Metal Church
by Metal Church

Overall rank: 7,722nd | 1980s rank: 1,088th | 1984 rank: 109th
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2026	AAL2014	Top 53 Music Albums of 1984	17/53	3
2026	stevengnz	Top 100 Music Albums of 1984	68/100	2
2026	MetalMan67	Top 59 Music Albums of 1984	8/59	4
2026	jeremy9	Top 63 Music Albums of 1984	21/63	3
2026	adbrack1988	Top 14 Music Albums of 1984	4/14	4
2026	MasterOfPuppets	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	55/100	9
2026	MasterOfPuppets	Top 500 Albums: 201-300	92/100	-
2026	Captain_Dude	FAVORITE THRASH ALBUMS	52/99	-
2026	adbrack1988	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	16/100	17
2026	LosWochos	Top 98 Music Albums of 1984	37/98	3
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		65
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		166

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76/100 (from 59 votes)

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100/100 !	05/21/2026 02:54	mizzle	1,573	82/100
60/100 !	03/17/2026 04:06	Exist-en-ciel	16,568	70/100
65/100 !	04/25/2025 08:24	JamesMowbray	5,734	69/100

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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 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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neilgee 04/05/2024 13:11 in What album are you listening to right now?

“What album are you listening to right now?”

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mickilennial 04/09/2023 05:58 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys

“Show No Mercy and Kill 'Em All are both 4.5 / 5.0 records for me. The A Tier, right beneath S Tier ingenuity and perfection/near-perfection. How do they stack up for me? Well, let's see how MY math puts it to the test... - Both are 10 track records - Both are quintessential in developing thrash and…”

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dihansse 07/28/2020 20:49 in My discoveries per year

“Again a lot of metal albums I listened to from the year 1984: First one album I already owned but that I had scored much to low: Their comeback album and what a comeback this is featuring the great Ritchie Blackmore who lets its guitar scream like in the old times, featuring the awesome Ian Gillan…”

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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/22/2012 20:01 | #55647 | TOP COMMENT

This is one of the best thrash metal albums around. I'm not sure if this is Metal Church's best overall album but it's the best thrash one they released. Key tracks: Beyond the Black, Metal Church, Gods of Wrath.

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