Load
by Metallica
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Load is ranked 8th best out of 30 albums by Metallica on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Metallica is Master Of Puppets which is ranked number 94 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,490.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/01/2026 04:53 | WIMRMet319 | 32 | 73/100 | |
| 01/18/2026 12:39 | downandout | 61 | 91/100 | |
| 11/06/2025 17:10 | Siromynian | 1,629 | 78/100 | |
| 10/31/2025 23:26 | dhbarrett | 8,356 | 65/100 | |
| 08/28/2025 07:06 |  Milhaud | 1,847 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.8/100, a mean average of 64.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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Metallica’s greatest album and one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time. Nearly flawless music.
Strangel 02/07/2024 01:37 | #301771
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Not a great album HOWEVER: Some people want their favorite bands to release the same album over and over again with little changes. I respect this album, I respect bands that try a differet sound.
Sure, Metallica went in a new direction for the worse, but this wasn't bad. I'd actually say this and Reload are really good albums. They just don't hold a candle to Metallica's earlier stuff, even the Black Album.
VictorVale 10/23/2020 19:48 | #259664
Pensei que era bem pior, grata surpresa!! Apesar de ser um pouco desordenado, de apostar em ciosas variáveis, os acertos são melhores do que os erros.
llibnanoon 09/22/2020 13:13 | #258534
This is the moment Metallica became more mainstream and destroyed their loyal fan base. I on the other hand enjoyed the new sound. Rating (82.5)
I can actually tolerate this better than the black album. I give everything tolerable 5 stars because I read the manual and the rating is not factored just charts. I only have 50 albums on my charts at this point. I don't expect this to be added anytime soon
jeremy9 09/13/2019 08:03 | #242534
This record could be shorter, then it would be much better
Fischman 12/07/2018 20:34 | #226441
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