Saxon
by Saxon

Album
Saxon by Saxon
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 28,716th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 38 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (310th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (3,139th)
Award Best albums of all time (28,716th)

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Saxon bestography

Saxon is ranked 12th best out of 35 albums by Saxon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Saxon is Strong Arm Of The Law which is ranked number 5690 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 241.

Saxon album bestography « Higher ranked (28,107th)
Dogs Of War This album (28,716th)
Saxon Lower ranked (31,170th) »
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Saxon rankings summary
Overall rank: 28,716th | 1970s rank: 3,139th | 1979 rank: 310th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 38 votes)
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 !		01/20/2026 19:31 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,26570/100
 
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From BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5364): By steve397
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by ) 1. (1975) 2. by (1973) 3. by (1978) 4. by (1979) 5. by (1971) 6. by (1971) 7. by (1972) 8. by (1972) 9. by (1970) 11. (1977) 13. by (1978) 14. by (1970) 15. (1976) 16. by by by (1979) 19. by (1977) 20. by (1976) 21. by (1978) 22. by…”
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From Repo 11/15/2020 02:35 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
“MissFit Bruce Bruce vs. Paul Samson Forget what you’ve heard. Because it’s wrong. Samson were not just some mediocre band where Bruce Dickinson (or as he was known at that time, Bruce Bruce) got his start before being cherry picked by their touring mates Iron Maiden. Samson (along with Saxon) was…”
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From 04/25/2022 19:42 | #284656
Before I ever heard Saxon, I was lured by this album cover as a teenager, but album purchases didn’t come too frequently. The clever use of crossed axe heads for a letter S and the rather cartoonist warrior made for a great sleeve my young spotty self thought. It would be thirty plus years before I laid the needle onto the spatter vinyl re-issue. And I do enjoy it, great debut for a classic NWOBHM band!
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac