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| Kill 'Em All | 1983 | 8 | 122 | 709 | 
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| Ride the Lightning | 1984 | 23 | 204 | 1032 |
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| Master of Puppets | 1986 | 5 | 30 | 187 |
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| …And Justice for All | 1988 | 26 | 227 | 1163 |
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| Metallica ("The Black Album") | 1991 | 7 | 30 | 206 |
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Battery | 1986 | 51 | 553 | 2725 |
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Master of Puppets | 1986 | 16 | 188 | 1074 |
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One | 1988 | 33 | 320 | 1753 |
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Enter Sandman | 1991 | 5 | 23 | 232 |
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