Killing Ground
by Saxon
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Saxon bestography
Killing Ground is ranked 10th best out of 35 albums by Saxon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Saxon is Strong Arm Of The Law which is ranked number 5690 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 241.
(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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Killing Ground track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Killing Ground 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 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 2001 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Junomoogmello | Top 38 Music Albums of the 2000s | 10/38 | 15 |
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 33 Music Albums of 2001 | 29/33 | 1 |
| 2024 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Saxon (UK) - Ranked | 10/34 | - |
| 2024 | Junomoogmello | 100 Metal/Hard Rock Masterpieces | 65/100 | - |
| 2022 | Junomoogmello | Top 3 Music Albums of 2001 | 3/3 | 2 |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 30 Music Albums of 2001 | 19/30 | 2 |
| 2020 | Junomoogmello | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 80/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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Killing Ground ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/22/2026 18:36 | PurplePiePete | 1,846 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2023 12:32 |  MW19704U | 6,986 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2023 18:28 | svk4ever | 1,565 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
Killing Ground forum mentions
dihansse 09/16/2020 20:33 in My discoveries per yearKilling Ground comments
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My favourite Saxon album, 'Dogs of War' being a very close second with 'Lionheart' a close third. There is an excellent version of 'Court of the Crimson King' on this album. 'Killing Ground' and 'Hell Freezes Over' are also top tracks.
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