Best Alternative Metal Albums

28 artists on TakeRank are tagged alternative metal on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 197 of their albums. Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park leads right now, ahead of Meteora by Linkin Park and A Death‐Grip on Yesterday by Atreyu. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

28

Artists

197

Albums voted on

Top Alternative Metal albums

  1. 1
    Hybrid Theory

    Hybrid Theory

    Linkin Park (2000)

    1320

    119 votes

  2. 2
    Meteora

    Meteora

    Linkin Park (2003)

    1310

    119 votes

  3. 3
    A Death‐Grip on Yesterday

    A Death‐Grip on Yesterday

    Atreyu (2006)

    1249

    21 votes

  4. 4
    Ten Thousand Fists

    Ten Thousand Fists

    Disturbed (2005)

    1240

    25 votes

  5. 5
    Slipknot

    Slipknot

    Slipknot (1999)

    1237

    36 votes

  6. 6
    Dirt

    Dirt

    Alice in Chains (1992)

    1217

    32 votes

  7. 7
    Toxicity

    Toxicity

    System of a Down (2001)

    1205

    46 votes

  8. 8
    Origin of Symmetry

    Origin of Symmetry

    Muse (2001)

    1203

    48 votes

  9. 9
    City of Evil

    City of Evil

    Avenged Sevenfold (2005)

    1183

    34 votes

  10. 10
    Lead Sails Paper Anchor

    Lead Sails Paper Anchor

    Atreyu (2007)

    1177

    21 votes

  11. 11
    Alice in Chains

    Alice in Chains

    Alice in Chains (1995)

    1175

    29 votes

  12. 12
    Korn

    Korn

    Korn (1994)

    1169

    30 votes

  13. 13
    That’s the Spirit

    That’s the Spirit

    Bring Me the Horizon (2015)

    1152

    43 votes

  14. 14
    Black Holes and Revelations

    Black Holes and Revelations

    Muse (2006)

    1148

    48 votes

  15. 15
    Chuck

    Chuck

    Sum 41 (2004)

    1148

    15 votes

  16. 16
    Nightmare

    Nightmare

    Avenged Sevenfold (2010)

    1146

    34 votes

  17. 17
    The Sickness

    The Sickness

    Disturbed (2000)

    1142

    25 votes

  18. 18
    One-X

    One-X

    Three Days Grace (2006)

    1139

    11 votes

  19. 19
    Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

    Korn (1998)

    1134

    30 votes

  20. 20
    Getting Away With Murder

    Getting Away With Murder

    Papa Roach (2004)

    1134

    10 votes

Top Alternative Metal songs

  1. 1
    Dirt

    Would?

    Alice in Chains - Dirt

    1155

    1 vote

  2. 2
    Toxicity

    Chop Suey!

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1139

    15 votes

  3. 3
    Toxicity

    Needles

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1129

    13 votes

  4. 4
    Mezmerize

    This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1127

    13 votes

  5. 5
    A Thousand Suns

    The Catalyst

    Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

    1125

    3 votes

  6. 6
    Toxicity

    Deer Dance

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1110

    14 votes

  7. 7
    Hybrid Theory

    With You

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1108

    29 votes

  8. 8
    Hybrid Theory

    In the End

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1107

    27 votes

  9. 9
    In Utero

    Serve the Servants

    Nirvana - In Utero

    1106

    2 votes

  10. 10
    Toxicity

    Prison Song

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1106

    14 votes

  11. 11
    Around the Fur

    Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

    Deftones - Around the Fur

    1105

    2 votes

  12. 12
    Mezmerize

    Revenga

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1104

    13 votes

  13. 13
    Hypnotize

    Holy Mountains

    System of a Down - Hypnotize

    1104

    2 votes

  14. 14
    Dirt

    Rooster

    Alice in Chains - Dirt

    1103

    1 vote

  15. 15
    Hybrid Theory

    Forgotten

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1096

    30 votes

  16. 16
    Getting Away With Murder

    Getting Away With Murder

    Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder

    1095

    13 votes

  17. 17
    Mezmerize

    Radio/Video

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1093

    15 votes

  18. 18
    Take a Look in the Mirror

    Everything I’ve Known

    Korn - Take a Look in the Mirror

    1093

    1 vote

  19. 19
    Hypnotize

    Hypnotize

    System of a Down - Hypnotize

    1093

    15 votes

  20. 20
    Bleach

    About a Girl

    Nirvana - Bleach

    1092

    1 vote

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