Painkiller
by Judas Priest
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Judas Priest bestography
Painkiller is ranked 4th best out of 31 albums by Judas Priest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Judas Priest is British Steel which is ranked number 1097 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,590.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to Painkiller on YouTube
Painkiller track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Painkiller rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1990 | 78/85 | 0 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1990 | 4/52 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 90 Music Albums of 1990 | 42/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1990 | 10/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 25 Music Albums of 1990 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 45 Music Albums of 1990 | 45/45 | 0 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1990 | 1/46 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 201-300 | 22/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 269 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,339 | |||
Painkiller collection
Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 125 members
Painkiller ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 347 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 23:51 | Untitled | 1,806 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2026 01:11 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 22:11 |  LedZep | 5,127 | 79/100 |
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 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
Painkiller favourites
Showing latest 10 members who have added this album as a favourite | Show all 67 members
Forum mentions
Tha1ChiefRocka 11/10/2023 04:51 in The Greatest Album Openers
BestEverAlbums 06/01/2023 20:00 in Album of the day (#4547): Painkiller by Judas PriestPainkiller comments
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Great metal album, a lot of great songs one of the best of judas priest
Wow, I'm surprised how they managed to release that consistent and entertaining album, while changing their sound. This is tremendously fun album and I can't believe it is that underrated on this site (like most of their catalogue).
Very high on energy metal that somehow manages to sound even less subtle than something like Rust in Peace.
Jboy56 04/21/2022 10:04 | #284456
This album makes me wanna play guitar.. Hard-hitting with great melodies and riffs. Quite classic
Heavy as lead metal album, full on from start to finish. Love the sleeve art more than the music but I do enjoy it if I’m the right mood. Feels like it’s trying too hard at times.
Your feedback for Painkiller
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
