Painkiller
by Judas Priest
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Judas Priest bestography
Painkiller is ranked 3rd best out of 31 albums by Judas Priest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Judas Priest is British Steel which is ranked number 1007 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,726.
(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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Painkiller track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Painkiller ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/24/2026 04:02 | stareaterogni0n | 291 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2025 04:46 | matterhornrider | 4,866 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 04:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,387 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 06:47 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 17:32 | heavensin | 56 | 93/100 |
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(*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 80.1/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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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.
IlMala 01/23/2022 21:27 | #279935
How possible so low ranked? i believe is one of the top 2 or 3 heavy metal albums ever; most of all, possibly the most "pure" heavy metal album ever.
Yes, it is pure camp.
Yes, it is over the top and silly.
Yes, it is non stop action man music.
Yes, the drums are pure pumping adrenaline.
Yes, guitar duo and their sollos are face melting.
Yes, Rob Hallford is most entertaining singer ever.
Yes, Painkiller cannot be stoped,
Yes.
What it lacks in variety, Painkiller just makes up for in solidity. All of the tracks thrash even if they are similar.
stefano 11/29/2017 13:38 | #202305
Produced by Chris Tsangarides.
Very good and compact and nice sounding heavy metal album.
exileonthehell 04/04/2016 00:50 | #163255
Heavy metal wasn't strong in the 90's.
But then comes this
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