Best Thrash Metal Albums
1,055 albums
| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rust in Peace (1990) | 96.8 | 340 | 16 |
| 2 |  | Reign in Blood (1986) | 94.8 | 236 | 14 |
| 3 |  | Ride the Lightning (1984) | 94.7 | 217 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Terminal Redux (2016) | 93.7 | 158 | 8 |
| 5 |  | 93.1 | 138 | 9 | |
| 6 |  | Master of Puppets (1986) | 90.2 | 254 | 19 |
| 7 |  | Beneath the Remains (1989) | 93.5 | 108 | 8 |
| 8 |  | Seasons in the Abyss (1990) | 91.8 | 114 | 5 |
| 9 |  | Hell Awaits (1985) | 91.6 | 109 | 8 |
| 10 |  | Кровоизлияние (1993) | 92.8 | 81 | 6 |
| 11 |  | Punishment for Decadence (1988) | 94.5 | 51 | 1 |
| 12 |  | ...And Justice for All (1988) | 89.1 | 168 | 14 |
| 13 |  | Pleasure to Kill (1986) | 91.5 | 83 | 6 |
| 14 |  | Arise (1991) | 91.7 | 73 | 4 |
| 15 |  | Eternal Devastation (1986) | 92.8 | 53 | 2 |
| 16 |  | Kill 'Em All (1983) | 87.9 | 154 | 11 |
| 17 |  | Persecution Mania (1987) | 92.5 | 52 | 4 |
| 18 |  | Countdown to Extinction (1992) | 88.8 | 117 | 3 |
| 19 |  | Outer Isolation (2011) | 92.6 | 46 | 1 |
| 20 |  | South of Heaven (1988) | 89.7 | 89 | 5 |
| 21 |  | Spectrum of Death (1990) | 91.1 | 64 | 3 |
| 22 |  | Cowboys from Hell (1990) | 88.4 | 117 | 6 |
| 23 |  | Dissonance Theory (2025) | 92.9 | 39 | 3 |
| 24 |  | Darkness Descends (1986) | 91 | 59 | 4 |
| 25 |  | Among the Living (1987) | 89.3 | 87 | 4 |
| 26 |  | Black Future (2009) | 90.9 | 58 | 1 |
| 27 |  | The Legacy (1987) | 89.8 | 72 | 6 |
| 28 |  | To Mega Therion (1985) | 90.8 | 56 | 3 |
| 29 |  | Schizophrenia (1987) | 90.7 | 57 | 3 |
| 30 |  | Seven Churches (1985) | 91 | 52 | 4 |
| 31 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) [Live] | 93.1 | 30 | 1 |
| 32 |  | Tapping the Vein (1992) | 90.5 | 53 | 2 |
| 33 |  | The Years of Decay (1989) | 91.5 | 39 | 3 |
| 34 |  | So Far, So Good... So What! (1988) | 88 | 85 | 4 |
| 35 |  | By Inheritance (1990) | 90.3 | 50 | 4 |
| 36 |  | Time Is Up (2011) | 89.3 | 63 | 3 |
| 37 |  | The Gathering (1999) | 87.7 | 89 | 9 |
| 38 |  | Coma of Souls (1990) | 91.1 | 40 | 3 |
| 39 |  | Rude Awakening (2002) [Live] | 90.7 | 43 | 4 |
| 40 |  | The Antichrist (2001) | 90.7 | 42 | 2 |
| 41 |  | Agent Orange (1989) | 90.3 | 46 | 2 |
| 42 |  | Ironbound (2010) | 89.4 | 56 | 0 |
| 43 |  | Endgame (2009) | 87.1 | 94 | 8 |
| 44 |  | Bonded by Blood (1985) | 89 | 60 | 3 |
| 45 |  | Mental Vortex (1991) | 93.1 | 23 | 1 |
| 46 |  | Enemy of God (2005) | 89.7 | 50 | 3 |
| 47 |  | The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) | 88 | 74 | 4 |
| 48 |  | Blood Fire Death (1988) | 90 | 46 | 5 |
| 49 |  | No More Color (1989) | 92.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 50 |  | Youthanasia (1994) | 86.8 | 95 | 8 |
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