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| Kill 'Em All | 1983 | 8 | 120 | 688 | 
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| Ride the Lightning | 1984 | 23 | 194 | 1009 |
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| Master of Puppets | 1986 | 4 | 27 | 175 |
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| …And Justice for All | 1988 | 23 | 212 | 1086 |
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| Metallica ("The Black Album") | 1991 | 7 | 31 | 211 |
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| St. Anger | 2003 |
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Battery | 1986 | 50 | 577 | 2963 |
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Master of Puppets | 1986 | 17 | 218 | 1244 |
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One | 1988 | 39 | 360 | 1966 |
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Enter Sandman | 1991 | 5 | 25 | 248 |
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Nothing Else Matters | 1991 |
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