Lightning To The Nations
by Diamond Head

Lightning To The Nations by Diamond Head
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 3,914th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 92 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (76th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (580th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,914th)

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Lightning To The Nations is ranked as the best album by Diamond Head.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 3,914th | 1980s rank: 580th | 1980 rank: 76th
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2026SiromynianTop 34 Music Albums of 198026/341
2026bobnickmadTop 57 Music Albums of the 1980s45/575
2026 LedZepTop 99 Music Albums of the 1980s69/996
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 500 Albums: 101-20081/100 -
2026fabm0List 1980 Pt 21/22 -
2026UntitledTop 25 Music Albums of 19804/254
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s37/10013
2026 dihansseTop 75 Music Albums of 198021/754
2026adbrack1988Top 23 Music Albums of 19807/234
2026 RepoMicro-genres: NWOBHM12/61 -
2026 LedZepMetal - Holy Wars, Strongholds & The Thousand Lakes66/95 -
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 60 Music Albums of 19807/605
2026saltysurpriseTop 49 Music Albums of 198023/493
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s51/10010
2025 MW19704UMetal On Metal: The Hitchhiker's Guide To Heavy Metal79/100 -
2025 Graeme2Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s94/1001
2025sacreyoubertTop 60 Music Albums of the 1980s56/602
2025blueandthemoonTop 26 Music Albums of 198023/261
2025 Graeme2Top 53 Music Albums of 198012/534
2025adbrack1988Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s26/10015
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 105
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 370
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 92 votes)
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01/25/2026 21:37 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,15373/100
 
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01/18/2026 21:25 Untitled  Ratings distribution  1,67377/100
 
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12/03/2025 02:59 subnam  Ratings distribution  17222/100
 
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11/12/2025 20:31 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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10/29/2025 23:49 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10833/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.

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80/100
From 01/23/2024 08:32 | #301410
Metallica boys like this
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From 01/02/2022 22:42 | #278432
Annoyed it took me so long to finally give this one a listen. Can see why Metallica loved this
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From 03/20/2016 15:39 | #162248
One of the best metal albums of all time.
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Best Albums of 1980
1. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
5. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel
7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
8. Permanent Waves by Rush
9. Pretenders by Pretenders
10. Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
11. Making Movies by Dire Straits
12. Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies
13. Sandinista! by The Clash
14. Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
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16. Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
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18. Gaucho by Steely Dan
19. Sound Affects by The Jam
20. Get Happy!! by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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