Classic rock music!

[Badbird]

OK list but I would put them in different spots and others I wouldn't have.The Beatles would be number one over the Rolling Stones on my list.
Led Zeppelin would be number one and I would have Pink Floyd on it and put them at number two.I will think about the rest later.Maybe I would put Megadeth and Metallica on the 80s list.

Edit I post Megadeth and Metallica sales to see which decade they both belong.

 

[Badbird]

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[4] AUS
[5] AUT
[6] CAN
[4] FIN
[7] FRA
[8] GER
[9] JPN
[10] NLD
[11] SWE
[12] SWI
[13] UK
[14]
1985 Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Released: May 1985
Label: Combat (MX 8015)
Format: CD, CS, LP
— — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Released: October 1986
Label: Capitol (CDP 7-46370-2)
Format: CD, CS, LP, DVD-A
76 — — — — — — 182 — — — — US: Platinum[15]
CAN: Platinum[16]
1988 So Far, So Good... So What!
Released: January 1988
Label: Capitol (CDP 7-48148-2)
Format: CD, CS, LP
28 18 — 40
[17] — — — 57 — 37 28 18 US: Platinum[15]
CAN: Platinum[16]
1990 Rust in Peace
Released: September 24, 1990
Label: Capitol (CDP 7-98531-2)
Format: CD, CS, LP
23 47 — 70
[18] — — — 29 — 34 29 8 US: Platinum[15]
ARG: Gold[19]
CAN: Platinum[16]
UK: Silver[20]
1992 Countdown to Extinction
Released: July 14, 1992
Label: Capitol (CDP 7-91935-2)
Format: CD, CS, LP
2 14 12 25
[21] — — 18 6 — 10 16 5 US: 2× Platinum[15]
ARG: Gold[19]
AUS: Gold[22]
CAN: 3× Platinum[16]
UK: Silver[23]
1994 Youthanasia
Released: October 31, 1994
Label: Capitol (72438-29004-2-9)
Format: CD, CS, LP
4 9 26 11
[24] — — 13 11 20 4 32 6 US: Platinum[15]
ARG: Gold[19]
CAN: Platinum[16]
1997 Cryptic Writings
Released: June 17, 1997
Label: Capitol (72438-38262-2-3)
Format: CD, CS, LP
10 43 30 17 2 14 22 7 48 15 45 38 US: Gold[15]
ARG: Gold[19]
CAN: Gold[16]
1999 Risk
Released: August 31, 1999
Label: Capitol (72434-99134-0-0)
Format: CD, CS, LP
16 — 34 14 8 37 38 11 39 17 — 29 US:Gold[15]
2001 The World Needs a Hero
Released: May 15, 2001
Label: Sanctuary (06076-84503-2)
Format: CD, CS, LP
16 — 59 20 23 28 36 17 80 38 94 45
2004 The System Has Failed
Released: September 14, 2004
Label: Sanctuary (06076-84708-2)
Format: CD
18 — 43 10 12 28 29 15 32 14 57 60
2007 United Abominations
Released: May 14, 2007
Label: Roadrunner (RR 8029-2)
Format: CD, LP
8 23 17 5 2 40 28 9 49 15 38 23
2009 Endgame
Released: September 15, 2009
Label: Roadrunner (RR 7885-2)
Format: CD, LP
9 11 22 4 7 28 21 — 22 17 32 24

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[4] UK
[11] JPN
[12] AUS
[13] SWI
[14] AUT
[15] NLD
[16] SWE
[17] FIN
[18] NOR
[19] CAN
[20] GER
[21] NZ
[22]
1983 Kill 'Em All
Released: July 29, 1983
Label: Megaforce (MRI 069)
Format: CD, CS, LP
120 — 246 55 — 129 — 28 12 — — — — US: 3× Platinum[23]
CAN: 2× Platinum[24]
UK: Platinum[25]
ARG: Platinum[26]
1984 Ride the Lightning
Released: July 27, 1984
Label: Megaforce (MEG #60396-4)
Format: CD, CS, LP
100 87 240 38 — 126 — 22 9 40 — — — US: 5× Platinum[27]
CAN: 2× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
ARG: Platinum[26]
1986 Master of Puppets
Released: March 3, 1986
Label: Elektra (ELK #60439-1)
Format: CD, CS, LP
29 41 221 33 18 111 — 14 7 34 54 31 — US: 6× Platinum[28]
CAN: 4× Platinum[24]
UK: 2× Platinum[25]
ARG: 2× Platinum[26]
1988 …And Justice for All
Released: August 25, 1988
Label: Elektra (ELK #60812-4)
Format: CD, CS, LP
6 4 11 16 7 12 39 5 8 8 13 5 44 US: 8× Platinum[29]
CAN: 5× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
GER: Gold[30]
ARG: 2× Platinum[26]
1991 Metallica
Released: August 12, 1991
Label: Elektra (ELK #61113-1)
Format: CD, CS, LP, DVD-A
1 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 US: 15× Platinum[31]
AUS: 11× Platinum[32]
CAN: 11× Platinum[24]
UK: Platinum[25]
GER: Platinum[30]
ARG: 9× Platinum[26]
1996 Load
Released: June 4, 1996
Label: Elektra (ELK #61923)
Format: CD, CS, LP
1 1 3 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: 5× Platinum[33]
BRA: Gold[34]
CAN: 4× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
GER: Platinum[30]
ARG: Platinum[26]
1997 ReLoad
Released: November 18, 1997
Label: Elektra (ELK #62126)
Format: CD, CS, LP
1 4 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 US: 3× Platinum[35]
AUS: 2× Platinum[32]
CAN: 2× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
GER: Platinum[30]
ARG: Platinum[26]
2003 St. Anger
Released: June 5, 2003
Label: Elektra (ELK #62853)
Format: CD, CS, LP
1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: 2× Platinum[36]
AUS: 2× Platinum[32]
BRA: Gold[34]
CAN: 2× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
GER: 2× Platinum[30]
ARG: Gold[26]
2008 Death Magnetic
Released: September 12, 2008
Label: Warner Bros. (WB #508732)
Format: CD, CS, LP, digital download
1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: Platinum[37]
AUS: 2× Platinum[32]
CAN: 4× Platinum[24]
UK: Gold[25]
GER: 2× Platinum[30]
ARG: Platinum[26]
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

[edit] Live albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[4] UK
[11] AUS
[13] SWI
[14] AUT
[15] FRA
[38] BEL
[39] DEN
[40] SWE
[17] FIN
[18] NOR
[19] GER
[21]
1993 Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Released: November 23, 1993
Label: Elektra (ELK #61594)
Formats: CD, DVD, VHS
26 — 18 — — — — — 149 81 32 68 US: 15× Platinum[3] (as a video, not an album)
1999 S&M
Released: November 23, 1999
Label: Elektra (ELK #62463)
Format: CD, DVD
2 33 1 3 7 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 US: 5× Platinum[3]
AUS: 6x Platinum[41]
GER: Platinum[30]
2009 Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
Released: November 30, 2009
Label: Universal Music Records
Format: CD, DVD, Blu-Ray
- — - — — — — — - - - - -
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

 

[razoredge]

wow

 

[Badbird]

Yes they were both very popular bands.

 

[razoredge]

thats not what the wow was about

 

[mdmatt4ever]

OK list but I would put them in different spots and others I wouldn't have.The Beatles would be number one over the Rolling Stones on my list.
Led Zeppelin would be number one and I would have Pink Floyd on it and put them at number two.I will think about the rest later.Maybe I would put Megadeth and Metallica on the 80s list.

Edit I post Megadeth and Metallica sales to see which decade they both belong.

i said thats not a ranking. they are just numbered so you can see i listed 10

also metallica and megadeths biggest selling albums are in the 90's

 

[Badbird]

I know that was your list.I want to see razoredge list.
You are right about Metallica and Megadeth had the biggest selling albums are in the 90s.

 

[razoredge]

I couldnt be bothered. I have mentioned many bands and artists that had successful careers in the 70's, thats enough for me, Im not going to sit and make some stupid fucking rateing list
.................................

Does anybody realize how HUGE the Bee Gees were in the 70's ?

 

[Badbird]

Yes the Bee Gees were huge in the 70s.Disco was big until that disco demolition night at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

 

[razoredge]

The people that were into disco during that era are still into disco, those songs represent their glory days.

 

[Badbird]

I bet people still listen to disco.It not as often as it was in the 70s.

 

[JGMetalhead]

I still don't like disco.

 

[Badbird]

I don't like disco either, JGMetalhead.

 

[razoredge]

I thought it was a bit exciting at that time initially due to its funk edge and there was some outstanding atheletic dance involved. I was already keyed up to funk from various rock bands and old R&B that indulged a bit of funk as well as the less commercial fusion that had a funk edge. However it only took around a half a year to realize I'd already heard all disco was ever going to offer and the obsured cheezyness of most of it. Still today many could put up a respectable arguement that it is some of the best dance music, myself I would take the big band swing era as best for dance, seems to lack much cheezy factor and has more class. You can bet if a DJ is hired to do a party for people of my generation they will be required to play a fair amount of disco... at which point I say to myself... "Oh my gawd", but people, especially "the girls" will have lots of fun... being disco ducks.

 

[Badbird]

I think Disco is to Funk like,Pop Punk to Punk,Smooth Jazz to Jazz,and Nu Metal to Metal.

 

[razoredge]

I love smooth jazz. Great for driving, nearly totally eliminates urges of road rage. Were I listening to metal I would run some drivers off the road. Also good for bedtime music... sleeping or otherwize.

I remember when I first heard some of the funk through fusion I said it was going to become popular, sure enough within a few years we had Disco.

Fusion was also at the roote of smooth jazz with artists like DiMeola, Ponty, Spira Giro, Tropea, Weather Report, Jeff Beck, and others delving in early smooth jazz sounds. Larry Coryell possibly one of the first "smooth jazz" guitarists. BUT Jazz always... always had a smooth side, just another mood of the human showing through via music.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I think Disco is to Funk like,Pop Punk to Punk,Smooth Jazz to Jazz,and Nu Metal to Metal.

Pretty much.

 

[DarkBliss]

Queen are my favorite classic rock band by FAR.Then again, I pretty much grew up listening to their music.
I don't really like the Beatles(don't hurt me)

 

[razoredge]

Like GnR is to "glam bands" and Queen is to "classic rock bands"? .... {in blissful ignorance}

 

[Badbird]

Pretty much.