The Legacy
by Testament
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The Legacy is ranked as the best album by Testament.
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The Legacy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Legacy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 25 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 67 Music Albums of 1987 | 49/67 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1987 | 4/62 | 5 |
| 2026 | Cronostalksmetal | Top 39 Greatest Music Albums | 2/39 | 94 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 22 Music Albums of 1987 | 3/22 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 70 Music Albums of 1987 | 10/70 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1987: Metal | 8/54 | - |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 59/73 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1987 | 49/74 | 2 |
| 2026 | bobnickmad | Top 57 Music Albums of the 1980s | 47/57 | 4 |
| 2026 | Repo | micro-Genres: Thrash | 22/33 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 344 | |||
The Legacy collection
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The Legacy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/18/2026 19:56 |  UofTBlues | 3,642 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 06:14 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 12:33 | JamesMowbray | 5,733 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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The Legacy forum mentions
Repo 08/29/2026 16:42 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 03/24/2023 13:59 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 08/14/2020 19:56 in My discoveries per yearView all forum mentions
The Legacy comments
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doombringer 08/18/2026 10:00 | #315722 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the band`s debut album..... i repeat : THIS IS THEIR DEBUT-ALBUM ---
Became an immediate classic ! Not one bad song on this . Every metal-fan needs this album ! Full-Stop
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