Hysteria (studio album) by Def Leppard

Hysteria by Def Leppard
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 608th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 551 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1987 (11th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (93rd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (608th)
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Hysteria is ranked as the best album by Def Leppard.

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Hysteria track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 79 (113 votes)Comments: 2
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Rating: 74 (88 votes)Comments: 3
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Rating: 86 (140 votes)Comments: 3
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 551 votes)
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01/29/2025 10:47 Strangel  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 96474/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.

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60/100
From 01/29/2025 10:46
Bland soft rock with cheesy lyrics. Saved by decent musicianship.
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From 12/07/2024 03:46
Best album of 1987
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From 08/01/2024 18:42
80’s Cock-Rock at its finest.
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60/100
From 02/03/2023 12:55
I totally don't get the appeal of this record. Lyrics are corny, instrumentals are overblown. Some tracks work well as pop music, because of catchy hooks, but most of them are boring for me and I kinda like maybe 4 tracks. In my opinion it's one of the most overrated albums on this site, it's not even the best hair metal album, I like Slippery When Wet more.
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75/100
From 02/11/2022 11:29
This is not a bad album, but by modern standards, this is not a heavy metal album. This is more like Heart, Europe, or REO in the heaviness. That is not a problem, but many of the songs are pretty much carbon copies of each other sonically and rhythmically. Especially the drumming on this album is monotonous and has pop vibes. The lead vocalist is not used much as most of the singing is done via vocal harmonies which usually tend to go saccharine and lame.
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90/100
From 06/24/2020 17:10
Love Bites but this album does not!
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90/100
From 05/09/2020 21:23
Perfection!
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80/100
From 10/15/2019 07:18
Their best album
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From 07/30/2019 09:51
I kid you not , this is the 51st highest selling album of all time !!!!! Sweet mother of god , there's no accounting for peoples taste with lyrics like:

"I don't want to touch you too much, baby
'Cause making love to you might drive me crazy"(Love Bites)

Yikes !
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From 06/19/2019 07:25
Brilliant 80's rock with great rifts and amazing drums.
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Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign "O" The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Substance 1987 by New Order
11. Hysteria by Def Leppard
12. Kick by INXS
13. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
18. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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