Holy Diver
by Dio
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Holy Diver is ranked as the best album by Dio.
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Holy Diver track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Holy Diver rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 2 | 80/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 24 Music Albums of 1983 | 2/24 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top Rock | 38/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1983: Metal | 3/59 | - |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 72 Music Albums of 1983 | 11/72 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 68 Music Albums of 1983 | 50/68 | 1 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 12/53 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 87/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 291 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,539 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Siromynian | 1,732 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 12:53 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 14:25 |  DommeDamian | 7,794 | 48/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Holy Diver forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 40 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026 BestEverAlbums 08/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5398): By mrmcrookHoly Diver comments
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An excellent metal album which I have gotten into more with repeated listens. 'Holy Diver' and 'Don't Talk to Strangers' are awesome metal tracks, in fact the latter is one of my all time favourite metal tracks. A very underrated metal classic. (Edited)
The best work of the greatest Heavy Metal singer of all time. Dio established the sound of Hard Rock of the 80´s.
Highlights: Shame On The Night, Caught in The Middle, Holy Diver and Rainbow In The Dark.
The not so good one: Invisible. (Edited)
step 1: win a huge hand at the poker table without looking at your cards.
step 2: stand up and tell everyone to "suck it."
step 3: face the bar and yell "woooo!" while making a motion that presumably instructs everyone and no one in particular to "suck it."
step 4: cash out b4 the next hand is dealt.
step 5: play "holy diver" on the jukebox for the millionth time.
step 6: leave the bar b4 the riff even kicks in while waving to the other poker players with their money still in your hand.
that's the insult and injury, the double whammy, the "holy diver hit and run." nobody likes it. some will hate you more for winning, some for leaving, but most will hate you for playing holy diver.
When a lot of rockers were turning to mainstream hair metal, Dio remained plain old hard metal... no compromise for the sake of the masses. Rainbow in the Dark is one of metals' best ever as is the entire album. Dio had several other albums of similar quality though this is his most acclaimed.
In the top 3 of all he's done. By far the best of his solo albums. On par with the mighty 'Rainbow Rising'. Only surpassed by the ultimate 'Heaven & Hell'. A trifecta like that makes him one of the greatest vocalists ever. (Edited)
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