Stained Class
by Judas Priest
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Judas Priest bestography
Stained Class is ranked 6th best out of 31 albums by Judas Priest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Judas Priest is British Steel which is ranked number 1102 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,584.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Stained Class track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Stained Class rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1978 | 2/37 | 5 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 34/100 | 64 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 62 Music Albums of 1978 | 7/62 | 5 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 27 Music Albums of 1978 | 5/27 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1978 | 2/62 | 5 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 77 Music Albums of 1978 | 5/77 | 5 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 90 Music Albums of the 1970s | 50/90 | 9 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1978 | 10/26 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 179 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 991 | |||
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Stained Class ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 08:48 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 22:28 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 22:05 | matterhornrider | 5,182 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Stained Class forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5398): By mrmcrook BestEverAlbums 07/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5361): By deadhouseStained Class comments
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"Beyond the Realms of Death" is perfect, and one of the best Judas Priest songs.
It's guitar solo is the most finest example of Tipton and Downing's musical abilities. (Edited)
DaVGManiac 09/09/2018 12:00 | #220814 | TOP COMMENT
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What’s with all the low ratings? This album was highly influential in the development of thrash metal, and it was also the one marking the birth of the Judas Priest we know and love today. (Edited)
While this record was indeed very important in the development of stuff like speed-metal and idirectly thrash, it sounds more outdated than than let's say, the classic records from Black Sabbath. Saints in Hell is one of their best song, and most likely their darkest and most frigthening, and their cover of Better by You, Better than Me is one of the great covers of all time, up there with I Fought the Law by The Clash. (Edited)
This would probably be my favorite Priest album. Massively under rated and often overlooked because it didn't have any "hits' on it. For fuck's sake, plenty of these tracks could of been pushed and been just as popular as 'Living after Midnight' or 'You got Another Thing Coming' if made mainstream. This is a fantastic album from start to finish. Definitely one of there best. (Edited)
Goliath 02/18/2018 17:52 | #208711 | TOP COMMENT
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Priest's best and one of the best albums of all. I feel the need to use the 'U' word here.
Underrated. (Edited)
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