Wheels Of Steel
by Saxon

Album
Wheels Of Steel by Saxon
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-04-03
Overall rank: 7,330th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (121st)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (1,030th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,330th)

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Saxon bestography

Wheels Of Steel is ranked 3rd best out of 35 albums by Saxon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Saxon is Strong Arm Of The Law which is ranked number 5693 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 241.

Saxon album bestography « Higher ranked (6,600th)
Denim And Leather This album (7,330th)
Wheels Of Steel Lower ranked (15,257th) »
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Wheels Of Steel rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,330th | 1980s rank: 1,030th | 1980 rank: 121st  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 70 votes)
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 !		07/09/2026 13:13 mizzle  Ratings distribution  1,57182/100
 
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Wheels Of Steel forum mentions

This album has been referenced 21 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Repo 05/01/2026 02:48 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“What album are you listening to? (cont.)”
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From Mercury 07/22/2022 03:00 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!
“A Couple more pre-thrash classics leading up to the year 1983 (at which point I will just be focusing on Thrash albums and not so much stuff falling outside that genre)... ------------------------------- Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden/14 April 1980 Okay, so this is good. I have written about it before…”
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From dihansse 11/17/2021 20:49 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
“After really thinking about it, a top ten just doesn't make sense for 1980. I just have to mention a few more crucial albums or or I'd risk just being flat out negligent. So Counting Down from 15, I give you... 15. Ok? Who's idea in marketing was this? There was just no way this was going to go…”
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From 06/08/2013 02:28 | #78335 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Saxon had a great three albums in two years starting with this one. Then they died.
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From 01/31/2018 21:34 | #206918 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I have this on vinyl and often give it a spin. 747 and Wheels of Steel are the best tracks. However, I much prefer the 'Killing Ground', 'Dogs of War', 'Lionheart' et al era.
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From 06/16/2020 14:16 | #253650 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Badly under-rated album, 747 and Wheels of Steel are great tracks.
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