnivore |
United States |
Speed/Thrash Metal/Crossover |
57 |
| Saxon |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
56 |
| Accept |
Germany |
Heavy Metal |
42 |
| I |
Norway |
Heavy/Black Metal |
42 |
| Plasmatics |
United States |
Punk/Heavy Metal |
42 |
| Raven |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Speed Metal |
41 |
| Newsted |
United States |
Heavy/Thrash Metal |
40 |
| Children of Technology |
Italy |
Speed/Thrash Metal/Punk |
38 |
| Amebix |
United Kingdom |
Crust Punk/Thrash Metal |
31 |
| (see more) |