Metallica
by Metallica
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Metallica bestography
Metallica is ranked 3rd best out of 30 albums by Metallica on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Metallica is Master Of Puppets which is ranked number 91 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,243.
(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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Metallica track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Metallica 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 | fabm0 | Platinum artists | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1801-1900* | 20/79 | - |
| 2026 | kinginsomniac12 | Top 15 Music Albums of 1991 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | Liks_on_music | Top 86 Greatest Music Albums | 68/86 | 22 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | patvar | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 21/50 | 59 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1991 | 3/20 | 5 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest American Albums | 84/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 88/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 999 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7,179 | |||
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Metallica ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/23/2026 20:33 | AlexandreSilva | 139 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2026 19:17 | Untitled | 1,839 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 06:28 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.
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Metallica forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Monthly Overall Chart Movements - October 2026View latest topic →
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Metallica comments
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It's more geared towards the mainstream than, say, Master of Puppets of ...And Justice For All, but it's just as classic as either of them. It's definitely more accessible and is easier to get through for non-metal fans. The mixing/mastering on this album is absolutely flawless. Every instrument can clearly be heard. In the end, Metallica has everything one would want in a metal album. It has excellent drums, great vocals, and last, but not least, it has long, epic guitar solos.
I actually really enjoy the Black Album. It's commercial heavy metal, but it's not as if the band completely forsakes thrash metal. It's more of a transistional album from 80s thrash to 90s alt-metal/heavy metal.
I really enjoy Holier than Thou, Enter Sandman, the Unforgiven, The God that Failed, Nothing Else Matters, Sad But True, My Friend of Misery
puppets and ride the lightning are much much better. I think the black album is highly overrated IMO, but what do i know. (Edited)
Definitely their best, most solid album! Most consistent, every song is great and packed into one hour of music. Most of the songs are better than anything else on any other Metallica album.
Definitely in my top 40 albums ever and I have it in my top 20.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/03/2015 22:41 | #133865 | TOP COMMENT
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Ever since I got into Metallica, I could never understand why people called the Black Album a bad album. Mainly it's from annoying metal purists who shout sell out toward Metallica at every given chance. If you don't like the Black Album, that's one thing, but to call it bad is incorrect.
Each song is full of life with the production provided by Bob Rock. If And Justice For All sounded something like this it might be in near the top 100. When it comes to the songs, Enter Sandman, Sad But True, and Nothing Else Matters are great but they aren't they only good songs here. Don't be fooled by the ratings of Holier Than Thou, The God That Failed, and The Stuggle Within. Those are some of my favorites on the record.
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