Best Thrash Metal Albums
784 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rust in Peace (1990) | 96.4 | 280 | 14 |
| 2 |  | Reign in Blood (1986) | 94.3 | 210 | 13 |
| 3 |  | Ride the Lightning (1984) | 94 | 192 | 9 |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 93.9 | 128 | 7 |
| 5 |  | 93.6 | 121 | 9 | |
| 6 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 89.1 | 233 | 19 |
| 7 |  | Hell Awaits (1985) | 92.7 | 98 | 9 |
| 8 |  | Beneath the Remains (1989) | 92.8 | 88 | 8 |
| 9 |  | Seasons in the Abyss (1990) | 92.4 | 91 | 5 |
| 10 |  | Кровоизлияние (1993) | 93 | 74 | 5 |
| 11 |  | Punishment for Decadence (1988) | 95.9 | 34 | 0 |
| 12 |  | Pleasure to Kill (1986) | 92.6 | 69 | 6 |
| 13 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 88 | 153 | 14 |
| 14 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 88.3 | 139 | 9 |
| 15 |  | Eternal Devastation (1986) | 93.1 | 42 | 2 |
| 16 |  | Persecution Mania (1987) | 92.2 | 49 | 4 |
| 17 |  | Spectrum of Death (1990) | 91.6 | 53 | 3 |
| 18 |  | Black Future (2009) | 92.3 | 45 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Countdown to Extinction (1992) | 88.7 | 98 | 3 |
| 20 |  | Darkness Descends (1986) | 91.9 | 46 | 3 |
| 21 |  | Cowboys from Hell (1990) | 87.9 | 110 | 5 |
| 22 |  | Arise (1991) | 90.7 | 56 | 4 |
| 23 |  | South of Heaven (1988) | 89.6 | 69 | 5 |
| 24 |  | Schizophrenia (1987) | 91.1 | 46 | 3 |
| 25 |  | To Mega Therion (1985) | 90.5 | 52 | 3 |
| 26 |  | Bonded by Blood (1985) | 90.4 | 53 | 2 |
| 27 |  | Seven Churches (1985) | 90.8 | 47 | 4 |
| 28 |  | Outer Isolation (2011) | 91.5 | 38 | 1 |
| 29 |  | Tapping the Vein (1992) | 90.4 | 48 | 2 |
| 30 |  | Endgame (2009) | 87.6 | 90 | 9 |
| 31 |  | Among the Living (1987) | 88.9 | 66 | 4 |
| 32 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93.1 | 25 | 1 |
| 33 |  | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) | 88.2 | 74 | 3 |
| 34 |  | Rude Awakening (2002) [Live] | 91.3 | 36 | 3 |
| 35 |  | Ironbound (2010) | 89.9 | 49 | 0 |
| 36 |  | The Legacy (1987) | 89.4 | 54 | 7 |
| 37 |  | The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) | 88.7 | 61 | 1 |
| 38 |  | Code Red (1999) | 90.4 | 40 | 1 |
| 39 |  | Time Is Up (2011) | 89 | 55 | 0 |
| 40 |  | Metal Church (1984) | 90.2 | 40 | 4 |
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