British Steel (studio album) by Judas Priest

British Steel by Judas Priest
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 1,007th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 362 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (155th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,007th)
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 362 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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90/100
From 12/27/2023 00:52
After 24 years I finally added this to my collection. I feet like a 15 year old coming back from the record store sitting in my room with the stereo cranked up. This album rocks. Favorite trac….all of them.
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90/100
From 07/29/2022 21:18
Absolutely killer album, heavy metal in purest form. It's a shame that on this site no Priest album is in top 1000 oat, because this album definitely deserves it, it is filled with raw energy and great metal classics.
Favorites: Rapid Fire, Breaking The Law, Grinder, Metal Gods, Living After Midnight.
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95/100
From 01/26/2021 14:14
Best priest album, not one bad song.
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90/100
From 09/12/2020 00:44
Metal classic. Some absolute legendary tracks. A couple are a bit cheesy but you can overlook that due to the fantastic musicianship on them. Fantastic album from start to finish. Part of the staple diet of NWOBHM
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85/100
From 06/18/2020 22:12
Great record i love the outstanding tracks Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight deserves his place but coul be ranked higher.
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75/100
From 01/23/2020 17:32
A Rock Gem of an album by Judas Priest, not a bad track on here.
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From 01/19/2020 15:27
A perfectly timed breakout release for Judas Priest. British Steel does have a bit lighter lyrics than some of Priest's earlier releases and a lot of the band's concert staples came with this album.

Key tracks: Living After Midnight, Breaking the Law, Metal Gods and You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
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95/100
From 02/02/2019 21:37
Clássico além de seu tempo. Riffs, melodia blues e peso! Incrível!
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75/100
From 06/08/2018 21:14
Released in the same year Black Sabbath released Heaven and Hell and Saxon released Wheels of Steel. The metal scene at the time was sizzling with new talent and this album with its iconic timeless cover was timed perfectly. Rob Halford's voice has taken me a while to gravitate to but there is no denying the power that this album delivers. Now that I have the vinyl version I enjoy it much more.
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