Kill 'Em All
by Metallica
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Kill 'Em All is ranked 5th best out of 30 albums by Metallica on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Metallica is Master Of Puppets which is ranked number 95 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,023.
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Kill 'Em All track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Kill 'Em All rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brando1788 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 45/100 | 56 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 25 Music Albums of 1983 | 2/25 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1983 by Ultimate Record Collector | 23/34 | - |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 50/60 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 24 Music Albums of 1983 | 5/24 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 31 Music Albums of 1983 | 28/31 | 1 |
| 2026 | Sonoffatboy | Top 5 Music Albums of 1983 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1983: Metal | 1/59 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 75 Music Albums of 1983 | 52/75 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 522 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,141 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 15 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,708 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2026 14:25 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2026 06:55 | TitoVampir | 197 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Kill 'Em All forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsKill 'Em All comments
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/22/2012 21:00 | #55666 | TOP COMMENT
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The first thrash metal album! This is raw Metallica! This is the album that fueled most of the 80s metal. I realize that's a big statement but I stand behind it. My least favorite song on the album is Phantom Lord and even then it is a kickass track. Dave Mustaine's writing is immediately apparent on this album. It is far more raw and fast than anything else Metallica ever did.
I love this record because it was the starting point for Metallica's future success in discovering the Thrash Metal sub-genre. This album really has that head slam against the wall, kick you in the balls, f*ck you personality of the band. So much power, so much intensity in such a short amount of time.
This is definitely an album for the music listener. The instrumentation in the album is absolutely mind blowing. Every time Kirk Hammett unleashes a guitar solo, you will be left in awe and asking yourself "how?". James Hetfield's vocals are so raw and dirty which really suits the album. Lars is a beast on the kit, not because he does anything complex or challenging in this record, but it's his speed man. It's so fast. And Cliff, you gotta love Cliff. One of the best Metal bassists to ever walk on the planet, although you won't hear too much of his true potential in this album, he still kicks ass on the record.
This has to be my favorite Metallica record because of how fast and criminally insane it sounds. This was a great starting point for the band to then start evolving into longer, more epic metal pieces of work (aka Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets). A huge historical record that paved the way for new metal bands to start emerging in the 80's.
My favorite record. There is not one dull moment on this album, and every song is fantastic. It's fast, it's heavy, and it's catchy.
100/100; 5 Stars.
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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/29/2014 13:43 | #120721 | TOP COMMENT
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The musical equivalent of a kick in the nuts. Not as technically proficient as their later work, but fast, furious and in-your-face. Seek and Destroy is one of the greatest metal anthems of all time.
zags7000 06/07/2015 07:53 | #143233 | TOP COMMENT
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This album isn't for everyone. For die hard metal fans though you can't go wrong. I would say they had better albums that came after this but that doesn't mean this wasn't great. This is a classic as well. Seek & Destroy is the song that changed my life and introduced me to metal & music in general. (Edited)
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