Pyromania
by Def Leppard

Album
Pyromania by Def Leppard
Year: 1983
Release date: 1983-01-20
Overall rank: 1,091st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 444 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1983 (16th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (165th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,091st)

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Def Leppard bestography

Pyromania is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Def Leppard on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Def Leppard is Hysteria which is ranked number 615 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,744.

Def Leppard album bestography « Higher ranked (615th)
Hysteria This album (1,091st)
Pyromania Lower ranked (2,470th) »
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Pyromania track list

  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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Rock Rock (Till You Drop)
Average Rating: 80 (96 votes)Comments: View 1
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Photograph
Average Rating: 86 (139 votes)Comments: View 4
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Stagefright
Average Rating: 80 (89 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Too Late For Love
Average Rating: 82 (103 votes)Comments: View 2
5.
Die Hard The Hunter
Average Rating: 76 (81 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Foolin'
Average Rating: 83 (98 votes)Comments: View 2
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Rock Of Ages
Average Rating: 85 (126 votes)Comments: View 4
8.
Comin' Under Fire
Average Rating: 78 (77 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
Action! Not Words
Average Rating: 74 (72 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Billy's Got A Gun
Average Rating: 77 (76 votes)Comments: View 1

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Pyromania rankings

Pyromania rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,091st | 1980s rank: 165th | 1983 rank: 16th  Overall chart history
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Pyromania ratings

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72/100 (from 444 votes)
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 !		09/14/2026 13:11 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,33169/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.6.


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Pyromania forum mentions

This album has been referenced 49 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 10/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5471): By beatlematt
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Pyromania comments

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From 04/16/2018 06:18 | #213013 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Absolutely adore this album. Def Leppard's best. Perfect mix of pop, heavy metal and hard rock. It sounds dated in comparison to Hysteria, but has a more rawer sound to that pop masterpiece.

Each song is killer. Favourites include "Photograph", "Rock Rock Till You Drop", "Rock of Ages", "Comin' Under Fire" and "Billy's Got a Gun".
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From 01/22/2012 21:35 | #35654 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A stronger, harder album than Hysteria, Pyromania is their best. IMO Hysteria compromised too ugh to attain a larger following but this album kept the raw edge that made it still feel like metal. Pyromania is a great example of hair metal done right. There are at least 5 great tracks here.
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From 01/29/2012 21:28 | #36176 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album put the pop into metal. Probably one of the albums we can thank (or blame) for the 80s hair metal explosion. I for one love it!
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From 07/07/2016 18:55 | #170807 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Non stop rocker album Def Leppard in their prime and a great live act this could be my best of 83',best tracks here 'Photograph','Too Late','Ages'.
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From 10/08/2014 16:07 | #123723 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
After thirty years (and especially compared to today's music), I have a whole new appreciation for this entire album! One of my absolute favorites!
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