The World Needs A Hero
by Megadeth
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Megadeth bestography
The World Needs A Hero is ranked 15th best out of 25 albums by Megadeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Megadeth is Rust In Peace which is ranked number 414 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,005.
(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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The World Needs A Hero track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The World Needs A Hero rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2001 | 61/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Rank 'Em: Megadeth | 9/11 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 39 Music Albums of 2001 | 38/39 | 0 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 2001 | 27/96 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | meltchett | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2019 | meltchett | Top 10 Music Albums of 2001 | 6/10 | 3 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 25 Music Albums of 2001 | 9/25 | 3 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2015 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2012 | Randomduck | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 23/40 | - |
| 2001 | Metal Shock | Best Albums 2001 | 9/11 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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The World Needs A Hero ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 45 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/23/2026 19:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,715 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 18:19 | iann97 | 2,084 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 22:09 | Adhura | 1,685 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 05:18 | Repo | 2,202 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2025 22:07 | mizzle | 1,508 | 82/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 59.4/100, a mean average of 56.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 56.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.9.
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