Heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with masculinity and machismo.
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Top Tracks
| Rank | Play | Loved | Artist and track name | Buy | Options |
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| 1 | Black Sabbath — Paranoid |
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| 2 | Iron Maiden — Run to the Hills |
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| 3 | Iron Maiden — The Number of the Beast |
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| 4 | Black Sabbath — Iron Man |
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| 5 | Motörhead — Ace of Spades |
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| 6 | Iron Maiden — The Trooper |
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| 7 | Iron Maiden — Fear of the Dark |
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| 8 | Metallica — Enter Sandman |
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| 9 | Metallica — Master of Puppets |
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| 10 | Judas Priest — Painkiller |
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Black Sabbath 1,228,224 listeners
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Iron Maiden 755,878 listeners
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Iron Maiden 586,359 listeners
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