Best Thrash Metal Albums
859 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rust in Peace (1990) | 96.6 | 304 | 13 |
| 2 |  | Reign in Blood (1986) | 94.5 | 219 | 12 |
| 3 |  | Ride the Lightning (1984) | 94 | 206 | 9 |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 94.4 | 140 | 7 |
| 5 |  | 93.5 | 130 | 9 | |
| 6 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 89.4 | 249 | 19 |
| 7 |  | Beneath the Remains (1989) | 93.1 | 94 | 8 |
| 8 |  | Hell Awaits (1985) | 92.6 | 102 | 9 |
| 9 |  | Кровоизлияние (1993) | 93 | 77 | 6 |
| 10 |  | Seasons in the Abyss (1990) | 91.6 | 100 | 5 |
| 11 |  | Punishment for Decadence (1988) | 95.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 12 |  | Pleasure to Kill (1986) | 92.9 | 71 | 6 |
| 13 |  | Eternal Devastation (1986) | 93.9 | 50 | 3 |
| 14 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 88.6 | 163 | 14 |
| 15 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 88.1 | 148 | 9 |
| 16 |  | Darkness Descends (1986) | 92.5 | 50 | 3 |
| 17 |  | Persecution Mania (1987) | 92.3 | 52 | 4 |
| 18 |  | Countdown to Extinction (1992) | 89 | 103 | 3 |
| 19 |  | Black Future (2009) | 91.9 | 51 | 0 |
| 20 |  | Spectrum of Death (1990) | 91.5 | 54 | 3 |
| 21 |  | Schizophrenia (1987) | 91.5 | 52 | 3 |
| 22 |  | Outer Isolation (2011) | 92.3 | 43 | 1 |
| 23 |  | Cowboys from Hell (1990) | 88.1 | 112 | 5 |
| 24 |  | South of Heaven (1988) | 89.7 | 75 | 5 |
| 25 |  | Arise (1991) | 90.4 | 61 | 4 |
| 26 |  | Seven Churches (1985) | 90.9 | 50 | 4 |
| 27 |  | To Mega Therion (1985) | 90.5 | 53 | 3 |
| 28 |  | Tapping the Vein (1992) | 90.5 | 52 | 2 |
| 29 |  | Among the Living (1987) | 89.2 | 70 | 4 |
| 30 |  | Bonded by Blood (1985) | 90 | 56 | 2 |
| 31 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93 | 28 | 1 |
| 32 |  | Endgame (2009) | 87.6 | 97 | 9 |
| 33 |  | Rude Awakening (2002) [Live] | 91.4 | 40 | 3 |
| 34 |  | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) | 88.4 | 77 | 3 |
| 35 |  | The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) | 88.9 | 66 | 1 |
| 36 |  | By Inheritance (1990) | 90.6 | 44 | 4 |
| 37 |  | Ironbound (2010) | 90 | 50 | 0 |
| 38 |  | The Legacy (1987) | 89.4 | 57 | 7 |
| 39 |  | The Blackening (2007) | 90.7 | 42 | 2 |
| 40 |  | Code Red (1999) | 90.6 | 42 | 1 |
| 41 |  | The Antichrist (2001) | 91.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 42 |  | Coma of Souls (1990) | 90.9 | 37 | 3 |
| 43 |  | 89.1 | 56 | 9 | |
| 44 |  | Time Is Up (2011) | 89 | 57 | 1 |
| 45 |  | The Gathering (1999) | 87.4 | 79 | 6 |
| 46 |  | No More Color (1989) | 94.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 47 |  | The Years of Decay (1989) | 90.8 | 35 | 2 |
| 48 |  | Dystopia (2016) | 87.5 | 75 | 3 |
| 49 |  | Metal Church (1984) | 89.8 | 43 | 4 |
| 50 |  | Skullfucking Armageddon (1999) | 92.3 | 24 | 0 |
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