| Venom |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Black/Speed Metal |
382 |
| Sodom |
Germany |
Black/Speed Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
173 |
| Tank |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
172 |
| Midnight |
United States |
Black/Speed Metal |
168 |
| Speedwolf |
United States |
Speed Metal |
166 |
| Girlschool |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal, NWOBHM |
118 |
| Bulldozer |
Italy |
Black/Speed/Thrash Metal (early/later); Techno (mid) |
96 |
| Saxon |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
91 |
| Warfare |
United Kingdom |
Speed Metal/NWOBHM |
91 |
| Discharge |
United Kingdom |
Hardcore Punk/D-beat, Heavy/Thrash Metal |
89 |
| Chrome Division |
Norway |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock |
85 |
| Inepsy |
Canada |
Speed/Heavy Metal/Punk |
83 |
| Carnivore |
United States |
Speed/Thrash Metal/Crossover |
69 |
| Accept |
Germany |
Heavy Metal |
57 |
| Children of Technology |
Italy |
Speed/Thrash Metal/Punk |
52 |
| I |
Norway |
Heavy/Black Metal |
51 |
| Amebix |
United Kingdom |
Crust Punk/Thrash Metal |
49 |
| Plasmatics |
United States |
Punk/Heavy Metal |
49 |
| Newsted |
United States |
Heavy/Thrash Metal |
48 |
| Raven |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Speed Metal |
45 |
| (see more) |